The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-07-23

nan, and mention the natvity of none Of the
rest +! asks Nc. Murphy. because Riley was
the best man among then--an experienced aud
most skillu! gunmau--a man ms noted as Ampu-
dla and &c wanted TO give all the information
We could about lin. Irca,d and no other
coun'ty need he ashamed # his rare iaents,
willie every county in the world can cproach
itself with hundreds dat have his vices. Had
he ceen an li'inoilp, does any one doubt but we
should as readily have stated the fact The rest
were Of no acc, urt--uS knew mud cared as liie
! abou, their NAMES as where they were from and
had We applied to the A'ljH'ant General OF the
amy. as MIR Murphy suggests, We coIil MT
have go, the information. The Adj. General
keeps rcofl only Of The strength Of corps each
day the descriptive rolls are in the company
books ard kept at Washington city. But our
curiosity did not extend to Wishing 10 know the
names aud birb place Of low So, Of sroundrels,
md ia fellow feeling in Mr.. Maurice Murphy
has ill,d him with any such curiosity, he had
easier access to the documents than we. As to
he fac, whether Capt 4 ley was really an Irish
man, which We iird here fpl the first time dspu-
ted, all Ne can say is That dozens we have seen
lhs koew him say he is one, that oil the
newspapers 10 the country have said 80, and
whether true or not, if i, is an offence to say he
is one, Mr.. Murphy has as good cause 10 fight all
the editors in the lend he has 10 abuse
But 1000 men deserted thci' STANDARD on the
/ field Of Ducna Vista, why not mention their
I names II is one Thing to becomc pane slIickrn
and run in battle, and another to turn traitor
/ But no 1909, nor 100 men deserted their stand
ard at buena Vista, nor did We think our readers
would be a, all interested to know their names
had there been so many couIt "e even have got
I list, which was impossible.
Aud finally, a. to the "nncsado American
officer who marched in the Mexican ranks
through the streets If M1ntory," we are ind,b.
isd entirely to Mr., Murphy for the information
that there eve, was such an individual, never
having heard Of him b.f,ie, and we would be
delighted TO print bis name, history, nativity, re-
Iision, mud all sbont him. il Mr.. Murphy viii be
1 so uufEiUB 10 CiNt US tue !it'H.
But we can argue with Mr.. Murphy no longer
/ The fimsincss of every shred be would fisien
his charge upon is 50 apparent, aud the fact
tina, he has some other than the ostensbe gu.
Jet in view is 81 obvious, lhot it were folly 60
Continue the discussion. Besides an intelligent
gentleman has assured us that the greater part Of
his article is Glched rerjGfini from the ''Boston
| iiio, and il such is the case, We should prefer
to continue our discussion with the editor Of that
espectabla sheet, who doubtless never imasn-
I'd that his nnoceul declarations would be pros
| ,i,uiej to such base uses. We must be permit
ted, however, before we conclude, to speculate
little as to the motives tha, could have induced
this attack on US and to add few remarks.
Mr., Murphy, Ike the redoubl able Timothy
| Teazlr, besides all his numerous other accomp-
| lishmens and qualifications, is poIiician--one
nf the retail snrt---of the species GatianGbuH, so
called, from the fact that they have no cieril Of
their own, and get into office by attaching
heinselves, like a LHh bel, to the tail so to
speak, of others that are strong enough to log
them through. All the powers of his capacious
intellect are continually on tie t,retch in
dlvisng little political schemes, having for their
exalted p, rpore the good of the country, hat
more particularly and Immediately the good Of
the aforesaid distinguished member Of the
family Gni'nDaIuH. Let us give an example.
A year ago, after a considerable ,Nn a vol
! r,ta.I al tbiz 4 tho
war in Mexico. 1t was organized and reported
TO the governor at the last minute of the last
hours time, and Immediately OF being accepted
he company rrceitcJ marching orders. There
were oil the uniforms yet 10 make, and every
needle in town was put into 'cqusilion. aud the
company was OILY got ready ~ lenve in three
DAYS. Meantime Mr., Egan was raising COM
pany TO consist Of none but ldshmen. Lists
were opened, The company soon filed up, and
Mr.. Egan daded of to Springfield, thcnce TO
Chicago, aud fGaly go, his company accepted.
lic now hasleus 10 Ottawa with the glad news,
aud 10 really to pa, all the needles 10 wors aud
make the necessary arrangements or his compa-
nv to leave for the ,rcnd zvous. Ga arriving at
! Oumwa. however, what was his disappointment
and modification, on calling the roll, 10 fluid but
80 Of his men PRESENT. They had gone, Diapers
ed-been driven onay--it was Impossible again
to collect them. Sir. Egan, aStounded, mortified,
discusicj left Ottawa, went TO Alton, aud An-
listed in Col furnan's regiment, in which he
has since won aurcls. How came this COM any
Jisbanded Mr., Egan shall answer for himself
We saw him at a lion. and had frelurn; conyer-
salions with him. lie gave US q minute account
of the ma nceuvrcs Of certain hniinndbuH poIit.
lions here who feared they would l,se too many
votes by this company leaving he showed Us
handbilis that had been put up at certain board
| ing houses in the place; aud by certain conirac'
t,rs, who feared to lose their hands, and the mat
ter as explained satisfactorily tons. Il cannot
express my chsgrin and modification, arc near
! " his W ords to us uttered with honest emotion,
tat finding the company disbonded through the
Vaccinations of n few unprnciplcd men, after
having been so literally supplied by hepeople Of