The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-11


REsuLrs.-We subjoin the following record
Of some of the results Of the battle of Cerro
Gordo among the MEN who barred their breasts
in that fiftiesh unavailing conflict to conquer a
peace with our barbarian neighbors
KrLLED-2d Tennessee Regiment, under Col.
Haskell-Sergeants H 8 Bynum and - Brown
privates Geo Keeney, VIM o Stripping, Fleming
Williams, Ephraim Price, G A Sampson, Samuel
Floyd Robert Herman, Thos Griffin.
KrLLED-K Kentucky Volunteers Corporal VIM
F Elkins; VIM Dutham.
WoUEpED-lst Pennsylvania Regiment-John
Limbart, - Lindsey.
WouNDRD-2d Pennsylvania Regiment-Jacob
Simmons, MORALLY, Edward Cruse Thos Ham, Jno
Chalmer--all Of Philadelphia Rangers--Jas Shaw,
Abraham Rowlan, VIM Wilhelm, Fredk Somers.
WoUxDHD--2d Tennessee Regiment-Pr ivates
G Ross, Benz 0 Havre, Jonas M Woods, George
Dearmond, VIM England, Richard L Bobanan, Jno
Gunter Alfred Haitian, L w Fussel, VIM Whiting
con, John Burrows, Charles Johnson, Geo A Smith,
Alonzo White, Francis Bibb, M Brewer.
overwhelmingly Vouneers--Sergeant AL
len, T Mockabee, prvates Henry Brewer, Minor
Smith, Henry Williams, Joab Langston, Whittimore
Keith. W
Many Of the above are MORALLY wounded.
or Noah Webster says in his Dictionary that the
word tory is Of Irish origin and means rob6er. If
such be the case are not those who have brought
about needless war the expenses Of which must be
paid sooner later by duties levied on the articles
consumed by the poor man, to all intents robbers Of
the people and therefore tories in the truest Of
the terml The cost Of the present war cannot fall
short of one hundred millions, which must be paid,
for fruess effort to from three to five mil
lions which, It is said, the Mexicans owed us and
are unable to pay. Admitting the claim against
Mexico to be just, we shall have paid ninety-6ve
millions Of the peoples money for nothing If this
be not robbery or toryism with vengeance, we are
at a loss 10 know what name to give it.
ExcIrEMENr IN TENNEssEE.-Th There is a
great excitment in Tennessee, at the present
time, in relation 10 the conduct Of General Pill
low, for his treatment of citizen soldier by the
name Of Kirk, and the arrest of Captain Eos
ter, son of Senator Foster, growing out of
this affair. Both parties admit that Kirk, with
hundreds of other volunteers, on their march
last fall from Matamoras to Victoria, strayed
from the lines and fred at and killed game.
This was in violation of Gen. Pillows orders.
Kirk was singled out as the object of punish
ment, not by Court Martial, but by the illegal
orders Of Gen. Pillow, who directed him to be
tied hand and foot and Huo,cn into baggage
acagonl On hearing ofthis actoftyranny, Cap
tain Foster Ito whose company Kirk belonged, }
cut with his own knife the thongs which
had been illegally bound about the limbs of
his fellow soldier, for which deed he was ar
rested and deprived Of his sword. Subsequent
ly, Captain Foster, was restored to all his
rights, not it seems, by the sentence of regu-
lar Court Martial, bat by orders of Gen. Pillow,
who had the sagacity to descry the storm
which his conduct was raising against him
among the troops under his command.
The affairs of both Foster and Kirk, have
however, been transferred to another forum
hat of People-and the indignation of all
Tennessee has been reused against Pillow.
Senator Foster has taken the field upon the
question, and it has entered largely into the
Iubernatorial contest. A.V. Brown the Tory,
ustifying the course of Pillow, and A. S. Brown
he Wing condemning it
Il
Or The Senate of Louisiana refused by a
rote of Is to l2, TO pass Col. Nicholas's reso-
ution, expressing the opinion that Gen. Tay-
or would be made next President All the
Wings and Democrats voted for it, but the
whole Is who voted it down were Tories.
The New Orleans Bulletin accepts the issue,
md says that not man Of them who voted in
he negative, will ever receiye the suffrages of
heir fellow citizens again. Down with such |
rories-say we! ~