The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-05

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pressed that the evies and had
ed such hrmness and courage 1t was In the race And
w. that vsrv struS-e was not for victory
msrelyit was for existence would be the most Sc
rious misfortune however, II ON account OF the excel
lent conduct of the troops Inference should be
drawn against the Indispensable necessity OF thorough
military education and discipline The old army it Was
after all that the general feeling OF reliance ana
security He desired to retrsct an opinion which he
had formerly entertained and expressed with regard to
the Military Academy at West Point, While you have
army you have that academy, or another like
It, The military knowledge aud scepce furnished by
that institution had not been merely
conspicuous they had been Indispensable A more Ra
liant accomplished and devoted body of men than the
and ID he did not Be-
lieve the world could furnish Nothing could be more
true than the remark OF that dtinsusned omcer ana
West Point oficers) were the white glovsd gentlemen
IS had sometimes been said, they had steeped their
gloves in the blood Of the enemy" without such men
the and stripes would not have hosted th l4h
of September, upon the Palace Of Mexico. They had
established their claim to its gratitude, which he
hoped might be manifested in a substantial way
the vinaioation of his oountry's honor and the
ormance Of his duty the gallant soldier thinks OF rank
ate lose of officers 1t was easily explained They every
where led and oheered on their columns and IN that
and old Hence perhaps the loss Of some of the most
gallant spirits in the army, at moment when we could
least afford to spare them Col Ransom, to whom he
had before alluded was passing up the steep at Chapu
apec in advance when he fell Col Scott, Of the Same
State Vermont) the best shot in the army, and who
perhaps audience would better recoect the Capt
Scott having been asked while leading bis to take
the advantage Of protection from the enemys IRE,
yet stoopsdn At the moment the sentence
cluded, he received bail through his heart Falling
upon his breast as last thought had die
gracefully well as bravey. Lieut.. Col Graham re-
ceived five wounds aud yet In ma saddle at
the head Of his and he received the sixth through
the heart, aud he slowly came to the ground, said
Forward, men forward you know my word is for.
I'd Ha rka nf nth fearq nd
stated the fact that from the time that the army ad
vsnoed from Pueba until it reached the city OF Mexico
thsre at time above 1900 effective They
,ncsd upon city of $50 900 inhabitants defended
by 900 Of the best troops embodied in Mexico
munitions Of war The boldness If the movement. and
the skill and energy with which 1t was prosecuted
those Engaged would have siumbsred in their graves
He had been that censurs had cast upon
the commanding general on account of the srmistioe
agreed to at Tscubsya, in August In his judgment,
Gen SCOTS oouree dictated by both wisdom aud
humanity And il he (Gsn Pl we're in the same posi-
ton a commissioner again. there nothing In that
srmstice which with his knowledge of the facts be
would desire to alter the question was not what
advantages we could GAIN but how We could strengthen
the existug government Ia what believed to be their
| desire to make peace. 1t was well known that the
commissioners who met Mr. Trst were in favor ofaccept
ing his proposition but the government overrulsd by
the military and the mob in the city, as he believed
! He had kept the xudience, dense the
around him too long upon their feet. He here,
discuss any matter in controversy but to meet his
friends Still the subject of tho necessarily
presented their consideration by the occasion Be
tore engaging in it, it his belief that irrssis
bly, forced upon u.s. II he had ever doubted
versstion the most intelligent In Mexico would
have confirmed him in the opinion that afcer tao
alton OF Texas, 1t WAS unavoidable ON our part Con-
quest evidently neither the the obi ct of
the and yet he CONSTRAINED to that there
hid to be- in the obsiaacy OF the Mexoans the
of relations with that country something like
tho Irresistible force Of destiny For one, iJ had
been and s'il his hope tnat peace just ard
| honorable to both nations might be in way
&C hieved The obstacles 10 such consummationas he
There was, unquesonably in Mexico formidable and
Intelligent parry who had resisted and would resist
gotiatons 50 long trey could hope through cur army
country had literally groaped for the last twenty years
Again che party desiring peace and sincerely striving
for it, had been embarrassed and wsakened II not dis
Outraged by tho course of things here President Her
tho Mexican Congress who were understood to
be in favor Of might be so weakened by the decla
rstions Of our own oountrymen that they would NOT
dare to coaciude peace. When az The edmp near ia
iapaa published that city pds brought 10 him.
the ohoe Of the first page Of which, and part Of the
cond flied wih f1 raets from The Ameriean press
aud from speeches made in this country which induced
the editors say that ohis The intelligent and
portion Of the p.opl Of North amriea held such sent
m.nts nothing remained for them TO odd in Justification
of their course ards the Un,led Stars On same
day that he read the bitter denuncia:ons Of the
and ali with It, from newspaper articles aud
speeches made at home, he posted by the way SIDE
and upon the ranches the proclamation OF Gen Sales
to the guerias, with the wachword OF death to Yam
KEGS, without mercy Thus with communication
cut off from the coast with knowledge CT the situa
ton of the army In the interior with daily rumors OF
ed from country food which fed the f-rocty
that pursued his command at every turn The effect
calculated to produce upon the Mexican government
and people was sufficiently obvious. What the
feeling inspired In his commsud 1t was unnecessary
tosay However Lightly their position might De regard,
that to go forward In the office Of The Secretary Of
in The city of rco, large collection of extracts
from newspapers and speeches Of our countyymen
found flied away in The pigeon holes and had been
used in preparing proctemaons TO i'' me ne M:"'ean
party any Men Of all parties in this country
exercised their judgment and expressed their
opinions in their way and he trusted it would
ever be- but he could not but regard
nate that great question: involving he blood OF
our oounry men and 30 deeply and vitality the interests
could have done so, he firmly believed that months
ago there would have been peace just and honorable
to both nations. II could do now, he thought the
skies were bright and promising Gen Pierce, afer
again thanking the audience for their kind reception
INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
The lamented Captain William T. Willis who fell at
Buena VISTA had three under him; about II
years old Who 1t is said fought and around his IA
Their, until the dead AMI wounded were gone OF When
the gallant Captain was found his little found
BY hiu with seven dead Mexicans and, strange to TELL
the boy WAS unhurt.
Captain Blauding of South Carolina, a young man, in
of the Mexican battles led into action fortytvo
aud they came out of It with nifty eight OF the en-
emy's balls in them.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The u 8. sloop Plymouth destined for the East Iu'
dies, will sail on Montey uexs for Norfolk, for the
of going into dock to have her pper esned
The ollo wing Is her list of officer ;EApt Gednry;
Lieut-nan'-, Thomas Page, T. Hhnter Geo w.
Doty, nsldsoo Parser Lewis Warrington, Jr
Acting Master, u V. Fox Assistant Surgeon, Wlism
Lowbsr; Passed Midshipmen, Peter Wager and c. H
Wells Acting Mdshipmen Charles Haralson James
II. Rowan, Chs. E r. Beuhsm, = Hammond Passed
Nijsbpmen George Welsh John Davis are
under orders for the vessel and will join ia few days
Noust of lnquIy.
sUrPLEMENrAL
GENERAL ORpERs,) WAR DEPARTMENT,
Adjutspt Generals Office,
No3. Washing on. Jan IL, ls4J
The following order, received from the Secretary of
War published for the information and guidance of
the ofncers concerned -
WAN DErARTMENT, Jan. u, 1913.
Bv direction of the President order OF the l3th
inotant insttutng court OF inquiry with instructions
in the castle of Perote Mexico tho 18th
of February is changed and nodded by de ailng Brc