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Governor Thomas,

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vote his enrrg;os to maintain hcr honor
and intcaruv
There is an annarent dist nlercstcdncss
in the proposition that the Legislature
should make all officers, Clerks and Reg
's'''S' 1'.'V ,''''''' o',O'''' =, '"' 7 -
r'N' "''N' 'N '' ?
'0''' i'''''N'"',' "'' u '0'' 10 .'' &c
's'' - r, '.'l l'''s, '''.' '''l " Wv
mcnts during his term of Office could not
be effected by the chance. Indeed the
d,sintcrestedness in that view. seems
to degenerate into demooorueislo.
ToIlou;,n after MIR. Polk bo talks or
the cytraord,rarv unanimlty with which
II was declared that war existed s.by the
act Of hleNlco.' Strange That they viii
persist IN saying there was unanimI'y on
that point, when it VIGOROUSLY Is I'M
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III r J,
.i, nv io''p" ''2 i'So'o'iohS were SUB
-''1 rs,'1n:1I,, l H. " '''s' Oh "G1"'E'
1'' ~, % -, e. D'"'"' i'.Se"''y q ''"'9>
.1u'' ii"' edeiI 'o'dte W'lich may hcreal-
tei NC " iIi.i lh'o 'hc federal thlon
.,'u's "eoeSS t,i nave III common WIN
,H ;s' wv et'i =. 9'a,eS now composing 1t, IN
s .l,',;v u 10 sovereignty 'he rIght to
.o.''.n''' i!''ipouCc OF a1io&atc the M
I, u SinNery Whhih Its proper
no"''G'l, .S2 Without let OF hinoF1nce from
a.! S,o',' '''"'e' u from ''i' e"erai 10y
>'', ~ ,'l1'' -,
l'I"o'''0' nat ,he eHGral GoVrrh-
ii'T'' 'I.s 10 power 10 90 indirectly that
"''''il 1t cannon 90 d'fcclly--lhat direct
y 10 lofolo' as the "h' lImot Proyiso'
."+',c'' l''"'tS, 'A' existence OF slavery
"'"I Il tefn,ory 'hat may be acquired by
inc chneo "'ates' Is indirectly TO pre-
r r'' rs institution within such State or
, ,:, ''S may Ut ioil''eu OUT OF SAID ter
rl'2Py' -
h'Sc,Veo' mat whatever and hoWev-
2 81 'e''lvoIy 0e acquired 1t necessarily
te,o ,i,' anu Is 'ne properly OF the tnI-
',o ''td.eS-'Ha' each several State has
'''t i'5ii' 10 enter WIN lis citizens and
hy''le ana occupy Such properiy-that
tle ui''iha'e .o'erelshty over such terri
'oIy orllg WIN me people OF the sevc-
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WR. CALHOUN.

hil. 'dlhOul addressed the Senate On
his Resolutions on Tuesday, they having
been made the order Of that day. We
published them on the 18th uIt lie
spoke torclbly and at considerable length
The Baltimore Clipper makes a report
of his speech from which we take the
following extract:
''He should speak freely of men and
measures. In proposing (at last SESSION.
the line policy, he believed it the best
means Of saving blood and money. The
President had thought otherwise, and
the war had been prosecuted. Cur arms
had been victorious, but what has been
accomplished! We are now no nearer
pace than when the campaign COM
menced. Who is to blame! Not the
men engaged in the battles. The fault
lies in the origin of the war. With the
loss Of men and treasure, we have moth
ing achieved but military glory.
He declared the reports from the de ,
partmcnls, in reference to the whole sub
ject, as ialacious. The defensive line
would not have consumed so much blood
and treasure, and would have resulted in
practical good.
There are many and powerful reasons
added 10 former objections. which urrrd
him TO oppose the war. Its expenses not
less than hundred and sixty millions of
dollars, if continued. Whore are the
resources of supply Circumstances had
rendered MS temporarily prospcrous-a
reverse must come. A great commercial
and financial crisis will probably occur.
Men YOU may get, but money, in the l,-
turc, would be hard to procure--hc had
reason to believe, from good authority.
He dcscanted on the idea of an s.hon-
orable peace:'' and believed that the
more successful the war should be prose-
cuted. the greater certainty there was
of ACCOMPLISHING. what he most feared,
the entire overthrow of Mcxico's nation
alitv. and the sovereignty ofthe country
transferred TO US. This he apprehendrd,
if the Presidents Recommendation
should be carried out. The President
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LITER FROM TYfE,RIO GR.lNDE.

The steamer Telegraph arrived at N.
Orleans from the BraZos on the 2Sth.
The Matamoras Flag says chat large
number Of MaXicans We're emigratin5 to
the Texas side of the RIO Grando, for
protection from the guerillas and robbers
that iufest their side of the boundary.
The Rio Grandc is now conceded to be
the boundary, and the laws Of Texas are
enforced on this side.
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The WAR and TFr. Esusss.

u d,r House on Tuesday last, resolutions
IN rc... ~ 10 the war were submitted by the
Hon J, M Bp,ts-or which the following
is an abstract
lat. To alhere to the national inc gritty,
obey the Constitution, and resist Executive
eucroachments.
,, That territory acquired by conquest
as in violation of the Constitution, and il
conflict with the genius aid spirit Of our
institutions.
3 That the war viii. Mexico was not
Thought on by MEXICO.
4 But was brought on by the unaulhorl-
zcd act Of the Executive in ordering our
ArIny to Mexican territory.
3. Thu; We have no RIGHT 10 cialm it,
demlity for the expenses Of Il war brought
on by the III aiv,scd and unpoyoked acts Of
our public func;ionaries.
6. That the honor Of he nation does not
require the exaclion of territory from MeXl-
co, to which we have no clam, and yield
ing to Great Britain territory the tile TO
which we declared 20 be clear and unques-
tionable.
T. Thatto exact territory from Mexico
would aeYoIve upon us the necessity Of ma
hing similar demand III all future wars,
which would involve Us in iuterminabe
difficulties
8. That no more territory can he annex
ed to the I, States by virtue Of the vat
without involving the agitation of domestic
difficulties, begeting sectional an!mositles
and weakening the ties t!.a;connect us to-
gether,
.. That if tie conquered territory be not
the h;ect of the war, we can perceive no
good reason for continuing our troops in the
heart oitl!o enemy's country, by which their
lives are exposed, and our resources use
leSsly expended,
10. That colquern2 nation has MOTH Q
TO apprehend from an exhibition OF magma
nimity to ii defeated foe.
II. That the withdrawal of our troops
under preliminary arrangements, offers the
only hope oGSpeedy and lasting peace
-. That our lusutious founded upon
The rights Of man, rcpudiate tie doctrine
that "might makes right
10. That if upon the restoration ofPcace
il shall be found thal we need har0or on
the Pacific; we are able, and ought to be
willing TO purchase it.
II. That ifit should lie determined by
the Representatives ollhe People" that his
war shall be further prosecuted, il Will then
become the duty of men Of all parties 10
furnish all neediuI supplies to carry on Tie
war with yigor and effect.
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Secretary Of State Gov. Thomas has ap'
pointed Richard c. Iloilyday Esq of this
town secretary of State. Mr.. Hoilyday was
never supposed here TO possess any very
eminent qualifications for any ollire-how-
ever the Gov. may intend 10 attend TO the
duties himself in the MAN.
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The States Honor,

Our good old State has maintained her
integrity. She has paid the interest on her
debt promptly. Thanks to Gov Pratt and
DR.. Claude, and the Wing Party generally
They have stood manfuIIy for MaryIand's
good faith and honesty, aud have sustained
her erect in spe OF locoloco repudia:ors.
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Robberies

The Store Of Mr.. Abram Chandler, in
this town, was broken into on Thurs day
ni.h'. The theft or thieves effected an en-
trance by boring through the door behind
the lock; they thus were able 10 turn the
key which was in the lock. Mr. Chandler
had taken all the money out of the drawer
before retiring, except about $500 in
small change, which the thieves got. He
does not miss any goods.
The thieves also bored the door Of MIR
Rankin matchmaker. but failed 10 set it
open.
|, will be noticed by an advertisement
that Mr. ]. l.. CIayton's store, at the Plvo
Bridge. was entered aud robbed on Tues
day hight We call attention to the pcca-
liar mark Oh the gun taken thcrefrom. il
may lead to the detection Of Tie robber, who
may have been the same in all the cases
We do not suppose it was any one who
resides here committed the deDrcdalions
OIL Thursday night. Every body here
knows lhat Squire Rankin takes his walch-
es and 9uch jeweIry as may be III his pos
session to his res dence every night when he
leaves his shop
These robbie IS, viii no doubt cause store
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a saasaasl E':ss'ses
All ri BIG SALE;

Lying within , miles OF Port Deposit,
between GeVrge kidd's and Robert Ste
phenson's. 1t contains
:g0l eEC5'cs,
Oh which is erected a two story dwelling
1,rr.s> House, barn, corn house,
E3:3 ID; granary, patent pump and
tts,4 IL a3 milk house at the door.
''s---zzssss--a There is on it fine apple
orchard and variety OF other choice
fruits. The Land is fgood quality, and
in good state OF cultivation. 1t will
be sold on the 18th Of January inst.
JOHN MAklNSON.
J1nna,y Sh lS4S-
= Register s. Examiner, West Ches-
ter will please copy.
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BUNKER Hill IN ITALIAN IilsroRY. Padre
Capoblanco, who was Oh board the Sardin>
an trlgate Urania, at New York, some two
years ago, Mas published an account Of what
he saw in Tins country, from which we ex.
tract the following:
"Boston isa city fortified by nature and
hy art 1t rises upon three most pleasant
hills, enc of Which, is Bunker Hill, upon the
summit OF which tow crs the famous monu.
mcnt named Bunker Hill, erected 10 COM
memorate the victory gained by The Amer
leans over the English, in 1875. It was
commenced by Engineer O'ponuell Webb.
ter, IN 1927, under the Presidency Of the
celebrated La Fayette, and finished in 1913
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Car Circulation.

I5@Nc arc happy to announce to orr adver-
Using friends that our list Of subscribers is stead
lily increasing, thus giving their advertisements
q wGcr circularon We are far ahead Of the
other papers, and consequently, it will pay far
better to advertise in our columns. The bust
ness men Of the county ge ncrally take our paper
and it has large circulation among the farmers
and mechanics.
"Wuo Is RLspoNs!BLE.''- We like to sec an
Editor write the matter he puts in his paper as
edit0yiai we then know "uho is responsible" for
that at least. In paper not far from here, We
notice among the editorial matter this week, an
article headed Enemies" which We published
| OH our first page on the 23rd Of October last.
Editorial scraps follow it, leaving the impression
that it is also original editorial. We viii say
nothing about the longer article il the same na-
per, because We cannot just now place il any
where clsc-wn will think what we please, how
ever; and We will remark that the talk Of inn
proving paper looks like something when other
peoples productions are ''crlbJcd" and made
into first rate "e2itosiaI."
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Eess, itaae9EGz; En-.
y I'D H2Pas.sxa,S2.

The store of the Subscriber. at the Nd. piyot
Bridge, was broken open on the night of the 4 til
inst, and $3.50 i'll cents and double barrclcd
gun stolen thcrclrom. The left hand barrel Of
the gun has been bursted, and is mendnd by hay
ing patch or inches long brlzed ON it. The
above reward will be given for the recovery Of
the gun and the detection of,ho thief
JOHN l.. CLAYTON.
Jan. Sth IS-3w-pd
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Lieut.. Tilghnlan has arrived at Vera Cruz with
his battery Gen. Lane with a small detacll.
ment had fight with some Mcxicuns and whip
ped them, of cour Sc. The peace party in Mex
leo appears to be winding away. Gen Cush-
ING has arrived at the Capital. Gen. Wool re-
mains at Monterey.
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NIARYLA LEGISLATURE.

Tho following are the committees appointed
by the Speaker Of the House OF Delegates.
On Elections and Privileges -Mes!rs. Billings
ley Binys, CAcy, Ware, hoNiIe, Chgatt anl
Gray.
On Ways and Means--Mossrs, Donaldson, Al
rult, Harrison, Cox Wor;hiuglon, of Baltimore
County, Gather AMI IIod<on
On Chuns-Mcs,rs. hrrna, WortlIinnton Of
Anne Arundel, Cole, ,cu ter, GrAbill, Miller and
Lloyd,
On Grievances aud Courts Of Just inc--Mcssts
Duckctt, Coad, Wlchcs, Hopper, kllgo1r, Dor
soy ana Whytc
On Pensions and Revolutionary Cl,ms--
Aicssrs Tail, Dashol, Hntchins, Hawkins,
Botolcr Powder and kiIdov.
On Internal lmprOvcmcnts--Aicssr k,'g0Hr,
French, Lynch, Cohen, Lynn. Turner and Leon
ard.
On Observation-Disclosures. Farnandis, Long
Chaplain. Owens, Howard, HihnGs@y, and
Nrcd
On the Mlra-.Nrssrs. Harrison, r Ter, Jcu-
Her. Lloyd. Eutltr Carroll and Tall.
On hrriculture-- iicssIs Cuad, Durkctt. Ora
hiil, Worlnngton, Of .iune Arundel, Carroll.
Bays and Boyle
On ManHtac'uros- N'SSrs Bantz, Brown.
Ware, WhitcIovd, Kelley, Mcknctt and lgc-
hart.
On observation-disclosures. Martin, !amar, Tug.
ncr, Gallagher, Iejglcr, Cover and Bnnsln,.
On Lotteries ..cssrs. Grnhi, DHnglins,l,
Grahame, 1'ildcn. jarrett, Eou,.,rnt ard nroor.r.
On Expiring Laws -AIcasrs. long Cox, WI
son, Downes, Of Queen .lnnc'+, West Brady and
Need.
On State Library-.}cssrs. Worthngpn OF
Anne Arundel lamar, Owens, Fowler: hc,n,
Grnhame and Cox.
On f,ngrcssed Blls-NIcssrs. Hawkins, Til
den, Brady, Cohen, Ttnmo"s, Downcs, Of Caro-
line, and Gather
On Printing -Messrs. Dorsey, .7.nntt, Need,
Gallagher, Conner, Melvin and Jarrett.
GA Federal tcIations--Nicssrs Hopper, n0cl,
ett, Coad, Wckes French, Owcns and Nady.
On Public ENpen.'ilure and R"rcnrnurU'--
Mcssrs. lamar, BiIinssey, Downs, OF lIlr-u
Annc's, Donaldson, Fools, Boy lie and BoWtie.
On Dvorccs--Messr,, AIlnut, Lynch, Cal
hglIcr, Poudrr. Aydclott and Hawkins
On CorporatIons--AI'ss rs. Wiehcs t'ornanlis,
Why,c, Brooke, Lynch. Gltiart and Chaplain.
Ga C'im"s and Observation-Disclosures FYalah.
Wilson, NliIer, Dashcl, Hrookc, DoNncs, Of
Q"cenc Anue's and I'inuons.
Un Ioso,ycm"y-},cssrs Dunhnson, IIoGsun
Cover, CoJm5s, Ban'z, Mc!<nrtt and liutcaius
Ca lniigcn, Persons by County Assessment
Mcssrs. Fowler, Fools. Worthingon. Of BALI.
more county, Gray. Melvin, Lynn aud i[rllv.
But little is doing yet in this body, except ia
committee.
OIL Washington Union talks alaau
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Bad Notes.-Therei is severe pressure
now upon the Banks. The following
ones said to be broken, ''New Hope &
Delaware Bridge Company" N. j.; "Sus-
quehanna" Montrose, Pa; and the Atlas
Bank, Clymer. n. Y. The bills of all
these banks sometimes reach here.
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: FOR LEASE,

FUN EENSL,
The subscriber will lease for term Of
Years, his Farm, situated about two
miles northwest of Elkton, Md. and i'm
mediately on Little Elk Creek. This
Farm contains about
Gabo e&cres -
of cleared Land; under excellent fencing
$500 .pannel Of posts and rails having
been put up within the last IS months)
and in Il good state of cultivation; and a
like quantity of Woodland, which affords
a good range for stock ofall kinds. As
DAIRY FARM
ii has been successfully occupied for ma
ny years, and is particularly adapted, to
that purpose, the soil being congeniaI to
grasses, Ia large portion has been recent
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READ TUE FOLLOWING Letter.
Mr. Seth ". Fo~lc:-Sr--liayng been ai.
flicicd ior more than thirty years with the asin-
ma, at times 50 severely, to lncupatialu me
from aitrnadnce 10 business, and having adopt
ed many medicines without any but Temporary
relet, purchased about three years slucu, uI'
Mr.. Edward Mason, your agent in this clty, say-
cral bottles oi NIsttr BaisIm OF " I'D lncriy
from the effects oil winch obtained more l,.,,.i
than from all the medicines had ever tl,en
for That distressing disorder have by the re-
pcatcd use Vi your faiuaUic Basuu, been more
itcc OF pressure Tor BREATH ana oppression ON IL
lungs, than had anticipated, and indeed cutl-
cicyc my set as cured oil tins most dsucartcnnL
nalady.
do most checriuily tender you this acknowl-
egment, which you viii use as your judyn,t ut
Dictates.
Argus Office, }cr ,,,v~
Portland, March g, 1916 CD MAYNARD
None genGlnc unless signed !. Butts On the
wrapper.
For sale by DR.. J. Wallace, Ekton, Nd.
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TEXAS Z. S. SENaroR.-As was antici-
pated, Gen Sam Houston has been yc. c!cc,>
el 1. S. Senator from Texas.
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~ ~s<x.is -,
s2.zzsz,. ;Issrss, -
=. * a1
THE CECIL WING.
ElEETO.y:, FED.
SATURDAY. January s 1913,
FoR President IN ISIS.
III eDHy dsnY,
"Nan's Immortal Till his work is dono."
"N'F-'
;L+7Our thanks are due tic those subscribers
and advertising customers who have lately paid
their-hlls We hope many others viii initiate
their example
I=@liENRy CLAT is in Baltimore.
give are indebted to Hon. ]. 4.
Pearce, L. S. S., for Senate Reports, aud
to J. II. lamar, Esq, Hos. Del. for the
Trea urer's Report. They will accept
our thanks.
------
gC-pIho attention Of business men is called
to the article on the first page, headed "Rotor III
in Trade -
L.S5=' On The last page will be found an adyer-
tisencnt Of va liable Real and Personal proper
tv, by J. w. Abruhams Esq Trustee.
filed for publication.
sL="Thc fine poetry on the first page, by
"MARy" vii! attract attention.
is" Sunset on The first page is an excel
lent article.
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7 w II =. II Il ~ ~ = !
III isgy ds;s y,

iL+7Our thanks are due tic those subscribers
aud advertising customers. who have lately paid
ther-h!s. We hope mny others will initiate
their example.
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0~5~lhc Washington Union talks &l.u
adopting ''measmcs torrrIjeyio4 HE teas
ury." The tunclionaries at WASHINGTON
are the vefy fellows 10 do that, they will
relieve the treasury just Is lootpad> relieve
mems pockets LoYiyrNs Jouina!.
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lE@lIESRy CLAY is in Baltimore.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-13
LOCOfOCO Slander Refuted.

The following article from the Wheeling
Times, conclusivoly relutes the standing SLAM
der al the head Of the columns Of the Post, and
repeated in the Chronicle of Saturday against
Gen. Tay!or:-PiHs. Gaz.
The exerlion to impress the people oflhe
North against Gen. Taylor, by the Castles, is
one of the fraudulent practices of that party,
ever resored To. For instance it is stated in the
Northern locoloco press that Gen. Peyton said
in a speech al New Orleans, that Gen. Taylor
had recently invested 100000 in slaves, the
names of several slaves were also recently
published by the Northern press, who, it is stu
ted, had been purchased by him. Now, what
are the whole facts! We will state them, as
we had them from DR.. Scott, one of the CaSS
electors of Louisiana. lie has been well ac-
quanted with Gen. Taylor for many years.
lie stated 10 US, few weeks since, that Gen.
Taylor was worth some money few years ago,
and purchased his plantation in Mississippi, to-
gether with the slaves then on it, numbering
about sixty. DIR. Scott states that he paid about
thirty thousand dollars on the purchase, and
had the balance on time, not all Of II being yet
paid, the whole purchase amounting to about
eighty or ninety thousand dollars. On this
plantation the slaves are well attended to, and
no purchases have been made since, except to
unite families, and that Gen. Taylor has never,
to his knowledge, sold slave. lie owns in
all; now, some seventy.fve or eighty slaves
These are the slaves, the purchase of which
has been recorded and published by the North
ern Locolocos.
Gen. Taylor has no money with which to
purchase slaves, it requires all his pay, with the
most rigid economy, TO make the payments on
his plantation, us he has never yet raised a
cotton crop on 1t, owing to the annual floods in
the Mississippi, for three or four years past.
This is statement made 10 us by an electol
for Cass, from Louisiana, residing but few
miles from Baton Rouge, and we have no doub
that it is literally true. DR.. s. freely accord,
TO Gen. Taylor all tho qualities of head ant
heart that have been claimed for him by tht
Wings, aud admit that he was disposed to sup
port him for the Presidency until the appearance
of his first Allison letter, when he perceive,
that his views upon the veto power would inhic
upon tho country, necessarily, protective ia
riff and the Wlmot Provso.
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part. They were the only volunteers with me
who had mel The enemy befors-having acted
as would become veteran troops, in the conflicts
about Monterey. | therefore calculated much
upon their assistance on thst eyentful day. and
am happy here 10 say that my expectations
we're fully realized. Their ranks thnncd BY
the enemy's bullets are much more conclusive
rs 10 their good conduct than any Thing that
could now saw.
The battle Of Buena Vista, under the circum-
stances under which II was fought, wus one OF
'he most trying occasions in which soldier can
be placed. ! say, indeed, that | fought that bat
tic with halter about my neck. | had been
advised TO fall back aud occupy Monterey, which,
as before stated, | declined, and had teen un-
successful, this advice would have been brought
up IN judgment against me. ldeclined that ad.
vice because believed the result would have
been as disastrous as a defeat. Had ] fallen
back 10 Monterey, the whole country about me,
upon which was greatly dependent for forage,
would have flown 10 arms. Once confined ia
Monterey, The volunteers, TO say nothing Of the
ELECTS Of The retreat upon them, would have be-
come sickly and dispiried, and deprived of all
means OF obtaining supplies, and particularly TO-
rage, should soon have not had dragoon ol
artillery horse in mycommand, and wouldlhere
fore have been compelled ultimately TO sunen.
der, unless The scige could have been raised by
Gen. Scou, from Vera Cruz, with the troop:
under his command.
/ The battle of Buena Vista was fought on oul
side by about 45O regular troops and something
upwards OF iouy-fve hundred volunteers, while
they were opposed by at least twenty thousand
Of the enemy; aud had we lost the day, fec
that the whole responsibility Of the misfortune
would have fallen upon my shoulders. Yet
have no wish here to censure those who placed
us in that critical situation: whether they de
serve blame or not leave for others 10 deter
mine. Those who had control over my fate il
this transaction may have friends here presen
in whose good opinion would not harm them
For my own part, am satisfied to hope and be
eye that twas all the result Of accident ralhe
than Of design on their part.
In conclusion, begto return to you, TO m!
fellow ctizeps Of Harrison county, and particu
arly 10 my fair country women here assembled
my heartfelt thanks for the cordial reception
which they this day extended TO me.