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sentiai, capital condition has been, ana IN AWAY
wanting TO these collections Of poor needy devils who
aremufhsd up In uniform, and compelled to march 70
glory by blows from switches with huge and unviedly
gun upon their shoulders What II wanting to them L.
good commanders Of companies, who can give them sx
amples Of courage and subordination ofcsn nrm and
experienced who will take flight ct the rst rs OF
the enemy In fine, generals who have grown grey Ia
military studies, who know how to maD@uvrs IN army
to calculate It's movement govern their troops, inspire
them with srdor with copdsnce and especially charge
bravsly at their head Since the month Of May. 1915
the capital these absolute conditions have
not been often found In the armies Of Mexico The
American soldier full Of ardent courage marches boldly
to danger but thisis quality ordinary trite
with the soldier who comDrehends ell the dignity OF
the title that only mention BY way Of contrast
States which would otherwise be Individually destroyed
Ia the corps excellent officers at the head OF these
brave skful tactcians wiss administrators, profound
politicians, who commsnd them. When such troops
mot there
cowardoe by this or that regiment they will know
how to rerevea partial discontinue or they Will DIE n
grade which constitutes the strength North
American army, In the present campaign; whereas Ia
the Mexican army, II Is what is called the ocioHdad
[body Of ofcersl which has demorazed the soldisry
and caused them often to be vanquished The proof
of this is that in the various epggsments which took
place the gates of Mexico, the National Guard
alone made active resistance II Mexico desires to
assure hereafter her indepen and her nationality
which the United States possess neither the will the
ability to destroy, Il is necessary above all things, that
friends Of their country should dsbsnd the army and
organize on grand scale militia of citizens the only
force competent to defend henceforth the honor and
liberty OF the nation.
INCIDENTS AND ITEMS.
Gen. Valencia, who 80 badly whipped by Gen.
Smith at Conterss possesses one requisite and the
chief requisite, of great Mexican General he has
most splendid and costly uniform IL Ia said that when
In full dress he bore upon his distinguished person ut
least $40 600 worth Of geld, diamonds and precious
metals. What splendid capture he would have been
20 of ragged boys No wonder be ran 80 fast
when RILEY charged his batteries He had something
for. though how bo made kuch good time under
such heavy load, was wonder to every body. We
.pirits-we mean nothing against the quality Of the
spirits with which he qusnched the vsor OF his soul
and kept the cold Off his ,tomseh-on the memorable
night OF 10Th August lart but he drh.arteped by
the Absence OF magnificent eweled sword which cost
81 900 and which, under y moai.d pressure h. bad
lefc in sosk" at the Monte Pc. This sword is now
TO be in Mexico 10 pawned for Si50o rs absence
at Contrras has b., assgDed by VaIencss friends
Of the OF his defeat ut Coltreras would
be interesting contrast IT, esnat' the mparstve
value Of the respective Uniforms Of Gen Valencia, the
conquered aOd Gen smith, the victor, at Contreras.
The result would throw much light upon the great lead
ing distinctive traits Of American snd Mexican charao
ter Without meaning TO impugn the richness and
tent If Gen Smiths wardrobe, do not think 1t 4
trsvagant to estimate the value of the old dark blue
sosd boots and service sabre worn by the sf Con
trsras on that memorable day, As OF the value Of SIG
We doubt whether any OF our little Jew taors wouldn't
think that amount enormous. But the inward man.
OF these two generals 10 not less striking In contrast than
their "outward man" The snowy ana costly exterior
Of the ono covers vain, faithsss, cowsrdy heart
whilst the plain simple, and unpretending appearance
Of the other gives token Of the dsuness heart and in
domtable character which made him the conqueror and
the hero.-N o. Deits, Dec. 3Oh
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
From the Washington Union Jan.
spectDg the opinion Of the officers upon the best mode
Of carrying on the war, and obtaining prompt and
honorable peace we have conysrssd with some Of the
be very little diversity Of upon this question
We understand from an Intelligent officer, who has
arrived this week from the city Of Mexico that he does
know Off who. whatever may be his desire to
return to the United States hesitatrs to that to
withdraw the troops from Mexico or to occupy dsfsu
line, would be the direct Of prolongng
the The only plan for obtaining early peace 10
vigorou. prosecu ion Of the war We further learn,
that the officers of the army Of wh.tsvsr party with
great snmity attribute the prolougson Of the
to our party ftuds that the OF the opposi
ton prs,s and leaders sreedy promulgated BY the
Mexicaus among the people there snd the Impression
prevails among them, that majority Of The people Of
mined to bring it to clone The officer further
marked that Congress had voted the necessary sup
plies possble after its meetipg would have
mad thu hsppiest effect Ia Mexico and in all probability
would have secured an early peace
correspondent from the National Bridge Mckee,
writes the 9th December that Col r. NJ Echols, Of
tn 18th u s. Infantry, died on the preceding evening
at that post.
Baron Won Grone of the PrusssS army, who distin-
guished himself at the National Bridge in August last
by his courage and skill, and also in the engagements
which afterwards took place before the under
Major Lsy reached Jsapa has arrived in New Orleans
from Vera Cruz The Baron was wounded in the hip
at The head Of two companies took fort at the Nation
al Bridge aud Of great use to Major Laly through
He came TO this country by permission Of the
King Of Prussia, to with army In the Mexican
campaigns. General Scott to whom he brought letters,
treated him with marked attention In the city Of Mexi
CO. and invited him to join his staff The fighting be-
ing for the present and the Barons absence from
Prussia berg necessarily limited he will occupy the
mainder of his tins in visiting Cuba, and afterwards,
the United States, on his return home-N o. Data.
SWORD TO GEN. CADwALLADER
resolution has been introduced into the Pennsylva-
mia Legislature, to present General Cadwalsdsr with
sword.
LIST OF CASUALTIES IN THE NJ Y. REGIMENT, SINCE
lSr NOVEMBER, 1917.
Compa Cause Of
DATE of Death Rank Dsafh