The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-06

soil movement than the democrats--thus prevent
ing any change in the electoral vote of that State
which, If this view is correct, will be given to
Cass as it was to Polk in 1884, unless the free soil
men In Indiana should vote plumply for Taylor and
Fillmore. n M
II appears to us, then, that the only way in which
John Van Buren, and Mr. Attorney Butler can
make their abors efectual, is to transfer /" the
stated preaching of the gospel" to Pennsylvania,
where, by cooperation with Mr.. Wilmot of pro-
yiso memory, they may succeed in cutting down
the democratic maoriues in the northern and
western counties of the keystone State, SO as to
secure tse triumph of Taylor-and thus one grand
object OF the ba-nburners will be accomplished
namely, the defeat OF Cass-leaving, for future
operations, the carrying out of their free soil no.
tons.
The Duty OF OUR LEGIsIArURE-THE New
YORK VoLUNTEERs.-The dispatches OF the COM
mander-n-chief of the American forces in MexI-
CO, during the recent war with that country, bore
honorable testimony the gallantry, bravery, and
chivalry of the New York regiment of volunteers.
Without desiring to disparage the brilliant services
think that history will bear out in the assertion,
that the New Workers accomplished wonders in
the brilliant campaign from Vera Cruz to the city
of Mexico, and bore their full proportion of the
knocks, and earned their share of the glory and
renown, in the several battles that occurred be-
tween those two places. Our citizens and our
public authorities are fully sensible of this, for
they unanimously voted them medals and flags,
and prepared costly jubilee for them on their re.
turn. This was done with the view of testifying
the appreciation and commentator OF their fellow
citizens OF their noble conduct, and was duly ap-
preciated by the volunteers.
But was this enoughl We rather think not.
We are of opinion that something more is due to
them, at least to such of them as have been inca
pacitated from earning their living by the sweat
of the brow, as they were accustomed to do, be-
fore the war broke out. We are sorry to say that
several of them can be included in this category
at least ten, who, from wounds received during
that campaign, have been deprived of the means
Of supporting themselves and their families
When the requlsitlon for a regiment fIom New
York was issued, these gallant fellows and their
comrades threw aside their implements of trade,
and shouldered the musket at their country's CALL
That counrys battles they fought and participated
in; but they return to us, not in the condition IN
which they left-hearty, strong, and ardent-but
weak, disabled, and broken down.
The question then Is, are these gallant fellows
who have conferred SO much glory and renown on
the Empire State-who havejreturned to us, minus
an arm, leg, or been otherwise so much injured
as to be incapable of earning comfortable SUBJ
s,stance-are these gallant fellows to be thrown on
H. Il. - Al
out life on the beggarly plttance which the federal
government allows them!
We should think not We shouldhope not Their
wants and comforts must be seen to and provided
for. The State on which they have conferred this
honor, must see that they shall be properly cared
for; and we hope and trust that measures of pro-
per kind will be adopted by the Legislature for
that purpose. There is no good reason why this
should not be done-or, rather there is every rea-
son why 1t should be done. The interest of com
parahvely very small sum-say twenty or thirty
thousand dollars-would, in addition to the pit
lance allowed them by the general government,
be sufficient to them against want or incor-
venIence. Let sum of this amount be funded
and the interest be paid regularly to them, and the
State will have done more than its duty, and
these disabled volunteer soldiers will have reason
10 believe that their bravery has been properly ap-
preclated. The city of New York has done Its
:hare In the good work, and would do more if her
,upic authorities considered themselves justified
n making appropriations Of money for their bene-
1t. But there can be no such scruples on the par
If the Legislature.
We do really hope, that at the opening of the |
lext session of the Legislature, some measure of
his kind will be adopted. A more popular one
;ould not be introduced or passed.