Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05

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Suppose tor one moment that the troops
now in Mexico were withdrawn. The
American population have foothold al.
ready there, and il is fact which future
history will demonstrate, that q Yankee
never recedes. If traitors and dernagogues
should succeed and cut off supplies, and
thus force withdrawal Of the brave men
now engaged in Mexico, the American cit.
liens there, feeling keenly for the nation s
honor would take the quarreLs ap, and as
sisted by their patriotic, brethren at home,
who would rally to their rescue, and plant
their sfarry flag there, and. with brave
hearts and stout hands, would support il
even unto death. % AS. christians we are
bound TO protect the Mexicans from the. mad
intentions of.their rulers, and, it can only
be done BY keeping and protecting the ter.
lritory we have conquered. Can itabe, ,ithat
any man, possessing a spark Of patriotism
who feels as an American should feel
will seriously propose to withdraw oul
armies, and leave the graves of the gallan,
men who felEs battling for Stheir country
with one long, last shout for victory, be-
lieving that the flag they loved, and IN the
battles shock protected, and for which theil
blood was freely shed, would wave over
their graves? Can it be, that the gallant
men that went forth with high hopes tc
battle for their country's rights and theil
country's honor, ina war, just on our part
as was ever was war waged, are to be com
PEELED to return defeated by their. own
countrymen at home, (for they could moi
be by the enemy,) disgra ced by theil
withdrawal from the scenes of their tri.
umphs, and the graves Of their companions
before The objects Of the war is accom-.
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The men to be thus treated are not hire.
ling soldiers. They are farmers and me,
chanics, who believing that our soil had
been invaded and our citizens murdered,
went forth to protect their country's honor
| TO avenge her wrongs How they have
succeeded, history must tell. 's--
But, continued Col. Morgan, there are
men among US who point to England,
France, Austria, and other monarchical
countries of Europe, and tell us what they
say about our supposed war of conquest.
These men forget that this war with Mexi.
CO was forced upon us-that this is a war
commenced, on our part, to repel unjust in
vasion of our territory, and that the coun-
tries, whose good opinion they are So iaanx-
ious to receive, are stepped to the very lips
in blood, drawn from murdered thousands
in unjust wars, commenced and carried on
for personal aggrandizement. They are
anxious TO retain the good opinion of Eng
land, every page of whose history is red
with blood of unofending nations, whose
only crime was supposed inability to re.
sist, and who possessed treasures either of
lands or ports, which England wished to
possess. Such arguments are worthy ol
the men who wished Mexico to welcome
the American army with ''bloody hands to
hospitable graves" e~t
One word, continued Col. M. about the
brave men who went forth to do battle fol
their country's rights. The Ohio soldiers
the rank and file, (for it is they, not the
officers, that do the. fighting behaved most
hobly, and none were more worthy. Al
Monterey, the lst Regiment of Ohio volun-
teers, commanded by Col. Mitchell, entered
the town through deep rayine exposed tc
an incessant fire of Mexican artillery, the
balls rafting like hail around them. A fac,
he had heard of that battle, rand which is
not generally known, he would relate
When he heard it, his bosom swelled high
with pride for his adopted state. In the
progress of that desperate fight, with theil
brave Colonel borne wounded from the
field, and every third man killed or wound
ed, the gallant First Regiment, then under
the command of the brave and talented
Weller, alone preserved its organization as
a regiment. Other regiments were scat
tered-some fighting in single companies
some fighting in squads, while the First
during the whole fight, alone retained its
identity as a regiment; and on that proud
day, and on that battle field, Ohio was the
nucleus around which her sister states raj
lied at the storming of Monterey.
I The Sd Regiment, under the command
Of Col. Curtis, CONTINUED Col. Morgan,
has not received the credit, he was sorry tc
say, it richly deserved. In the army, there
was not better regiment, nor one more
ably Commanded. They painted eagerly
for the fight, and officers and men sought
every chance to distinguish themselves ir
battle.
Of his own gallant I'd Regiment, Col
Morgan said, he would say but little. ::
They tried to do their duty. When sur
rounded by an infuriated enemy, nine
times their own number, every man was
cool and collected-willing, if it so pleased
Heaven, to seal their devotion to theil
respected country with their lives, bt
not to surrender. They thought Of dying
but never Of giving UP. Some of them are
among you-returned to their families ane
friends, while others sleep the sleep of death
and are buried under the green sod 5f Mex
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In the 18th Regiment which he nov
commanded, Col. Morgan, said five com
panies were from Ohio. In the late bat
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