The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-30
The Return OF the Old Regulars.


For three days past hearts have been made glad
by the reafpesIance In midst of tho officers tho
States They began to arrive on MoSday i .s as
fitting Brig. Gen Kearny WAS among the nrst
This eminent officer Is the prido of the service.
Throughout the war he has been constantly active,
having travelled the continent to the Pacific and back
again organising in the meantime the governments Of
New Mexico aad California His adventurous march
nom Santa F6 to San Diego one Of the most bra Mt
episcdes in tho IL Is Of tn. of military
history His present rank BY services Interior
TO the war colonel Of the LIST dragons IL Ia
be- doubted that the conquest Of New Mexico and tho
final reduction q Csor mia will BIO ackn wledgsd by
the by the highest honor the law places at his
di.possl.
The day arrives Riley, of tho I'd infantry-a
name bo has distinguished by the union in himself Of
the coolest seaf possessi0n and the daring i'm
petuosity in action He stood high ia the army, and
wherever he known long before the war; nov the
whole country honors Bennett Riley. Under Twiggs,
Riley disputes with Harvey the shjp of Cerro
Gordo; under Smith he has the gories Of Contreras
TO himself. He did hard fighting after the battle Of
CoDtleras. OF course for he there. These men,
these officers Of the old armyslthough many of them
are not fer removed from trpliogsthese the
that of the American soldier their skill moulded his
strength and directed his energies their iuse bty
TO fear In tho shock Of gave him full confidence
In bime and In the last deadly rush aud fury If the
conflict their enthusiastic and devoted heroism made
private These the who the
conqu.rors Of Mexico Scott and ui man and Shields
and Pierce have said as much. and believe them.
We mean no disparagemeDt to the vou nteers-the
world knows no Drawer troops than these But nero
II made Courage must be disciplined instructed d.
reced; end the bravest scldery in tho world cannot
be driven into vicoriesthey should be led to them.
Ard thus have our troops been led throughout this
from victory to victory by gallant band Of
ofhc'rs as the sun ever shone upon AS whole, We
believe them TO be the sce nt6c body Of officers
In the world and they have distinguished themselves
In tbis much by their courtesy and hu nanity
by the hard'r Writ ues 81 soldier Those few regu-
lars scattered overwh, lining force like Leaves before
them. Had the enemy been Ia twice the force be.
eve The result would have been the same sayci the
number Of the victims The example thus ivon has
been powerful element Of our success IL taught
volunteers What downright courage might achieve,
adverse Sewer NJ might be- the odds. IL taught the
whole body OF troops that they might rely implicitly
upon their Gccrs not only 10 control and direct them
but to fight with then aud die wit h them II was
great Lesson ~ created prestige 10 favor which
uerytd the arm ~ the American soldier In csch aub-
qcebt action and struck terror into the heart Of the
AtxicaD.
Such IL the character II the officers who now
turning 10 their coon'ry from tho conquest Of ma
ton. Quietly they reach our shores; no trfumPhd
entry trects them they arr scarce noticed save bya