Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-07-26

The Boys coming home to pote-Indignation of
the returned poiunteers-P Proceedings Of the FOL
untccrs aboard the Steamer NJ b. Han,er.
The Louisville Journal, of the 18th, publishes
the subjoincd proceedings hintroduces them with
these remarks:
The volunteers are returning homo indignant at
the manner IN which they are to be discharged
They expected 10 be discharged at the frs, mort in
this country and to be allowed their nav and mile
age, that each might return home in his own way
or 60 aud settle down wherever he wished MANY
Oh mem mad determined TO fix themselves in the
"est ana not 90 home for year or two. But not
oeing able to get their bounty land and mileage at
New Orleans, they were compelled to submit
Inc volunteers aboard the steamer Hamer, from
Baltimore and Ohio, on their way from New Or
leans to this place, adopted tho following resolu-
tons Out Of So officers and men l35 signed the
proceedings.
ON BOARD TIE STEAMBOAT M. b. HAMER,2
New Orleans, July 8, lS4S
AT meeting of the officers and men attached TO
the volunteer corps and returning from Mexico con-
vened on board the steamer NJ. b. Hamer, Capt
M: r. Taylor was called TO the chair, when the
following preamble aud resolutions relative to the
character of the recent orders for their transpor,a-
ton, were unanimously adopted:
we, the undersigned, officers and men of the
volunteer corps, attached to the commands hereaf
ter designated, and on board the steamboat nj. b.
Hamer, ON our return from Mexico. cannot in com
mon win other volunteers, withhold the expression
OF our sense Of the very signal manner in which we
have been aggrieved. Directly contrary to all for
mer preceden,s, when volunteers were DISCHARGED
al the next seaport In the enemy's country or the
hrst landing place in the United States and their
remainder pay and mileage discussed to them. we
nave been shipped for those points whereat we were
mustered into service. without more regard for our
orc prnfnr tl,,,i
or CATTLE three or four men being crowded into the
space which should have been allotted to ore Nor
could ms distressing arrangement be obyiated nv
any violation of our own. We had to embark in
such vessels as were designated by Government or
ue'S received at New Orleans aud rs the stated
pay accorded to officers and men while in Mexico.
where eXorbant prices are charged for the com
monest necessares of life. rendered economy futile
inc disappointment originating from being defraud
ell OF our mileage. and for the pfu purpose of 81
wing few thousand dollars TO the National Urea
sury, has but intensified our distress Add TO this.
'i'a' many OF us, non commissioned officers and
n'e"; nave 10 Journey to our homes. two OF three
nuhored miles from those points where we shall be
iei' oy lhe Government cOnveyances without mo-
mey' SHOES or clothing, and with broken health
IKE Migrants or beggars, covered with raos and
shahe, ana dependent on the precarious charity Of
strangers, from which ignomnious humiliation a
loera mileage or even timely disbursal of our le
gltlmate pay would have exempted us.
The author of conduct SO atrocious ube,bor bo
be Gen Butler or President Polk. (and we consider
them both equally culpabe, the former being in N
orleans at the date referred to above, to second
the execution of the abominable order received from,
Washington we must naturally hold in the Mt.
most adherence; therefore
Resolved, That we most Internationally de-
n m Inc manner of our transportation from New
Orleans, as anti-Democralic in every resnec, Jo
cause deeply degrading to the citizen soldier. and
Resolved, That although we have contributed
70 .ne eevaiing into power of the present Admins
.aloni and expended our sweat and blood in fighting
battle against it and all falsely styled Democrats al
the coming election, and.
hesolyed' That we shall use every legitimate ef
try Gen. II. Taylor. whom we believe 10 he !, sound
democrat, true patriot, the soldiers friend. the
friend OF justice and of equal rights And,
hesolved, That the Taylor papers Throughout,
the country give publicity to the above preamble
and resolutions