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order. Its statements are right well
worthy of attention.-N Y Tribune.
From The Pennsylvania.
Mexico Opinion Of the Army.
1--WE see, however, that a new ele-
ment has recently entered into these ex-
pressions of the public feeling against
Mr.. Clay. The army begins to respond
to him. The brave men far off in Mexi.
co having read his speech, and watched
its effect upon the common foe, are now
speaking Mev sentiments IN regard to it.
They employ no terms of delicacy or of
praise. They do not care to use classic
illusions or to deal in rounded periods
They speak in terms of strong, nervous
and bitter reproach--heaping maledic
tions most severe upon the head of one
who has conceived it to be his duty to aid
and comfort the nations antagonist. We
have already seen the indignant protest
of "Mastang;" but this is only the first
faint breathing of the storm. The whole
army will presently speak in terms of yet
louder ana Oltl6T u6HuHCldllOU.
CAMARGo, (Mexico) March 90, 1913.
To The Editors Of the Tribune:
GENTLEMEN: The object in pinning
the above extract to my letter is to make
a few comments on the nature of the
responses which the army has made, and
the men from whom they have emana-
ted. If you have observed, the Locofo-
CO presses have been latterly filed with
the "Speeches of the gallant So and So,
Conversation with distinguished off.
cer," EXTRACTS from private letters (oh,
: yes! always private) from the brave Maj.
Tor Capt. Blowhard, all, all with the
commission tagged to them; while few
and far between have been the publca-
tons of the sentiments of the priUateS-
of the men who toll and bleed and die
upon the red battle e-feld, uncoffined and
uusung.
{ The great body OF the officers Of the
American forces are young, daring and
ambitious, chivalious foes and generous
conquorors, delighting in nothing so much
as an opportunity for distinction and glo
ry-iust such material as will ever rem
der an army invincible. They know, too
! that their military service will be lad
=. der to civil promotions, and while they
are winning present renown, they are moi
, unmindful of future rewards. Is it any
wonder, then, that their "voice is still
: for Warl" 1t is the element in which
. they live-it is the means of their fame
. : and fortunes and honors; and as neces
sary consequence they are in favor Of
. War and opposed to Peace.
While this is their general character
. there are some few who are entirely un
l. scrupulous as to the means they use il
n obtaining and perpetuatng their power
J. These have collected around them lit
tie knots of letter writers and scrbblers
TT through whom they attempt to form an
n control public opinion at home, thereb
endeavorng to grasp to themselves a
d the hqrd-won honors of the War. Som
et of them have gone SO far, in this "pruri
D. ency of fame not earned" as to call dow
,s the severest yet most just rebukes OF tn
n Commando in. Chief. Mustang" S
ID highly spoken of by the extract, belong
l. to one of the censured "coteries," anc
n for aught that is known,is co-author
p the classic production of "Leonidas."-
g. Besides this. he has ever been an oper
mouthed Loco Foco. and has applied
E, the President for a commission; and VIII;
I'd is so likely to secure him one as an I'll
re dignant protest" against HENRY CLAyl-
sn Such are the men who have Responder
Of and such are the motives which have a