Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-31
THE RETuPNEp VOLUNTEERS.

Ihk RETCRN NED VOLUNTEERS. Republics are said to be ca ung aE iui."-
 Whether the importation Is just, ar not, Is
 saes'ion we shall not ate pI Io decide. Blu
 one Ihing Is selfevident-.and that is, that the
 men who wirld shs executive power Of ;h,.
 modef republic, ? are as hard a SC, ui ungraIe-
 u, tyrauts asever disEracetl the world It has
 'ume la be almost an InvIlable truth. that the
 ,.'uder . man talks If his democry-,, = the
 greater d.spot will he prove, fl y"U entrusl
 him with powet-either eivil or military.-
 Witness the conduct of the War Department
 awards he gallant men who have lnughs our
 nsttles aud won our victories in Mexico !! Thousands of homes, aud patriotic men at the Worth and West, rallied a; what they suSpos- .,I to be the call of their country" and en- isted as soldiers in the Mexican campaign-
 hey very naturally presumiug that the great, nd prosperous, and wealthy country" which called far their services, would at least supply
 ncm with fond and clothing. They started
 n the march with spirits thrsting for glory
 MT. Pulk's organ, [the Washington Union,1
 vas. elated with their martial appearance and their patIiotic hearts. and declared that '-Hiae .nths ai them were true hearted drmocrals." This statement may, and may not, have been true. At all events, few mon hs satis6ed hem with Polk and las kind of democracy
 They returned from the war about ttcenty to one WHIGs.
 A cacd, addressed to Gen Butler, and sign sd ay he Col mel and Major, nine Captains ,eyq.. s,a.vs [ ;eutenants oflhe second regiment on,r y, 'A2a aer-r anpears in the New Orleans 0e.+s. Thr1~Ssr oar'e against the order of he War -enar,rss& --nr'ng them to he re- raln.a q n. .arv,ce unjtAl. l.'rE 'aa.' arrive at the pace where th-y m1-tsfSN~.' N !H'' gay that the m,s' are na<ec, many. 'aS51~N .@'@' coats stockings, " r.1or+. or a change og 1"fsg. and all without money. Thnv t'v,r" made ln. ptication for ciuthlng in the city of N=ylrn and twice were refused, As the ot3cer, .ne men without money, they are nece,sa, compelled to submit to Il is treatment, but they say in their card that they would all rebel and go home in their own way il they had the means of doing so
 In noticing the arrival at Sandusiy city of two compan. es of he MaSsac husetts regiment ct volunteers by the Mad River railroad, the Sandus kIan says:
 Their condition seemed miserable in the ex treme. They were unstaven, dirty, half-ctad, | ragged, sick and hungry-and this, too in the service of a Government for which they have periled heir lives. There seemed scarcely well man among them, and a more Iank, hol- low-eyed, lantern. jawed set we never saw. We saw one pnor fellow, who said he had been s,ck for eight weeks, devouring a cold potato he had procured somew here. They had drawn 1 m rarions, they said since they Jeff Cincinnati and except what ha,i been given them at Dr. | bana, hey had nothing on the read The sym pathles of our citizens aroused in their hehalt and a subscription was promptly rais- ed to furnish them with food, VI hich the poor lellows soon demolished. We Understand he whole Massachusetts regiment is coming bs 1 this route.
 If any vody wishes to become sick of " the pomp, pride, and circumstance of glorious war" he had better taKe look st these rrtur- | ming lroops-bearlng in mind hat they had the slightest possible glimpse of the ss alec i-----'' as they nave nev,!r been in single engage ment. Il