New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-21

rensps Of those gallant men who ie on TIE field Of battle
he sustaining the honor OF our Sise would not censuo
me for having rendered slgh testimonial ot
srcet as All their few surviving companies, many
OF whom have returned 10 tteir homes with honorable
wounds snd impaired constitutions
II THE Cour then, believes iha, am guilty Of rcsiuye
and wilGl disOhedencc | answer that such dlsOotl
ence was and 5 clearly gasansse, sissmues a. ne
would lave disgrsced me- and my command. ard sufet
every member OF lie Court WI admit inst no oroef II
bound To obey such an order ApaH from Ihe Neneraiol
eekuo led Ee IN common with 'he grtRt Of iel
citizens due go he \ewNork Volunteers am AZ
sociaed wl,h them by The sacred ties OF friendship
o IT. noble spirits who sleep ils soldiers Louccc
rsve NVhen fhsi regiment was about 90 !ssve Us was
one among those presented rag, che tr- thai
.@i Colonel sid mot one OF IT, fods sha ever touch
tle so o The enemys country" Aud the Island ~ l.
- a. ~. az iron lie, ,L' BONES SnS S,y IT. 49,
Stem resolve that should he redeemed and not
DAD hey fulfil thsiI promise Prom he landing 81 \eia
Cruz uuu - bsicfofn remnants waved M The capAa q
M,~, no eue,, touch Contaminated 10. i never reached
he ground for al.hoggA hve oi the brave sps who bore
u ON 20 successive victories fell gioroasy under Il NE
rsnks Supplied heroes axe iheii pisces one o whom
Wounded HE bearing IN battle carried On le osy o.
INV arrest
The hour Of danger was he guide OF pslNS So
iers and becsuse IL battered ioas recorded he
glory 81 my awe >,Ae. IA 'Ac PIvv- "a =, ~, t
through Mexico watched as yo1 A.. o,d gfouo.y AZ
With he oties sdnirAno1 ne saa deeds oi our soseA
brethren. tut 81 could not have ievnss sla - '.ne
Tie .ameu;cd Col Baxter had been my spialn, AN we
other cecers OF thai regiment bad served under me IN v
,su,e e. mary frieuG ship ordinary Kind ooGna
US together ard shall slwAys esteem u caiy On a. pr
per occasions 70 tesufy respcc for tnc lEns sd ne
dead that glorious hand ms Is no more nan 'eN
had a rghi 10 eapec nom every Of New-lork when
iney lei their homes and ooantry Fight our battles .
debt due BY each II and IT. payment enrches esA H
as 20 The highest virtues OF Americans ana par's re
who ~iihaOos 70 disgrsces another foT aWAFuus IT,
deser IS NOT country to defend. and : 700 nsefN OF
justice 70 81 IN Judgment upon oihers
" hale 10 seemed obvious 10 ha my command a.
TIE Regiment 20 which belougs loncred ey ine
acceptance Of e escort rendered 90 tie men wno LAD W.
imFSiishaoc s4r~.s a. Vera Cruz. Cerro Gogdo tonr
rsS Chara5lsco Ctaqulielec and The GasA u : elas
obvious hai had oteNrd such OreT y sad A.
gwen both sell my command md ne Colonel NO gave
lie order would have BEEN -eservey AMI universally cs
eraced II already well known that tho Volunteers oe
fryed they bad been GIFTED Snd treated with Ind suy o
ohers Than he military and ~ha ak ihs Ccur' would
spoken o. halted my company and eit hen - march O.
heir rot without he escort whchwss epcefod 70 ard a..
c,roa hv them Had done 50 az OPEN uneCgivuca and
s,skeshe insult would have oeen offered % hem ny
those 70 whom thew had night 90 lock fer noble a1l
generous conduct Il would have seemed IS ne ery -
arm thev were % for the sacrifices made on heA
~ ir country were the cold peg lee, % tioveruell arr
he studied insults q others IN authority Nhe posscSs
he attrhucs ct man shall not cease to eodein nc oDe
-, M, . hola Coun.ssou Il shall never oe dlsgrsced
hv nv obedience 20 the cruel behests 81 TIE Others r.
Coun mus, agree with thai an oaeef : ho' oo1o1 =
obey every order he receives ioi, y NE NS~Aee -
OBren "o carry the principle Of ehpo ooeolrneS 20 =
l exrn wo0h not only degrade me American sN1s, y
HIS own eyes and the estimation OF hss cuehus -
might easily become dangerous II not ala 20 ne torS-
raou iisev But iimay BE urged hat ihe Soone &C %
know was escorting the Volunteers DID. sod " "a
consists my sr my alleged discoedenec OF "su