The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-07

referred The testimony relation 10 twas taken by the
cities OF which complaint was made Or does he refer 10
thai respectable citizen OF Lnares murdered by party
remote from the camp Of the commanding general 70
That another case, which you. Mr.. President, (Mr
SHELps being 10 The chairl who served IN the Mexican
war 90 well understand, which marks The distinction be-
tween murder and the killing OF an enemy IN baltic
YOU SIR know also why often occurs that undiscp
lined cavalry commit these irregularities
But the senator reads from letter OF June idh. io4i
The volunteers fer the war. far, give earnest OF
better conduct with the exception panes OF Tex
horse OF the infantry have had Ide or mo complaint
theEsnteman had gone further and said that irreg
ular cavalry always produce disturbances IN the neghbor
experience would confirm With their freedom from "a
While aS 4
ways ready TO avail themselves Of chance wander
lar from the camp and thus removed from restraint they
commit more Irregularities than other troops from this
The senator went onto say in relation to the slate
ment that some shameful atrocities had been pepetrated
IN Monterey after the capitulaon Of the town, What
high encomiums these, in acknowledgment OF valor
GUS and chvalric deeds What encouragement cheer
veteran What encouragement to offer to young and
What bad atrocities after the captalation OF the town
TO do with gallant eas in battle Nothing. sir moth
ng And what could the veteran feel but indignation It
knowing that shameful Atrocities were being committed
upon an unarmed people! How could the ardent hope
Of young patriot be chilled. when told that he TO
rapine and murderl What high toned gentleman would
the very instant convinced m that such acts
were 70 be allowed in the army that it was place for
him Il would be 10 him an inducement to enter the
army to believe that il be governed by consdera
tons Of honor and morality and proprey Of demeanor
oss went and ina, ne was 70 os with men who
would not commit acts unworthy Of gentleman and an
honest man. These are my views OF the feelings Of
n Sess ana q ss young S ana rS no
ard0r of the other
The senator read another extract
One company of Texas foot volunteers which has rem
dsred excellent service in the campaign the
march to Camargo there 10 be mustered Of service
In commencing the troops in the general ORDER regi
ment had been mentioned The mounted regiments of
Texas had been noticed and commended in the order for
their discharge but this the first time thar these
men Of the foot company had been specially noticed If
foot company Is commended which had moi before been
noticed, while the mounted regiments were not again
mentioned in connection with it, though they had before
will rst tell him that the foot company deserved special
commendatlon. not only for the service in Monterey
bu. for the circumstances connected with ls being there
how Il got there Though il fought In the army under
the standard Of Texas, raised chiefly in the State
reside Unable to Get I'll into The service from Mssssp
they went to Louisiana: unable to get into the service
IN Louisiana. they went to Texas They there served
which Texas furnished; and when that regiment de-
clined to remain in service at Camargo, that com
say oersd their services were accepted and performed
they were commended
And here. sir we touch the spring OF the senator's dec
amaon, which makes him 50 prompt to notice any COM
mendation of that single company, although the whole
OF the Texan mounted regiments had been commended.
The senator repeats in his first and in his second speech
that the Texans had command Of the city and had posses
sion OF all its they had taken the heights
and the Bishops palace and the plaza, and that they
town.
Now, sir. the main battle in the sorming Of Monterey,
a. you sir, (Mr SHIELDS in the chair well know, was
Tough. At the east end Of the town There thsjE g5sat
ed the town and reconnored his observations and that
acquired and which gave him the confidence Of the army
ne proved to him the great advantage which would
result from making flank movement turning the posi-.
ton OF the enemy upon the other side OF the town,
lacking il At The same time upon both exlremes, and
cutting OF the communication with Salto. He ordered
that gallant soldier, Major Mansfield, Of the engineers
to make reconnaissance, which done under the en-
emys guns, and reported, with map OF the and
positions Upon that report he ordered division OF tried
troops, under command OF that able soldier, General
WORTH TO take their position and attack the enemy on
the heights. But the hard work, sir, al the other
end Of the townthere their principal field Notifications
were erected They nanked each other according to the
well known rules Of war; and II these should be taken
il was but 10 encounter the walls Of the massive
houses on each side Of the Streets and the barriers across
them. There, sir, the heart oil the battle. These
were mento do deeds OF valor and that the place TO
which the old chief went himself He always went
where hardest blows TO be given and received.
Nov, air in the battles Of Monterey there were about
500 men lost counting the killed, wounded, and missing
OF those 500 casualties 400 occurred the east end OF
the town and the first day OF the battle And al the
east end OF the town. and the st day OF the battle,
how many Texans do you suppose engagedi Just
one, strand he the late Colonel Johnson. Of the foot
who. a. inspector general, served in General Buffers
division. The Texans not there, because that was
not the post assigned them. They would have been
there il they had been ordered and would have behaved
themselves doubt like the rest of the OF that
there is question in my mind. They were duty at
their postspaces far less dangerous than that II was
in that FIRST days hard conflict where, without battery
train, and under fire of that citadel which CON-
manded the whole plain, and under command OF three
other, the volunteers OF the army and very small part
of the regulars stormed the enems advanced works. and
drove them into the interior OF the town. ii was that
first days hard fighting which subsequently compelled
them to concentrate the paza and twas not I'LL after
that, the third day, when these forces concen-
trated in the town, that the Texans were dsmounled
and serving FOOT entered 1t with other troops Then
cir, on the third day. OF the Texan regiments upon
the west end. end the other at the end. performed
fo 1he red lands OF Texas entered the town with the
Mt1oepp regiment, and the two regiments struggled
tor throughout the day. side by side, advancing al
teFn1ey upon side of the street and the other
ling the walls, and climbing houses With fraterna feel
ing and generous rivalry, they fought together and these
were the Texans, the only Texans, who the |
plaza before the capulation. well remember, Mr.
PRECEDENT the gallantry of those Texans on that day.
feel for them attachment which they understand
and which they well know would never permit me to
deuac in any degree from their fame. Ready for every
gerthey bore themselves through all the dangers OF the
day and with the mississippi regiment they occupied
house from which they corner OF the plaza, but
they looked over Mexican barrcade To see IT, They