The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-21

ing several Of The enemy then destroyed our
boat AZ that time the river unusually high some five
1 SIX hundred yards wde remedy swift and posi-
of " 20 lord or Amer remaining the left bank
several days, the river contnulng TO se pro-
VISIONS gcng scarce concluded march San An
ono pursuant TO orders As had
s ss public properly Mr. Calaghans goods, council
q oisofs was called. who ordered tho properly
soyesl TO prevent them from falling n,o tho hands of the
enemy onr'w wagons could not than carry The
SICK anu provisions enough 10 iast TO San Antonio
ID O CADY, Late Captain Texas Rangers.
STATE OF Texas. County of TRAVIS:
s or to aud subscribed before mo, this May 3D. A. ID
seal oil the county court.
~. MINER, Chief Justice ("
That is the statement OF Captain Cady an officer in the
service o The United Staes who was left on the Rio
Grande BY the command of Colonel Harvey and in pos
session OF these goods Colonel Harneys statement il
coroboIatlye of these facts Il is not necessary that
cluding portion is as follows:
upoo the Of the last troops to San Antonio, he
disposed q portion Of said stock At the Rio Grande
oysd said prevent It's falling into the hands Of
hs ene'ny made this contract, because was sa fed
San An,onlo were not for the support Of
the expedition.
aW s HARVEY,
:" Colonel I'd Dragons of the United States Army"
! will next read the statement OF D G. Rogers, 2l
lieutenant OF dragons, and assistant quarermaster
." do hereby certify, upon honor that accompanied
the expedition under the command of Col Harney
Rio Gfanle and ted quarermas Of the SAME The
forces composing said command lett San Antonio on the
San Antonio accom- panied said expedition with
large stock OF which said stock and the pro
and subsistence the army aer The same had reached
the Rio Graqde part o. said merchandise was disposed
ofby Mr. Caaghan at the Rio Grande, and the funds paid
over large portion of The destroyed by
order the officer remaining in command OF the portion
Antonio, prevent the falling the hands The
enemy am satisfied, from my knowledge OF the crcun
stances that the invoice and account current exhibited by
s
and that the balance Of S6 1874 5O therein pec
D. G ROGERS,
" September 81, lS46"
On the account current is this statement or certificate:
g! heseby certify upon honor that have examined the
within account which is tls referred to in my certi
the OF the merchandise destroyed by order Of G.
Cady, captain anding Camp Juannalta, on the
hio Gfands on The S7'h day Of August iSis q ROGERS
"2l Lieut. pa Dragons and Assistant Quartsrmaster
:" Sept I'll. lSI6.o
Harbey was at certain post San Antonio
expeaoa Nobody contends that he made that expedi-
on against orders Blu, alter he reacned San Antonio
with force. IN my humble judgment, sufficient TO whip
all the Mexcans who there, he ordered back
by the commanding officer Callaghan had made the
contract because be could not get along to support his
forces with taking these goods along with him, which
contract was sanctioned by the quartermaster When
they got TO The Rio Gfande these orders received,
and Col Harney. with part OF his command, taking all
The baggage wagons with HIM. WI b the exception OF
two, returned 10 San Antonio. leaving Captains Eyans
Cajy, and Smith POSSESSION OF the goods and
wagons a the Rio Gsandc, where they renamed with
The goods support tse troops. Anerw.rds Col Youns
who.i8i Superseded COL Harne, IN command, ord red
these troops back Upon genng to The Rio Grsnde they
were bred on by the Mexcans and their only boat
destroyed and as there Other OF transpor
taIon upoH that side OF the river they could not get
across. Then, when II became necessary obey the
orders OF The commanding officer and reiarn, came up
the question about these goods. put there by no
fault Of Caagban, bul at the instance Of the
minding officer, aud with the sauct,on OF the quar-
ternasief. They bad but two baggage wagons, and
they were barely sufficient 10 transport the sick What
dd they do under the circumstances The officers bed
council, and happened 10 know them. Judge Evans
was Tor long Tune very capable ocer in judiciary
Captain Smnh was man OF courage and ability. Cap
lan Cady, understand, very much oil gentleman,
and worthy man; These three gentlemen held coun.
c to determine whether they would go OFT and take The
goods with them. which would embarrass them very
much, leave them behind They decided upon the
latter course and rather than allow the Mexlcans the
slsaGce which this 81 600 worth OF goods would give
them i they obtained possession OF them, they chose to
burn them up.
Now,ii This does not make claim, and just and le-
gal against the government then II is dhcGi for
conceive what would mako legal one. have stated
the facts the testimony IS before the Senate that have
read and there u more besides wha, have read,
r0bordng The same point. But did not choose 10 delay
the Senate BY reading it
Now in regard to Nr Calaghan, has been said that
he Is a Mexican trader He sa Mexican trader; know
ing before Congress clam founded upon improper
account happen TO know that even alter this when
General Wool made his expedition into Mexico, Mr..
Bryan Calaghan, without asking any pay out OF toe
treasury OF toe United States, went along with General
Wool and his guide the head Of the fatigue party
winch bndeed ihe stream so as not TO delay General
Woo's match when the safety OF The army depended
upon his jouug General Taylor He did this under The
impulses OF warm heart aud gallant disposition with
out asking pay for H. Now, ", under these cIrcum.
stances necessary make M Callsghan a sacrifice
10 the amount OF more than 81 900, Why hen be H.
Mr. BORLAND. Before the vote is taken upon this
bill desire say that II that the advocates
which il does not rest Ii sou you will bring forward
bill based upon gratitude TO Mr. Callaghan, or upon his
personal merits individual, shall not have word
TO say concur with gentlemen that he Is very worthy
have reason to know that from my personal
knowledge oi him. And Tor that reason | do not wlsh
this aebnte to be given any such color direction 10
msksmy remarks cast any reflection upon the merits OF
MIR. Calsgban anybody else. do moi oppose the bill
upon thai ground II had bad no other agaiast
IT, should nave enjeavoed TO have bad this bill brought
forward and passed long ago. Personally have very
kind feelings for himmore kind, perhaps than have
for any other man | met upon tuat expedition. My OBJ
Jecions do not go against bun as an individual at all.
hui the evidence furnished IN this case has not salts
fed me that Il rests upon the only foundation upon which
the bulls which the Senate OF the United States and the
Other House have agreed to have before rested We may
suppose that evidence 10 exist; but what tfo senator
from Texas Mr. RusK has read does not meet the obec-
on that The -vdeucr, such as we always have before
qulred of this descrpuoo is not before lie
reads these OF the officer, but not bring
forward The order, produce the evidence oil cTcun
Stances always heretofore presented TO show that such
order ought to have been gwen. Now, found by
the reading OF OF the certificates which read by
tnat senaio that my memory sustained as TO the point
al ote m Ger