The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-10-14

m '.sc -~ntcd ~ Inv ~,.tni, ,,,u
htt-ins terms for H.. h he., bo,r
:" the s'f' "f the Amen, q peoole 50
II Is po, n desire. a,r-v ,n,.n,io
10 touch III oa any to'i i al .al,i.c,
or shah one PARTY accru, .aii tra
nv tongue hat 7 cannot apt vi
n"t forget 'hA, it sas from this place
from tins bcau'ifal stu, in the VS., go
'ha' INV ia,nc sas first sr.t firth 4
a,e reo. OF the Cai.a ia cnn,.-c,io,
with The Pres'hehcy. The drsi,,su
'nv friends NAV be accom- ,!i.h-l 4.
nav not. hnt nv grstinde TO han,
H'cn. t. this assemhiage. and TO YOU,
"hq'rnt orator viii n,t be less. Th.
'eni-mbrancc Of this scene will sbli,
~ "e "hi;e live. N, friends.
iav" iiV'e nnrr tn say. | have so,.,
shn d III great SET Vices Ic Ia, and au
mach :ati."a'. /, i. Q great yea
snd tear s.sys tic soea 4sisnsrsslAk k~ss
InDsnG lIkSSstly r eac;se,I. bu'
tha'x 0'"i am nct yes 4n,s cs.
haustr'I. bu have sotn- iittle strcn.,,.
eft to iha * Won for the w,rnth of
sonr kind we'co,ns. Allow tie Ia
az one thii,. ,n'ne. Yn,r orator re
tcrred ,o the niiitary services vlic1
have been cnnblcd T. r",dcr 10 ,ny
country. | an not going to {. .l.t my
battles over agaln.--l .m not sc, old
enough to s',oader nv trurr,s a,at tell
over tale, Of MAR. mus, Ne some
'hinG I"r old a.e. for old age rruni.--
c"nspIali"n. Wh,n INV eve.si.ht he.
'"mts dim, AMI that great bIc.s,ny
the lo"'r of rra 'ins. is ~ loi GER
"l''- --whrn nv alIeti,es tr' hlhnt
ed. anl c.n M l"n,,r relish font
then shah | stand in need Of all "a.
rousola ion | can find ,rt is lin.
",sl not come for fifteen or twriit,
ears. may then bcsil 10 fl at
ny battles over. aud. without i.,c,.d
M f,s"ho"d. shall then. dontrlrss.
XII OF II ore trooIs than Britain ever
nai il tan,ta, n,d >tan ht,r Zoe
Nrxilaps than ever were ~ M-Xico.
d" not desire, then. /, tell th,ts Of
battles. bM to allnle 10 the act i, of
nt ie;'pw soldiers !; the nioIael AMI
uativr ci'iz'ns of the Cuinn. who
hnu-h, aide b. SHE with me. with
cIIai ,a,r,oti.,n AMI va'or--w,,h nl
w'n ~, Indeed. none # he proud v,c.
tories won " our arm, would have
been achieved. ! feel dee ~ INV
tcl'ow.ci'izrns. tie extent I the deb,
If gratitude | owe 10 N! bro,n,.r #
fitrrs and snlGie,s. but | wisl, 10 refer
To one INSTANCE in wh,rh nv "ri..,
were his"bcye! by a gallant A.p,ri
can army. -
We entered Mrxic" one llcasa".
morning, on the l4th Of Se,trnhcr.
1877. The Mcy,can government
airl the ARMY Red the III h, prev,nu.
lv. he wrrr twelve ana mr o'riuck.
I'll bat three thoC. md G! tilvi: tr, ~,
who di>ha,rlci. threw OF thell uu
tnlm, and re an'i their arns. 'iha,
da'tardIv gnrern'a"nt, hef"r" fl ill.,.
from the cit. oicncd their : an
turned loose II pu he mummy u
set oi robbers. convicts and viIi.an,.
such IA rei ice 10 say. new Ms
gr,rei \ urrTca. The 'hj,c; N a,
"a AQUA Was to unish the ci iz'hs
because they I'd 10 accom;.!i,'i Ms
ohjects. ami "h'ain from them all he
desired. joined with the III handed
,roop-. those villains fired ulou rs
from the tops Of the honsrs. Ii.
houses there are high, the strec's
except the SqnareS) are narlor. and
the roofs hat. From these roof, he
villainnns copvicts fire /. say II, on
American troops. IN order TO throw !
our line into confusion. tha, they
nj .ht be enabled to continue thin
Iluiiaer Cf the city. This act. af'cr
the TOWN had surrendered. Vas con.
trary to the laws Of war aud OF ra-
lions. ard subjected tie perpetrators
10 instant death. / :. ale the artil-
iery form il the squ. ard filc NJ.
Oh the TOPS Of he L. but IN thu
narrow streets this v.- .4.ractirah'c.
The order WAS ,h,r I, gwen for
the ,i0ops to force Il. door. 'rm u't
the stairs. bayonet in k.~'' s'''( "a
I,nl 10 the bayoBet evcvr .a.scrraut
who rhns disgraced hamanmy. al
80 ,oil hen u bling me 70 prisoners
Soon, however. when IN the ,alacc.
he - soncrs came loming in mon
me. Every cnrnoral- every sergeant
~ho commanded parry, brought in
h, ten to twenty prisoners. MY
q q .sid !. Scrgcan,s, Why 10 Won
hru,g me these prisoners Oh.
General cried thew. a. with one
voice, AMI they droHci on their
koccs aud begged ,hci, lives Nc
have -l,in a. many ths, We could not
foi /, in oar hearts 10 slausLtr any
more
VI, h"a'' was touched, ] clssrel H.
soldiers ip nv aru.. ann .,i1. "Sal..'~rr
an pr,ul ~ you n0w ird~'d =, !
balm snu 4. Iny hr'lh~rs. Viii pride,