Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-19

Soon after the ba,l;e Of Cerro Gordo. he
addressed sa humane and reassurng proc
lamaiion TO the Mexican people," la thai
documen, he tells them.
"We have moi prolaned your temples, nor
abused your women, nor seized your prop
erly as they would have you believe.'
1--WE say this with pride, and We con6lm
j. by your own bishops " &c. az
"The army of the United Ssales respects
and always will respect, private properly Of
every description, and the properly Of the
Mexican Churches" :" 80 "
sMexicans 1.-The past cannot be rene-
died, bup,he.fuure may be provided fors---
Repea,edly have | shown.you thai ,he Cow
efDmenl and people ofthe United States de-.
sire peace -desire your sincere friendship
81 am marching with my army upon
Puebla and Mexico. do not conceal it;
from those capitols | shall again address
you. | desire peace, friendship and union.
Il is for you to elect whe.hsr you prefer
war. Under any circumstances, be assured
| shall not fail in my word"
With such peaceful and conciliatory mes
sages did Gen Scot, address the Mexican
people. And while he did so, be asked his
soldiers 10 acl as become Amencans. No
such humiliaiions as foul-mouthed polite.
ians would have the people believe, were
ordered by him; and now ! do, in justice &c
the Commander in Chief, and in justice lc
every soldier that followed him through the
campaign. pronounce the charge a libelous
falsehuod. and its author, if not base dem
agogue. political falsifer, whose blacken
ed henri is destitute Of every principle o
truth and honor.
The slander originated, perhaps, from the
fact that Col. ChiIds-a veteran officer Of The
Isl Arlilery-did, while aching Governor o
Jalapa, order the ,main-guard TO salute tht
Host as il passed the guard house. | an
not sufficiently posted up in the ceremonies
ofthe Romish Church TO give correct de
scrip.ion of.he paradng Of the Hosl. Al
much as saw, however, il was procession
tha, formed at one Of the churches, consist
ling of one or TWO priests bearing crosses
these were preceded by three boys, whC
carried bells, and rung them while the pro
cession moved, TO notify the people of thei
Iapproach. The priests are followed by sin
gle file professions, consisting Of about thir
" or forty, walking on either side Of th
street. These nearly all carry lanterns, Il
being always in the nigh,,) and as the
move along the streets singing chants, IN
Mexicans reverence It, by ge,ling on lhei
knees, where they remain uncovered uni
the procession is out Of sight. When
tpasses military post. The guard is ulway
turned oul TO salute lhe Host. This they
by ge,liDg on their knees. and coming 10
lpresenl arms; and il was this that Col. Child
ordered our guard 10 do during parade {
the Host through the streets Of Jalapa, an
} no one that is fully acquainted with The Gil
cumstances Of the case, will charge that We
eran officer Of impure motives in so order
ing. don't know what his principles arr
nor do care, whether he is Wing or
Democrat, Catholic or a Protestant
What care | for his political or religion
creed, so long as he is consiSten. and pur
in his motives? He thought il necessary /
do so al that time, because our garrison wa
small, and the town large, aud il was bl
pruden, that we should have the good opihio
lis supers,iIious inhabitants and max
them iavoraby inclined toward us. Henc,
as matter Of respecl 10 The cilizens of Jt
lapa he ordered the guard 10 salute III
Host.
But where was Gen. Scott while all th
was transaciing at Jalupa! Just where t
Ishould have bepn--Oper one hundred mill
in advance Of The armya al Paebia! II
/ knew no more of this order Of COL ChilC
) than did President Polk, who was then
Washington. dare any of those shee
/, that gave publicly 10 the slander, 10 prov
!. The contrary Of this statement. Till iht
5 I'll wait.
!, WILLIAM GRAEFFr rJr.
Reading, Pa, July /, 1852. "