Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-24

sxapgerates the Just and necessary punishmentG
for INSTRUMENTATION and crime, into the harsh ana
cruel discipline Of the young officers" OF the re-
public but uuintentionally furnishes us In the above
extract, with the true key TO their deVlish ha
lures, and sufficiently refates the eAten9a'nB Iea
sons he alleges for their odous crmel hss.ian9u
by the necessarily strict but salutary dlSciphhe ~
the eyerfurious turbulence Of their wicked natures
thew desert their allegiance, and the nag they nau
solemnly sworn 10 defend TO seek the grathcation
of a murderous revenge in the blood Oh ther I'M
aginary 0ppressors
AGer much hard fighting, all the deiences OF the
enemy are successfully won and the capital occu'
MED but the gallant little amy is reduced nearly
ne.half and still there more battles In pro-
spective; because the Mexican war party, yet IN
the ascendant, is Encouraged by the dssenslohs
among our officers, caba Of whom had managed
10 get General Scott superseded by General Dut-
lern And further:
uThe deserons Of our soldiers TO the Mexican
army, which were still numerous, in spite OF the
fearful example Of the execution OF those taken AT
Cherubusco, also served to inspire that party with
hope. -,
tho cause commonly assigned by the officers for
their desertons was that, as they were Roman
Catholics, they imagined they were fighting against
their religion in fighting the Mexicans! There was
a portion of truth in that view Of the subject, but
~ came very Iar 6uOTJ vi tHe Wuoic uuthj ~ 800
Good Heaven! And these are the traitorous
mscreants with whom the "Pierce and Forney'
party taunts Americans with having fought their
battles-these miscreants, who spit upon their
oath of allegiance and deserted their flag upon
every profitable occasion, and in such numbers as
to encourage the enemy to prolong the war-these
miscreants without any sentiments OF honor, oil
chvalrous pride, of self-respect, or any oil the
attributes Of manly virtue
AM tho ttEnulish Soldiern does not record q SIN
gle instance Of native reason! Nor has the eager in
yestications of the anti-Amercan press discovered
single native traitor in any of our wars, but Ar
mold! Yet that press UNANIMOUSLY stgmatize all
natives not OF their miserable motley fraternity as
traitors, and the sympathetic "English Soldier
endeavors to extenuate the infamy OF ms Foreign
traitors, by the conemntlble and disingenuous
plea of harsh and degrading pnnshments, which
we're exceedingly calling to the fiery and untama-
ble spirits of the sons of the Green Isle " as any
cause, however CALLING" could extenuate or JUS
,ify the detestable crime of treason. Why did not
the same causes similarly influence the native
troops Because of their different characters, dif-
iercnt sentiments different education and virtues
because their ardent patriotism and native honor
were infinitely superior to any mercensry conside-
ration of g money and liquor" or any fendsh pas
aon for the qualification of any feeling OF revenge !!
But listen to the English Soldiers" refutation OF
himself
81 was a witness to on incident this afternoon
during the action, which, for the diaboical spirit
displayed by one Of its actors, exceeds anything OF
the kindI ever saw. An orderly sergeant, named
Armstrong, having received a wound in some part
of the BODY sat down, seemingly in great agony
One of the men, belonging to his own company
came over to where he was sitting, and asked him
il he was wounded On his answering that he
was, very badly, 'Arrah them may the devil cure
VI, YOU blackhcarted rascal was the unfeeling re-
s.i,, n,,tf nlur la-
licye, his conduct not calculated to inspire
much sympathy for hismisfortunes; but the wretch
Who could thus triumph in his physical sufferings
and agony must have been fend, and his CON
duct was very seriously reprobated and commented
on BY his comrades. This diabolical spirit was en-
ccndered by what is singulaily enough called re-
ligious latrcd--the sergeant having been an
Orangeman, and the man addressing him a Roman
Catholic,
1.-THE sergeant died on the field that nght-his
watch, and purse containing some money, which
he had on his person, We're missing, and there
were several bayonet wounds in his body 1t was
generally supposed that the Mcxicans had killed
and plundcrcd him. as Ii, had been left near their
lines but some did not hesitate to express their
suspicious of foul play, and plainly ntimated their
belief that some of his own company had killed
and robbed hm!-p. 1873.
OIL "the fiery and untamable spirits of the
sons of the Green Isle THE harsh and degra-
ding punishnents. = Is it possible that any pun
i.hments could bc too harsh, too degrading, for
such sanguinary wretchesY Fshaw!
What more Is required to demonstrate the char
acteristc treachery aud utterly dcbased nature of
the foreign Roman Catholic soldiers? What more
il necessary TO prove the natural, inherent hatred
OF native patriotism and native courage by that
t'aitorous press which so laboriously SANDERS, SO
deliberately and spitefully maligns the native clmr.
after and honor in all its attitudes; and who so
UNANIMOUSLY attempt TO insult to dishonor, to de-
grade the native population by their contemptuous
preference of these foreign, treacherous miscre-
antsl But a day Of retributon is near at hand,
and an indignant native people will afix the Cain
like brand upon their shameless foreheads, which
their wicked conduct 20 richly merits! Meme!
meme! tekel! upharsin!
Very respectfully, yours, &c, w. EN-.