New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-15
ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPTURE or
MEXICO.
DINNER OF THE MoNTEzUMA SOCIETY.

DINNER OF THE NONTEZUMA SOClLTf.
A pnn,be, Ct u officers who were 10 the Mexican
wsr me, in banquet a. DelmoDicos last evening 10
p,rfect the organization Of The Mo'tezuma Society
socie'y SIMILAR in s objects and orsanz''ion to that
Of the Ciucn natl but without its aristocr ,tic features
Gen. IURsETT took the chair ana Lieut.. }. H.
Howard vss appointed Secretary.
Letters wtre read from Gen Scott, Commodore
Perry Gen. Patterson, and Others
The Constitution reported was adopted provision
made for suitable badge and the following officers
elected:
C.mmodore Perry, President; Cen Ward, B. Bur
nett, Comm ander Eagle Col Abecronbie and Gen.
Pauerson, Vice Pres dents; Capt Joseph Lowell, Sec
reta,y; and Chief-Engiueer Gay, Treasurer
The organization couple ed, the company adjourned
to dining hail, where alb at fifty persons were seated
TIE dirI er was served in q strie which be onSs u
D.lmonico clone and which cannot be supsssei ~
even the Tros reres or Cafe PDlppe OF Pals. Some
of the ratss were exquisite, and espe tally the su-
"preme devo.ille" especially excited quite CASTRO
n mic sepsatiop and left on man! palates luscious
memory.
Gen. Scott was expected to be present, bat did not
attend.
The Ccnpsny corssted Of Gen. Burtets, Governor
Price, Nes Jersey; Henry Eagle, L. S N. J. George
Harris Commodore Calhoun, L. 5. N; MAJOR Hall,
MY Major A IlJbssOrlb, lheu'. Dnsenburs,
NY "; Lieut.. Dardenville, Major Ta5lor, Jo1a
Dc Camp Lieut.. j. II. Howard, Jesse Guy, l. ). y;
Col 1omrkirs, JOS. A. Yard, Capt Lowell, Albert
Ramsey. Major Rsinea, Lieut. Berry. ii. NJ. Bl1ck,
De vii CLIFTON, j. Ii wainwright Edmonds Gene,
George Taylor. II Gaines, George Bowers g. Il
Willard, Lieut. Powell, W. Gray, Lieut.. ii Peck,
and o beers.
Gen Burnett WHO presided, announced the regular
tOasts:
Totbe Preer Of the United ssiesoar cOr,de In MesiO
Mi Kimball &C The 9th Infantry, responded The
Pr, siept he SAID began hs career IN the mla OF DIS
own Sae He returned 10 civil lite ONLY 10 receive hls
brev, AT The hpnds OF tie Aut rican people He read
se1,im. nj from the President ds ecelged by tele
prstb expressing bis sfa'icat"n at their gathering,
a reul ion of spiTi's brave AZ seli-sacrhcng 10 war
hLd feIbful TO the tLlon III peace lhfee cbeers were
tiven fer Frank il,rce.
p General wfed Scott tbe oonqusror Of mssco snio
who's soi6:pe az o s The s ons eSased
b, the hun,sDiy Vi I.hyet B. tie victos.
Major RAISEs rs, oJoed. IL alluded to the won
dtrtul ano ROMAN tic cObiue9t o. Mexico ~ C0lttZ,
and snjd that until within ew Scars ii he'd remained
without a parallel il li-'or,. $ wond,r ho"eyer,
was eauslCd Nv the conquest which General Scot
aciiev.d. Be freed the progr So OF th.- American
AIMS from Vera Crrz TO the Island CITY, a.. concluded
by touching aliusiun 10 TIE fallen
s. TIE 1Ds1dlg Ooer. of he Navy during tia l'ts "a
With N,1c whose eoope stioH ulon two ce,aas e.nh0aed
Csp Eagle Of the Nav thadkeo then tor the rec0g-
no1 OF fbt efforts b! their bother officers, and Of
fred os q seDtlment:
TIE CE-p Sodieran import ant suIiy 10 the fgh ana
left am o. he Lslon's defense ID &c Cnerr,I :,
Gen BurLet being aled upon, related story OF
the reprotation with which the Mtxcan war was iet
at he Anniversary o. The New-bngian0 Socl ~ on
tEe 22d Of D,c.mbef 1896. large number of clergy
men were present anoog the 40 gentlemen who at
down 10 dinue and OF them M mat ne lit IL his
duty every >htrr 10 depouDce that unhoiy ana un-
1iphttou war Iu-ar hearl Several Ohens ex
sirniia a
e ati, ~ of the arms anc navy were about 70 ea'f
wien opportunity war given then 10 rep'y. lie shoui
never forget 'he RESI- ouse: II was that te " ar had
h, eu coru. ICED, aud appealed 20 the Old bar faV0re
sSape. a hous ehold word with Us; our country
alWaNs re b, Int light or wrong our counuJ lL'dd
tberisl One OF the cIergy;1en said that ne
would rather his country tag buried ia tue dnst
than ste il w8,icg over a couquer"1 cail,El VINO
twas itl1. Tie Rev. Mr.. Bellows Of this Chy:
Gen Burnett believed that fuch senanents bad
Ias ed ara tha: al were no satisfied ~ me Increase
OF our terriior frOu, the Atlantic to the faehc, ana
from aine to Texas, and God knew ho" m@ch iur-
her -. 49,, .,
Rtsses de Pa!m' .ruek me mat o" So nsy
Col A. K. Ramsay Of thu lltl responded. lie pr
rou1 ced euogy upon Gen. Ia! Tor, aud ssld IA.
tie greater portion o. tie ar "y Fh.cn ne conhsllIu
had gore 70 n ~ him. Anong uericah geie'a's
v no were dead were Ge1s. Gaines, krarney, hNon,
Brooke Chos, " orb, Reilly, and Arbacke. ih're
Wa scarcely a regiment VI o had not lost cOone o'
lien.
rcr iii els anc in the racks had teen very gress Ia
the Mexican amy III deahs Ind teen sill mo
numerous Out uf the Mexic geperh al the begl1-
hing Of he war OILY two, Generals S61ts Ann4 aud
Aiyar,z remsibod. All the Presidents OF Mexico
., &c the cc. patton were dead: b. would not lnsui.
the nome Of pr sdent b, applying II to \ tnia AnnS.
Col Ramsay then paced H. r'Nr" zoe MeAc4h
Cf.cls WI O wer engaged in he respective b1'uts
Of the war ard h. found thai at leass three
f,urihr of thew were dead. He mcntpned the
curious fSot that 1t hOno c'l Lcy. ie hardest b1po
f,uch i Ia The va . ihcre wgs Mex general
UfsIt At CLapnlt pc n colonel VS. killed
who war linphl q, scendaut Of he kAscaia chlei-
IAN Nho innco tO'ttz 10 biz crPcdi l"n. iir
couittv hso nov,r been maGe Jcct 20 TIE Ia 80 o
spain enc tOfno OF s rOh,iity mArri'd c"lebia ei
- Bi4th ltcos. Ills nGrno shs hiopiihcai VI. KAN
p, uer'ioi 81 Ctmonfo't and ArHrt "A R'uil"uiau
ftsnnt Itoposod three cheers Tor a." ib'ri patty 81
hetho nnd they we've givcnI. Col Kaur,y thanh oil
n, H. IN he nsfns of Oer. Aware hnd Geo. Com ~.
Eoa BE- knrw hem bO'h perfectly well aud 'cfn ~nA
10 tufef republican az ond ihHi table than Con. Al
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