The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-02

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In the Union recently from speech Of Mr.
Bright in England who make doubt from his demo-
cratic sentiments is blood relation of our Bright the
Vice President
These extracts have suggested the query which heads
this article
When the reached England that war between Mex
leo and the United States existed by the of the former
the military sno5s England culed the idea that the
United States could successfully carry of inva-
sion.
That the impregnable San Juan de Ulloa could be
duced by the American scoed at and the en-
of troops excspt prsoners into Mexico
teemed too absurd for speculation.
Surely If the siege of Vera Cruz had been conducted
without first cutting OF all chance throwing reinforce
ments by investing the place by land and sea- we might
have been long reducing the city and castle as have
been the combined English and French forces reducing
Sebastopol.
As throwing some light the solution Of the query
which heads this article extract from that standard Eng
lish authority The Snobs Of England by one Of them
selves the chapter entitled
'soN SOME MILF y syoBs."
As society in the worlA or agreeable than tina,
of weil-hred and we-infoTuA witAry gentlemen, SO,
likewise is nsuHerahfe than that Of military
snobs They be found of al grades from the gene
raj officer whose padded old breast wrinkles with
Of stars clasps and decorations the budding
who is shaving for beard and has Just appoint
ed TO the Sake Cohurg Lancers.
al have always admired that dspensation of rank
country which up this as-named little creature
who logged only last week because he could not
spell to command great-whskered warriors who have
faced all dangers of climate and battle which because
he has money TO lodge at the agents will place him
the heads of who have thousand times expe-
rience and desert; and which, in the time will
bring him all the honors OF his profession, when the
soldier he commanded has got other reward for his
bravery than berth in Chelsea Hospital and the vee-
officer he superseded has skunk into shabby retirement
and ends his disappointed life threadbare hafpay.
I hen road in Tho tn Sne haup ate
/ LIEUTENANT and CAPTAIN GRIG from the Bombardisr
Guards to be captain vice GRIzzLE, who reires, know
spirit the humble country town where he takes up bis
quarters and occupies himself with the most desper ar
tempts 10 lire like gentleman on the stipend Of half
raiors foreman; and picture TO myself little GAG rising
from rank TO rank, skipping from regiment another
with an increased grade in each avoiding dsagreeabe
foreign service and ranking colonel al thrtyal be-
be has money and LORD GRIasBY is his father who
had the same luck before him GRrG blush first
give his orders to old men IN every way his beers And
rs il is very difficult for spoiled child escape being self
sh aud arrogant it very hard task indeed for this
spoiled child of fortune not TO be snob
II must have often been matter of wonder to the can
did reader that the army the Job all our
political institutions should yet work so well in the field
and we must cheeray give GRe and his like the credit
for courage which they display whenever occasion calls
it, The DUKES dandy regiments fought well as any
they said better than any but that is absurd The great
DUKE himself dandy once and jobbed on as MARI
did before him But this only proves that dan
dies brave well other Brtons-asal Brtons La
concede that the hghborn GAG rode into the entrench
ments at Sabraon as calamity ConPoRAL WALop- the
exploughboy.
&The times war arc more favorable to him than the
periods of peace Think Of GRIGs life in the Bombardier
Guards the Jackboot Guards his marches from Wind
London, from London TO Windsor from Knights
bridge Regents Park the idotc services he has 10
form which consist in inspecting the ppecay OF bis com
pany the horses in the stable believing out Sboul-
der hunpsl Carry humps all which duties the very
smallest intellect that belonged TO mortal man sufes
to comprehend The professional dutes Of foouian are
quite difficult and various. The red jackets who hold
gentemen horses ST. James street could do the work inst
as well as those racuous good-natured, geneman-ike
rckety little lieutenants, who may be seen sauntering
about Pail Mall in hghheeled little boots raying round
the standard OF their regiment in the palace at eleven
o'clock when the band plays Did the beloved reader ever
see one Of the young fellows staggering under the flag
above all going through the operation Of salung III IL
worth walk to the palace to witness that magnificent
piece or tom-foolery.n