Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-11
RECONCILIATION.


teen seamen entering the service last year, only
three hundred and two Of them we're Of foreign
FIRTH
These naval statistics institute directly COM
parison between the native and foreign population.
And the fact that the American navy surpasses,
in efficiency that of any other country, proves the
superior ability of American seamen 1t is to the
gallant native tars that it's superiority over all 9TH
| err Is due.
The enemies Of the American cause are lauding
the foreigners as true soldier and better citizen
than the native Their fav0rite illustration is to
compare Arnold with Lafayette; thence they ar
que that all foreigners Lafayettes; and that, as
Arnold was a native traitor, it is very probable
most natives are traitors. II may refresh the pa
triotism Of such traducers Of their countrymen,
and advocates Of aliens, to read the following de-
scription Of an American and foreign soldier on
the same battlefield:
An AMERICAN SoLpIER.--Most providentially,
at that moment, Taylor arrived with Daviss Hon.
Jefferson Davis) Mississippi Rifemen and Mays
Dragons. The former barely stopped an instant,
for the men to gil their canteens, then FASTENED TO
the field. Boiling with rage, Davis called on the
Indiana volunteers to form behind that wall,
pointing 10 his men, and advance against their en-
envy. Their Colonel, (Bowles,) tho tears stream
ing down his face finding all his appeals fruitess,
seized musket and joined the Mississippians as
close upon them Davis formed and advanced,
with steady tread, against body Of more than FIVE
times his strength. A rain of balls poured upon
the Mississppians, but no man pulled trigger
ill sure of bis mark Then those deadly rifles
blazed. and stunned the Mexican advance. ra-
vine separated them from the enemy. Davis gave
the word, and with cheer, down they rushed,
and up the other side then, forming hastily, with
one awful voley, they scattered the Mexican head,
and drove them back 10 cover"
"a BATTALION OF IRISH DEsKRrERs CArTuRED.-
Notwithstanding the parley one Mexican battery
continued its fire upon our troops. This was the
is and 24-pounder battery OF tho battalion OF San
Patricio, composed Of Irishmen deserters from our
ranks, and commanded by an 1rishman named Ri
ley"
We would recommend the toadies to tell the
War Dep lrtment that an Irishman was as brave a
man and as good friend TO America as Mssis-
sppisn.
As farther proof the conduct Of this Irish bat
talon, we quote from the speech Of Mr.. Butler, a
Democratic Senator from South Carolina, on the
Homestead Bin, which was TO give land TO foreign
crs He said "a man may come reeking from
the jais and poorhouses Of Europe viii go furth-
or, and say, that the deserters upon your field Of
battle may come--men who fought against you
these men can come into your Territories and take
land without having sworn the oath Of allegiance.
Yes, sir the very deserters upon the plains Of Che
rubusco, who shot down your regiments, might
come and take possession Of your lands
These dsserters we're Foreigners, who shot down my
own regiment" (meaning the Palmetto regiment
Hear, also, what General Shields, an lrisbman
himself says In reference TO this San Patricio reg
iment: 1.-THE command which l had the honor to
accompany that day, 1.-THE day Of the battle of
Cherubusco,) composed Of the gallant Palmetto
regiment the New York regiment, the United
States Marines, and also tho brigade led by the
present President Of the United States, we're at
lacked, (and suffered very severely BY that attack
not only By Mexicans, but by a body OF deserters
led by very notorious character, whose name was
Riley. am not sure whether be was born in Ire
land or in this country but be was either Irish
man or tho con Of an Irishman," This is good
Democratic Irish testimony But General Shields
Gays etill more, viz: that they gave him the most
trouble, for they were men who fought most
biavey.r They fought brayely against the
Americana, from whose ranks they had deserted
Furthermore, says General g.: my aid-de-camp
went round after tho BATTLE where these Irish
traitors had been captured,) "by my orders, and
ascertained their names and the countries Of their
BIRTH and found that they were Germans, Irish,
and one or two Englishn'1,.' This is the Ian.
guago Of General Shields, himself an Irishman,
testfying to the nativity Of these desertcrsl