Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-03-17

IecOm ptOnlte. We hereDy tehuer Ill II at ic'oU
half column in the next number Of our paper, 81
for the purpose Of explaining. the easOns that
produced SO remarkable chansatin she spirit Of Il
his dream, in the space of a few short weeks Il
Testimonial to the Mexican v olunteers. 1
Mr.. Lawrence of Dauphin COUNTY introdu- t
ced into the House of Represent atives of this
State on last Wed'y,a bill providing for the t
erection of a monument to the memory of tn"
citizens of Pennsy lvania. " no lost their lives /
in the servic pf tier coun>y during the Mex'n t
war. As the bill will int rest the majority of
our Cambria County read ers. we publish the
following abstract oft.
II declares THAT the Governor, the AdJu-
tant eneral Edward c. Williams, Peter
Fritz. James Page, John w. Geary,
r. M'Dermitt, and Tho 5. j. Power are here
bv constituted and appointed commissioners
| to contract for and super intend the erection
| of monument to the naemory of citizens OF
PENNSYLVANIA who were slain III the late war
with Mexico, to be erected Oh some spot on
the public grounds at harrisburg. to be Sc
! lected by the commissio ners.
Section 3 The Commissioners shall have !
power to select plan and specifications, and |
issue proposals for the roctlon of monument !
and award a contract 70 : the same to the low
est bidder-if they deem him competent
and reliable person.
Section The sum of 5000 dollars is here
bv appropriated out of the State Treasury to
defrav the expenses OF carrying out the pro
visions of this bill, and 1t shall be expended
under the direction aud control OF the sald
, Commissioners.
We sincerely hope that the bill may be-
: come law The project is well merlted
+ tribute to the heroic patriotism ofthe citizens
1 of Pennsylvania. who died in foreign land
: unfolding the honor of their country's flag.
r The people of tb is County, will feel deep
r interest in the y,assage of the bill. In pro-
Il rortion to her population, Cambria contrlbu-
% ted more yoluu teers in the Mexican war than
! apy other County in the State. When the
reouisition was made by the President OF the
r United States for two Regiments of Volun-
&c teers from Pc nnsy ylvania, the Citizen Sol
ee diers' of Cambria, were the first to respond
ne to the call The services of the Cambria
r Guards of E'persburg and the American HlgE
.N landers of Summitville, were accepted ane
they were mustered into the service OF tn
- United Stat es at Plttsburg. We have
IN disposition at present to go into history
f 4 their trials privations and heroic services
ely the memora ole campaign. from Vera Cruz
the to the CITY of Mexico. We will not spea
ion of those who stricken down by disease In fol
m eion land died without friend to shed a tes
lah over the unmarked and now unknown grave
jan to which the were consigned, there to stun
''O' her till the eayens be more. We VI
~ not 90 into "a minute history of the stormir
mia of the Castle, of Chapultepec. and the gala
The services Of t he sons of Cambria who fous
ues- and fell that day. The services and undau
.ded ed courage of the second Pennsylvania he
very iment lead on by the heroic General Gu
cur man in this, perhaps the fercest struggle
t 1t corded in the annals of American warfare.
MI part of the history of the country and
~ ouires no Ell conium at our hands
oO. We are in favor of the erection OF
monument, not merely because 1t will att'
49,; a qualification, to the friends of the soldl
w as who lost their lives in Mexico during the C.
tain tinuance of the waI-a momentary gratih
that ton !; for
Iarch The Archangei's trump. not glory's, must aw
n1y = Those whom they thirst for though the so
of tal
P Nav for MON ent Soothe, II cannot sake
oct The fever Of rain longing, and the name
of the So honored but stronger btterer ct
them The erection of the monument Will, we
confident, be peculiarly gratifying to the
,esher liant little band of heroes in this State,
'okes, served their country during the Mexican
OPP and survived the trying scenes OF the imr
rs de- tai campaign from Vera Cruz to the Cit
Mexico 1t will be another evidence that
publics are not un grateful, and that the
8 ~. vices of those who offer their bosoms to
Com shafts of battle in defence of their coun
ocrat;c honor. are properly appreciated.
essarv We observe with pleasure, that Cap'
lti-Le- MDermitt. of this county, is named as
ing to of the Commissioners in the bill Capt
place Dermitt wa. nou-co mmssioned othcer
assem- Cambria Guards while in the service c
House, United States, and acted for cpnside
Sanlza- time, we believe, iu the capacity OF Or
emu "a, % Sergeant Of the Company. lie was ei
-. Captain of the company after Its return
senator Mexico, in which position he still cont
r,;sson In the tented field, he sustained the re
On were .ion of a brave soldier. and in the wal
.ructng private life. he stands high with thos
. State know him.