New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-05
ISLANDERS ON THE IRISH.
To he Editor Of The W. y. Tribune.

To he Editor Of The " y. Tyituss
Sir: Ia the letter Published in your paper Of Saur-
day last signed "An Ir.hBorn Citizen" in defense
Of the 18th Regiment for refusing to join in the show
before the Prince Of Wales there is admission which
with TO correct, Ia referring TO the extract tom
Ha1per's Weeklg JoEthal, asserting tns, it was the
"Irish BIO deserted from our army, and constituted
"the bsttalion Of San Patricio in the Mexican war"
the writer admits and apologies for the fact.
Now, ths assertion OF Harper is no fact al all but
yery ots SANDER Oh the adopted citizens, who fought
co braysy under ihs stars and stripes in that war.
tiu9d SANDER, too, as the army record on Its face
shows Il TO be. l have frequently, in speeches., lee
tures and newspapers, shown lts fAsy, Dut u Is re-
peaed sc lysky ever, and iis reproduction In Har
per Will give new vitality. II lie my object now 10
crush il once again.
The principal reason for imagining that the company
Of San Pstiicio Irieh the name of Riley one
of their leaders This Riley was native of EDgland
aid the American Geneia al who was President of the
Court Martial which sentenced him 10 death, was q
Riley too; and the Englishmin Riley did not desert
from the American Army in the Mexican war, but bad
deserted long before the war commenced and on that
account not hanged, but hid his sentence COM
muted by Gen. Scott 70 20 lsshes.
Sixteen persons executed by hanging at san
Angel Sept. I'D, lsi1, among whom were William A..
Wallace, Henry Whietler, Elzier ;. LUX, Jaaes
Spears William II. Keech, William Oathouse Henry
Olcker Herman Schmidt, ord X. W. Garet4on, not
one Of whom, believe, was Irish.
Four were hung MiscOac, Sept. H. Is47 the names
Ct three Of them Henry Veuator Francs Rhoade
and John ~ myers, none Of them lrsh
Among The Others sentenced to be hung by the same
CoGItMaItial but retrieved, were James Mills Henry
Newer, Hozekiab Akles John Barley, John Bo~ers'
John Brooke, RogdeFs Dunham, Samuel ii. Thomas,
and Martin Milss None Of tnem, believe. Irish.
ThiIly were hnng at Miscoas Sept Is. lSi7. Among
them were Henry FOCAL John Klsgef, Henry Longen-
hammer, John ApIeby, M. I. kranties, George Wash
iDgton jackson theres Irish name for you'll Kerr
Desney very lIish y John Price John Cutie Richard
Parker Parian Fritz John Benedck, Auguste Moss
ladt, John Rose, Richard Iawey, Lemuel N Wheaton,
| Harrison kenney, George DalWg, AID Thomas Miliet
| None of them, believe, Irish.
| Jacob Dzlie IA very Irish ma ne and Alexander
| Johnstcp were shot al Mexico Nov. 5, lSH.
The whole number Of ,hole shot hanged for deser
ton, for outTages Nexicans and other crimes, was
| about fifty; and here We have more than one-hs1
whose very names chow that they not Irish, bu
mostly native American citizens. presume the truth
to be that more than one half OF those executed fcr dc
| sertion, during the Mexican war we're native-born
Americans, aud that Of the whole number not more
than oLe-hith were Irish though the lrsh numbered
| about one third Of the whole army.
| IN Central Oder No. 1885, General Scott, III
waning all sgaihsl dsssrtion, takes occasion 70 pay
high compliment TO the fidelity and the gallantry OF tht
Catholics IN bis army and those who take the trouble
10 look over the returns Of the killed and wounded a.
| COntrtrGe, ChuIubueoo, and other battlsheds IN tina
brilliant campaign, will find nearly one haf the
| O Neilr, the o 6ulEvans, tire OConnors, o Haras
| o BneIs, McCaIthys McGgsths, McCluskies, Gala
| Chess, Lynehes, Kllsys Bradys, and Murphys, anc
others az lrish birth ana blood who fell in that hail
storm ot death, through which they bore the stir
spsnsltd laeuer streaming on ward in banle ana IL
victory. fhe,e facts should shield the Irish bora GU
Zens from vi operation, though ey refuse W Joii
in senseItfs parAds to young man Whole oniy cu,u
10 noues is thst 10 IL the son OF monarch ana ".
scion II dy Dasfy whose tyrannes have redeemed u
hapIeiied' ~ their native and adopted country.
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