The New York herald., 1864-06-16

| viii no doubt commemorate In .>one fitting way the
services who abandoned The avocations Of
ana shed thor bood the Of the volunteers
How richly they have earned . Daons isve, natiou's
death. have ~r.s.od victory from slubsofn foe. and
nave illustrated well becomes me TO say; for II
sd know ii ,sss = Sua es ,hs feeling he
army when award the high cvet they deserve 70 their
brave brethren of sbc volunteers But We the regular
| army have no states 10 look 70 lot the n0nors
due our dead. We ssosg while country, and
nether xlec dssire general make
10 number asmsII bard comrades united by peculiar
and very biodi tes for with many Of oar friend
tho sSsdows Of tbs .nss hills Which look down
upon US where stand. wth others tho ses ofbroher.
ama4hs ruEged mountains fertile valleys 10 Mexico.
within neariog Of the eternal OF the Pasifc N
With allsour fovs condeass has Osusnted by
common dangers and sufertngs <he tosoms march,
me presence Of death on scsrss OF battle aeids
West Poia.. WITH largo heart saSps
syes .s an her children, ssisu. Of her ias
eaesr 70 sustain isr world wide repatriation. Generals
our s!for our dear co,n.ry. stand before .hs
shrine ever hereatsr sacred 70 dtad equals and
ALL perhaps 90 sls same nsld ana At the same
hour Such are ths ties which unite us THO most en
has therefore seemed, and It s flirting that
g 70
ceded u on the path q perii and Of honor which Il
wSss wss'y this a'1y sur az sm, ;o's o os Which, e
We belong Who were the whose death nerats such
they have laid down sssr lives; Our ~ ssr
manen army Is the nucleus ioh In time OF psGo0 ore
serves tho military tradition of the nation, aswelf
the organization science and irssrucon indispensable 70
modern armies may be regarded as coeva with the
and States lines Of tho Rsvolutfon whence, with asms
Interruption and many changes, has attained its
beyond the Revolution and seek tie roots Of our
logical tree IN the old French wao for the cisatastic
mon ssapng each other by the sres. lakes Of North
America and y was In them our ancestors fret par
civilized armies X.can % regiments then Tough.
on she banks Of tho st. Lawrence aud the !
the islands OF tho Caribbean and !. South America.
Lewisburg Quebec, Duquesoe the Moro and Porobello
WAS educated such soldiers as were W.shpgon Putnam.
Leo, Montgomery and Gates TheSe like Greene,
nent army Under them our troops acquired thai disci
pline andseadness which enabled them equal
The study of the history Of the Revoiuon and perass
Of the dispatches Of Washington will convince the most
sna sho
are now nghtng to preserve The war Of 1912 found
cy but vas rapidly increased and Of the new genera
ton o. soldiers many proved equal 20 the requirements
Piatsburs New Orleans. III boar wi.nsss 70 the ssi
lantry OF the regulars. Then interval OF
changes IN tie organization and strength Or hsr regular
army and broken at times by tedious and bloody Indian
wars " these the most r0markabt0 were the Black
relentless and far destructive than the Indians
.
their pessientt swamps, our utmost Efforts, and in
which wsrs displayed sucn traits q horosm % that com
command. when "all fel save two, without an
.ssmps rsa,s rs.sss" ,r1, A. last sans IN. Mexican
monastery Of ths frontier service; and for the
ss n ss 1i as
the battles or that remarkable and romantic war; Palo
Alto Resacca and Fort Brown we're The achievements Of
Buena Vista Vera Cruz. Ccrro Gordo and the final t~
umpns in the valley nome can truly say sha. they could
crowned victories in the capital Of tho Montezumas
the army was at once dispersed the long frontier
and engaged In barassing and dangerous with the
Indians Of the Plains. Thus thirteen long years
spso. unit. the present war = erOs out. and TIE mass
tic foe. cannot proceed TO the events o. tho
nsa ana snS me. present ono r. Inc gal
gone their last home; for small por.
from such men =: Brooks. so
aod Duncan There Is sad story Of Venetian history
poets pen and painters pencil It Of an old man
whose long life glorousy spent in tho Of the
hair vas white ana his feeble limbs could scarce bear
his bent form towards the grave, attained she hghes
Venice Convicted Of treason against the State he NOT
only lost bis ife but suffered besides penalty which viii
spot where his portrait should hung in the great
halls of the Doaes palace veiled with black, and
frame
vass; and this frame 10 the conspicuous
in the long line Of eigies OF lustrious Dogss oh that
Fsliero could conceal from history The those
once our comrades-who are now In arms against the
But no ve however thick can covsr the anguish which
Als hearts whom look back upon the memory
saned towards men against whom IL is now our duty to
meet In mora! combat Would that the courage, ability
defence Of the stars and Stripes aaans. foreign foe
rather than IN this grata'ous and unjuatinabls
maintained but for s' the '' sk % and i'ee energy
these our former comrades. But have
eventfuI for u.s. one grand old mortal NOR ument Of tho
past sl lifts high his head amongst and should have
his children We may wen be proud that we are here
commanded by the hero who purchased victory with his
ecipsed the achievements OF Cortes, who, although
consummate and confident commander, ever preferred,
peace the blood stained laures Of and who stands
at the close Of long, glorious and eventlul life, living
coumn o. %i.Sno asaos, wnea pave oeson VAN
name will ever be one Of our proudcst boasts
and mos. moving nsprsons M 10 oag as.an. AGES when
and perhaps runouswhen the Daraes inscribed upon
shalseem 70 those who pause 20 read them indistnct
Winfield Scott will stnl be clearly upon the memory
OF all like the s fresh carving upon the monuments OF
long forgotten Pharoahs But It Is time approach
present In the war which shakes the lard 10 It's
foundation the regular has borne most honorable
part. Too few In numbers 70 by themselves, regular
regiments have participated in every battle In the
Enst aud In most OF those west Of the Aeghancs Their
terrible and diminished numbers prove that they
the thickes Of the 1gh and the testimony
their and commanders shows with what
doubted hcrosm they have upheld their
Their vgorous charges have often the day aud In de-
feat they have than saved the army from de-
strucon terrible losses by the obsnacy with which
they resisted overpowering numbers. They rcfcr
with pride to the part thoy have played the glorious
fields Of Mexico and exult at the recollection OF what
they did at Manassas Gaines Mills, Malvern, Antioan
shiloh, Stone river Gettysburg and the great battles
just fought from Rapidan the Chckahominy They
point the officers who have risen from among
them and achieved great deeds for their country la this
war, to tho living warriors whose the ma
tions tongue and heart, too TO be repeated
here-yes not OF whom would willingly omit. But
perhaps proudest episode In the history thoregar
a the tonchinR lneance Of fidelity the nart