Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-09
Fifty Old Soldiers Answer at Roll
Call-General Pillow Elected
Chairman-HiS Address
Events Of the
War.
Resolutions by Captain Sharp
AdOpted-Justice for the Dead
and Surviving Soldiers
Of the War with
Mexico.
General Pillow and General w. j.
Smith Elected Delegates TO
the Washington COnTen-
tiOn, to Represent
their Comrades.

their Comrades.
A meeting Of the veterans of the Mex
lean war was held yesterday forenoon,
in the hall of To e chamber of commerce,
for the purpose of selecting delegates to
attend the convention TO be beld at
Washington on the fifteenth of the pres
ent month. Fifty of the veterans ap-
peared and answered TO their names, as
follows: r. ). Barden, Cotton Plant,
Arkansas; A. l.. Crumbey, Sardis, Mis-
sissippi; w. NJ. Hutton, Memphis; J.
=. King, fernando, Mississippi; A. W.
Morton, Holly Springs, Mississippi; r.
II. Malone, Waterford, Mississippi; H.
H. Higgins, Athens, Alabama; Henry
Noll, Memphis, Tennessee; J. Long,
Holly Springs, Mississippi; Edward w.
WSrd, Water Valley, Mississippi;
stuart Cousin, Memphis, Tennessee; ;
Mat. A Greer, Memphis; 7. J. Dale,
Memphis; l.. w. O'Bsnnon, Memphlsi
p. NJ. Dickinson, Memphis; Vincent
johnson, Braden Station, Tennessee; T;
Chas. Gibsop. Memphis; w. J. Smith,
Memphis: a. w. Taylor, Mem
ghis: Y. H. Lindenberger, Mem
nhis; General G. i. Pillow, Memphis;
J. l.. Sharp, Memphis; VIM. II. Towns
end, Memphis; Thos. Parrish, MasOns
Depot: VIM. GrumleY, Memphis;
Samuel KeBdrie6, Braden's Station,
Tennessee; Thomas Epperson, Shelby
DsDOt, Tennessee; Jas. Todd, SALISBURY,
Tennessee; A. E. Taylor, Ceuter Hill,
Mississippi; o. II. Phillips, COyington,
Teunessee; d. J. Wood, Brighton. Ten
nes.Nee; T. : Lsuderdale, COvingtOD,
Tennessee; Jos. H. Baker, Hernandn,
Mississippi; H. Lemon, Memphis; R. +.
Alexander, Memphis; Esau Jones, ll2
Vanc., street; w. Z. Norton, Memphis;
-Iohps7,l Gatlen, Memphis; 7. A. Fish
er. Memphis; Jas. L Garrison, Withe
depot: P. II. Duggans, Oak
land, Tennessee; J. H. Sill
verson, Hickory Withe, Tennessee;
LeoF Trousdale, Memphis; Thomas p.
Hoy, Memphis; II, Herbert Judson,
Memphis; B J. Sanford, Covington,
Tennessee: Ward Walton, COvington,
Tennessee; c. Wright, Brighton, Ten
aessee: - Carter, COvington, Tennes-
zee; l.. Tisdale, CoviugtOn, Tennessee;
Jasper Strange, COvingtOn, Tennessee;
Daniel A. Johnston, Memphis; ). b.
Hollinsbesd. Memphis; J, :. White,
Memphis; E. J. Wilkinson, Holly
Springs, Mississippi; Thomas Wilkln-
son, Holly Springs, Mississippi; John
Barien, Waterford, Mississippi.
THE OFFICERS.
On motion, Msjor-General G. J. Pill
INV was unanimously called on to pre-
side and in few neat remarks thanked
his old comrades for the compliment
paid i1im.
DIR. p n. DickeTson moved that
Icicnal Leon TrOusdale be elected secre-
tfrv au,I General w. J. Smith cor
responding secretary. Carried.
Address GY GENERAL PILLOW.
President llOw rose and delivered
the tgIct-ing address, which was lis
tensa . ,gith great attention:
EFATrFNEN OF THE CONVENTION
A. yoDr couaraCe in the many battles
f,uoIt in the brilh0nt campaigns OF the
war with Mexico, it is my pleasure to
meet 40 many of the survivors, after
IaDse Of over a quarter OF century
since our separation.
While 1 know YOU are all familiar IS
am with the achievements OF the
armies commanded by Generals scott
and TAYLOR, yet l am persuaded that a
brief sketch Of the deeds of those armies
would not be without interest 10 pup
lie Of this generation.
am aware that the greater events OF
our recently unhappy civil WaI, ana the
mighty armies which csnre in conflict
turing this war, are calculated to lessen
TIE interest Of the public in the Mexican
war, now long since passed.
All true patriots and good men must
q egrat the events which produced TINS
war. If for no other reason, that 1t was q
s.rV sror a family quarrel,
Tine war with Mexico was a foreign
an e. and with a foreign enemy, who
nro voked it 10y invading our territory
auf uekiuZ war upon our people. Our
cove. ,omeat accepted IL to protect its
Territory apl people and defend the
honor Of its 1Ig.
The battles q PalO Alto and Resaca
IL Ia Palma the first fought, were brill
liant victories owe the enemy, which
expelled him from our territory.
BV the order of our government, zen
,-ral'Tavlor pursued the enemy across the
Rio Grande' and to his 81 rongly fortihed
citv of Monterey, where, a. tier bloody
condie2 We stomed the his MS Ol lnat
city. aud carried his works al Tue point
of the bayCnet. The battle oI bueia
Vista, another hard fought patlie'
against heavy odds, and brillia u VIC
tory of our arms, terminated the, cam
paigu Of General Taylor on this H1e oi
operations. 20
General Taylor was then ordered 10
hold his position, which Disecte9 ~ ~
epemvIs territory, and cut of all TIE
northern States Of the Mexican govern
Inent. This accomplished, our govern
,.zent ordered General Scott WIN
snotber army, to make Vera Cruz bis
- d, operations, a1d from it penetrate
~ Co,t,ytry. aud stlike the enemy's
capital. II, 90 ,l,asa
,,rders required the capture of Vera Cruz.
srle;Isif,y vas de fended on the sea-tront by
80 800, esstle u san Juan de UllOa,
Iii "a efone. and located on the reais,
o1'i' tsif nile from the walls OF the
,.itv and commanding The entire sp-
pr0aches from the sea ,-.,.. .,,.5
ID Was regular quadranguIhi AMI NJ
casemated fortress, constrncteu VIII ~
tba aid Of modern science, an" iiiOu. l..S
no two hundred heavy pieces oi aftli-
80 naval force (ss slips were
then buiIt. entirely OF WsOu >
s.ouId stand before its guns
l.aIf hour. On the land side the
city was defended by strong stone
wall, extending entirely AROUND IL WIZ
bastions, and with strongly-eonssIuctS5u ~
outer end porting works. The oiIy
anchorage Ior ships lay between me
citv walls and the castle of San Juan,
and this harb0r could be entered only
through narrow aud intricate passes,
through the coral reefs.
The nearest anchorage for shipping
unon that uufriendly northern coast was
lie harbor OF SacrificiOs, behind the
island of that name and eleven miles
on the coast below the city.
In that harbOr General Scott directed
his fleet OF transports for neil and ma
terials of war to RENDEZVOUS. There our
naval forces united with US. A recon-
,oisauce of the fortress of san Juan de
JTlioa satisfied our naval officers that
heVeculd not stand within reach Of the
INC ssAond day after the rendezvous
in this har6Ss. General Scott, under
cover of our naval gnns. disembsrked
lis army. in the face oi sharp nTe ol
the enemy, who covered the E4Ls Ia oul
front
Having successfully landed his forces