National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-04
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
MEETING OF rrHE ASSOCIATION SAT.
URDAY NIGHT,

UkDAY NIGHT.
notwithstanding the uufaYorAble weather the
attendance at The regular monthly meeting on
Saturday evening, at 1115 Pennsylvania avenue,
was quite numerous, some twenty-five or thirtY
being present. Captain s. n. Hoyt was called
to the chair, in the absence Of the president and
vice presidents.
Three new members were admitted, to wit: E.
Barnes, OF company H, Second Pennsylvania
regiment, residing at C0nnellsville Pennsylva-
mia; Captain J. Q. DoHner, who commanded COM
psay E. of the Sixth Louisiana Volunteers, very
aged and blind, and Daniel Boston, who served
IN the sloop-of-WAr Lsyant, as an ordinary sea-
man.
the last meeting 70 make all arrangements for
the approaching nattoDal convention, on the I'D
II. AIla6sch. GeneTal Robert q. Mitcheil' Man.
Ion ID. Months, A R. French and s. N. HoyE
A letter from Hon. W. ]. HigEinsIl member Of
ing the pleasing Information that q memorial
had passed both Houses Of the Alabama State
UcsETess 70 vote for ne passage q the 6Iii pend
ing IN Congress for pension to the veterans Of
the Mexican War. The secretary mentioned
several other States that have already done like
wise. California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Louisl-
ana, and others now In session will probably
On motion Of Comrade Molten, the thanks of
the association were voted TO Ex-Governor He
bert Of Louisiana, for his services as marshal on
the occasion Of the visit TO the Executive Man.
sion on New Years Day, and special allusion
was made to the cordial reception by Governor
Hebert and his esttmable lady, at the Ebbitt
house, amer the return Of the association from
the White House.
Secretary Kensday read up the corresOdndence
received during the past month. Be-
reunion OF the survivors Of the Ohio regi-
ments in the Mexican war was held at Dayton,
Ohio, on the 18th and 10Th Of December. Col. J.
organization, about 40 veterans being present
from all parts OF the State. Ten. Thomas L:
Young, of Cincinnati, explained the purposes Of
the convention TO be cooperation with the sur
viyors elsewhere in the efforts being made to OBJ
tain for their old comrades just recognition Of
their services in Mexico. A permanent State or
ganIation was effected by the election Of the fol-
lowing officers: President, A. J. Robertson
TSe PTS BFoTu Dr. Ea1xdUn COT GO
II. Reynolds and Gen. T. L Young; secretary
and treasurer, S. A. Lecky; executive commit
s s Capt Cap N. q. Lily. Also, an advisory COM
mittee Of one from each Congressional district in
the State. Speeches were made 6y many OF
George W. Morgan, the only survivor OF i've
colonies commanding regiments OF volunteers
from that State, who subsequently commanded
the 18th regular infantry in that war also. He
AFTER the maturest reflection It is my convic-
ton, comrades, that Of the men who served with
us on the fields Of Mexico less than six thousand
are alive to-day. There were battles, such as
(the bloodiest Of them all,) where Of the actual
force engaged Of some Of the regiments more than
one third were stretched dead or wounded on the
ground. Thousands persisted with arms In their
hands many more thousands were buried from
the hospitals, and q still greater numberlingered
and died alter reaching their homes from dis
eases contracted in that far-oa land.
Of the held ofnceIs Of the Second Ohio two Of
the three and OF the Fifteenth Regulars three OF
the four are dead. or two full companies sent
and it is probable that the some proportion will
hold good to all the troops sent from this State,
and il may be asserted with safety that not more
than eight out Of every hundred OF the army Of
Mexico are now alive"