Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-16

pires, yet his coin was squ2ndered in BAG
chanalian revels, his captives became slaves
and conquered empires, though desola ted.
soon passed from under his domi nant scepter,
and although by this daring enterprise Asia
and The East were interviewer with Europe
and Greece-yet the rebound -crushed the
free Greek communities and entombed dem
ocrstic progress and liberty" and without
universally difusing Hellenic culture in the
East, Macedonia End Hellas became Asiati-
cIzed. This conquest, vast as il was is not
comparable In extent of territory or bound
less wealth with that consequent upon the
toll and suffering of the American soldiers in
the Mexican war. Instead of oppression. it
extended protection and peace to the cou-
quered, while the uncultivaIed territory it
subdued sprang like magic into an Hespe-
rides with its golden fruit.
Napoleon, too, crushed empires and made
TOYS OF kings, and his genius and ambition,
riding upon the waves of conquest, brought
into France power and extended domain
yet they vanished with the man. And
while Marepgo and Lodi and Austerlifz
shine in the galaxy of military achieve
ments, their fruit evanescent. But
Monterey, Buena Visa, Cero Gordo and bat
ties around the city, brought with them an
empire in territory, and with it prosperity
and permanent peace. Hannibal, in all his
grand campaigns and brilliant strategy,
even with the aid of punic faith, never so
enriched Carthage a. did these sacred
veterans and their dead comrades enrich
this favored land.
In this brief view of the Mexican war and
IFS results, each of US may recall the associa-
tions Of his own individual observation and
experience, as officer or private, on the
march, IN the camps or on the battle field, of
acts of kindness snd forbearance to friend or
foe, and oil attentions to the sick, the dying
and the dead. All have a common sympathy
of horror for the dead and of concern for the
welfare of the living.
james K. Polk was the president who rep
resented our government during the Mexican
war. He was the commander-in-chief of our
armies and nayies, and his authority di-
rected their combined operations, and secured
their conquests by treaty. He lies near us,
directly under the watchtul eye of his wife,
who sur wives him, TO whom, in grateful SYM
patty, we yield our most profound respects
Generals Scott, Taylor, Worth, Twiggs,
Butler, Pillow, Pierce, Quitman, Lane, Pat
terson and all of our great COM
manders in the Mexican war have gone
They, with the officers and soldiers who fell
in battle or nave died by sickness, all live in
our hearts and in their country's greatness
and glory, and will ever live in the history
of great and noble deeds; and every work of
human art, in the country their valor has
acquired, will always speak, as living monu-
ments to the gratitude of the generations
that shall occupy it as their homes.
While we honor the dead we cannot be
unconcerned Tor the welfare OF the living.
1--WE live for the living and not for the dead.
We most honor the dead when we
do good for the living"
We honor our country for her literally to
the soldiers of her wars She has bestowed
ho of l,a
those of the war of 1912, and on those OF the
late civil war; and she is now yearly be-
slowing nearly 100000, 600 on the survivors
or the families of the soldiers who served in
these wars. Yet the soldiers of the Mexican
war have never received an obolus of their
country's bounty, though time has reduced
their number 10 less than 5000, and age is
weakening the energies of their needy for ex-
ercsing the means for comfortable subsist-
eDce.
While we honor and love our country and
sejoice at her liberality that rewards the
soldiers who have exposed their lives in her
service, we would respectfully inquire of
those who dispense her charity, what has
been done in the Mexican war for her dis
neglect of Its soldiers?
Those who direct the destinies of our coun-
try may see broad and enlarged patriotism
in the brotherhood of the surviving soldiers
Oh the Me2lCdu war. his DrOlnernOOu mas
no partisan feeling, no sectional hate. Its
spirit is abroad with healing and binding
sentiments in all the correspondence that
strengthen the unity and enlarge the great
ness, glory and happiness of our people. It
points 10 deeds that are the glory of all, and
to conquests that have opened the western
gates of our commerce, that is greeting the
old civilizations of the Easr, and transferring
them ia the unity of the peacefully conquer
ing christian civilization from the West, and
is constantly pouring millions in its channels
of distribution 10 nourish, instruct and bless
mankind.
marked attention. At its conclusion a Sc
ries of resolutions were adopted, thanking
the veterans of Nashville, their wives and
daughters and all who had extended hospi-
tally or contributed to the great success of
the meeting