The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-02-15

The Neglected Heroes Who
Fought For the Magnificent
Territory of the South West.

Col. Thos. Claiborne, President
ofthe Association of Mexican Wai
eVeterans, has issued the following
appeal in reference to the Nashville
meeting next September:
At the last meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Mexican War
Veterans, held in Cincinnati the
18th of September, 1881, upon the
urgent solicitation of your Tennes-
see representatives, it was unani-
rnously decided TO hold its next an
niversary session Sept. IA, 1882, at
tie city of Nashville, Tennessee.
Although it is many months in ad
anes of the time, we deem it a
matter of special importance to take
s5eps at this time and onward. to
make the meeting here one of spec
al interest to all concerned.
Never was there seen in line s.
more venerable and respectable
body of old soldiers than was as
semblCd in the city of Cincinnati
last September. There met and
fraternized several hundred ofthose
brave and patriotic men, to whose
labOrs the present generation are in
debted for the almost fabulous en-
terprise and expansion of Individu-
al, state and national prosperity,
consequent upon the treaty of Quad
alupe Hidalgo, in 1913, that settled
forever the claims of Mexico to the
great State of Texas, 10 New Mexi-
CO, Arizona and California. Behold
the growth of Texasl Look at
San Francisco, the great city of the
west, connected now with all the
Atlantic ports by the great trans
continental railroads, and reflect
that while we were climbing the
COrdilleras in Mexico, the place on
which it stands was barren strip
of sand on which a few poems or
half savage shepherds were guiding
the focks of the Catholic mission
near by. What changel How
mighty the events that I'LL the
chasm of thirty-two yearHl You
Mexican veterans opened up all this
byyour tolls and-vaIor; andyet, AZ
if to furnish the example to that old
adage that Republics are migrate
full" you are to-day without pOliti-
cal friends; i'm vain have you petit
toned and begged for recognition
by that Congress, which, while il
denied You, did not hesitate toplun-
der the National Treasury by a
vote, without investigation or de-
bate, both parties eagerly striving
to outbid each other for che votes OF
the soldiers of the late civil war
and with 50 little regard TO other
than their interests that they gave
away s3GO,OO0,0 600 indiscriminately,
to the great scandal Of the true pub
&c duty, to provide for brave and
f,eaest soldiers, who have maintain
% de Integrity and honor Of the
republic &c b. but few, TIC other'
many. e,
tits Justly disheartening to at
tempt now to moye Congress in our
behalf but,let US unitedIy strive for
Justice to our poor, aged, and suffer
ing comrades; let us knock at the
door Of Congress let us make them
ashamed to deny pension to the
gallant soldiers Of Scott and Taylor,
while thousands of cowardly bum
mers and negro teamsters for many
wears have been the favored pets Of
the pension roll.
Let no man suppose We for an in-
slant grudge the national favor NJ
disabled and wounded soldiers q
tho union. we 40 recognise that
the union to-day exists by and
through their heroic t0ils But if
to them is safety, to rs belongs tie
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