The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-12
ONE OF DoNIPHAN,s MEN.
lie Tells or Gallant Deed, and Daeries InjuslIes
Done Him.

lie Tells or Gallant Deeds and Decries Injus,Iee
Done Him.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRInUNE: I am n sub.
scrber 10 and have been reader Of your paper
for a number Of years, because IL is good uaper
aud ] want 10 be on the side Of all coed /
have never solicited space in its columns before,
writing Is not my forte. am slow 10 speak.
swift 20 hear, slow 10 wrath.
see in The NATIONAL TRIRUvE under the
head OF Fighting Them Over" quite elamor
to excel not only in knowledge but in deeds
OF vai0r and herOism. This is right that facts
may he brought 10 light through controversy,
/ have no claim for capturing flags or planting
our flag on Lookout Mountain. / did not
march through Georgia or storm Fort DOuel.
son. Forty-siX years ago ! crossed the Ameri-
can Desert as "A soldier ia Co. f. 1t NO, Col
A. w. Doniphau commanding in tho war with
Mexico. ] was one OF the J3i boys to help him
whip over 1000 Nexicans, capture II pieces Of
artillery at Font Sacramento, Il miles from the
city OF Chihuahua. / lost my horse in the
charge on the works as they were fortified and
we were ordered 10 dismOuut 10 fight on foot
Uncle sam paid me FOR him like little man
but as | was di5mOuntod. according 10 regula-
tions ] reported "a infantry, aud was detailed
to drive the BIZ gun into Chihuahua. Eight
mules composed tine team; rope was the prin-
Cipal harness. Ia due time we took possession
OF tie city, and was again mounted.
We next reported Ia Gen. John T. Wool at
Saltillo, thence 10 Gen. lack Taylor at or near
Monterey, Mexico His orders gave Us the can
turcd artillery for the State of Missouri, and in
continuation Of his compliments ordered Us to
New Orleans 10 he mustered out. Thus ended
the unprecedented march called DOniphau's
Expedition.
In 1876 Gen. Sterling Price aud myself we're
on good terms and were engaged i'm the same
cause. Our regiment. under Gen Kearny, had
taken possession Of New Mexico aud left him
price, TO hold the fort while We marched on
But 10 years later, in 1896, he became an agi-
tator OF border rulianIsu in bleeding Kansas.
the writer being "A friend To the mother in the
wilderness, for the child was not horn vet and
being pursued By the DRAGON slavery | was
Of necessity friend TO freedom. Kansas has
come zap through tribulati0n, having her gar
meats purified by the blood OF her martyrs.
am proud Of being one Of her crusaders and can
sing her redemption song. Kansas now is free
and as she shines among the stars how happy
we should be.
Pap Price i dead, bat his works follow him
/ shall always think hard OF his actions in the
late war; taking the same gun, Sacramento. that
/ helped capture ia Mexico aud using il against
us la the war Of 81 10 %, and was of neces.
siiy put TO the unpleasant task of helping TO
take il from him 40 Muo Greek battle ina tho
latter part Of 1861. along with two Of his Gen
erals aud some prisoners. The last time saw
the Sacramento was in Fort Scott, Kan.
In conclusion. l am nearly 20 years Of age,
and for my services la the war with Mexico
have been getting - per month pension, but
for my disabilities contracted in the late war
Of three years service ! get s. per month by
giving up my Mexican pension, while quite a
number Of rebs that j met on well contested
fields in the late war arc getting their s. per
month Mexican pensions. Question: Is this
justico2 If am for service entitled 10 Next
can pension, also am for disabilities con-
tracted ia the late war, independent of each
other, aud should have bOth.-JOsEPH III.
WEAVER, Co. ii, 18th Kan. Cav, Eskridge,
Kan.