Arizona republican., 1905-05-31

of the Mexican flags would be wise and right from every standpoint. That 1t would go far toward ob.it- erating the little remnant Of resent ment and distrust still lingering in the Mexican heart. and open w;ler the door to our capital and enterprise. cannot be questioned.
 That a great and powerful nation should hesitate to follow the taact ings of Christianity. of every we'll governed community and of the home. in it's relations to another nation with which 1t Is on terms If close recip- rocal friendship, can hardly be imag- ined. Such inconsistency could only reflect discredit upon the intelligence of the age in which we live.
 Think of the memories and senti- ments, the stories of suffering and de votion to duty, that hover around and about the two or three pages of our nations war records, which contain this list of trophies" of our conflict with Mexico! And then say if the
 
 to a bitter war should not be transformed into an eloquent tribute of sincerest friendship. which another fifty eight years can only beautify and strengthen. Executive documents numbers twenty-one, thirty-ei and one hundred and two, house of repre- sentatives, fftieth congress, second session. mention the following artic.es. We quote the explanatory remarks as they appear opposite the several en- tries:
 Nine flags captured by the TTn;tc1 States in the Mexican war.
 One flag captured by Seventh Init ed States infantry. April IS, 1874, at the storming of the heights If Cerro Gordo.
 Five flags captured at San Antonio, Lower California, March 15, 1S47 by the United States army.
 One flag captured by the United States army and presented by loresi- dent Taylor to the United States mii- itary academy and placed in the chap el there.
 Four flags captured by the United States army during Mexican war.
 Nineteen flags captured during the Mexican war and presented to United States military academy by the pres ident December 2s, 1S4S.
 One model of silver, the mine of Valenciana, in Guanajuato The model is surmounted by an eagle talk en from the presidents canopy of the national palace of the City of Mexico. Presented by the officers of the Unit ed States army in Mexico to the Unit | ed States military academy. Present. ed by Captain Rains. United States army. The model contains collection of gold and silver ores, ancient idols. and so forth.
 Portion of flagstaff of Fort Concep- cion, Vera Cruz. taken March 29, 1S47. '
 Portion of flagstaff of San Jago, i taken March 29, 1S47.
 Portion of flagstaff of the national | palace, Mexico, taken September 14. ' 1S47. |
 Portion of hag-staff of Castle San Juan de Uloa, Vera Cruz, taken March | 29, 1S47.
 Portion of hagstaff of fortress of | Chapultepec, taken September 1S. l 1847.
 Portion of flag staff of Castle Per | ote, taken April S,1S47. CNote.-The plates on these trophies are made of i the mountings of captured muskets) |
 One halyard that carried the Mexi- | can flag on the national palace, City | of Mexico, and which Con the strik- Ing of the Mexican colors) carried the American ensign on the fourteenth of September, 1S47. Presented by Gen eral Winfield Scott.
 What good can be accomplished. either material or sentimental, by longer retaining at West Point or elsewhere in the United States these faded emblems of the patriotism of a nation, which mean so little to us, but so much to it? That is more than the average understanding gan discover.