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Bill LAST WAR Will MEXICO
How It Started, How It Wes Fought; What It Cost in
Lives and Money and What We Gained By It.
(By Rev. THOMAS B. GREGORY)
(By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.)
CHAPTER IV.
In accordance with the plan of cam
paign adopted by the adminlKtr&tioii,
the 50,000 men authorized by congrean
were assigned to three divisions, the
"Army of Occupation,'* under Major
General Taylor; the “Army of the
Center,*’ under Hflgadler General
Wool, and the "Arn.y of the West,"
commanded by Brigadier General
Shephen W. Kearney. This last di
vision was ordered to march to Santa
Ke, seize upon the territory of New
Mexico und then push on westward
to occupy California.
The "army” to which such tremend
ous task had been committed num
bered only 1,658 men and sixteen
pieces of artillery. Starting out from
its rendezvous at Fort Leaven worth
on June 26, 1846. on the long maren
of more than 2,000 miles, it reached
Santa l‘Y August 18 and took pos
session of the ancient city without
the lows of a man. The Ameriern
flag was run up to the top of a po.e
100 feet high, given the national sa
lute of 28 guns and New Mexico w»*
ours.
Twice on their wnv to Santa Fr UP
Americana thought they were going to
have the excitement ot battle, but
were disappointed. At Laic Vegas
2,000 Mexicans lay across their path,
but when Kearney was about ready
to attack them the Mexicans fled.
Again the disappointment mine.
From the GaiUsteo Canyon Don Man
uel Arinejo. Mexican governor of New
Mexico, sent Keurnev word that be
was ready for him with 7,000 men, arm
that If he would come on he would
give him all the fight he wanted. Th*
American accepted the Invitation and
kept on to (he canyon, but A run Jo and
his Mexicans were not there.
On to California.
And now the Army of the West Was
to be divided. Colonel Doniphan, |n
command of all the forces of New
Mexico, was to march southward Into
Chihuahua, while Kearney, with such
force as he could muster, was to pro
ceed to the shores of the Pacific and
capture California.
Kearney left Santa Fe September
26 on his march of 1,166 miles to San
Francisco, his force consisting of 360
men and provisions for 66 days. On
October 6 he met a party led by Kit
Carson, who informed him that »!*•
was the hearer of dispatches to Wash
ington announcing the occupation of
California by the Americans.
Comodoroa Bloat and Stockton, aid
ed by a handful of American emi
grants, had already taken California,
nnd General Kearney, returning with
Carson as a guide, co-operated with
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the naval forces in strengthening the
occupation which had been ho nicely
begun.
And now for Doniphun and Chihua
hua. The redoubtable colonel, with a
forrr of 1,060 men and ten pieces of
artillery, net out on his long march
December 14. On Christmas Day h»
found himself "up against" the equal
ly redoubtable General Ponce lie Leon.
Th© Desert March.
Doniphun attacked, and in 60 min
ut.es' time the enemy was beaten, with
a loss of 76 killed and 160 wounded.
Doniphan's loss was eight men
wounded, none killed.
From Bracito Doniphan passed over
Into th«- Province of Chihuahua, and,
after his ever-memorable "desert,
march," which almost deserves to rank
with that of Xenophon and his 10,000
Greeks, found himself face to face with
the enemy.
At Sacramento were 4,200 Mexican
regulars under General Jose A. Here
dia. Heredia was so confident that he
h:»d provided ropes and handcuffs for
the Amerlcun prisoners.
Doniphan did not give his foe much
time for Jubilation, but pitched Into
him with all his might, with the re
suit that the Mexicans were routed
along the whole line. For three hours
the volunteer soldiers of Doniphan,
1.100 strong, engaged four times their
number behind well-constructed in
trenchrnents, and put them to rout.
'This smart battle came off February
27. 1847.
The Mexican loss was 320 rnen kill
ed, 560 wounded and 72 made prison
ers, against an American loss of one
officer killed and II men wounded.
The beautiful province was now
virtually In possession of the Amer
icans, and by the same logic that we
held New Mexico and California we
“DAMAGED GOODS”
Tlii' following wun written to npprar
V'-ftteittuy, tint wom crowdioj out
If every penton who hhw “Damagad
Good.” last night watt ankml to sign
a verdict an to the play a great ma
jority would declare that It not only
puKHea muster," so to apeak, but
should he shown to the uttermost
parts of the earth wherever the great
est curses to mankind, syphilis, tuber
culmds, alchollsm, are found. Such ft
strong drama could not fall to leave
ft lasting Impression on the mind of
every one who saw It. It was the
"broadest pla>" that has over been
seen In Augusta for the actors spoke
right out In meeting and called a
spade a spade, yet there was nothing
said or Insiiiuuted last night worse
than Is seen In the average musical
comedy, which displays the body
and limbs Just as far down and as
high up as can lie done without he
coming actual “September Morns'
on the stage.
The writer's humble opinion Is that
a show like the one last night Is
worth 1,000 times more In the cause
oT morality and clean living than
some musical comedies that have
been here. The show last night
makes no appeal to the passions and
on the contrary It Is a terrible warn
ing to people. The very life which
the musical comedy presents so al
luringly as to lead one to disregard
all care and eaulton and plunge him
self or herself Into a cess pool—some
times called “the underworld" —Is the
life which “Damaged Goods" points
to as the breeder of the greatest dis
ease which afflicts the human race.
So without hesitation we say that It
Is belter for the moral health of the
community by far to have a play
w hlch teaches even so terrible a les
son as “Damaged Goods” than to con
tinue to have the comedies and the
accompanying thinly clad chorus girls
with dances In which every move
ment has a meaning all Its own nnd
the meaning Is a clear and unmtstnk
nblt appeal to the sensuous, the tin
moral, the vulgar Scenes depicting
midnight debauches in the houses of
the tenderloin are witnessed on the
stage In Augusta unlilushlngly, and
“Damaged Goods" Is tame, compared
with these.
"Damaged Goods" Is not overdrawn
for one may confirm the truth of this
terrible story of the accursed disease
of s>philtH by talks with the physi
cians of Augusta, the police officers,
the hospitni officials, the stockade
superintendent, etc. They will all
tell you that among the negro habit
ues of the criminal courts and the
lower class of white people there Is
an alarming number of cases and it
is n well known fact tha> the disease
Is not confined strictly to negroes
and lower class whites, for here and
there eases may he found among
those whom one would least suspect.
Indeed, It would seem, after seeing
that show, that a father would Inquire
siwrchinglv into the health nf hts
prospective son-in-law, for the Bibli
cal statement Is borne out in eases of
syphilis that the sins of the father
are visited upon the children to the
third and fourth generations.
As to what should be done to re
move the terrible scourge the write!
feels embarrassed In attemptlur to
venture an opinion Indeed, he is a
groping neophyte on the subject front
the standpoint of science However,
he would venture the assertion that
to teach eugenics In the schools to
children under 12 years of age Is a
mistake There Is unquestionably a
time In the life of each child when
the parent should acquaint It with the
facts ronceittlng life reproduction,
but as to when and hpw we will not
venture a suggestion. The eugenics
crate has swept the country and many
believe that It Is being aomewhat
overdone For Instance, It ocoui a to
us that It is going a step too far to
advertise that Miss Blank, of Call*
tvirnla, and Mr. Smith, of Maine, are
lo he mated for the puriMtse of bring
ing Into the world sit eugenic baby.
It sounds too much like breeding dogs
and horses. The whole fabric of so
ciety Is torn and ruthlessly trodden
upon when two people are matchea
to produce children simply beoauwe
thev are period specimens physically.
There la no love In such a union,
and love, congeniality, kindred
tastes and sef-saertflce for another
Is. or at least should be. the funda
mentals In marriage, provided, of
course, both of the parties are sound
phytic ally.
But to get back to 'Dantiged
Goods" The suggestion Is made by
the author of the play that one solu
tion of the problem Is to educattf the
were entitled to have held Chihuahua.
Crossing th© Rio Grande.
The course of events now brings us
back to the Kavt. General Taylor
crossed the Rio Grande and took pos
session of Matumoras on May 18. 1846,
and all preparations being ready, he
H«*t out, late in August, for the ('it »
Monterey, a strong place 180 miles in
the interior of Mexico.
It Is hardly fair to say that Monte
rey was "strong.” It was a verital *
Gibraltar, garrisoned by 0,000 regu
lars; and to make matters worse the
American army was without heavy
artillery. It was decided to attempt
the capture of the place by assault at
the point of the bayonet. The roll
sounded at dawn of September 21.
From wall to wall, from street to
street, from house to house, the 6,009
Americana, approaching from oppo
site sides, fought their way in toward
the center of the city; and, seeing
would not be denied, the Mexican
commander, Ampudia, on the 23d, sur
rendered.
The American losses at Monterey
were heavy, being over 500 in killed
and wounded. The Mexican loss was
about 1.000.
The work of Doniphan and Taylor
had by this time given all Northern
Mexico into the hands of the Amer
icans.
Just as General Taylor was about
to commence another campaign, Gen
eral Scott ordered him, by special
messenger, to send a large part of his
army to assist in the siege of Vera
Cruz. By this order, which, soldier
like, he promptly obeyed, Taylor was
left with only about 6,000 rnen, to ace
on the defensive against 20,000 Mexi
cans, then gathering at San Luis Po
tosi under General Santa Anna.
Hearing that he was about to be at
tacked by this overwhelming force,
Taylor fell back from Saltillo to An
gostura, near the little village 'of
Buena Vista.
Santa Anna, with his finely equip
ped army of 20,000 infantry, cavalry
urid artillery, left Erfcarnacion Febru
ary 21, 1847, and the next day came
up with the Americans at Buena
Vistiu
The battle began, and the result
speaks for itself Mexican b 0 ,2500
in killed and wounded and 4,000 miss
ing; American loss, 264 killed, 450
wounded. •
people to such extent that they will
be sure that their bohh and daugh
ters Khali not contract marriages with
persons who are contaminated. This
would he well enough If the peop.e
would stay worked up on th“ subject
and never relax vigilance However,
waves of agitation come and go and
the most practicable step that has
probably yet been taken is in VVlscon
sin, we believe, where a physician's
certificate Is required of a young
mun showing him to be In good health
befpre he Is allowed to marry. T. .1. PI.
NO CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS
BE HELD AFTER MAY STH
Those Who Ordered Them Last
Year Must Get Them Im
mediately—A Oreat Demand.
Secretary W. M. Hunter of the Y.
M. G. A , announced this morning that
no tickets for the Redpatb Chautau
qua, which were ordered at the Chau
tauqua last year, will be held later
than May sth. This action was
taken last evening at a meeting ot
the Chautauqua committee of the Y
M C A.
The Chautauqua will be held under
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campus of the Richmond Academy on
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BUREAU LABOR
EMPLOYMENT
House Committee Has Bill Be
fore it For Establishment of
Addition to Department of
Labor.
Washington.— The house labor com
mutes hah before it today a bill in
troduced iiy Representative Murdock
of Kansas, the progressive leader, to
establish a bureau of labor employ
ment in the department, of labor, the
object being t.o lessen nemployment
In the United States. The bureau
would be augmented by a system of
free labor exchanges at important in
dustrial and commercial centers of
the country. Such exchanges would
co-operate with state, municipal and
private agencies.
The bill provided for regulation of
private employment agencies Insofar
as they solve interstate business and
for bringing together workmen seek
ing employment and employers seek
ing workment.
Mr Murdock said that several na
tional organizations would actively
su: port the measure and that it em
bodied the first step in the program
outlined by the first national
cnee of unemployment recently held
In New Yor...
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