From the Baltimore Argus
VITUPERATlON IN THE ARMY
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The public regret to observe a spirit Of vtupera-
ton growing UP in the army in Mexico, and eneour-
aged in by portion of the pTess-a spirit that
no, but work evil to all concerned. Where every
one did his duty, as is admitted, why single out
man here and there to attack Why point to some
supposed error in as officer or in a soldier, when
that error, II committed nt ALL error Of brave
ry, energy, and a determination to conquer. 1t is
the first time, perhaps that the singular fact is pre-
scented Of condemniDg man for gallaary in battle.
We say this in reference TO the attacks upon Gen.


Buuer more especially, although similar spirit is
exhibited towards others. Had Capt. May been
killed in his famous charge at Palo Alto, as the
brave Watson was at the charge on Monterey, we
should have had the sort Of 'imprudence" laid
upon Sen. Taylor, or somebody else that the grum-
blers supposed had given the order, Is now
charged TO Sen. Butler. What did they go to Mon
terey fori Not to calculate life in the column with
country but Ia lay down the former for the latter,
il necessary. Had the lamented Watson carried
the batteries he charged upon and survived the ac-
ton, his name would be placed alongside of that of
May, or Murat, for the gallant achievement, as
il is now distinguished for the noble attempt. We
should then have heard no whisper Of "impru-
dence.n lmprudence! why, tested by such spirit
as that which bames Gen. Butler, the whole battle
was imprudent--the most daring piece ofimprudence
on record for, as the leter-writers say, not man
expected to survive il. If the attack on the bate


ries in Monterey was mprudent, then was the
whole battle imprudent for every battery fotif.
cation taken was carried by similar high -souled
daring. We mourn the loss of our brave officers
and men, but their deaths are not chargeable upon
any other record than that of vaor where is glorious
those of the lamcnted dead; and therefore, let us
have no more Of this mutinous vitUperation for, in
dependent of its gross impropriey it has no founda-
ton in truth. .N mE .a ,