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CAPT. WALKER.-Brave men almost always
generous and seldom cruel. None disputes the brave
ry of the late Captain Walker, but in other respects
his character has perhaps been somewhat mls-appre-
hended. An officer of the Pennsylvania volunteers,
writes as follows


81 wish to give you Capt. Walkers character. He
was carpenter, and was Of the most unassuming
and feeling men that | ever across, with the
highest notions os right, and not the ire-eaer that
people suppose at home. He had more feeling for
those poor Mexicans than any officer have seen In
the army; and he would not allow of his men TO
impose on them with impuniiy. He said they were
already ground down enough by their rulers, and it
pity to oppress them more. He never exercised
any of his summary justice on them, that you see in
the papers; and the only instance in which he shot
any prisoners, since he landed at Vera Cruz, at
Santa. Fe. when he caught parcel of them who bad
murdered some Americans who had been left sick on
the road and shot six of them. He reported it imme
dately to Gen. Scott on his arrival at Jalapa, who
told him that he had done perfectly right"