The History of the Raising of the First American Flag on the Capitol of Mexico (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The History of the Raising of the First American Flag on the Capitol of Mexico On the 31st day of December, A. D. 1855, Mr. Foot, Senator from Vermont, introduced, with some appropriate remarks, the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That the report of Benjamin S. Roberts, captain of the rifles, made to General Twiggs, on returning to him the American flag which had been the first planted upon the capitol of Mexico, and which he had intrusted to the keeping of Captain Roberts in the storming of Chepultepec, and the taking of the city of Mexico, bearing date "City of Mexico, 17th September, 1847," be taken from the files in the office of the secretary of the Senate, and be printed; and that the president pro tempore of the Senate cause an engrossed copy thereof to be deposited in the Department of State with the flag whose history it gives, and which has already been deposited in said department by order of the Senate. Mr. Foot moved to refer the resolution to the committee on military affairs. Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, expressing a wish to make some remarks on the subject, the motion was laid over until the 7th day of January, 1856, when the following proceedings took place on the subject: Colonel Benjamin S. Roberts. Mr. Foot. I ask the Senate now to proceed to the consideration of the resolution which I introduced this day week, in reference to Colonel Roberts. I understand that the senator from Mississippi (Mr. Brown) desires to submit some remarks upon it before it shall be referred to the committee on military affairs, that being the motion now pending. I also introduced, at the same time, a joint resolution to request the President to cause a sword, with suitable devices, to be presented to Colonel Roberts, in testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of his gallantry and good conduct at the storming of Chepultepec and the taking of the city of Mexico; but, inasmuch as the Senate are acting upon a determination not to receive bills or resolutions, requiring the co-ordinate action of the other House, until that branch of Congress shall be organized, that joint resolution is withdrawn for the time being. The motion was agreed to, and the Senate resumed the consideration of the following resolution: Resolved, That the report of Benjamin S. Roberts, captain of the rifles, made to General Twiggs, on returning to him the American flag which had been the first planted upon the capitol of Mexico, and which he had intrusted to the keeping of Captain Roberts in the storming of Chepultepec, and the taking of the city of Mexico, bearing date "city of Mexico, 17th September, 1847," be taken from the files in the office of the secretary of the Senate, and be printed; and that the President pro tempore of the Senate cause an engrossed copy thereof to be deposited in the Department of State with the flag whose history it gives, and which has already been deposited in said department by order of the Senate. The pending question was on Mr. Foot´s motion to refer the resolution to the Committee on Military Affairs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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