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TERMS— 1 Thru Dollars per »nnum, paymbto taoa-
»■%« i<—n for now Mib*cripttoa*.
No Piper will be dfecontinaed while any arrearage ia
doe, onlese at the tjotion of the pabtohera; and ror a
dollars will, in mu caeee, be exacted wbore f»yraent ie
not mde before the expiration of the subscription year.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Conspicuously inserted at orb dollar per one hunJred
. - - - i, end rtm o Birrs for
worde, for the frat insertion,
every subsequent continuance. ▲ square in the En
quirer is the space of eleven lines in small type, con
taining, as it does, one hundred words.
All ADvBRTfiBHirra matp> us without specifying the
number of ineertions desired, will be continued uiitil
ordered out, and charged accordingly.
Leoal AnviRTtsEMRirni published at the usual rates
and with strict attention to the requisitions of the law.
SitRRirrs’ Sales under regular execution must be ad-
r thirty dats before the day of sale; tinder
1 fas., siett DATS before the day of sale,
md and Negroes, by Executors, Adasinis-
Guanlians, tor sixty days before the day
tratera or
of ails.
Sales of personal property (except Negroes) forty days
before the day or sale.
Citations by Clerks of the Conns of Ordinary, upon
*
A STRICT CONSTRUCTION' OF THE CONSTITUTION AN HONEST AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
VOLUME XXI.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15. 1848.
NUMBER 35.
LAND &o. FOR SALE.
Land for Sale—202} Acres.
mHE subscriber wishes to sell his LAND.
situ-
application for letters of admintetraUon, must be pub
lished for THIRTY DAYS.
Citations upon application for letters of dismission, by
Executors, Administrators or Guardians, monthly for
six months.
est Point road, f will give a bargain in my Land,
as 1 wish te move to the West. It is well watered : I
have as good a Spring as any in the county. My house
is good: lay dwelling house has a shingle roof, with a
good brick chimney: my kitchen lias a rock chimney.
1 have a good new Gin House, with o new Cotton Press.
All the rest of my buildings are good: my fences are In
batter repair than any of my neighbors’. I suppose I
have about eighty or one hundred acres of cleared ground.
Any person that wishes to buy I And would do well to
call and see for themselves.
JOHN MULL1N.
Muscogee co. July 4, 1848.29 3m
bepubli
Notices by Executors or Administrators or Guardians,
of application to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell
Land or Negroes of an estate, roua months:
Notices by Executors or Administrators, to the Debtors
and Creditors of an estate, for si x weeks.
Cap Letters to the Editors on business, must he rosT
paid, to entitle them to attention.
BOOK & JOB PRINTING
EiMited it thh Min with Enfant ind Dispatch,
AND AS CHEAP
It it uy athcr Offln li tkit uetin ef the Conitrjr.
Valuable Property for Bale.
^HE subscriber offers for sale the well known Stand
Road from Col umbos to Lumpkin, commonly ca
River Kusd, 18 miles from either town. There is at
tached to the Stand 340 acres of good land, about 100
acres open and under good fence. The Stand is an ex
cellent one for selling goods. There is also in operation
here a Tan Yard; ana 8bell Creek Post Office is located
on the premises. In the vicinity is two good Schools
and two or three Churches. Notwithstanding the plane
is only one mile and a half from the Chattahoochee river,
it is one of the healthiest places in Georgia. The sub
scriber has not had a fever in his fkmily, from a local
eaum,sines he settled it, which is upwards of twelve
vears. There are no miuquitee*. There are about 8 or
10 good Springs on the premises, to one of them is at
tached a Rath-House, with a never felling stream of wa-
and a Stage Stand.
s and twice hack, in the week,
There are two good Grist and two
My Houses cannot be equaled .
for a Country Stand. I have two dwelling houses in the
hit, one of them for my femily has seven rooms and a
large dining room; the other has four 18 feat square
rooms, with a brick fire-place in each room, with a ten
foot piazza and a ten foot passage; the house framed.
R 1 astered and well glased. My Stable is framed and
UN lf> stalls, with a fodder loft that will hold 20,000 lbs.
L folder. I need my no more, as it is generally known
tut | sold here, the last two years, nesr $20,000 worth
T Goods. We have one of the host neighborhoods in
orgia.
sppjy.
, household and kitchen fomfture, Ac. Any pehmn
anting such a Stand can come and view the premises,
* should he like the place, I will make the payment*
may he agreed on as accommodating as possible.—
1 y to me at Shell Creek P. O .orto Mr. T. Ragland,
olurabu*. Possession given 1st January next, or
»r if required.
also offer for sale a Brick Store Hoorn in Columbus,
it half way between Mr. Fontam » Comer and Mr.
kin’s, 80 feet long and 30 wide, occupied at present
B. Hicks A Co., and bringinga rent of $400 per year.
ADMINI8THATOR’8 SALE.
Chalybeate Springs and Land* attacked.
es; of said county, when sitting for ordinary purposes,
Five Hundred and Eighty-seven acres of Land, belong-
SO acres of lot No. 53—all in the first district of originally
Troup, now Meriwether county—which settlement In
cludes the celebrated Chalybeate Mineral Spring, lying
in the lower corner of said county, on Pigeon Creek,
with good improvements, and very well fitted up for a
house of Entertainment. The location, for beauty anil
and in the hands of a competent person liter* is no
that it would be much resorted to in the summer season,
and would be a profitable investment. Persons desirous
of purchasing, would do well to examine tlie premises
previous to the day of sale.
18AAC CHENEY, Adm’r.
Jnly 4,1848. 29td*
River Lknd for Bale!!!
A PLANTATION, only Five mile* from Columbus,
x\. comprising Three Hundred acre* of first rata River
Land, now in cultivation, adjoining and similar in qual
ity to “ Wool folk’s famous Bend.” More land adjacent,
of the same kind, can be purchased, if desired. Good
rrihs, overseer’s house and kitchen, a first rate Gin house,
a large ham, screw, and sufficient negro houses, together
with a well of excellent water and several fine springs,
are on the place. The purchaser can be supplied with
com and fodder for tlte coming year. Visitors will be
shown over the place, by iny overseer or self.
J08. W. WOOLFOI.K.
June 20, 1848. 27 fan
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Law Notloe.
milE undersigned have united in the practice of the
I law, under the firm and style of Colquitt A
Wellborn, and will attend the sessions of the Superior
Courts of the counties of Muscogee, Troup, Meriwether,
Coweta, Harris, Talbot and Stewart; the sittings of the
third Dis
Supreme Court of Georgia in the second and
tricts, and other Courts not conflicting in point oY time
with those enumerated, on tpecial contract.
Their office is on Brood Street.
WALTER T. COLQUITT,
MARSHALL J. WELLBORN
Columbiiw, G»,, April 25. 181H. 19 fan
CHAMBERS A FLEWELLEN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Columbus, Qa.
Dy Office on Broad street, over Ennis*s Hardware store.
WM. H. CHAMBERS. A. O. FLEWELLEN.
Feb. 1 7 tf
J. T. FLEWELLEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' Columbus, Ga«
Feb 1,1848 7tf
LAW NOTICE*
mHE undersigned have united in the Practice of Law,
_ irnctt, and will attend faithfully to business entrust
ed to their rare in all the Courts of RummII, and in the
Circuit and Chanoery Courts of Chambers, Tallapoosa,
Macon and Barboflr counties, Alabama, and in the Su
preme Court of the State of Alabama,
fry Office in Crawford, Alabama.
8. HEYDENFELDT,
W. E. BARNETT.
July 4,1848. 29 6m
W1VI. C. PERKINS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CUTHBERT, QA.
W ILL practice in the counties of Randolph, Stew
art, Early, Lee and Baker.
April 89. 1940. 18tf
[From the Grape Shot.]
SKETCH OF THE LIFE, SERVICES, AND
CHARACTFaR OF GEN. TAYLOR.
Mon of all classes, from philosophers to peas-
Interest in the careers
Register’s Bale.
next, in the town of Girard and county of Russell,
Alabama, at public auction, on a credit of twelve months,
the following LANDS, situated in said county and State,
to wit:—
Fractions! No.
11,
17
30
N1
10,
84
9,
Nl
17,
81
18,
NWt “
21.
*'
2.
in Col
bringinga _ . .
m^peraon wishingsueh R Store will please address me
July 85,1848
TANNER WANTED.
WISH to <
, satisfaction,
g, to take charge t
“ s ns at Shell Creek Post Offer .Muscogee o
JAMES MoGUIRE.
} April 18. 18 tf
i employ permanently, if the person gives
on, a good Tanner who understands curry-
'barge of a Tan Yard in Must ogee co. Geo.
COTTON GINS.
X. T. TAYLOR A CO’S.
IMPROVED COTTON GINS.
K*
Section,
Lot* No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 33, 31, 35, 30, 37. 38, 39, 66;
One undivid ’d half of Lots No. 69-70-112—115 ;
The Nl of 67, end the undivided 4 of 68. All in the
town of Girard and county aforesaid.
Also, the following NEGROES, to wit
1 8oloinon, 9 Peggy. 17 Henry, 25 Len,
2 Yellow Ned, 10 Amy, 18 Horace, 26 Sam,
3 Black Ned, 11 Maluida, 19 Nat. 27 Jim.
4 Daniel, 12 Sarah, 20 Frank, 28 William,
5 Davy, 13 Miily, 21 Boler, 29 Folly,
6 Charles, 14 Nathan, 22 Nero, 30 Allen.
7 Wiley, 15 Ann, 23 George, 31 Mary,
8 Horace, 16 8usan, 24 Ben.
8old as the property of Stephen M- Inge noil, by virtue
try Court for trie 14th Diaf
PI
isirict.
Alabama, in fevor of John PinkanL Daniel McDougald
and others. BRYANT DUNCAN.
Land for Bale.
PIVE or 8ix Thousand acres ” of the wunejwrt left.
JOHN L. STEPHENS,
Attorney at Law—LaGrange, Ga.
Will attend the Courts of the Coweta Circuit, and Harris
Court of the Chattahoochee CircuiL
May 25, 1848.ly
ROBERT J. MORGAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LaGRANGE, Gs.
June 6 25 3m
DENTIST-
WASHINGTON CLOWE*, D. D. N.
A OraHunta qf Baltimore Colley of Drat,it Surgery,
HA* Mlahli.hQd a Dental office In Colum*
bin.
nnta, alike feel a profound interest
of diatingulkhed men, and wish to know how it has
happened that they have rendered thpmaelvoa more
illiutrioua than their follows. Happily, in the
caao of General Taylor, there i* no difficulty in
the way of explaining the uniform BUcceasca and
brilliant achievements which have signalized his
course through life. He has been true to his an
cestral virtues, and has illustrated them through a
succession of scenes admirably adapted to their
display.
Colonel Richard Taylor, the father of Genoral
Taylor, was a Virginian by birth, and was born in
1744, a period in which great men rose in clus
ters in the Old Dominion, llo was a man of re
markable enterprise, bravery and resolution.—
While yet young, and years before Daniel Boone,
the founder of our Commonwealth, had penetrated
the forests that then shaded the “ dark and bloody
ground,” Colonel Taylor left the luxuries and coni-
forts of his home, and iinpellod by his ardent spirit
of enterprise, travelled as far south and west us
Natchez, with that sovereign disregard of peril that
has so often been observed in tlio conduct of his
distinguished son. This region was then a forest,
through which the tracks of tho wild beasts or
the wilder savage were alono seen. He visited
what is now Jefferson county, Ky., and, having se
lected the site of his future Inane, a few miles oast of
this city, he returned unharmed to Virginia. The
war of the revolution which soon ufterbroko out,
appealed to his patriotism, and he received and ac
cepted tho office of Colonel in one of the Virginia
regiments, in which capacity ho served his coun
try with unfaltering fidelity. His skill and gal
lantry were conspicuous on all occasions, atid, at
the close of that eventful struggle, ho retired from
the sorvico with tho approbation of all who knew
him, and with tho canscinusnesss of having per
formed what ho regarded as his duty. Tho finali
ties which distinguished tho father wore inherited
by the son, who was born in Orange county, Va.,
in 1784.
When Zachary, his third soil, was but nine
months old, Col. Taylor, in pursuance of a resolu
tion he had formod several yours before, emigrated
to Kentucky .ml settled oil the tract of laud he
had previously selected. Tltoro he lived, respect
ed by all who had tho good fortune to know him na
1
April 18,
N. B. ^ Owing tepoeitit'r enpapemenU
~ in (lonipelltul to laave
at the North, Dr. C.
this city in April, with the intention of re-
turning early and jHrmanently, in the com-
18 tf
V ing 1
18, 1848.
New Fireproof Warehouse.
rp HR subscribers^ will continue the VYfirO*
H4M| in the n*w Fire proof Building erected by
us last winter, on Front and Randolph streets.
Wo are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES on
Colton, and to furnish our customers with HOPE and
BAGGING at the lowest market rates.
ILF Our oharges will be as low as other good houses,
K. 8. GREENWOOD,
EDWIN GREENWOOD.
Columbus, Sept S3, 1846 40 tf
N. B—We have one of Bullock’* Pro
ireulve Power Pressex put up in our
Warehouse, for re-pecking round ’
into square bales
1HE subscribers respectfully inform their friends and
the public, tbit they have completed their extern-
i Building, and have removed their Cotton Gltt
■■factory from Girard, Alabama, to the city of
lying In Township 19 and 20, Range 23, Tallapoosa
ity, Alabama; 90, 28, Chambers county ; and In 12,
county, , _
27, Barbour counter.
Also, Four or Five Hundred acres of rich oak and
hickorv LAND, in Russell county, Ala., a portion lie ing
River low-grounds, and 150 acres in cultivation eight
and a half miles above < oluinbus, Ga., eighteen from
, _.... elfin
M. 41W. P. Railroad, on tlie road leading to West Point 9
the location as healthy and tlie neighborhood as good as
’ are prepared to furnish any number of their
ftUPERIOR IMPROVED COTTON GINS,
\ (Me shortest notice } and invite mil those who are in
iu|«riui uiti m rin urem an uiubi, w
Manufacturing Establishment and select
1 an article as they may want.
I Tliey have the exclusive right of manufacturing tho
L * ■ sled Btthfcit’s Metal Betiaii which is con-
, 1 superior to any article in use for bearings and
fimala. All of their Gins will be supplied with Boxes
[meed of this metal, which will prevent tlie possi-
f of a Gin’s ever catching Are from friction.
• All work done at this establishment is warranted
1 satis faction.
E. T. TAYLOR it CO.
dumbos, April 25, 1848 19 tf
further information, apply to Dr. Kimhal, of Talla
poosa county, Jack Floyd, Chambers, William M. Be-
tliune, Barbour county, or in Columbus, Ga. to
ROBT. 8. HARDAWAY.
July 11, 1848. 30 tf
IIBWOLD’B COTTON OINB.
hire
subscriber Is better prepared than ever before
ufecturing a superior article of Gins, hav*
zu better materials, better workmen, better
fordoing work, and added all new improve-
its suggested by past experience,
rfhe previous celebrity of these Gins since 1
/tion of the Patent water Boxes, has Increw
i his intro-
. i increased their
„.e to over one thousand in a single season. No exer
ts will be remitted necessary to render them worthy
1 still higher reputation.
Engagements can be made on accommodating terms
_..jer with his agents, who will call on planters gener
ally, or hy letter directed to him at Clinton, Jones conn
" Georgia. SAMUEL GRISWOLD.
* 114, 1848. 13 6m*
line Matos! Insurance Co.
I Institution, chartered at tlie last session of the
|ia Legislature, is now in successful operation,
1 an opportunity for all w ho desire it, to obtain
.. al the Lowest oosafMe Rate, as it is
1 fraternal union of a large number of men who
9 chare rack other's Loses*, and no dividend
unrelated upon stock.
rip*l Office m located in Griffin, bat Agencies
Wi.hed in various place.. Insurance can be ef-
a Pile or Marine risk., end on the Life of aer-
J. O. HILL, Preridom.
. Pinsons, Secretary
POND * WILLCOX, Agent. Columbia.
, SIDNEY ROOT. Agent Lumpkin.
I Fall information can be obtained of the Agents,
'll, IMS 30 Tam*.
NOTICE.
I HOWARD MANUFACTURING CO.MPA-
I machinery into operation during the
isatre to employ
[SIXTY FEMALE OPERATIVES,
J whom must be under twelve years of age.
Company have erected a large and commodious
r brick building, in which the operatives will
I and lodged.
im will he managed by Matrons of good char-
i respectability, and under the supervision of
d of Directors, and will be aujiplied with all
f articles of furniture.
1 wishing to be employed, can apply personally
rtothe Secretary of the Company, and state
r not they hast ever been employed in a Fw
r of the Board of Directors:
B. BEASLEY, Sac’y.
, Jane 27,1848 $8 tf
Hew ud Lit for Sole.
T HE andeedgued offers formie the H^ass and
whereon he new resides. It ie silaated in a pleas
ant part of the city, good neighborhood, and well im
proved. F. G. WILKINS,
may 1$ 22 tf
for R«nt.
Land for Bole.
rpHE mbacribcr offen far mla hb PLANTATION,
miles from Columbus, containing BSO ......
about 550 acre* of which are cleared, and now in rnl-
tivation. On the premines are an overseer’* Iioum, nuffi
eient negro houses, a new Gin hou*e, Screw, Ac. Ac.—-
fertility and health, thi* place is not surpassed hy
For
rw wimiuj miu inwini mu* |mnr i* inn nui^wun
any in that section of the country. It is well watered;
the ffacharhiibbee creek and several never-failing bran
ches running through it. There are several very good
spring* on it. Person* wishing to purchase a first rate
Plantation, are invited to examine this place.
ALBERT R. BOWDRE.
Columbus, July 11, 1848. 30tf
Plantation* for Bale.
I OFPF.R far isle two PLANTATIONS in Atalmma,
one on the Middle Cowikee creek, on ilte line of Run-
•ell and Macon counties, containing 880 acre*, about 550
of whi'di are cleared. Tlie place consist* of about half
hammock and half level up-land. It is about 25 mile*
from tlie Chattahoochee River, and the same distance
from the Montgomery Railroad—38 miles from Colom
bo* and 6 from Enon.
The oilier plaec is in Macon county, 7 miles north of
tlie above one, and contain* 320 acre*—one half cleared.
It is on the waters of the Big Swamp, adjoining the old
Creek 8tand,and on the old Federal road—34 mile* from
Columbus,20from tlie Railroad,and li fromBainbridge.
I am extremely anxious to sell these place*, and will
do so at eery law prices. The terms can be made to suit
' e purchaser*, and a contract madetopav for them either
itfi Cotton or money, a* may be desirable.
Address to Bainhrtdge P. O., Macon county, Ala.
J. T. PERSON8.
July 18, 1848.31 Im
Nourae, Stone A Co.
APALACHICOLA, Fin.
B. F, Nourae &. Co.
NKW ORLEANN,
conmissioiv merchants.
II. W. Raooxi, H. B. Stone,
B. F. Nouasx.
a man of the loftiest integrity, courage and roao-
ctud by liii
snmn acquaintances who were expressing great
alarm at the situation t)f Taylor, and remarked
with emphasis: “ He’ll come out of It. He never
was whipped while a boy, and the Mexiians can’t
do it now. So, also, wlien Mr. Sevier, in the
STARR & Co.,
Anelitneen (id Cootmiiiion Merehinli,
KUKAULA. (ALABAMA.)
October 98,1646 tf 45
UAUNSSL WHITS & 00.
ConimlMloa .Tlerchaate,
NEW OKLBAN8.
hit inn. He was selected hy Ilia leUuw-citizeiiB, at
various times, to represent them in tho Ntntc leg
islature and in the convention which framed the
constitution of IhoHtute. )Ie was also chosen on
several orcasiousas a Presidential elector. As he
had been true in wnr, so he was faithful in pence,
and tho gpillant soldier became as distinguished
for hia civil as ho had been for military services.
He died at an advanced ago, loved and admired
as the poisoasor uf all those virtues which marked
the great and true-hearted men, who, after having
|ieriled their lives in the wur of independence, sus
tained with unsworving fidelity (he free institutions
whicli resulted from thnt struggle.
Such, very briefly, was the lather of Zachary
Taylor, a man ol eminent faithfulness to all the
trusts confided to him. From a stock ennobled by
tlioso manly virtues which havo over been the
buust and pride of Kentucky, sprang the man wile
now stands lieforo his admiring countrymen as one
of the most remarkable men of his generation.
This section of the country was not at that time
the abode of men who sought and enjoyed tho
luxuries of repose. Life waa environed with dan
gers, and the car was frequently stu riled hy the
war-whoop uf tha stealthy Indian. In (ho midst
of peril, courage was nurtured, and our pioneers
and their children became conspicuous for all ihduo
virtues which the state of things that surrounded
them was so well calculated to foster. Men were
bound together hy the sense of a common peril
and lormed attachments us strong as the love of
life, and shared tlioir homes and their tables witli
an uncalcutaling hospitality. Under circumstan
ces thus eminently adapted to bring out and
strengthen the horoic elements in the cTiaractcr of
youth, the boyliuod of Zachary Taylor wus pass
ed. While yet a lad, ho became conspicuous
among his companions, by displaying those traits
of character which have since won for him thu
admiration of all who can appreciate genuine man
hood. IIo was sent to school to Mr. Ayres, a gen-
Advances nude on shipments of Gotten, and Produce
purchased upon the usual terms.
Refer to—
John G. \Vinter,_Pree’L}
o. > Columbus, Ga.
PHILADELPHIA
COMMISSION HOUSE.
Ibr the sale of Cotton, Cotton Yarns,
Sheetings, Osnaburgs, Sfc. Sfc.
Agent far the Athkns Con tan v, Athens, Georgia.
“ “ Little Rivz* Co., Fayetteville, N7C.
“ “ Richmond Co., Rockingham, N. C.
“ “ Franklin Co., Waynmaiuville, Oa.
Philadelphia, June 90, 1848.|y*7
STATES LEWIS,
liaise, Mgn and Ornamental Painter,
OrrOSITETIIE MARKET.
0V All orders promptly attended to, at prices to suit
tlie times. (8 tf) Dec. 29
Spring and Summer Clothing,
No.
J. H. MERRY,
WureR’s Arcade, a lew doors above
the Post Office,
T* now receivings full supply of READY MADE
X CLOTHING, of every variety of style and fe*h-
ion, and ande in the heat manner.
Also, CravmU, Scarfs, Stocks, Gloves, Bore
Madera, Hosiery, Shirts, of every description,
Hats and Cope, Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, which
will he sold cheap.
Columbus, May 2, 1848 20 tf
NOTICE.
W ILL be sold on the fim Tueadny in September
iK.it, on tlie bremine*, in the city of Columbus,
all that part o( lot No. one hundred and seventy-five,
commencing at the comer of Randolph and Broad BtreeUi,
and running from said corner north one hundred and for
ty feet, te Oglethorpe Alley; thence east, along said al
loy, seventy-one feet; thence south one bandied and
•aid street. In the beginning corn
Tenement* as may be sufficient to my the
money now due and unpaid, with Interest i
the raid premises, on the — day of Novem
ber, ISM. Terms cash.
SEABORN JONES,
DANIEL McDOVGALD,
WM. E. LOVE,
CHARLES CLEGHORN.
July U, 1948 Si Ids
T“L
ColRmbMt.Jm'a U.1S49-
Mr. ’
L t. downing.
Mr
REVOLVING PISTOLS,
COLT* A»-’..^J ?S * W-s,
April 4 nUNO * VIRGINS.
CATTING*.
50,000
ssomh la lisry I—mine Is phEii, sad l* aariorm well,
If P»ry«*IP | « | P Emorieby
I. turns * co.
Ranawsy
F ROM the subscribers, living in lbe lower pan of
Reesetl county, two Negro fallows : One is s stout
built hoy, named GEORGE, weighing 195 or 70 pounds,
r—glinnii nearly while, and wlwa with a wig oa might
be taken fag a while men | he has white hair and bliri
SON, ■■ml..!., and
oaftn
yean old, named A
» mad bashy half, i
win pay atffieml reward for their Mivenr to tw. or fag
tlmlf ne>4nimmM baptise that we i«t them- Any in-
fctwri—urib be kbsdty wsolved rsacerritng them.
Addssse, Oswkhee r. O., lamell ematty, Alabame.
WILLIAM A. REDD dk CO.,
Agenta for Troup Factory,
TROUP COUNTY. GA.
Colurohne, Nov 23,1847 49 ly
AUCTION COMMISSION.
Copartnerahip Notice.
rpiIE undersigned! bavins lorroed a Copartnership,
and style uf Aver A Harrison,
X under the name ..
would respectfully unnounne te their friend* end the
public, that they huve taken the large Store lately occu
pied by Messrs. Sarami* A Rdioney, near tlie Post-
Office, and are amply prepared te accommodate all who
may wish their services, in the
Aaoliott rad Coauttissiott Basiness,
in all iu branches. They have very extensive ac
commodatfon* for Negroes and Traders, and will attend
rivate and Public rale.
Columbus, Oct. 19,1847.
SELLING OFF AT COST!!
Great Inducements are now Offered.
T HE subscriber, contemplating a change in his busi
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tluinau who still lives in Connocticul, and who,
during tho last year, published a statement, in
which ho speaks of tho voting Taylor aa one of
the boat, most upright anil heroic boya in his schnol,
at a time when boys wero not |iampered aa tliey
are at the presont day. Tho boyhood of Taylor
instead of being spent ill ease and luxury, waa
passed in agricultural pursuits, and in tho hardy
spurts uf the wilderness. His constitution wus
thus braced in early life, and lias since boon able
to endure hardshipaaud exposure enough to kill a
dozen common mon. The feat he pertormod on a
certain bitter cold day in winter is well known,
lie sprang into tho Ohio near Mix Mile Island,
and, notwithstanding the iciness of the water,
swam across the river, llut few persons would
have persevered tinder such circumstances, llut
Zachary Taylor has always niado It a point to go
through with whatever lie undertook, and, if the
river Tiad been five milea wide, and the day evon
colder than it was, ho would have awam across it
or perished in the effort.
It was during hia boyhood that Cion. Taylor im
bibed that strong love for agricultural pursuita
which ho haaateadily cultivated during his career.
Like the “Father of his Country," the illustrious
Washington, ho dearly loves to aeo the fresh up
turned sod, to inhale the odor of the new-reaped
meadow, and to gather ill the harvest with which
a kind Providence has blessed tho labors of tho
husbandman. After he had been commissioned
in the army, he waa in the habit, whenever he vis
ited his early home, of going out into the fields and
lending a hand at the plough. Indeed, it would
be difficult to decide whether tho tented field or the
corn or cotton field presents the most allurements
to his fancy. He has been entirely successful in
both fields, and since ho gathered unfading laurels
al Monterey and Buena Vista he has spent all his
leisure in tne fields on his plantation, attending to
everything that was going on with as mnch inter
est and accuracy aa if he had nevor been an in-
tnato of a camp, and Imd nover been boyond the
limit! of hia well-ordered plantation. His life has
been a series of alterations between camps and
bis farm, and so great is bis proficiency, both aa a
soldier and a farmer, that those who know him
best cannot determine in whicli pursuit he most
excels. Like Cinclnnatus, of old-Home, he loves
to grasp the plough handles, 'and like him also he
has ever been willing to leave them when hia coun
try demanded hia service! elsewhere.
Gen. Taylor received his first commissiou in tho
army from President Madison, who appointed him
first Lieutenant in the 7th regiment U. B. Infantry,
in May, 1808, Prior to receiving this appoint
ment, ne bocamo a member of a volunteer com
pany raised to oppose what were believed to be
the treasonable schemes of Aaron Burr. From
the moment of entering the regular army, young
u of arms
Senate, on tho rccoption of the newts that Taylor
was in a critical condition, remarked snceringly
that tho General was a Whig, nnd Whig Sena
tors ought to have confidence in him, tltough it
was very clear from what liq said that ho expect
ed nothing but defeat, and wished to clear tho Ad
ministration of all blame by throwing it on tlie
shoulders of a Whig General. Mr. Crittenden
immediately responded that ho knew Gen. Taylor
well and was sure that ho would succeed in beat
ing back tlie Mexicans and in winning the laurels
of victory. The event justified Mr. Crittenden’s
confidence, and since the battles of Palo Alto and
Resaca de la Palma, the whole country has felt,
as his intimato friends always foil, that the heroic
Taylor is truly invinciblo.
On assuming the profession of a soldier, Taylor
set himself diligently at work to accomplish him
self in that profession. For this purpose he studied
the best military treatises, and tlins prepared him
self theoretically for the great practical results of
his afterlife. He watched the events of our last
struggle with Great Britain with intense interest,
and, though ho hod no opportunity to meet the
forces of that power in the field, he soon was able
to meet anothor foo under circumstances which
required all tho daring bravery and skill he pos
sessed.
Gen. Harrison was Governor of the North
western Territory when the,league among the dif
ferent Indian tribes under the auspices of that re.
nownod und sagacious warrior, Tccumsoh, was
consummated. T^lorut thistimo, 1812, served
under tho gallant Harrison. Several stockade
forts were built, and one of them, named Fort
Harrison, In honor of thu commander, siluatod on
the Wabash, was placed under elmrgo of Tavlor,
who hud recontly boon promoted to the rank of
Captain. It was here that he had tho first oppor
tunity of signalizing himself by an achievement
requiring desperate valor and consummate skill.
Away in (he wilderness at tlie head of a gallant
little band, nothing was heard from Captain Tay
lor for a long while, and many fears were onter-
tained for Ills safety. Owing to the unhealthi-
ness of tho position, a majority ol the men be
came nick and unfit for duty, Tho Indians were
aware of the reduced stato of tlie garrison, and
made preparations to tuko advantage of it. On
tlie 3d of September a report of guns was heard
in the neighborhood of the fort, rnming from a
point where two men were engaged in making
liny. Next morning it was ascertained that these
men had been killedandsculped by the Indians.
Taylor knew from various signs that a demon
stration would soon be nmilo against the fort, and
went immediately to work to make the best de
fence in his powor. Tho Indians, to tlie number
of four hundred, were in the neighborhood, nnd
but sixteen men were fit for duty in tlie fort. Un
der Huc.h fearful odds, odds so well calculated to
appall the stoutest heart, Taylor remained cool,
bent only on doing his duty and protecting the lives
of tin! men and women who were confided to his
cliurgc.
On tho evening of tho 4tli, a number of the In
dians came to the fort burning a white fla|r. They
requested admittance and Eeggod provisions
Taylor gave them something to eat, blit refused to
permit them to enter the fort. They informed him
that tho priucipai chief would mako him a snooch
noxt morning. Tins intelligence, instead of qui-
cliug tho apprehensions of Taylor, only oxeited
them more. Ho knew well tho treacherous char
acter of the foo, and believing that the object of
tho visit wns to spy out Ids weakness and thtow
hitn off his gunril, lie redoubled Ins exertions and
made preparations for repelling an immediate at
tack. Tlie arms wore examined and put ill good
order, and dlxtccn rounds uf cartridges were dealt
out lo eaeli man. The guard was increased and
every other precaution was taken to prevent sur
prise uml disaster.
The night was so excessively dark that it was
difficult to detect, the movements of tho wily foe.
After placing everything in proper posture, Capt.
Taylor, woaried witli incessant labor, retired to
catch somo remise. The silence within tho fort
became death-like, and he slept a littlo while.—
Suddenly, about 11 o’clock, the report of a gun
fired by ono of tho sontinols broke the stillness,
aud Taylor sprang up and seeing that the Indians
were on thorn ho immediately ordered the men to
their posts. Tho cry of fire was heard, and, on
looking towards tho lower block-house, which file
IndiaiiH were attacking, Taylor perceived that it
was ill flames.
The moment was ono of the most intense in
terest. Here wus a littlo band of gallant men,
far hoyond the roach of succor, attacked ky a force
of relentless foes many times more numerous
tlian themselves. In the dead hour of night, the
war-whoop aud savage yoll of the foe were heard—
thnt whoop that tells only of death, anil that ynll
which forbids all hope of quarter. Suddenly, tlie
only barrier between themsolves and tho enemy
was discovered to be in Dames. Here was a new
source of alarm. As the flumes shot upwards
through the intense darkness, throwing a broad
glare on surrounding objects, the Indians outside
screamed and yelled with fiendish delight, feeling
sure of their victory and their victims. The
wotnon and children within tho fart, fancyingthat
hope was out of the question, gavo themselves up
to the wildest dospair and screamed for mercy.
The yells of the savages, tlie shrieks of the wo
men, the screams of tho children, the discharge
of guns, tho barking of dogs, and tho groans of
wounded inon,all mingled together, adding to the
confusion and terror that prevailed. Ill this dark
and dismal and dosperate scene, Captain Taylor
nevor lost his presence of mind,but, with that re
markable self possession which has since distin
guished him when terrors and perils thickened
around him, he glanced at file state of filings and
in a moment decided on what the crisis required.
His intrepidity inspired his men with resolution,
and they obeyed his orders with alacrity. Tho
roof was torn off from tho blazing house, the other
buildings were kept wet, and the flames were thus
prevented from spreading. A temporary breast
work was thrown up, and file battle raged until
six o’clockin tha morning,when tho Indians retired
lioyond the reach of file guns of the fort.
For tho gallant defence of Fort Harrison, Capt.
rank of explain. Ho regarded this degradation
of rank as unjust, and threw up bis commission
and returned home to his family. His friends ex
erted themselves in his behalf, and in 1816 Presi
dent Madison restored him to his formor rank.
He wns ordered to Green Bay, where he spent
two years, and, after anothor year spent in file bo
som of his family, he proceeded to the South,
where he performed many services, including the
building of Fort Jesup. While at this fort an in
cident occurred which displays Taylor’s charac
teristic goncrosity. A carpenter had been ordered
to cut down a tree, and tne weather being very
warm, ho became wearied and lay down to take
a nap. He Was awakened by the ringing of an
axe near hitn, and on starting up lie was amazed
to perceive Taylor at work on the tree. He be
gan to stammer out an excuse, when be was. in-'
term pled by his commander, who remarked, “Nev.
and,
mind your apologies. I happened to bo passing,
id, knowing yonr lieutenant would soon be along
and report you for negloct of duty, I thought!
would do the work for you and thus save myself
the disagreeable duty of ordering you to be put in
irons.”
In 1819 ho was mado Lieutenant Colonel, and
after commanding at several frontier poets he was
appointed a member of a board of army and militia
officers, convened by Mr. Barbour, Secretary of
War, to consider and propose a system for tho op
S inization and improvement of the militia of the
nited States. Ho drew up a report on the sub
ject, which was approved by the Board and sub
mitted to Congress. It has generally fallen to the
lot of Gen. Taylor to draw up the reports of courts
martial and other associations of officers of which
ho has been a member. His fitness for such re
sponsible duties lias often been acknowledged by
his brother officers who Know him well ana have
the most unlimited confidence in his ability to
represent with accuracy and force the sentiments
and convictions of any body of which he happens
to be a member. This compliment to the superi
ority of hia talents as a writer has been justified
by tho efficiency of tho various reports he has
made.
In 1833 Taylor was appointed Colonel, and
was immediately afterwards employed in die ser
vice against tho celebrated Indian chief Block
Hawk. This expedition was entirely successful.
The war being ended, Taylor was placed in com
mand of Fort Crawford, at Prairie du Chien.
For several years, while there, he held the respon
sible trust of Indian agent, and the manner in
which he discharged the duties of the agency is
He ban-
tlioroughly characteristic of the man.
iuhed those inhuman wretches who seek to destroy
and corrupt tlie Indians by selling them whiskey.
He has always had a just horror and scorn of
drunkenness, and has uniformly discouraged the
use of all intoxicating liquors. Strictly temperate
himself, he has not only enforced temperance by
precept, admonition and orders, but his example
Iv ’
Taylor received the highest encomiums. Maj.
" “ lid:
Gen. Hopkins, in a letter to Gov. Shelby, saL.
“Tlie firm nnd almost unparalleled defence ol
Fort Harrison hy Capt. Zachary Taylor has raised
for him a-fabric of character not to be effitced hy
calumny.” The government, too, acknowledged
his claims to consideration hy thanking him
1 tendering him a comm
Taylor gave evidence flint the professini,
was one to which he waa thoroughly adaptad both
by nature and education. Great hopes of his
success in Ibis career were entertained by hia
friends, hopes which his subsequent achievements
have more than realised. However much his skill
andgallantry in Florida and Mexicosiirpriaed those
to whom he was unknown, hit friends were not at
all surprised at hia unparalleled exploits. They
knew kirn and felt the most unlimited confidence
in his ability to go through with whatever ha un
dertook. When the news of the perilous condi
tion of the little army of occunaUaii in Maxico
startled the country and excitsdue wont fean of
the people, Gen. Taylor’s friends were calm, for
ffiejr knew the man too well to sappoae that any
mlty not utterly impoarible could either appal
Monte him. At that time, a distinguished!
his brilliant conduct, and
sion aa brevet major in tho sorviceT
Tlie successful defence of Fort Hsrribou was
of great importance to the thin uml scattered set
tlements ill the West. Itdisheurtencd tho Indians,
and, disturbances and dissensions taking place
among them, they abandoned the designs they had
formed, which, had they been carried out, would
have involved in massacre many a family whose
members now have an opportunity of recording
their gratitude to their protector who then drove
back Die threatening tide of savage invasion.
Major Taylor contiuued to be zealously engaged
in military service in the West. In 1814, the
British having taken possession of Fort Shelby
at Prairio duCbien, concentrated a force of regu
lars and Indians on tlie Upper Mississippi. Maj.
Taylor was aent with three hundred and twenty
men lo the mouth of Rook river to destroy the In
dian villages, cut up the corn, and erect a fort
whicli should command the Mississippi. The ser
vice was imminently perilous, but it was perform
ed with thoroughness and fidelity. He built Port
Johnaoo, a place ef much importance, owing to
the protection it aflbrded the inhabitahte in that
sectioo.
On the conclusion of peace with England, be
has always been on that side. In this respect ho
is unlike some of his brother officers, who are in the
habit of indulging in a loathsome vice while puu-
iBhing their inferiors for u similar indulgence.
Further, as Indian agent, he endeavored to advance
tho best interests of the rod mail by aiding the
missionaries in the performance of their religious
duties, and in doing whatever he could that prom
ised to be of advantage to them.
Indian agencies are posts in which mnch dis
honesty has been practiced. A large number of
those appointed as agents have contrived to grow
rich, and Imve very justly subjected themselves to
(lie suspicions of having cheated tha Iudians.
Taylor s conduct waa us scrupulous in Ills deal
ings with tlio Indians unit has always been in
other relations; and not a dollar of public money
ever stuck to hia fingers. It is a great pity that
tlie Indian agencies have not uniformly been filled
by men alike conscientious in tho discharge of
tlioir duties.
Wo now come to tho Florida war, one of the
most disastrous enterprises in which tlio nation
ever engaged. While Gen. Csss was Hocretary
of War, a treaty was entered into with tho Semi
nole Indians, which whh considered fraudulent by
mHiiy of tho most distinguished chiefs of the tribe.
Ocoola and others, feeling themselves doeply ag
grieved, refused to abide by its requisitions, and
preps rod themselves to resist its execution. For
several years a miserable wnr wns carried on
without the least prospect of its successful termina
tion. In this condition of things, Colonel Taylor
was ordered lo Florida in 1836, ami was instruct
ed to hunt out tho enemy and capture or destroy
his forces. This was a service in which con
stancy in enduring hardship and courage in battle,
the two great qualities of a soldier in the estima
tion of Natxilcon Bonaparte, wore particularly
needed, and Taylor had them in perfection. He
proceeded to Florida and a new prospect soon
dawned on that gloomy and wretched contest.
Colonel Taylor reccivod information that Alli
gator and 8am Jones, two well-known chiefs,
with tlio forces under their command, had selected
a position which they deemed impregnable on the
lake Okeechobee, llo immediately prepared to
attack them, and, after a most disagreeable and
rapid inarch of ono hundred and fifty rnilos over
wet ground and through marshes and swamps, he
reached tho vicinity of tho onomy. The Indians
were posted in great force on ono of those ham
mocks or island groves which rise above tbo dee
swamps in that country. The swamp surround
ing the hammock was three-quarters of a milo
across, totally impussablo (or horses and nearly so
for men. It wus a wilderness of mud and water
and thick suw-grass, five feet high, boyond which
tho savages wore posted ready to give Taylor a
warm reception. The Colonel had resolved on at
tacking the enemy, and, notwithstanding the ap
palling nature of tlie scene before him, he preesed
forward. The mon plunged into the swamp,
making die best headway they could through the
mattoa and tangled grass, while, as the’
_ oy approach
ed the savages, they were greeted with a murder
ous fire. Their companions fell around them, but
onward they plunged, resolved on victory. Tho
marsh reddened with file blood of the slaughtered,
waa at length passed. A terrific onslaught en
sued, and, at tlie end of three hours, the Senflnolee,
who fought with tho desperation of fiends, were
drivon at the point of the bayonet from their strong
holds, and sought safety in flight.
. The victory
was the first decisive one gained in tho war. It
was purchased at the expenso of tlie lives of four
teen officers and ono hundred and twenty-four
mon—the loss of the Indians could not be ascer
tained.
Taylor's despatches give a moat graphic ac
count of this sanguinary conflict. It is character
ised by all that force of description, modesty,
clearness, and generosity which havo since mark
ed hia despatches from tlie fields of MaxiQO. He
does not use the swelliug and pompous language
of a vain man inflated with triumph; on the
contrary, forgetful of himself, he gives credit
where credit is due, and dwells with pathos and
grief upon the loss sustained. u I trust,” he says,
“I may he permitted to say that I
pathos
t,” hot
experienced one
of the most trying periods of biy llwjand if any
could have looked on it with indifference, hia
goriflf <*
Dtotmbflr, white
that “tho joy sad»
*rie» are always, after t
the battle, succeeded by fa
row and Mini and war, all
ty, and Us the greatest glory
it.” Senator Cki
inanity, leone or T
therefore, thqj, from the bottom <
thank the brave, generous, anil i
mander of the Amercan troops. I
air, not only for hie gallantly Mid i
duct and braveiy, but eminently tl
other considerations, as an America
thank him for hia humanity I I hoi
cause he thought of and spared (Ml
fending women in that hour of her '
I honor him, because be spared totte
helpless infancy; and 1 glory that an
officer lias shown himself thus alive to the I
feelings of the human heart.” ’
The signal victory at Okeechobee broke Aft
hopes of the Indians, and they did not again poa>
sent Taylor with an opportunity.of battle. ■
waa the only brilliant victory of the' war, and M
probably waa the mean* of potting and and to
the war. Taylor received the flank* of tha
President for the victory, and are# loan after pirn
moted to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.
In 1840, he wu granted permlaeion to Mire from
Florida and made Ms headquarter* at Fort Jaa-
sup, whence he wa# subsequently removed to
Fort Giabon, where be remained until tha b*gl*>
ning of the trouble* with MeJtleo. •
General Taykrr spent two yean at Fort Jtaeup,
and while there waa ancceamol In premoling tee
highest interests and comfort! of the soldiers^—
He had seen enough of the ill effbcti of the
use of alcoholic liquors among man'to ha
that this vice is one that always lays mate
happiness of those who indole* to excees in it
When he took command of Fort Jeaaup, he I
that intemperance waa frighfnllynrevalnL
mon had been whipped, lined, ana Imptfamed
getting drank, without any rtrnh*. Tho chaps
Iain proposed to undertake to reform them, and
Taylor heartily cooperated with him. A enaiM*
was soon brought about, and in two yenra A
hundred reformed men were men marching ie
procession displaying bannen and badges. Soma
of them had joined tqe army,' because
■ , , se they were
intemperate, and through the General obtained
their discharge and returned to their homes re*
formed men. Here as every where else, Centr
al Tsylor has shown himself deeply ; solicitous to
add to the comforts and happiness of tho men un
der his command. He ie anxious that they shad
become good citizen* as well aa good aoidivra.—
Ho regards moral discipline no less indispensa
ble to the perfection of the soldier than the phys
ical discipline of the camp. The men look ep
to him ss one who from hia uniform kindness,
nobleness, and generosity is always willing to be
friend them. There probably never was an offi
cer in whom the common soldiers frit more entire
confidence under all circumstances. They re
gard him with profound admiration as an invinci
ble warrior, and with the deepest affection aa a
true friend. Hence, nearly all who have served
under him would do anything in flfrir power lo
promote his interests, and it is on.'this account
that they arc so very generally resolved on voting
Tor him for the Presidency without kny regard to
their former party predilections. They have seen
his greatability, moderation, capacity and sagacity
in controlling" the movements of an army, arid
justly infer therefrom, that, if elevated
to civil office, he will bo as honest and as capable
llioy t
in such station as he has been as a soldier.
We have thus conducted the reader to the pe
riod in which the qualities of Gen. Taylor were
to become universally known to hia countrymen.
A broader theatre was now opened before him,
and he soon gave evidence of his ability to dia-
• ' i bill ties with
chargo the most weighty mponiibl
credit to himself and success to his country. In
deed, he never was placed in any circumstance!
among all the multiplied vicissitudes of his life in
which his unfailing good sense, his great tact, and
unswerving honesty aid not sustain him to dis
charge every duty with thoroughness and effieien-
cy. He has been tried and proved, and for any
ono now to doubt his qualifications to May his
qualifications to play
part well wherever a sound mind and honest heart
are required, is to indulge iu a very groundless
snsplcinn. He is far advanced in life, and the
integrity whicli has thus far marked his career
will contlnuo to mark it to its close. His charac
ter is so well established that nothing can shake
it, and as it now is massive, colossal, noble and
symmetrical in all its parts, so it will remain un
der any vicissitudes of fortune or misfortune.—
Young men may swerve from their integrity, and
middle-aged men may, in pursuance oi same sel-
imddle-aged men may, in pursuance ol tome sel
fish interest, depart from their accustomed fideli
ty, but he who has seen more than threescore
yean, and whose honesty has survived a thou
sand tomptatinns that have overcame othere, is
not likely to falsify any confidence that people
may repose in him." It would be as easy for uw
nan to
Ethiopian to bleach hit complexion or the leopard
to change his spot*, aa for the life-long
and truthful Taylor to
commit a treacherous act
or to do a deed scorned by honest men.
The history of the Mexican war is too well
known to the country to require any particular
recital from us in this place. We shall therefore
content ourselves with merely glancing at some of
its events, which illustrate tne character of Geo-
Taylor, and prove him to be worthy of Am confi
dence that his admiring countrymen repose iahim.
In pursuance of orders from the War Dspart-
ment, ho established his camp at Carpus Christ!,
in August, 1845. While occupying this position,
he paid every attention to his soldier*, and prepared
them by a proper discipline for the part they war*
afterwards to perform. Ever mindtiri of the mor
als of his men, he broke up tho fore banks and
dram-drinking establishments which camp-follow-
inde&vorcd (’ 1 ' *
era endeavored clandestinely to introduce. On the
11th of March 1845, having been ordered to the
11th of March 1840, having been ordered to tbs
Rio Grande, he broke up his camp and marched
on towards his eventful career in Mekico. He es
tablished a depot a Point Isabel and planted the
American flag opposite Matamoros. Hostilites
soon commenced, and it became evident that Am
Mexicans intended to make a demonstration a-
g ainst Paint Isabel. To prevent this, be lqft Fart
rot ‘
Irown and porceededthi filer determined on keeping
the communication open between the two points.
On the 7th of May, be started for Fort Brewnat
tho bead of twenty-three bandied men, tp-ipg
his intention to fight the enemy in whatever aseo-
bera they might present themselves If they shoeld
undertake to intercept Ma march. At euMas oe
the morning of the 8th, the troops got under way,
and towards noon came in sight otths Masicaa ar
my under Arista. True to hisproinia*,G*n.Tay
one
nerves must have been differently organised from
my own. Betides the killed, there lay one hun
dred and twelve woundod officers aria soldier*,
who had accompanied me ono hundred and for
ty-five miles, most of the way through as unex
plored wilderness, without guides, who lied so
gallantly beaten the enemy, under my orders, in
his strongest position, and who had to be convey
ed back, through swamp* and hammocks, from
whence we set out, without any apparent means
of doing so. 1 *
A truly brave soul is slsrsys accompanied
with a humane heart A genuine hero firids no
delight in dwelling on scene* of blood and car
nage. In the midst of victory hit hsart aflbetioo-
ately turns to the suffering *M death H has coat
and he feels smitten with unutterable grist The
many scene* of slaughter witneaaeaby Taylor
hav* no hardened hi*Heart; he kngsti lea eaaha-
tion of the soldier in the anguish of fit* ama. and
JgMrir laments the naoresltr which raeslred the
for resolved to fight Tha battfo wna opeaed^y
the Mexicans, and afters very fierce and snngnlil-
ary fight victory perched on the Aaxrican stand
ard. 600 Mexicans were toft on tire Arid, while the
lots of the Americans waa only fifty-flue* in kiltod
and wounded. This splendid victory inspired both
officers and men with confidence in the ability of
our troop* to enoonnter successfully the enemy
notwithstanding Ms great numerical supsviovity,
Tho battle of Palo Alto was the first in tfa$ SMts*
of brilliant victories in Maxico which Tsysor Was
destined to win, and a most fitting Ukradaetion to
them.
After sending the wounded back to point Isabel,
Geo. Taylor, on the morning of the 8th, ms wifad
in battle array and found the enemy six thnesend
strong, occupying a most sdvsntagsons position at
Resaca dels Palma. A conocil of war was I
sd, and seme of the officers advised that the i
should fell back on Point Isabel. After t
listening to all their prudential
General remarked—“ I promlsei
_ _ promised i
should go to Fort Brown, and they ■
laid hia plans with great sagaoUy and i
attack. It waa made, and the battle m* *M*d
furiously, Iu the midst of It no afiker,oha*nfag
tlie balls whistling venr near the General, eng-
gostod that they enonltfgot oat ef the way sfAtom.
“Get out of the way, do yon any,!" —*"
General: “ that we will do ky go'
they will then fly over oar heed*?' 'in
hotly disputed, hat Uw Harieus went
maintain their ground against the I
charge* of the Americans. Their I
ken, nnd they scon M hack and <
precipitate retreat, and djdwtkMLAi
the had, until Ikiy rushed
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tike wildfire over the coaotrry.
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