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Dcootcit to Nctus, Politics,'Xitcrdturc, ©metal JntclUacncc, CTaticidtute, Sat. .". 1 itekms.sr-rwo'dollars, a -Visar,
IEW SERIES—VOL! !!.,; NO. 17. .
t.^A3T3HNf%;THI^BX)AY OCTOBER^26,-1848.. : ■ ; - VOLUME -XVI.,EEMBER 29.
t%, si>6t,
■r bamh*
mimiimiij Obstinate Cutatu
,,r fuslalrt cu tint Foes
S..re Ayr*. Kina Worm ei
ir.m*4t ami Pain of Ik.
>i 67.v r», gyphJ/Uie Symjh'
n'U)i*
hurt in l. j'\ Af*o, fikroute gat
MM! 15 VALUE »( Um i>«u nnrfttiwi i« now widet
I know,,. :ui'l -very .lav tin- tL-M.of \U i
c-xr.inline. Ji i, aj»t,r..r-Ja!i.| l.i-JilV rc<-'>mm«l)'led tj
J’liy.ii iniM.;;ii(J i« aiUnittu.! to be tlu-niiwt powerful am
political.
reputation for what. he. has ter it ten* us’ those'who screed wider h
(forwhal hehas done.'- ' - »• -. ~ -----
other living
rsal opinion of' great energy of character.—\t w
*u saying that; of lime to dwell upon these try
■juht have obtained lacier, for bis military .ca
IMPORTANT TESTHT0X7Y, j .“I never heard .any one, however' tfuct victory. - So great was that confidence! ded such abundant examples of his ex-
To Do cnrefmny MadDyjLe^rooii men i»uci, corrupt or base himself, that htteri five.}reposed. in him by his troops, and no other; crcises of lheso qualities us to rentier
»«. erate ■»■«»_ pnr , c *' minutes conversation with Gen, Taylor j could have \-Minuiiinilcd it, that his presence i them familiar to every citizen who has
™ H * T H0 ! 4EST . M /^ M SAY ?:J A V- 0 ^ ' ; ^ as ^- ar< H* l .° propose, or even to hint, at: o«any part pf the field, ictus sufficient not. j ever heard or read oft ho man.-. In the
The enemies o! General Taylor find- ■ anything dishonest or mean, and no'.in- i only to change despair into hope but to give i army they are daily exhibited and stand
ing jl impossible to suy any thing against ( fereourse in the ordinary events of cotn-r idsuttranceof victory, and dispel all doubt I conspiciously displayed in every order
lits personal or military character, now -non life, can give the true idea of the ‘jof ultimate triunjrft.” j which emanates from his pen.
alfect to beheve that he has neither the ;ipj',j nC!; s ofhis character. • j / . j 4. Be is a benevolent man.—'thi
.waste j with inhumanity and* crucify, am] I were left on tlie fichfof battle. When
of char* j want to say. bluntly, that such 7 charges w* entered the chappafol, Bits.enemy
” 'dlor-t are false—kd%-,from beginniiig to end, ; wore killing every person that got in
no matter who jitters them.. I have; range.of rheir gun^. Gen. Taylor ad*
en cruelty and fulmmanityoti the part, vaneed, and was requested to go to one
father ’ was close behind vph ‘«is % r »i• in bund
'r, and ' in the. midst of 1 Odjta.O .nusketSahdcaii-
i army Htoti of the; encmx. ..\t tlmi lime Coi.
Bi<liii£ i hrtiifcii lire wh<J-*y»toa
i^en'W'hoBshll.imm.ruiocoian.andigy.a,, j .earned them m Florida, but I , hus spoke ofl.irn ... tl.a lwhesiy of his i he orden
»nit ii .i riijii.l ii-jiiin-1 f ili- miu* . ; :mi pu-tulcs; iurhetr ; the army. We give belowthe; testimony j did not then properly .estimate the other - j )em .» We cony from the SemiAVceklv : ^* es ‘ can
j.iiiii-iu, nn.idiii. r j,..;i.rut :h-»WciJar ; ot some oflhc best men in the nution. | an d higher points of his character. In {/«<u«, May 30th, 1S1G as follows : .^ j and bear
tVi.kVi i ift jW*i »; io "wiVii *t! !l-t ot rT-.-uiJic ! Mon.. Jolm C- Spencer's Opinion. j the campaign on tlic Rio Grande I saw i ,* ipj te . JCll u ' or thij of the Sword” [.his own
«li—.is- from ill- y .1-iu. It is put up in a highly cuiv
r-i.Unt-d f. - in fiir'.-oT>v-ni-nrfamljyjtat.nit)'4ii»tnvli-n
-fjuatto
^i'watik, N. J., March U»h. 18If..
, «t 1). Suml—Mr.'Otiifcr’rt child, of tl«i-»
ii-kcl with smifutj yh.ni two ycirv old,
-a-- piTva.l-.! th-,trim
of subordinate officers to their men 1 —in- ; side or the oilier, dr a little farther back,
human punishment inllicted lor slight • but hecontirtued t<> advance, when Capt.
otlences; but nicer in the yresrncc rij Crcn. \ N;i\ matle his char; . *1 Taylor
Taylor—who was always a kind father ! was close behind
and protector to the ]
.. t- .i- . - . . . ( ^ —r *...» . whom every honesusol
me^fnl riaalifications nor the experience j of rcmember.you aslted-'meat the*j Fattier Richie’s Opinion. j ity has been unitorinlj'. displayed 4u his j Ihved. No man of honor who ever, scry- ; Paine was- wounded, anil \ W.,
requisite to fill the Presidential Chair, time ho was put in.command of Corpus f when tlie Editor of the Washington 1 treatment of the . prisoners who have ed under him will charge him with cru- wounded. On the morning of the 10th,
local in its or*. c,l ! ,( ; rw ‘ lh crcdlt 1° himself, or profit, Chrisli, whether he was equal to the eir- heard of the.! r-amnhs of Gen. s ,,een placed in his power by the vicis- felt y,. either to .his own troops or to the .we who were wounded were sent to
...M-ii.ii-.vit—i, , l ° l | lc country. In this they arc as "cuinstanccs? I told you in reply ot 1)1s ‘ 'i’nvloi* and before he txvaii to fear him I si!udcs oi vvar ‘ No man who had seen J-enemy. I was with him afl?Y»rt Brown Point Isabel. DuringtlieeveningGcn-
*n. , much mislakch as they * formerly were j souiid judgment atidlnexhaustible oner- a s a candidate for the Presidency, he! h* m after the bailie of Buena Vista, as j—marched with him to Point Isabel—• feral Taylor came to the hospital and
s I learned them in Florida, but 1 ih,i s snoko of him in the Imhesiv of his' °f^ eretl Uie wagons to'Tiring in the } was in the battles of Palo Alto, liesaca;; inquired of each of us where wc were
ican wounded from the battle field, | and Monterey. After tlie capture of wounded, and when lie was going out
beard him as he at once cautioned i Matatnoras, instead of using one of the J he halted <>n the steps and said hc°wa9
men that the wounded were to i bouses in the city as his quarters, he sorry to leave so many brave men with
him tried under all circumstances, aud ! •‘-N’otldrisf can bomb re li •'Tppy "n p tiro-. \ * )e treated with mercy, could doubt that gave them all up to the sick, wounded! such brave hearts. I for one had tofor-
he always came.out: pure gold. ! priate, modest, yet dignified, Um'n the 1 ^ ,c xvas a l» v e.to till the Uin<lc* r impulses and suffering soldiers, and slept in his ! get my wound and shed tears. This
-“His. profession C that he will be thol d e Vj )a { c hT; 3 from. vien.° Taylor. They { ot " our ua, ure. The indiscretions of tent on a bed that was not more, than was the case, with many of the wounded,
candidnte'ofno party will, if he be elect- 'ore worthy 'of the man and of the occa- ' y oin b he chides with paternal kindness, four inches above tlu mud and water j So highly do I esteem the brave old sol
ed, be carried'out in practice, not that” s ion which lias cailfd them forth. \Vej^AVith the decision whjch''forbids tlieir that surrounded it. * ^dicf,and truehearted man,that I would
bis opinion on matters of policy .may thoroughly n»ree with tl- e cotnolimentl re P el ‘ lion ’ ant l l J ie y ou ”S men bf .his . The speaker related many interes- ‘ at this moment leave iny wife and child
not be those of one or tlie other party,' that thW Ne\° Otic,ins Courier pays to > arm y feel that, it is a pleasure to gather ting incidents connected with the moye-: that are dear to my heart, and follow
as on most of these lie is a Whig, aifd he jj je f,' on cral order of Gen. Taylor, «<riv-! arouni ^ v because they know they merits of the army, illustrating the be- [ him' wherever lie might lead, if it worn
is not the man to act adverse to hispivitT--^Thanks to his troops for illeir brave- ! a ^® as welcome, as though they visited J nevolence of General Taylor, and the i necessary. Farther, to show the respect
opinions, but no party management or‘ : aijd' : "bod conduct.’ i the hearth-stone of their own home,’ and j perject colidenee of the troops in the'! that he has for a common’soldier, 1 will
power, can ever lead him to do sv'mean, j The'- Amricin reader vviil remark! ^ ie y are a ^ wa y s as freely invited to par- j goodness of his heart, and his skill as a j add that, after I got to Matatnoras, he
or what he thtuk's, a wrong thing. ^ with wride and pleasure the strikin'* con-^ la kh °f.wlmt he bits to oiler as if they [commander. - “He made us aH feed as oaaie near wlicre £ was, and slopped
“ As^^^sbpii^as: General Taylor* Exhibits to the ted ' o. r _ r .. -r • *r: :r u.._-
Mr. Spencer is well known i
rthy of
wkbc»wfewiiHkc u l ) ,e obtest statesmen and jurists in the
piirgiaut istWn -\v | nation. While Secretary of War, he
vaiuu t<» tn,; v«riini**prup*rations j W as frequently brought into close com-
1 rau oicatit>h with General Taylor, und
. ..I mo Hiosi rt.jHtwtMi. l .... i r.*_
i prf^uted, anti tin
, in Newark, I
11k> .li
■VhUin and i.uinir-^tcditM-lf
id, 1j-sly nn'd limlK Dig-rent
ra-e as |KTf-ctly laipck-ssv At last Mr. oVi
lo try y< ii ir rtar'a iwrill.1, ai k1 arc irdinfjty procured
f*H:r buttles, wllieli was sjiuriii-ty adiniuistereil, with mu-
in int-rru|iii<ms, yet with ll— most decided benefit.—
1 ‘ wo inoutfis it go I 1ms am- o-quuintvd with thi
four year
-mplotc n
child," who is now nprd
« of (lis-iise. and inen-
llerlwdy"
of her If nil)
natural biro-, th-head.lunb
tv covered withlirtge wires. She :
d"would fake no notice of nnv t\i
wardty, attended with l)lo,«iy cvmdwtinm every few
hours.’ Tltey proenr-duome naire uf the Sarsaparilla,
und ls foie ,fu; lmd tak-n enotsiUle jw could «Up dirttui
nearly all liealt-il, tin- bmlw are renter
use, .-lie is quite chi-erfiil, and U fast in
Very respectfijly y
of Y,
She has
li lMrttle,and the wires are
et-tored t<» their natural
rviinriuheatOi.
C. J. WAlsNEU,
i's State .Tem,Soe.
ililic the f illowinoe-r-
6f course well calculated to form a cor
rect opinion of bis clmracter^ind qualir
ficalions. Mr.' Spencer when applied,
to for his opinion, gave it in the follow
ing clear, strong and mi'mistakeable Ian-
“Vou ask iqe to communicate the
opinion, which you understand has been
expressed by me, in reference to the at
tainments of Taylor,- derived from his
correspondence with.the War Depart
ment during the time it was fn my
charge. It is very true, I have often
stated my high opinion, not only of- the
sound judgment and unsurpassed discre
tion of Gen. Taylor, but also of his
Tim proprietors *ubi nit frith?* public tlicfo
tificut-, from n highly nvjiwtublo source, uf;
l'V UMiiy th-ir iuvnaialionofSarDuiuirUla.
Moiulk, A hi.. Nov. 28,-1815. ..
Mkmmrm. Sasi*:—I do-ni it an net of judice* to niyWlf
wlii-hoocum-d}n oururighVirlmod in the latter part,
of July last, Jane C —, n young girl aged fourteen
.vmvus J:\vere under the roof of a father. His i ifevery
farmshed by events, with ilia opporla- h ““„,Wi ous "n r ^au'ctiims ilf^ihe conduct in spaMS the deserters Who
nily to display Ids character, you sen , Mexican General. The mitncu of the 1 " er ,° <-'nplbrcd at Buca*Vista exhibited
that it was at once properly estimated, '-flnlc G a j m i, a Ue »oj « word loo niich.or 1 at l ‘ le - :une lime m a remarkable man-
and I come back to-the proposition I in : the v:rpng place all inline h-cnin'r with' ner » h' s benevolcnee artd his judgment.
started.with, (hat people wili Shkaj-s cowrjrfaud decision vikh tdtlcii hLm U-\ slloot tll .‘ M11 >” said he: “the
projjerly v measure great men. I donot^ operations are conducted?” | worst punishment I will inllict is to re
say that they will always’reward them ' 1 ■ ’ 'j turn, tliem to tlie Mexican army.”—
properly, for they cannot always givc.a etc21. Humphrey :*rjai>lia!l’* Opinion. \ Napoleon said to one of his bat-
paciiy as a, writer; and when doubts j direct' expression to llieir fee lings,, and Marshall was a leadin'*’ Demo- 1 laliona > “ Inscribe it on their Uag,.‘.N T o
were cast Upon the authorship of the ad-1 }Kp less worthy .may have tlieir VoleT-- crai from Kentucky apnointeil . bv Mr. | ;l6n 8 er of l ^ e arm >' of _ Ittily, 1 ” he used
mirabic despatches which came from | without their..\visbes.” } Polk.-■ He went to Mexico w i l j,'J n:ill yi an ex P ress * on vv ^i c hNva3deemedsote-
MeXico mider his name, Ldeclarcd un- 1 —— ' ! prejudices a^aiust (ien. Tavlor even a^ 1 mar ^ al> l e l H at l" s . lor y presented it .for
equivocally my thorough conviction that [ Co1 ' Jefferson Davis’ Opinion. j ^ m jjj lur y m ® M>: . fj c aS:i00 i; U (. ( | Av jj|, ,1*,^, the- admiration of future ages, yet it was
he was-the author ofthetn. And I stated j V Colonel Jeflerson Davis, who, from j f or one year; saw him diirir~ ’ not ,nore forcible as an illustration Of
my ‘reasons for this conviction; that hisj tlfo connection existiiig, is .npL. yery.t thetrviu<* period precedin'* and* sub’s«
quent to. the mehiorable battle of Buena
Vista and yot when called upon.tliUs
speaks of him:
My service in Mexico frequently
brought me near tn Gen. Taylor, and I
was industrious in tnv examination of > ri -
the act uni clmrnclcr of the man when- j “P.» .«^7 10 ?•*“""* ” CV01 '
tl . Ivisitcdhis quarters without seeing evi-
iio m,nL- to dec.vc^u, mulVittHR' <l™W'?fcho indusiry will, which ho
I up ns children to a parent. .Col Da- ti ,kc ihc^npfofei;. s 1 fccbrvid'thr wliat ,0,U 4 talente.l adjutant
official letters and other communications j likely to be influenced by other than
which had fallen under my observation l and proper motives, is represented by
contained the same condensed vigor ofithe;Nevv -Oilcans papers as having
lliought and expression, the same pccu- used the following, language concern-
General Taylor:—After: ©impli-
tnenting his fellow com panions fromoth-
er States, he for a moment-dwelt upon
the virtues of the old hero who had led
them to victory*, and to.whom they look-
liariiies of style, and beauty, and force
of language that characterized his Mexi
can despatches; and that, from circum
stances personally known to me, I was
certain that he could not have had the aid
in writing the letters and cominunica-
I cimtW.l nil! lions referred to,which some oftlie news-
jjjlj 1,1 vTiKw? C 'r~-n'*! r ' i . i .!* * S P a fl ers nllegcd had becurendered 10 iiim. “ Gen. Taylor 1:
.s”i>"jc!ii'ii,un.i riiiii'i'k'ililTt-Tx-'''pn'cfj'.'tiVw'd*r,«iw*o{! This opinion i nowdelibt**tilcIv reiterate, j distinguished sojd
Sr; i?;■at t; i v,m on ^ 1 kao a r K rrec . llj : .' vc “‘ ,au p cr ‘ i w:,s 'nwny.'w®"^* for : |i , i3 k »dtu»»j „<i i poe # ra
?«>tt h in- tJi- iukj inktii twocl.t'ea wij f?it r«Miy I sollS ' Va ° are ,n l ' ,c habit of liter ary | of heart and simplicity oi habits, ms . om _ofthc conunon „ U idc oft If
iniii'tir-ii-v-,1. 1 iJaiifihcilhniiHKicratf-lvnt tlii4l«itsfcc composition can detect the style, man- ; strong judgment, arid excellent sense. k-j e , n j„j |t triuislerred'from Ins tent at
: 1! ,lb;«•, uDti,g-ut'.ciu-D,ina word, in two j ncr of thought, and turn of expressions | He alluded to.the fact that Gen. Taylor j Monterey to this assembly and ho would
said i ’
*' ,r *[*® power in touching the spring -of human
* ' action, than is that of Gen. Taylor il
lustrative of the manner in which G
Taylor would make an example, fpr the
benefit of the army.
5. Hc.is.a mati of business habits.
never have known Gen. Taylor to give
vo liimsclf the ,
r or ,ho age, yet be j ^ G&i^Tnylo
ncitlu-r ni-Ti »,r uiin-jirsinc-i,fwhcii> tlw»are ; ol :l wViter,after having been acquainted j had shared the.humblest soldier's fbr-
1 j.aViOUSKMANiDJDRi.j.hijiMt.^ I Nvith someofhis productions, with acer-[tune in the campaign ; that he- bad ir.
Knrfurtli-r |,arii,'iilurs«inl .ondusiyu uvuienco of it41 ccrtaintv^al least equal'to that wliich an every thing identified himself, vviih.lfis
v'-tjaiTHMl^^roiitart^i^° *'* v -“ l ‘ ina * v | expert in penmanship can decide upon troops. He alluded ,t '~‘ '*— rVu> -
’ I’rt-piiml im<l Mild.liy A. h. «t D. SAND??, iVnpjfiMti
Hint Cfwnii.su, tOil Fnitonyornur of WilUiun utrcct, N,
tolll also liy ItKBSK d.WARK, Atluns
papers so ivns l),e (ienerul
, . ■ .. v .. A'nd'thongli he would salute a visito
T ^1,1,1 V-‘^ t kindly, mid bid him with a familial
. ^cc to amuse himself until he was
* ,s • leisure, he would net
\ 0 ‘[ n .!' J :. ... ; duties which his statio
to perform. -When tir
s double, and hml twice und asked how I was, expressing his
the strength we really possessed, ami;pleasure in the most tender manner,
could do twice as much* as any oilier j to' hear that I was getting better. He
army in the world. lie was always • also listened to me at Corpus Chrisli,
the first to meet danger, and . used, to ‘ where I wanted a transfer to Co. D., 5th
tell us towiitch him close and never run till, Dragoons, Capt. J. O. Graham, Com.
he run. But he never, ran In mi thecne-.IIe listeifed to me as he would liavelis*
my ; lie neter turned away from a suf- lened to one of his officers, and I was
foring soldier without doing all that he; transferred by’his order. I have always
could to relieve aiul cheer-hiin. On * lie ! supported the Democratic party. Ivo-
march to Seralvo,“ continued ihc youth, ‘ led for Van Bure.it, and in ’44 for J. K.
“my strength gave out, and had it not; Polk ; but as long as such a man as Z.
been Tor General Tavlor, l might have , Taylor runs for Presnlent, I shall sup-
vasexh;
been left ujk
murdered. But lie s
from my looks that I
lie tool: me up and set me on his men tn
and I rode with him in that way for set-
days. He saved my life then, ami l
ready to give him every drop of
blood, whenever he wants a soldi*
or bo fport him. l ain a Taylor man, and if
1 knew j you publish this, I hope that many of
sted.— ; my old acquaintances and fellow sol-
vn mule, diyrs will do as I have done,’and deelaro
ul. for tlie Hero of Palo Alio, Jtesa'ca de la
at ! Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista, and
iv , vote for him next November. Yours
pork.
not be remarked ;
spcclablcold farin'
tingulshed fromtlxi
nd bir
tali a
Per-1"
** expert tn penmanship can decide upon ■ troops. He alluded to that hour of the fecily temperate in his habits • perfectly ; S °. ciet ^‘ As a conversationist, I do not
; the signature of one whom he has seen ; battle of Buena Vista,, when the d a .Y i pTuiiiinJiis dress • entirely tin assumin'* 1 Taylor possesses great power.
^ | write his name.’ j seemed’, if noi lost, to lie going -against t| n |,is manners he appears to be an old 1 as f a f ew vv . ort ‘ s » an ?I expresses
. ....... • j -“.I do not mean to deny that Gcn_. our-arms; when, GencmlTaylor, admits (^rrcmleinan in fine health .whose thou'dns ; lmnse ** "-‘J 11 energy ami force, but
tv.u. Lm'r.K,Mnu^vilio. j Taytor, like Gen,.Washington, and like tlie thickest of the.Tron hail, rode upon rr. ..._^„.i — „ i.: ~:-.i ... I not fluently. His language is sc-
• I,A '; C vcry'oiher modest man, may have’had the plateau, and surveyed the scene. [
nn.l liy'Drujwist* W )i, rally die V. Stan*! I did .of a' literary friend in looking over Vast as were the consequences of tbaVi
turned np„n his person ,1 n,,pe„r-{"“"buld S ny,
ispect,
*■■*.-•* j WILLIAM DAVIDSON.
inc we were almost out of j ——
W.c had nothing local but ■ Ta^toi-Mimiuinily nmt u«od nntim<.
sty biscuit, and slushed, maggouy j A correspondent of the RlontgomcrV
:er went to Gen. iaylor ; (Alabama) Journal, says that General
mi compi:„„c.l that he cm,Id no, mu j Taylor lately had occasion to viaii Pmnt
Hell tood. ‘Wei , sir,-*:,,.I I ho Gc-aor- , Tsa l»el, after llio Lralllo orBucna Visit,,
1, come anti take vour dinners j an<I iho craplniti of the steamboat had
iie. i.lie invitation was gladly accept- |. r ,; 3 e r . V ed a suite of state rooms for the
interrupt the i ed, and the officer gladly anticipating a i GenernVs accommodation. There were
called on him I hist rate dinner, dressed up, and went, scvera i ^ alJ{ | wounded volunteers
•ere closed , tO'lhc quarters of the General, but m- 01 , ,j 10 ! ){ia t,.en route for New Orleans.
inner table, vvbo had to take the way fa re incident
. -.... o - o. ... . . //ic Gc/temr i to a crowded boat, and particularly so
! i officers and to be glad to mingle in their, sitting before afire, roasting* picat of thc\ on t j lis occasion. General Taylor saw
society; As a conversationist, I do not same old xlushci pork on. a stick* and that I a q aa( j at oncc ort Jcrcd these
with some -musty biscuit and a little' * ' ’ *
bean soup, made the dinner fo
ami the disappointed office
ted to
. I . i for the day, he seemed to enjoy to ai Stead oi find,..
u ° 1 \ remarkable degree the vivacity ot young j filled with del:
j? jitid who has no point about him to
! atiract’purticuiar attention In his tut'
: of the t:
the
'.’ i to be* placed in Jiis state-rooms and
f | proper attention paid them. It was
pointed otticer wim expec- j ral |, er a co Jd, rainy day when this
i roast yecl ami plum pud-; Cl|re j. f pjf e deck hands and in;
StydUSt.*. » always been subjected to
stn-iN -f iiulividutilM ^raeturflty .‘Inking v.ntkr lkit' in- tfl.C Critical CXarPinatioi) of hlS Cabinet.
1 l l '" !ccd - 1 " I>1 .to say that
lri.-iutsl.y it- km'. a|.«l nro now th-iil* of V\ e - ! ncn . 'Y 1,0 Submit - important
rnn»ti'ppjK»r*T»*fthisrrmp<hr. . . | public.-papers' fo the'public scrutiny
another invalid PESTORzo to health., ^virhout the revision of a friend, when u
>» '» obtaine,!, will evince more pre-
I,*wo loMtiir.-nu^UumanltvroockiKiwL’Jji-w*pratrfa!| sumption ttjan good sense. . . . the cve/sd sicm iu battle/was
^ l dVtv ,years-Xjeh. Taylor has as thy lender-heurted matron’s. 1
ZU Willi tbe«i^>!AKdL^f^n£e^w^|- >cpn tl,c ,nIl5l ,ary servjccs of hi^ CQiln-f: . “ Having traced . General.'
***</ niorcrjlifni thirty.yya'rs ofthe ifq ■ * ‘ ’’
ha pc of ail order or letter which has
ppeured over his signature, and
_ uch, I understand mys'elf i.indigua
erting that he is masteroi'his moth-
0 _.,.aiid can write about as hand
soinely and effectively as he can .fight.
more dinners with General Taylor..
The. young soldier c ontinued-hii
teresting narrative about twenty i
ufes f ’ his bright eyes often flashing '
f the slan- j
eut, said he, (pointing tw the VegitneuG 1.1 . .... , —
belore him,) bus felt then willing lo die I , I ,|olmf-mc'm t S “' Cb ,h *“ “ 11,0 P ,c,urc "f' 1 " 1
-• " jheb. Jt*\vas not 1 , - 1 - f«* ho«t.i non,. I dolict me,m i , 1|0 General— who my es-
nvS. h, "l- :•!? l,1 2‘ Vteim. I « not>iis habit eulosilnu
, and have indulged on this
rather thanyield # ^
conumicd Colonel .Davis, on the batilq- |'||g, j he is a mm, Sint
field that we learned to love' General ( i; ssem iAmd wlio«!cdrnsall dis-uises i . .
Tavlor. , The excitement of the damage-! jj e neith g*^ c|s part arnoiii* his iriends 1 s, ? n J ja ^ usc 1 t,csl, ' ctl l( ? tlasc, r ,bc lo 3 r ° u
the same -soul that could remain- f Qr ^g^t nor as«uittes to lie what lie i< l 1 1 [ e - cxaclnca f l . nu ] 1 * diose qual
“ Sfe' Whencver S lie sneaks w
unmoved when his friertds w
like^eav
un blanched
dyyn^
dier’s
lion. 11»o first syimitonw won- uf a vcr» i.cati
which on my hm.-s. which snuluaMy
wiil> profit'O ni^ht sweat*. ., Iwcivin^.cr^h, ,i
IJimmI,withyroat Jclnlitj. 'My CMisluutkiii.^-u.cJlir^
hen iliiwn, an 1 nervous systcr'i vorvur.wk.Bnnaiml. '* *
Went i.. Phiia-teljihia ; wa, troate’3 ther? t>y F h - * *
-t>f the tu^hest Ptau.Ungjbut txeeivM hn tn-hetS
ever froin them, lint ymd.u'Jy "re;
weeks,^-n',Oi.tbs, and
tn..” t hc.u.ii ty.'ui'k'','i,;'imu!vv.:,! rry, ycai*s of garrison.dulyf The answer
and at posts, wheic, in' a
o he has;had abundant lei*
habits arc - admitted on[ all
^exemplary, and he is ,any-
iiidalcnt man. ^ What,iben,'
Ly been his’occupations dur-
tavlor-'t- ri L l,i r , ,l ; m T- 5 V' nn , ,e S1:lin, : d ; b y ,he |wl.nn 1,0 was I'rco Iron, du,y, bad
ibronfibt all his'brillraiiimiiiuryachieve- 1 r % d 'f ^TTffZdjLlwmt i ", u mo,ivo -«° a PP car in W oll,cr ‘‘S 1 "
moms, Cok Davis L spokeor,be old hero i ', ..nl, ,, h r ifli-, nC v! ll,an sud, as.was thrown upon him by
as a innn, a civifian^Ji member of socte-j 0 r tyciius which attracts l>y its flashes, ; ualure > education aud principles.
ty*, a pillar of the Staley and declared . ‘ PvpiV vvlii!.' r -
that iti all these stations*he had no sune- ' ct -’, lrk ? tlie.meteor, expires e e« bile ; TcstJmony of the Coinuiou Soldier.
inat in an incsesiauonsne naa no 0 upe , 0 u look upon u; by uo-raeans possess-1 w ^ . , - * -.
. He was proverbial for his modes- J 0 ^ ,| jat c J>mLi n at«t»i, of lafcut AvhicliT .. e S ,v ^ J thetestunony of ayoungsoi-
ral Taylor.. The wind blow high, and
“j the firemen had. raised a sail in* front of
:"l the boilers to protect . themselves from
- • the rain, and under tliis sail there were
~ - . , ■ - j soind old. matrasses ; r here Geii. Taylor
der Willi which Gen. 1 ay lor is assailed,, ( j own an< \ wciit lo sleep. At sup-
and his voice trembling with emotions , per time great inquiries were made for
luce and affection in the relation ( the General, and servants set off to look
of the benevolent acts of the noble hero j | li|n * up . !J ul lj c cou i t i nol ',e found !—
ijnd patriot. • Wc need not say that he j ] asl some one going,below, inquired
•was frequently interrupted by the hear- dfa fireman if ho had scon any thing of
ty applause ol the meeting. At the con- SUC J, an( | Sll ch a man—the fireman said
clusionml his remarks., the 1 resioent, 1 11(H j )al «»there is a clever old
having ascertained from the stranger his ! asleep there under the sail, in
name, announced to the audience ihaUf ro|Jl c fthe fire!”' Il wasGeneralTay-
llitTyoung liian who bad| addressed them ‘ j or# * -
was SekoV Kswabi> Shbksias, of Mas- \ ' ' Fujibcr 3IcEtcoy’5 opiuloii.
will he rccoUectcd that tlie late
fatqer Anthony.itby, and the venerable
r...i ...... pu.,„
ty, .firmness," mtefligehce,'; uprightness,
arid , humamtyw He. bad known him
that »U may lai,,w wht tu to procuro a rvpxvl’
" i : r
tl«‘ many - quart; no>tnai.V’ w'nk wl4.li
ll-Hlft’ Mv i !■ » ‘ i.
SAClUiSKTTS. ■ • I
Testimony a Dcmocnitic SoIiUeri
William Davidson, a young and in-j father McIClroy, were appointed Chap-
tcdVigeiit soldier gives the following fes- lains in the army «»f the United States,
limoiiy' in .-regard to the'character of under Geij. Taylor, in 1S4G. Father
Gen. Taylor in a letter addressed to the l Rev was basely murdered by the Mpxi-
Editors of the Louisville Journal, and : cans. F at her McElroy after a mosl-ar-
dated Coles county, Illinois,. July I8th, \ duous service with Gen. Taylor returr.-
1S4S | ed to this country and is now pastor of
“Gentlemen:—I feel it my duty to the Endicoti street Catholic Church
state what l liave observed of the res- j Boston. Thoeditornftlio Albany Kvcn-
ifi sts towards ing Journal in a recent visit to Boston,
J-is command ’ called bn Father McElrov, and obtained
lo Alto and Itesaca from that distinguished clergyman the
b to face subjoined character of Major Gcuc-
|or. Father McElroy from his
relation 1o the Church lniistUerc-
?-■ nenn,rates ,„s,nu,ly ll.e- nbslrusosl sub- j **“** ' v m servei uudcr , Ge “- / a . v,, ’ r - peelH Gen. TnVlor ,
*“ net and' feres Its length and bredll, > «?**, 'V hn w “? ■ 110 W"‘ f. Ids soldiers. I was
, ., '» d », if by intuition. Go,,. AjW 'jx. l,u, ) k "“' '“7™ M b,s hands, i-v.dcncp ' t lb c bnjtlttf of tl
known-n man 'with a purer or bet- „ la[ Q1 J Jcr ()f inlel i e ht wliinh more slow- 1 llorn ?« cl ! ® soarcc " nJ u I ,n " ®P«.»'?' ol ! de la Pain
haracter.; ,Xn whatever station he , b ' w ilc snrolv inas icrs all that 1 “ceeding interest to-any good ciliaen.; , |l0 inc .„„
, , --a i he placed at honor and ..trust, bn itcn „^ es!1[ ' „, cs t!,o combi- j “ ust ,8? (apio cslabbsU the pur,ly nnd .
y be tound „, tlie j would adorn „. He was a roan ol great , )iU io n3 fe of whirl, the subject is suseen- I “"PMlW of elrarnctor oi Ge„. f „y-
l_by the veteran wisdom and lirroners of character onJVtiMc.' : When bo announces his
r|l len ^ e n, aniLbyjAc f ee j confident that he ■ .___ ^ . . . .
sburg, that he hatl; cd to a: rry U act. - • derstands the ground upon which he{- “At a. meefing of ; rlie' Rough and ‘ teens. ' One and all cried our that, they . ennyersatjon, with the editor ot the
aoociaied with . plants himself, and yeLrest assured that; Ready Club of one of the Philadelphia ’ had none. All this time ihe Mexicans Lvcning Journal* who.says :
y service, and Ire- rayt. ura^ | hc conclusion is the deduction of skill i.city wards, held a few week's since after 1 were advancing on u$„‘ntid yet he gave ; “ Wc called-a .few. evenings, since,
shed oJ:ii-cr, though and soubd sense faithfully applied to the 1 the business had been .transacted and the men pennissiou. to go and gel water; wlicu m Boston, Upon the vcnernl Fatli-
ardent Dern- niaiter in hand. It is this ordero; mind ! un adjournment was about io t:ikc|ilnCc, \vulumt.which I am certain*tb«U I could fee McElroy, mie. of General Taylor’s
'**' < « » criUbled - him, ; mildte many ’ a pale faceil 'A'outh, appnfeiitly about not h:ive st«ni(i ihc cXertious of life flay, irhaplaiu?, who r is now Bailor of ;i
ot the tirtnyi to attend to 1 nineteen years of age, and a strasigcr loj"U1n*nr«I ; i«:my of tnv conitades express j Church in E.ndicou. street and, who . is:..
is suscep- t ® l,n ph ,: n3’ of the clraraeter of Gen. ray- j OJi ; or Jl t . re( j a and J inquired*of the garih'd as an impartial witness. In a •
is eonclu- i - r: ' ' ' „ J jliffererii cdinmaiidcrs win iher their, recent letter he confirms in every - par--
ic vvell un-j y?*”* Soldier from Jaylors Aripy. , ni; d/liad pleiiiy of .Watei' in their can- ticular the following statements of his