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We bave before us a volume of tbe
Wsstssx Hsrnw axd Miscellaneous
Maoazike, a monthly publication iwa*
ed at Lexington, Kentucky, for August,
1819| and in it* page* we End an ex
tended biographical ** Sketch of the Life
ol’Major Zachary Taylor of the United
8tales Army,” in which the writer that
sets forth In* designs*
*• To reader a sincere tribute of re
aped to the man who achieved the Erst
triumph ofo*r arms npon the land, and
signalised himself through every stage
of the war, by services corresponding
to the brilliancy of bis first essay, is the
design ol this nasty sketch.”
This waa in Taylor's early life, when
lie bad distingoisbed himself only by
his defence of Fort Harrison, and when
no man could have bad the slightest mo
tive of interest or of selfishness, for be
stowing upon him exaggerated praise.
’ The writer of the sketch to which we
refer, first gives a succinct account of
Gen. Taylor's birth, parentage and ear
ly life down to the time when, in 1313,
be waa ordered lo take command at
Fort Harrison: of him, at this time, bo
aay*s
" Capt. Taylor bad now been four
years in the service. His ardent and
inquisitive mind, intent on the acquire
ment of a thorough knowledge of his
profession, had sedulously improved
the leisnra of the camp and diligently
compared the objects of travel. Ac
complished in the principles of military
science, and exact in lip duties and dis
cipline of an officer, he was peculiarly
fitted by his knowledge of Indian char
acter, to perform the baxardous service
lo which be was assigned.”
He then goes on to describe the
dents of tbe defence of Fort Harrison—
its surprise by an ovei whelming band of
Indians in the dead of night—the cons ter-
nstion of the garrison, and ihe coolness,
the intrepidity, and tbe perfect self-pos
session on tbe part of Capt. Taylor,
which alone saved him and tho men
whom he commanded from destruction.
After quoting from thedespntchin which
Capt. Taylor reports this affair to tbe
W!ar Department—the writer says:
" Far be it from us, and from the
friends whom we love, to peruse with
out emotion this ingenious and manly
recital. • • • Amid the
scene of conflagration and dismay, of
hopeless succor and impending death,
when tbe prospect of present safety was
terrific as the gleam of the drowning
flame, and the hope of future escape
dark os tbe hour of impending night, we
see their intrepid leader first at the post
of danger, with the instinctive enthusi
asm ol a hero animating his comrades
in. confidence and constancy. In the
midst of confusion, firm and collected ;
surrounded by difficulties, rapid and
decisive in bis choice of means; at a
single glance intuitively determining
dreds of our women and children. It
gave a check lo the perpetration of sav
age cruelties, umil the arrival of an ad
equate force enabled tbe government to
carry the war into the enemy's country,
and to ensure safety to tbe Wuhfish and
Illinois settlers. Tbedernonsiratiousof
foy in Kentucky on tbe arrival of tbe
pleasing intelligence, were universal.—
The public spirit depressed by tbe dis
graceful surrenderot Detroit, again re
vived, emulation kindled the ardor of
youth; old age exulted in the revival of
ancient intrepidity and prowess ; and
the heart of the patriot, so long sadden
ed by bis country's disgrace,fex(nmded
with the present hope, that tbe tide of
her adversity was at last reversed.”
How fully and how nobly this predic
tion has been verified, the recent histo
ry of this country has informed the
world. In this sketch, written more
than a quarter of a ceninry ago, when
Taylor had dooe comparatively little to
attract public attention, we see precise
ly those qualities attracting notice, which
have since been so conspicuous upon a
wider field. Even at that early period
of his life, Zachary Taylor, had given
clear and unmistakeable evidences of
invincible courage,”—a “ rapid dis
cernment,**—a M discriminating juilg
ment,”—and a “deep knowledge of
mankind,”—the qualities which have
since show.! so brightly in circumstan
ces of even more imminent peril, and
which laid tbe foundation for the great
achievements that have made his name
illustrious throughout the world. They
are the qualities which always make
great men; and in Taylor's case, as in
every similar case, these distinctions
and characteristic traits are just as pro
minent at one period of his life as at any
other.
28th of February, be was named Gen
eral of Division. Another decree, of tbe
20ib of March, made him Minister of
War. Still, however, he chose to re
main at Algiers. A decree of tbe 20tb
position, will depen< much npon ihe
character of_ his advisers. With good
make & firm and
bad counsellors,
ould render his
counsellors, he wouli
wise executor. Wit
bis very firmness
by no mean
not enough of eclst
gaining ground
attaches to his
name, nor enough! ambition to his
character, to satisfy jhe noisy brawlers
for the gloire dc Fnnce. The moder
ates, too, fear his retrenchments of old
liberties, and look] with jealous eye
opnn the military discipline which he
would graft upon civil usages. They
of April called him peremptorily to Pa- j reign more iotolera le. At present,
ris, to fulfil bis duties as a member of *— K - — •
the National Assembly. He bid his
African subjects adieu, and came, arriv
ing five days after tbe attempted revolt
of tbe 15th of May. He immediately
entered upon his dmies as Secretary of
War, and as member of the Assembly.
His African reputation.theconfidence of
tbe army, his well known republican
predilections, as well as bis position at
the head of tbe War Department, con
spired to make him the choice of tbe
Assembly, in the unfortunate affairs of
June. His course since that time has
made a large part of that current and
eventful history, of which these letters
have furnished you familiar transcripts
—serving (as I fain would hope) as scat
tered loop holes in that great wall of
distance which divides us,, through
which your western and curious eyes
may have stolen glances—not altogeth
er unsatisfactory—upon the men atyl
actions of this stormy period.
As for the appearance of Caviagnac,
it is as brusque, and soldier-like, as his
character. He is tall, with bronze face
and short, crisp hair, heavy mustache,
stem, almost morose expression, firm,
regular, walk, and manner smacking
more of the camp than the saloon. To
hundred and fifty pounds, the value of
which, in money, was three shillings per
pound. This debt fur wives, it waa or
dered, should have ibeprecededcy of all
other debts, and be first recoverable.”
Another writer says, that “ It would
have done a man’s heart good to see tbe
gallant young Virginians hastening to
the water-side when a ship arrived from
.London, each carrying a bundle of the
best tobacco under bis arm, and each
taking back with him a beautiful and
virtuous wife.”
“What causes the young people to
, ; come out” hut,the noble ambition of
» a ”^*1JlL matrimony? What sends them to wa-
* “ “ • - « ter i n g places ? What keeps them dan
cing till 6 o’clock in the morning through
a whole mortal season t What causes
them to labor at piano-forte sonatas, and
to learn four songs from a fashionable
master at a guinea a lesson, and to play
He is tbe bead, and the life of
that system, by which Paris is now
held in subjection. 'Without intention,
and hy the mere pursuance of military
law, he has growd a monarch. By
him stands the siege; by the siege
AgaUL-** To spars tbe lives of innocent women
id children, as well as of tbe soldiers, was a great
inducement to toe to grant tbs capitulation of Mo*-
tere?.*
His Mode sly.—“ I do not desire or seek the of
fice of President, and shall be most bsppy if tbe
good people choose anotbsr citizen far tbe exalted
station.”
His Ressmrcetin Ike Greatest Peril.—little
toons grape, Capt Bragg.”
IPs Sympathy far his Fatten Soldiers.—* My
wounded are behind me, and I shall never pass
them alite.”
Again— M I hate taken from my bed
companions of the campuign, among
the plans of his -present service, and
# the maps of Northern Italy—with his
sec him, you would reckon Liin a man | bronzed face darkened by the shadows
who would flinch from no peril, fear no of coming trouble] not less than by the
enemy, and forget no friend—a man heavy tassel of life Afric cap—he waits
who carried about with him a fixed de-j the verdict of thfe strange and stormy
termination, as abiding as the rules of nation, of which lie is at once the mcni-
slanils the camp;‘and by the camp u , e harp if they have handsome arms
stands Paris. It must he a snnrp and j an| j neat elbows, bui that lliey may
heavy shock that will overturn Hun ;— i brine down some "desirable” young
and the same shockwill overturn Pans. nmn w i t h those killing hows and arrows
Meantime, firm in his own honeily, () j- 1 j r a ? What causes respectable
strong m the attachments of the army, lake up lh e ir carpets, set
stern to his principles, he waits Iran-1 ^ hoa9e5 „ >p ,yJ, or vv, and spend a
qudlythe event. He courts no nm,jj fiflh „ f ,hei r vea/s income in ball-sup-
populamy- he indulges no personal; anJ L .-j chaBlpagnc , Is it .he
vaiiity~hewinsno/ e /e.bo,,ghi appla.ise;, J, love of their species, an nnadul-
bul immured m Ins dim hotel, guarded ; l tei] ish t0 8ce y ’„ ng people happy
by his soldiers, atlended by h.s old daaci „ g , Pshaw I they only want
* 8*T**r» *»4 P*lwg* •* Cw. Taylor.-
Under the above caption, thef Cincinnati Chron
icle, of • late date, hu collected the following ex
tract* from Gen. Tatlos’s deijxttcUw, letter* and
and now that the election i* over, end
ottr sincerity will not be suspected by *ny one, we
give it as onr comeientioos opinion that the Writ-
iags of none of oar Presidents will famish *nch a
list of pithy, tree and beautiful political a
his letters contain—that there lives not a Christian
or philanthropist who doe* not admire bin for. tbe
humanity ha has displayed ; and that for bis plain,
•iaple, unostentatious, modest bearing, all
most love him. Reeder, see what the oW hero says, ...
•nd inch ittojonr children-.,e. ce hu been well j “■**> rt lothe .oendedwlnnteer.
remarked, each is hie parity lh*t yon may hold him «*» Sentiment. When he w«-
opeee model, evon toyoer little daoghters. The \«*Pf**«“ofhie tetemn Regular, end Vol-
Americen people have added soother tribote to the | instead of yap^tof like a vain, weak man.
aaperiority of oar glorious institotioo* by electbtg J ^l*^^*^* * ooe * ** ***1
such a men to the Presidency—a roan who we ■ - - •
have mi doubt, will prove in the cabinet, as he has
already demonstrated in the field, that be is jestly
entitled to the proud appellation of * the second
Washington,**
His Patriotism—“ I have no private purposes
to accomplish—no party projects to build up—no
enemies to punish—nothing to serve but my coun
try.”
His Republicanism.—“ I cannot find ft in* my
heart to proscribe men tor mere political difleren*
> marry their daughters.
his camp, and as unalterable as his al and the master,
courage. You would single him out to
confront danger composedly, and feel a
In the heat of party strife men do conviction that he would not turn trifles We co|
>t now justly estimate the character of into a serious peril. There is not in his Journal:
this noble old man. Parly malignity countenance any strong expression of T ”* •'
distorts his merits,—the strife for victo- defiance, or of distrust; and yet there is
a great deal in it. which would make an
open enemy falter, and which a secret
ry blinds men to bis great deserts. But
when this shall all have passed away,
and we come to look upon his charac
ter and his acts as truth and justice
alone exhibit them, there will he few so
r Office.
ii.ng from the Home
Tbe story of Adfele Barmo, published
in a recent number of the Knickerbock
er, which turns upon some missing lei-
_. r v ters, has brought to mind an incident
enemy would be afraid lo confront.— related hy Frame Granger, as having
He has a firm, honest, unpretending! occurred when he was at tbe head of
look—a look as if be would not be easily I *he post office department. A letter \
blind or so prejudiced as not toacknowl- j controlled—less easily duped; and was °ne day received from a post mas- 1
edge that the record of our history frightened—not at all. ~ r " •- “ T — 1
Again.—“ The personal opinions of the individ
ual who may happen to occupy the Executive
Chair, ought not to control the action of Congress
upon questions of domestic policy, nor ought his
objection* to be interposed where question* of con
stitution*! power have been settled by the virions
departments of government, and acquiesced is by
tba people. 1
THE WHIG.
Athens, Thursday, November 23,1848.
JHoMer Wanted!
has few brighter or nobler names than j Cromwell may come into your mind ;
his. In all the elements of greatness,! but Cavaignac is not a Cromwell, any
of true heroism, he stands proudly em-i more than a Saxon is a Frenchman,
inent. Equal to any emergency, sell- ; Cromwell was stout of limb; Cavaig-
valiant, of integrity beyond suspicion— j nac ia not. Cromwell had a leathern
and strong in the justice of his own in-' face—coarse, heavy, and smelling of his
tentions, and in the consciousness ol: brew vats; Cavaignac** is fine, though
right motives and pure purposes, his is » bronzed like a Moor’s, and his eye is
a character which we may well admire, : not hid underany shaggy brow. Their
and the value of which to our country ! characters, too, are different. That
we cannot too highly prize.
said. like a traly great roan:
“ I regret that 1 have lost tbe confidence of tho
President, because tbe (act is calculated to impair
my influence with tbe Army, and consequently the
efficiency of my service* to the country.”
His Justice to kit Regulars and Volunteers'.— '
” To them, more than to myself, belongs tbe glory
of any results that might have been achieved under
my command.”
His Indomitable Courage.—*• I shall move to
wards Fort Brown to-morrow. If the enemy op>
pose my march, in whatever force, I shall fight
him.”
His Appreciation of the Public Discernment and-
Honesty.—* One who cannot be trusted without
pledges, cannot be confided ia merely on account
of them.” . ..
—
I, it not a little amusing to watch tbe workings
of Locofocoisin in all its multiform phases f Be-
And Again—“ Upon tbe subjects of the Tariff, ! fore the election, they solemnlv declared at their
the Currency, the Improvement of our great High-: g re *t Sanhedrim that they felt an abiding COnfi-
ways, Rivers, Lake* and Harbors, the will of the i *nre fn the M intelligence, patriotism and honesty
People, as expressed through their Representatives of the American people.” Now that this same
Congress, ought to be respected and caffk'loat American people have pronounced against tho
terofa town in NeW-Jersey, enclosing i ’""‘K imr/riml,,
a letter very old mid dingy, oml cover- | “f" for clling on
ed with fly sprclt, in every part, except I f " ““ “ h * d ”■
wliere a tope hnd pnssed over it. indica-1 ' nal we ,h °“ ld be ""“ «•**■» ««"> *"r
ting that it had been for n l„,, g ; ime , of h.,e
placed in the pnper or cord tick oT b '“ n,e u * ed *o 'h hke die old woman’s eels
some bar-room or shop. The 'snper- j *” d “°" , . n ' ed “ «>»7*«*««•«
scriptinn, ir there had ever been nnv, ; ' P ardoned bj tb.t portion ntear pnlroni who do
had entirely fnded owav. The po,t- l.r*'*'
master wrote that he bail found 'll in
the letter-box and tried in vain lo find , nrin wiih rh. over
shady eye,’end leathern face of Cron.; j had dejmsited it there, in order | „„ thec0 „„ 1 rejo ^S,h™re.nlt. bT«
well, wa, quickened w.th a stml, filled <hat be might receive a proper dtrectmn I , hiIt , ho ^ o( * f „ lftukH1
with a great parpou. (tinged, it mav j«•*appaiymly cnniuined money. As : notforgett „ TKBtMraa , bulttat „„
who is indebted to the amount of one dime will at
Cavaliaxc^A Sketch. 0 f 4 . . v .„ 0 ... .. —
We extract the lollnwing from Ike hav ? '?*'}• with personal ambition, an'd | « had not been advertised, it
Marvel’s” Paris letter, of the 2lst u |,.,i ™dc toui, doubtless, hy fanaucisro)— |str.ctocss a dead letter; but he
tntheN.Y. Courier and Enquirer.— , b,lt 3«*. » "JY strong purpose—the sent ,t to the Department .n order that
The sketch!, graphic and highly inter- ™ lnrauon end redemption.of a nation they might dtspose oftt. Tl
csiins: from tyranny. No such leading purpose
the order of defence; and by the irre° Cavaignac.—And who, now, is the j kin / ,,e * l *»e soul of Cavaignac—even
audible force o f his example, imparting Chief, on whom seems to hang, at this;” ,l were capable of such a strong
a spirit of determined and courageous juncture, tbe glory and the destiny of j blase* Like a good soldier, he has
perseverance, even to the weaker sex.” France? I unsheathed his sword, at his country’s
“Suitably appreciating the important! Three months back, and Cavaignac i or d® r » and like a good General, he re
services and distinguished gallantry of Y/as a new name, appearing only at in- !? ,l,s ,l * „ '“C counter order may come.
Captain Taylor, die President of the U. I tervals, betweeu the leads of the press,
Slates promoted him to the rank of Ma-j and under some Algerian accounts, it
jor by brevet. Jt was the first brevet - . .
conferred during the war. Never was
similar reward more justly merited.”
After sketching somewhat fully the
succeeding incidents in the life of Major
Titylor, the writer thus presents a sum
mary of bis services, with the impression
which the recital of them was calculat
ed lo make upon every reflecting mind :
“ When we look back ujion the many
and important services rendered by this
* officer to bis country during the Isle
war; when we reflect on the |ieculiar
perils and hardships to which those ser
vices must have perpetually exposed
bitn. performing, as he did, in one year,
marches in the territories of Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri, amounting to more
tbap three thousand miles, and find no
solkarv instance in which the extent of
liis achievements did not exceed the
scanty measure of his means, we can
not restrain the expression of our regret
al bis detention from those glorious fields
of civilized combat, ^ where his genius
might have borne him to noble enter
prise, and bis valor displayed itself off
a more conspicuous theatre.”
And iu closing his narrative, bis bi
ographer makes a prediction which,
written os it was nearly thirty years
ago, must be regarded as somewhat re
markable, and as evincing, at least, a
, very accurate estimate, on tbe writer's
part, of the character he bad sought to
delineate.
«• Major Taylor is now in the thirty-
fifth year of bis age, uniting tbe unabat-
ed. vigor of youth with tbe matured ex-
• jierience of riper years. With a frame
fitted for the most active and hardy en
terprise, an ardent spirit, a sanguine
temper, and an invincible courage ; gift-
cd.wiib a rapid discernment, a discrim-
- inuring judgment, nods deep knowledge
of mankind; and possessing si heart
* susceptible of the most generous im
pulses of humanity, we regard him as
an officer of peculiar promise; and bax-
we think, but little in tbe prediction, that
in'the event of a war, at no distant pe-
- riod, between the United Slates and Eng
land, or Spain, (Mexico,! riding on tbe
tide of military glon* be will find bis
true level at too bead of an army.”
And then follows this just and admi
rable comment upon bis noble and tru
ly heroic conduct: 1
•-•.He who is brave when his bravery
is not seen, who is self-possessed in the
midst of danger, and undismayed by
disappointment and surprise; he who
can soothe the consternation of alarm,
and control tho phrensy of desperation,
. who, relying on the powers of bis own
1 inventive mind, meets and sustains the
most unequal trial, and assimilates to the
L standard of his.own erect and daring
NpirH* the will and efforts of those whom
I lie leads, exhibits a combination of rare
land useful qualities, of high and heroic
Ernies, which attract our admiration,
1 command our respect.”
1 Tbe successful defence of Fort Har-
n arrested the march of the Indian
bs.and preserved tbe lives of hun-
was not of enough importance, that one
should ask, on your side of the water—
who is this Cavaignac ? Now, on tbe
contrary, you cannot pass a print shop,
bul you shall see him in the dress of bis
Generalship, or in kis African cap, or
on bis horse, or at tho Tribone; and no
plasterer's shop is complete without a _ „ ,, ...
copy of him, in' suiuette and .talue— monplonouj. Cromwell^ addressed hi*
Cromwell wis lit up by a strange en
thusiasm, which he called a holy zeal;
Cavaignac knows no enthusiasm.—
Cromwell's mind was capacious; Cav
aignac's is not. In short, Cromwell
was made in a bigger mould—body,
soul, ambition, purpose, everything.
The speeches of Cavaignac are good
types of the man. His manner is ear
nest, but notabrnpi—measured but not
copy oi iiiiu, iu siviuciic emu »»aiuc— . ,,, , . ,
iu clay und in puny. He hnd won no prlmmentMliewouldhnveaddre.se*
such name as Arago, for star gazing, or
Lamartine, for making • pilgrimages,*
yet now their lime politically, is past,
and Cavaignac has the role.
He was a new m&n and quick grown;
like tbe Republic itself, his political
birth was sudden, perfect, Minervan.—
People read the name, once—twice—
reflected, hesitated, then boldly asked
their neighbors, who the new man could
be, who held thus suddenly, theplace
of the Philosopher and Poet ? He is,
w w The postmas
ter general took the responsibility of
opening it, and found that it was dated
at Philadelphia, in the year 1831, (twen
ty years before) and enclosed a twenty
dollar bill of tbe U. S. Bank. It was
addressed by a man to his wife, nt a
small village, not far from the post of
fice where the letter was foqnd, inform
ing her that he'(ihe writer) should start
for home in two or three days; but
that as his brother was about to leave
for home, he took advantage ot the op
portunity to send her by him the en
closed sum wherewith to make prepara
tions for an approaching wedding.
“ fork o
We a
obliged to have money.
Now, Is not that sufficient to induce yon at once to
M step forward to the captain’s office and settle for
your fare ?” Under the most auspicious circum
stances, editing and publishing a political paper is
an arduous undertaking, but when men have-to
“ work for nothing and find themselves,” it is
than flesh and blood can bear! Come forward,
then, settle up, and enable us to go on onr way re-
Lsar*
The December number of this old, and- exceed
ingly popular magazine is before us, and - for beau-1 mn d axultatien af the greatest victories
by the Executive.
His Opinion of ,War.— u War, at all thnes, and
under all circumstances, is u National calamity, to
be avoided it compatible with cur National honor.”
Again.—As a constant witness to the stern and
painful realities ot war, I assure you there is no
one who rejoices more in conclusion of the war a
with Mexico, now happily terminated, than I do.”
And Again.—■** It was not frotn any apprehen
sion of dangers, or any dread of the latigues and
sufferings to which l might be exposed, that I so
warmly desired the conclusion of this war; but it
was because I looked upon war as a great evil, as
a last resort, which when it can be honorably con
cluded, it is the first duty of a Nation, especially a
Republic, toterminate.”
His sense tf the Horrors of War.—* Through
out my service, I assure you, the proudest
of victory have been darkened sod rendered
sorrowful by the reflection of tbe painful occur
rences which it produces—of the wives made wid-
i, of parents made childless, ol friends bereft of
those Bound to them by the dearest ties; for the
fu! results of war are not confined to the bloody
scenes of the battle field, bat disease—slow
suming disease—more than any of the instruments
oT war; scatters death among those engaged in the
trying fatigues and exposures of military duty.
His Chief for the Fatten, Stronger than hit Pride
of Victory.—* When' I miss tbe farailiaT faces of
Clay, and McKee, and‘Hardiir, and otherspiritss*.
crifieed on tbe field ot Buena Vista, 1 can truly say
I feel no exultation in contemplating the* costly
price of onr triumph.”
His Late of Peace.—•* I sincerely rejoice at tbe
prospect of peace.”
Again.—“In the language of the great Wash
ington, why should we quit onr own country to
•tajodon foreign ground.”
His Estimate of the Peace Maker.—* Tbe joy
always,
claims of their snperanuated candidate for tbe Pres
idency, tb *y are a set ol senseless asses, and bare
very foolishly, unpatriotic-ally and dishonestly en
gaged in “ hero worship!!” Before tbe election,
they declared that no “ Taylor Democrat” coold be -
found; and, indeed, immediately after the election,
and while the result was uncertain, it was asserted
Taylor received only the votes of the Whig
party proper; but when it was ascertained that Tay
lor had been elected, these same editors commenc
ed abusing such citizens as yoked for the old hero,
at a tremendous rate—employing the bitterest epi
thets, soch as * traitors,” &c I! Now, is it 1 not rick
watch the writhing* and contortions of these dis
appointed politicians—disappointed in that they un
der-estimated the intelligence and patriotism of the
American people, hy supposing that they would
leave the election of President in the hands of tbe
office-holders and o3ce-bunters, and acknowledge
the claims of party superior to those ot country*-*.
Those honest, fearless Democrats, who, disdaining
the “ thunders of the Vatican," voted for old Zacb,
deserve the thanks of the whole country, and doubt
less enjoy what is ol infinitely greater importance
to them—the approval of their own consciences!
Talk about treason, indeed, because a freeman ex
ercises the right of voting for whom be pleasea l
Why, this very act itself will show the honest peo
ple of the country that their leaders who thus de
nounce them, never deserved their confidence and
support. Treason, forsooth! because a man exer
cises his own judgment instead ot submitting to the
dictation of a leader l! Well, the idea is certainly
novel and ludicrous enough to provoke a smile on
the ghastly features of defeated I«cofocoUm itself.
tiful pictorial embelllshmeutagieat typographical ex- j the heat andexcitement of the battle, succeed-
ecution, and really valuable and entertaining read- by feelings of poignant sorrow and pain; and
ing matter, is. unsurpassed by any publication in
the country. It is edited by Mrs. S. J. Hale, Grace
The” Poslrnasier'Genera~r raSed a j ^ h. A. Gate,, th-yoprkto, .nd
lelterlo be written lo the address nf, P“ Hiil " r ' Ths next number of the-Book'
the writer, informing him of the cireum- j c0[r,m '” c ' * ”* T0, “”'- “ wh,ch ,,ra0
bit army—in full confidence, in tone ofj
command, as if legislation were famil
iar to bim as tbe folds of his buff jerkin.
Cavaignac speaks firmly, but with mod
esty, as if the tribune were a new plane,
and legislation yet an unfinished study.
His speeches are not eloquent, but
sound; never brilliant but always con
vincing. They are practical, and al
ways to tbe point. They are, eminent
ly, common sense and soldierlike
speeches. There is none of Bonapart's
then,” atoideir—born* in 1802, in or ° r Cromwell’s cruxy
and now having the effective ege of48.1 ,ervor - g?*** not °fS“ e . bul «»«•
Hi, Father was an old Conventional, i lru,h »- . 'Y hen ,h « '™ lh '* « a,ed - h,s
and not reputed one of the most moder- i •P«^ 1 '• done. He is one of the stoot-
aie of his time. His brother, Gotlefroy Kepublicens. aiitl yet not a warm
Cavaignac, belter known than tbe father : UepoW” 1 * 1 *- There is no warmth in
and up to the date of the late Revolu- l"\ cbar * c >"-. Bv education and m-
lion, belter known than tho General, I ben *?°® e •» '* «Bepolican. ns well as
was an advocate of some eminence, who b Y National ascription. He would no
rendered himself obnoxious to ihe late ' P}°™ “® , !°. OD ® ,b *n the other.—, i , h
Government by earnest advocacy „fj Having settled ini las mind the excel-1 '"g satisfied her
Republican principles. ! •*«“ of a . ® e P'J bI / c - “7 m,Dor
Eugene, tie General, end .object of. “o'!* vanish. Wbst is best, must be
my present sketch, was edocsied at ihe »* ,a > a >oed; if not by opinion, yet by
Polytechnic School, and in 1830 was ,ba ,word - His policy is ihe policy ol
•imply an officer in tbe garrison of Ar-
stances. In the comae ol a week a re .:vi*r»”=l>ofthnl.d,„».r.not.l re «ly taking..,
plywa. received from a female, who 1 " tht,r L
stated that the wriier of .he letter wa, 7 th
her father, and that the one to whom it 1 P ^ •“-v | " cl, d ° 11 *™- Add '*“- L ' A '
was addressed was her mother, both of
whom were dead; that twenty years
before, on the eve of her wedding, she
remembered that her father and uncle
I Godejr, Philadelphia.
-, after all, is a great czlam'ty, and bia the great-
t glory who can terminate it.”
His Opinion of the necessity of Peace to Repub
lican Government*—“ 1 need hardly reply to yoor
concluding inquiry, that I am a peace man, sod
that I deem a stats of peace to- be absolutely neces
sary to the proper sod healthful action of our
publican institutions.”
Again.—■** I believe it net incompatible with the
honor and interest of both Republics to terminate
this war.”
O’ We received, the other day, the following
communication- from three young gentlemen oT
Oglethorpe, who, doubtless, are being consumed
with the burning desire lose# their names in print!
In order to gratify them, we hasten to lay the im
portant document before our readers—premising,
iu the mean time, that ever since we read it, we
have experienced-the most a wful sensations of used-
up^Uiveness!
Old OcK.ETH&xrx r Xor. 18,1848.
Editors Southern Whig :
Gents,—Desiring to- engage passage on board
the Boat “ Extra Pay," bound for tbe « unexplor
ed regions” at the heed of “ Salt River,** we wish,
yon to signify the same to the Captain-or Mate!—
not very ambitions, bnf woold accept, any
small offices not yet given away; or ratBer than not
His hatred of the spirit of Aggression.—“ The
principles of our government, as well as its true
policy, are opposed to the subjugation of other na
tions, and the dismemberment ot other countries
by conquest.”
His appreciation of the Women of his Country.—
“During my public service, I have become fusil-
We are in receipt of the first number of a neatly
printed magazine bearing the above name, tbe pub-
had quarreled, the former having been | iication of which has recently been commenced at
led, from some suspicious circuinsian- j Knoxville, Tennessee, by Rev. Messrs. McAnally
ces, to discredit toe latter's assertion aud MacIntyre. Fromaperusalofthefiretnnm-
that he had lost a letter containing mo- j ber and an acquaintance, with one of the editors, we „ -.
ney entrusted to his care, and to insio- ; most cordially recommend the “Journal” to such of Ur with*deed* which place the women of our cooo-
uate that he had appropriated the lour readers at feel an interest iu the educational try on a level with tbe Spartan and Roman mother?
amount to his own . use. The conse-! advancement of our coontry. Price, one dollar a- 0 f w boae heroism history records so many interest-
quence was that all intercourse between ! year—published in monthly numbers. inff eun>p ] eSv j bare known mothers to send their
the families had from that time been] only sons to tbe war, telling them to return with-
suspended, and that she should im- j honor or not at all. I have known sisters to part
mediately write to her uncle and cous- The December number of this truly elegant peri- wilh brothers, with words full of pride and hope o?
ins, who were still living at a distance, odical hM received, and is rather more at-
to beg that the ipteremurse and friend- tractive than usual, which is saying a great deal
ras, where he was among the first to
declare for the Charter and Citizen
King. His own notions, added to a
sort of family taint, bred for bim little
favor in the feelings of the late dynasty,
and it was not till some years after, that
he was sbowo tbe iavor of an active
command in Algeria. Hts successes
were cot brilliant, but decided. He
gradually worked hit way up to the
rank of Camp Marshal and Command
ant ol Division. In 1833, be published
a well-written brochure, on tbe Regen
cy of Algiers. At the date of tbe Feb
ruary Revolution, be was nominated,
by tbe Provisional Government, Gover
nor of Algiers. He commenced bis
rule firmly, but temperately, icpressing
all insurrectionary action, and even
meeting tbe enthusiasm of those most
earnest to change existing laws, by a
coup dc main, with this onited appeal and
reproaeh: M That energy which, ground
ing its action on mere popular opinion-
would throw off established duties, 1
coosider a detestable energy, and shall
repress it with all the means in my
power.” If the spoliators of the Toile-
ries, and the shoemaking modellers ol
the Paris Police bad been met in tbe
beginning with such strong and temper
ate rebuke; instead of encouragement
and promise, ike Republic might now be
unfetit accompli, and no June mourners
gomg about tbe streets. But our affair
is now, Cavaignac. He was elect
ed by the seine, and by a 6ootbern
department to tbe assembly. On tbe
pected that ber fi
relieved ber mim
ship so long interrupted might be re
sumed ; the discovery of this letter hav-
• j • ^ wbat she long sus-
ther was wrong, and
from a weight of
painful anxiety. <
Whether any- farther clue to the man
ner in which the letter had arrived at
the office at so late a period was ever
ascertained, is not knougn ; the proba-1 ei*cu*»
biljty is I hat ihe leiier had been picked | w , h , t(> ntJ 1;tt | eb>
up at or near some country tavern on j i;, hcd | ut week . am tho return, we b»e einee
policy is the policy
a camp. The elements of hts states
manship, and its aims, are expressed
in two words-—Discipline—Subordina
tion. A government of opinion, he
does not understand; no mere soldier
can. If he fails lie will not be cast
down or scheming. He will resume
bis place in the army, conscious of hav
ing done what be counted his duty, and
ready to do it still. He is as hooesl as
he is firm. But honesty never can, ... ^
and neuer /lid, draw out so manyj 0| her papers aud letters, umil by a
French vhals as brilliancy. Lamertine, ch angc of landlord.' or an improvement
was honest, bnt honesty without firm- ; the house, the landlord had disposed
ness, ruined him. The gamins of Paris j of •» hy depositing it ia tbe nearest post
—the 119,000 votes for Louis Napoleon, j office,
have no appreciation of mere honesty.
for it; for u Graham” Is at all times u hard to beat”
The present number closes ths 83d volume—the
January number will consequently be the first of.*
new volume, and this is therefore a good time
to subscribe. The Magazine is edited tqr G. R.
Graham, J. R. Chandler and J. B. Taylor, assisted
by an able corps of contributors. Published al
Philadelphia by Samuel Patterson & Co. Terms,
three dollars a year, or two copies for five dollars
They never bad. It is doubtful if they {
know tbe meaning of the term.
poleon was not, Nap
all France into acquiescence. Cavaignac
session, that there is no glory tn excite a
•boot; and where there is no shooting
io France, there is sore to be dissatis
faction. Napoleon, with all his selfish
ness, coold walk the length of Paris,
after the 18lb Bromaire, unmolested
and applauded. Cavaignac, with all
his honesty, could not take the range of
tbe Boulevards today without immioeul
risk of being poignarded.
Whether be maintains effectively his
the road, and was placed with the vari- received, butconfinn the statement we then mue.
cty of business pifds aud ruisceUane-! that Taylor and Fillmore had carried tbeSutesof
ous papers which usually fill the tapes | Vermont, Mai-sachuiett., Rhode Island, Connect-
over the mantel piece ot such a place, j j cut> New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and there it had remained from year to I Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tonnes-
year, perhaps concealed from notice by Kentucky,Georgia, Florida and Louisiana—
giving 163 electoral votes; while Cass and Bntler
have probably carried the balance. The contest in
Virginia and Alabama has been exceedingly close;
the overwhelming majorities by which Polk carried
t£ose States in 1844, having beea reduced to a lew
hundreds. Soch, toojias probably been tbe case io
Indiana and Illinois. The returns from Mississippi,
as far as beard from, exhibit large Taylor gains, and
indicate that that State has probably gone for the
old hero.
IT Read, in another cJamn, tbe extract from an
article on the life and services of Gen. Taylor origi
nally published io 1810—(roa which it will be seen
that even then bis rare abilities were known and
his character properly appreciated and fally under
stood by some of his countrymen.
(£r The old steamers of the Canard Line ere
about to besoM,to make way for foor or five new
vessels equal to the America aad Eoropa. The
Britannia will probably be withdrawn from the line
Export! wg Wives.
From the time of Romulus clown to the
People compare Cavaignac to Napol-> present day, the difficulty of inducing
eon of tbe 18th Bromaire. Tbe enm-, females to emigrate to new regions is
parisoa is as oniusl to Napoleon as it is 1 sensibly felt. Romulus stole wives for
to Cavaignac. Cavaignac is booest, Na- 1 bis countrymen, ami in 1650,_ women
poleon w; — .
was great, Ca I were exported to Virginia from England.
vaignac was not great. Napoleon made j«« The enterprising" colonists,” ~ says
socn brilliant tbefUof power as torfazzle. Holmes, “being generally destitute of-
has taken arch orderly and quiet pos- urer, proposed to tbe Virginia company
families. Sir Edward Samlys.the Ireas-
to send over wives for the planters.—
Tbe proposal was applauded, and nine
ty girls, ‘youngand oncorrupted,* were
sent over io the ships that arrived this
year, and tbo year following sixty more
.—handsome and well recommended to
the company for I heir virtuous educa
tion and demeanor. Tbe price of a
wife, al first, was one hundred pounds
of tobacco; but as the number became
scarce, tbe price was increased.to one
their return with bright laurel*. I have known
tear themselves from ths arms of their de
voted husbands, tnd to forget all thier
and affections in a general and patriotic pride and
devotion to their country'e end tbeir hnsbenefs bon-
Where such feelings prevail among those who
are to be the mothers of tbe Republic, from whom
tbe ideas and virtues upon which the future weal
of our country will depend, are to flow, there can
be no reason to fear that our people will ever be
slow or weak in maintaining tbe rights of the Re
public. and sustaining tbe national honor.
His confidence in the Patriotism tf kis Country
men.—* Should’ war ever come npon as, I have
seen enough of the zeal and eagerness of tbe youth
of out 000*117,10 believe fn Ujeir ability and ardor
to encounter any dangers and sacrifices to defend
the honor and avenge the wrongs of tbe
Again.—* We are a nation of soldiery, possess
ing more than any people in the world, tbe virtues
and resource* of a great military nation.”
His apprehension of the Danger tf cherishing too
muck the Military Spirit.—* Thsre has been more
reason to Gear that onr military spirit woe Id carry
ns too for to impel as to tbe invasion of oar neigh
bor’s territory, than that it woald foil short of tbe
defence of oar own territory and honor.”
His Love Country and home Virtues and home
Interests•—** I have cherished tbe sentiment of tbe
Father of bis Country, who caatiooed os against
leaving oar own soil and territory lor
country—who inculcated as a cardinal principle of
republican institatioo* that we should eschew
all foreign alliances and connections, and confine
ourselves to tbe improvement of oar
soil, and the advancement of peace and happiaea*
within oar own proper boundaries.”
His Opinion if Naturalised Soldiery,
i better troops than tbe Irish and Germans—they
have erer, with an American bean, defended ths
honor of
go with so fine a aet of passengers, and" ander so
gallant commaader, well agree to “ work our pas
sage" by “ wooding up* daring tbe voyage. It Is
glorious recollection, that we shall hare'a gallant
company—an terrified in defeat—as we are gener
ous in victory r and 1 although we straggled hard in
ths fight and were defeated, we still retahvonr con-
fidoncein* the “ Troth'’ and “ Parity” of oar prin
ciples and the * Light” and ‘^Liberty” we shall er
er defend and promulgate. We envy not the
Whigs their victory—but we live to eareetbetrait-
s to theit principles who gave “aid and comfort”
the enemy, and who we yet hope, will reap tbe
bitter consequences of tbeir folly and desertion, at
least from tbeir own consciences, bnt may Provi
dence avert k from oar country!
R. & P. & C., three of the
nnterriSed Democracy of Old Ogtethorae:
P. S.—It is presumed that the “ Editors of tb#
Whig.” having jest returned from * “ sixteen-year’
voyage—having ran agronod on a Tyler sndClay
bank—can have a " fellow feeling” far or who are
about to embark. '
P. a No. 2.—We would like to haveriheir pri- v
vute ebaft ot the sawyers, rails and bars-oo tbe riv
er. Can it be had for love or money f
N. B.—Gents of Whig: Tbe abovewe aead foe
publication, as it Is, word for word. If yon cannot
do It, send it, H yoj please, to Col. Hofoey pf the
Yoon, Ac.
Karmac Stocxisgs bt Stea*.—A number of
influential inhabitants of Ipswich have introduced
into that town an Important branch of indastry,
likely to give employ»e*t lo • lerg* number of per
sons. In Carr street, machines are ahw at work
I* knitting stockings by steam.. The work fe done
with beautiful accuracy. One yoong person ran
attend to three machines, ead each machine «r|t|
knit ooe stocking ia three hears.
The following is a list of property ttoka on the
eight of the 8th inst, from the National Gallery ia.
the Patent office at Washington city:
Gold snuff-box, set with diamonds..
Gold scabbard, belonging to the sword perorated *
to Com. Biddle.
Gold raedal^trock by order of the Senate ofHam- -
burgh at tbeir ceotenial commemoration oi the
establishment ef tbeir constitution.
Silver medal: duplicate of the siune..
Gold medal, commemorative of tbe deli very. Inn,,
assassination of Gc*. Bolivar. j.
Gold medal struck in Peru in 1831.'
Do. do. do. , do. 1838. , j
GoM medal of NapMeoo.
Silver da do.
Silver medal ofRio do la Plata, 1613..
Roma* gold coins.
Pint bottle of taker of trees.
Twoextra^trla lull. (oldMriHax vtfck
Twenty-one medals, of copper and sQver^ofGens.,
lavor and shrink' Wayne, Greene, and other Generals.
A reward of $1,600 is offered.
from »o responsibility."
His Fineness*-* Gen. Taylor sever earns-
IT Gold can be so beaten ont into continue** •
His Humanity*—>'1 woaU rather save the life of leavts, that fifty square inches win weigh but *
one of yoor children, than slay on* hundred ef graSm rad a quitter. Dr. Wollaston made * gold /
yoor warriors.”—[To Sam Joaes, chief of the bos- wire so thin that an ounce of h would extend
ile Indites in Florida.] ‘mile*! ►