Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-04

ez- The y. Y Evening Post justly commtnJs tbs
Style Of Gen. Tay los dispatches, and presents des
lightfnl To the initiation aud urgld bonbast OF
The Ne" Orleans papers aud theft correspondents in de-
scrlbirg tie military incidents The banks of The Rio
Gfande. We heartily subscribe 10 their opinion. The
official dispatches Of Gen. Taylor remiu one Of ihoss
Of the Duke Of Wellington TIE collection his let.
tets made by Col. Gnr"o5d is a nober and mpre en-
during monument Of his fame thar any which has been,
or shall be, erected Of marble or bronze. The Duke
says what he has TO say in the tewest and simplest
words He does mol think of rounding sentence, Q,
giving to it nepigramac turn. lie has anbl,iai
for fine writing and is powerful and captivating IN his
simplicity. As his uiilar, operanrs must Letail,y
be studied by the soldier may the dispatches in which,
they related form models Of style for the historian
and war Of letters
We view The propensity To initiation of style and exs
aggeration Of language, which characteristics us
tim, with deep regret and modification, simply az
departure from good taste, but as indicating a relaxed
tone of the public morals. The history of Literature
shows intimate connection between purity of style
and public Of virtue. We need remind the histori.
cal student that deprivation Of morals distinguished The
Lower Empire not less Than corruption Of style Must
Of cur spapers rval the Byzantine writers verbos
osy, iawdry ornament, and exlravagant epilhel. We
hope, however, that not yet corrupt as tho
Greeks Of The Lower Empire.
Let the editors who have second the success of our
arms and trust they shall Frequently called upn
10 execute the grateful task-do II in the simplest andf
most nlexagg erated terms. There is no necessity U
figures Of eAraya2ant language The events themselves
vi" be o sufficient interest 10 command the prooundes,
attention. We haze Of the battles Of the
oh and 9h ult, which, should they fluid their way in
10 rench or English papers, would subject lie whule
nali0n 10 The keenes rldrue. Gen. Taylor bravo
and skul genefalhe is supported by gallant and ac
tomplished .lllcers-ald his men worthy Of sbeh
leaders. But still il cahho be denied thai .'braeb men
lived before Aoamcmh9n-thai there has been as dps>
peraely fought ates those Of Palo Allu and Iesoca
de IN Pamaand thai troops are not the first in lhs
world Who have fought CALAMITY and beaten superior
luce. This tXtTayagance Of audalion whilst il offend,
against good Taste, is really complimentary our
gallant army. Tojudee from The unh undtd ndsc.in-
lnatrg enlogy bestowed upon the gtnerilship If the
commanding officer and the bravery Of the ttoops ons
might infer that nothing Of the kind had been anttpA-
ted from either. For ourselves, have not been Ia the
least surptzcd We knew Gen. Iay,nr To be autA
perienced and prudent cnmmauder-hai his officers
as chivac and gallant sci II men rs EVER wore
epaulees-and that the whole army was in the high
est state OF dis eli ne AID Efficiency. hear, therefore
Of their having done uoby in the field, whilst il de.
lighted, in no " Use surpfizad us.