The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-05-28

The SdmS puUIIouClS tHdti u aS" JNN'S SHaN
mutilated the life Of John Jay. and one g
Miss Sedgewick's novels, and refused I
repubIish Abdy's Journal, on account Q
Their containing some free thoughts, t
crafty the darkness loving South. The!
have no fear now OF publishing antislave
~, for Darwin's book contains a mani!
exposition and denunciation OF slavery
So disguised and indignant is the author a
that system Of cruelties, that he says hi
will never visit an o.her land that is deflet
with it,. 1t is a good omen that such {
house hopes 10 make it profitable 10 pub
fish that book. 1t marks the change O
public sentiment, and it will minister te
increase that change.-Penn. Freeman.
Biographies Sketch OF Gen. Taylor.
For the following sketch Of the militia
nv services of Gen. Taylor, we are lndebt-
ed TO the Nashville Orthopolitan. Gen
Tay,or is a Kentuckian by birth and is
said to have been born in 1890, which
would make him Sc years Of age. Ac,
cordiug to the O%rthopolitan, he entered
the army in 1908, Immediately after the
attack on the Chesapeake, and has been in
the service Of his country from that time
10 The present. Having entered the army
az a Lieut.. of Infantry, he had risen to the
command Of a company, at the beginning
OF tho Last War.
For his gallant defence Of Fort Harris
son on the 4lh of September, 1912, Pfesi'
dent Madison conferred upon him the bre-
We. rank of Major, and he is now the old
est brcvet in the army. In 1882 he be-
came the Colonel OF the 9th lnfantry;with
his regiment he went TO Florida in 1886,
where he was always foremost 10 dan
ger. -,
On the 25;h December, 1886, Colonel
Taylor, at the head Of a detachment of
about SO mon, composed Of parts OF the
Isl 4,h and 9th regiments Of U. S. Infant
~ and some Missouri volunteers, met a.
bout 700 Indians, under Alligator, Sam
Jones, and Coa-coo.che, on the banks Of
the G -kee.coo-bee.
This battle was sought by the Indians,
for The day before the engagement COL.
Taylor received a challenge from Alliga-
tor, telling him where to fnd him, and
bantering him to come on. Col. Taylor
desiring nothing better. Immediately
pushed on at a rapid march 10 the expect
ed battle ground, fearful that the willy In
dian might change his purpose. The In.
dams had a strong position in a
thick swamp, covered 10 front by a small
stream, whose quick>sands rendered 1t al
mos. impossible. but Col. Taylor pushed
through the quicksauds and swamps in the
face OF a deadly fire from a concealed foe,
driving the Indians before him.
The action was long and severe. The
Indians yielding the ground inch by inch,
and then only at the point of the bayonet.
After three hours ofbloody contest, the lu-
dams were routed and pursued with very
grea. slaughter, until night. This was
The last stand the Indians ever made in
large body, and the only instance in which
they voluntarily gave battle. Though
Col. Taylor won the day, it was at the
expense of 1879 killed and wounded more
than one fourth Of his whole force. Two
coloncls, (Col. Thompson OF the 5th In
fantry, and Col. Gentry of the Missouri
volunteers,) fell at the head Of the troops.
Capt. Vanswearingen and Lieuts. Brooke
and Garter also fell during the engage,
ment,
During the whole engagement, COL
TAYLOR remained on horseback, passing
from point 10 point, cheering his men 10
the conflict. aud exposed 10 the Indian Ri
fe at every moment.
For this battle Mr.. Poipsett, Secretary
Of war, rendered meriled praise to all en-
gagged, in his communication to Congress.
The Jreves Of Brigodisr General was con-
terred on Co.. Taylor, and he was given
the chief command ia Florida; which he
resigned in 1910, after four or five years
arduous and indefa,igable service in the
swamps and hammocks of Florida.
After his retirement from Florida he
was assigned 10 the command of the frs
Department Of the Army, including the
States OF Louisiana, Mississippi, &C., with
his head quarters a, Fort Jessup, Louisi'
ana.
His position gave him the command OIL
the "Arny of Occupation, - but the usage
Of the service woold have justified the
Government 10 assigningssto III I onmand
either of The six general officers Of the
the Regular Army, whose rank is higher
than his.
But it may be fairly presumed that the
high character, gallant services and great
experience of Gen. Taylor aside from bis
geographical position, pointed him out as
the appropriate commander OF an army
which was to plant our flag upon the bank
of the Rio del Norte.
Gen. Taylor is about Sc years Of age;
is a man of much general Information anc
an excellcat and tried soldier a prudent
and skillful commander, whose traits O
character are, a wise precaution ia pro
vidiog for the hour Of trial, and a fearless
.I.I,o, .ourana ia batLo