The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-04
From the New Orleans Delta.


"Jack Hays and his Mcn.o
Since the opening OF the campaign, the reg
| ment Of Texas Rangers under the COM
mand Of Col. j. c. Hays, of San Antonio de
Bex9r, Texas, have been gradually earning
hlgh place moi only in the estimation Of
Gen. TayloF's army, as appears from numei>
Gus letters from the camp, bat in the hearts
Of the people Of the United States, until their
exploits at the battle of Monterey have ere
ated perfect enthusiasm in the popular
mind 10 know who and what this famous
"Jack Hays and his men" really are. In re-
IpIy TO our inquiries, friend from Western
Texas presents US with the following sketch:
John G. Hays, native Of the Middle
Tennessee, came to Texas early in the year
! 1889, believe, and settling at San Antonio,
commenced business as a locator and survey
or, This calling was, then, exceedingly dan
IgeIous, for il was rare indeed that a surveys
ling party went beyond the settlements with
Outa reconotre with either Mexicans, Canaan
ches, Beeds, Wacos, Towackanies, Kepch>
les, or struggling bands of some other h. stle
tribe infesting the western frontier of Texas.
In these encounters, Hays, though hardly
. man in age, soon obtained reputation for
/ GOODNESS. judgement, courage, energy, and
/ Mexican character, which induced the gov
r eminent Of Texas TO tender to him the COM
mand of its FIRST company Of rangers, which
was organized in the winter Of 1910 and al.
, Sometime afterwards, when il was found ne>
cessaFy 10 raise two more ranging companies
Capt. Hays was invested with the command
of the battalion, with the rank of Mlior, and
I he and "his men' continued TO serve as Ran
Al Al l. g,
than 80 years of age (if so old) and weighs
from 100 to l40 pounds. need say moths
ing to you concerning h remarkable soldier
y qualities, for the pens and voices OF such
i, men as Bale Peyton and Gen. Worth have
: already told the rid that it holds few such
+. warriors as Jack Hays.
;. In Western Texas, where, from habit all
;. men are good Indian or Mexican fighters.
n modesty is his most remarkable trait; for Il
i is no uneoEnmon thing to hear an over. modest
m man characterised as being almost as bashful
= las JACK Rays. indeed. question whether
ia there is a man in Taylor's army who has al
poor an opinion of the merits and service:
r. of II. as he himself He thinks much anC
~ speaks little land that little always to the pur
III pose There never lived a commander more
idolzed BY his men for his word is their Law
;s Now, as they are regular frontier men, and
- lof course, notorionsly re tess under any 9th
er restraint, his perfect control of them at
a tracted much curiosity, and many inquire e;
- in Texas before its anpexation Their ex
- perience with him as a soldier has gwen hin
their confidence; but his rigid and exact jus
\. tice to them, his habits of living and FARM
i, as roughly as any private in the regiment
when on duty, and of treating each comrad
IN in arms as in all respects his equal when nc
"a on duty, are probably the reasons why tn
bows, one and all, are so willi bout
-. murmur, live on parched corn, rio Nr 8
,,o miles without dismounting for five minute
=, at time, or to fight Mexcans with pick axe
&c when HAYS deems either necessary.
His men, who, in the estimation of GEL
rs. Worth. are the best light troops in the worl
- - are lust the men to be led by such an Office
,,oa Out of the 400, presume at least $50 a.
-" farmers and stock>raisers in small way,
49, the Colorado, Navidad, Layaca, GuadalouI
vi and San Antonio rivers, in Western Texa
~ From the time of the battle of San Jacn
- up TO ls4I, when formed into regular ran
.na ing companies, they defended the frontier
80 their own hook, without pay, emolumer
:, : provision, or even ammunition al the expen
= of the governmen Whenever Indians
1
~ ners were despatched up and down the rivt
- have before named, to sound the alaT
-" and on such notice those now composing
"first regiment Of Texas Rangers rarely
ao1a CURED more than six hours to prepare 70
80 campaign Of three months; for, after
90. 90. catching their horses, running fifty bull'
o u.s. and PACKING and grinding half bushel
corn for cold -four or pGnOIi, as the Mexic
o,;s term it, were the only preparations necess
49,. Hot or cold, wet or dry,they carried no te
oD;@L and required no other provisions than Fl
l.'". beef, which was usually driven with th
: IL Once in a while green horn, on his
r. campaign, would pack little sugar, cot
and salt; but he would soon learn that
- who had to fight for nothing and find
own horsefesh and ammunition, could q
about as we'll on 'tcGrni'-solus. In
III. after little experience with such life,
at least Of these men would be troubled
the care equipment than shootingirons, be
e. IL; knife, q pair Of blankets, a Mexican sad
Ru wee, anu soou an1
Ie1 ira shirt, light heart, great capacity iol
,ava duGance and sworn hatred TO Mexlcans
a "A. Indians, make up The Texan Ranger
ID for THE WARNING. - The BANGOR Wig
} busis sMaine has spoken. Maryland has spo
Hiber. and saused shock TO the administra
favor- pennsylvania has spoken, God bless her
ned to thus warning after warning is shouted i
ears Of James K. Polk, bidding him be
steady lin his mad career. Thus may free OPT
and free principles work until the des
change Tive course Of locofoco leaders is corr
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