The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20

TmFn-more lhsn one-Fnnrlh bis whole
force. Major Noel. who was bEeEeied
Cor MS gsllaniEy in this action. entered lhs
swamp n iIh . lnll company and hal only
seven men VI he close Of the b1llle. This
Was he seyeFesl batile. and he last one
in Ihe FLORIDA MAR. Gen. Taylor, as .
his custom, Was every whsTeIn The ihisk-
ssi Of Inc 6slis. EGk ;asl' BTigsdier Gen
srsl. and The command in Florida. After
four OF Eve years hard seTvice amongst
| the swamps and diseases Of Florida, Gen.
/ Taylor desired 10 be recalled. and Was as
signed the command Of The Isl Military
department. eOmpOsed Of Louisiana. Mis-
sissirpi. Alabama. Arkansas. &C.. with his
headquarters Al fon Jesup. There lie
remained, waiting quietly until his eoun-
Try should require his more active seryi-
cts. s+~.. s-...~4-.... ....
whtaij was determined By the Admin
isiraIion toassnd an army 10 the frontiers
Of Texas, Gen. Taylor Was selected 10
command il. lie Was I've are inlormed)
requested BY the War Department 10 with
draw an application fnr q fnlough which
he had previously filed. and which from
his uninterrupted services. the courtesy
and custom of the Department could
scarcely have denied him. Ever stlfss
erifcing and always scrupulOusly ailen-
tive To even the shadow of duty. he gave
up his lnrloush. as he had before done,
when ordered 10 Florida. and entered en-
ergetca'ly upon the work assigned him.
With his career since that time.-glorious
and dazzling as il is,-ihe country 10 IA.
mlliar. Yet Few, comparslively--slrange
as the statement may al fret view appear
Appreciate Gen. Taylor as he deserves.
The whole country rings with his fame
the great and small, rich and poor, de.
light to do him honOr--scareely breath
Of deirscIion mingles with the homage
almos, universally awarded him-yei, we
repeat. but few appreciate him as he de.
serves. canghl and blinded hy the splen.
dour OF his most astonishing victories
how few consider the labors. the cares. the
anxieIies, tho difficulties. he experienced
in preparing. in organizing this expedi.
ton. in country unprepared by policy
and In fact, for entering into a campaign.
b, How few think Of the obstacles 10 he over.
rome in the embarkalinn--upon The march
and in the camp. How few consider
his feelings---his disiress-when in his
camp he saw his men destitute Of the com.
monest necessaries, dying, day AFTER day,
from disease and exposure. How few sp.
preciaie his extended views of policy, his
great military plans since disclosed 10 u,
! in bis dispatches TO the War Department
written about that time. How few ap
Pss.ssss- ss's ssass'"s..- .nd- ability viii
!. whieir- i'v uSs, p,vd --,.ss ----;-i -
} views, half military, half political, Of ih,
: government, from the moment he lande,
at Corpus Christi, throughout The war, bu
more especially in his march 10 Matamo
ras-his conduct on the march--and hi
course whilst al Fort Brown. AT the risl
: Of his life. and that thing dearer than life
. his reputation, he swerved not in tht
slightest degree from The spirit Of the linz
, of policy marked out Cor him by his gov
|, eminent. Who would envy him his feel
ings whilst in the face of an enemy, who
, he knew, could make all preparations ant
strike him or remain friendly, at thei
, own election, and at whatever time ant
under whatever circumstances best suilet
/. them. while he must lay quiet and avail
7 the blow !! Who can sufficiently prais,
: him Tor his foresight, forbearsnce and en-
durance, when. although his camp was al
; most in a slate Of mu,iny, he rclrainet
from crushing, as he could easily hav,
! done, the small parties which frs. crosset
the Rio Grande! Had he done so, III
would have had on his hands an endless
vexations, guerilla war. and the glorious
battles Of the slh and 9Th would have ne
, yer been fought. As much as Gen. Tay
lor deserves for those battles, (and who
will say he does not deserve greatly = ht
deserves ien.fold more for his conduc
prior 10 the time when they were fought
The former showed him General ofskill
GOODNESS. galIantry-the latter proved hin
mt only soldier, but man Of energy
aud endurance, one who could not only
act but uaif, a man of strong mind ca
pable of extended military and poliiica
views. .@ -~~ *st.f a.< e~,= ~ 80 s~~.
|, 10 follow General Tayloi's course
through the Mexican campaign from ih'
! 9Th &c May, 1916, to the present time
would be work Of supererogation. VIVA
man with American heart and feeling neet
, be reminded of achievements which hav'
done more 10 give us confidence in our
selves, 10 raise us in the estimation Of ih'
! world. than anything which has occurred
, since the gallant actions during the wa
Of 1912! Through city and yillage-up
on hill and plain--from the highest TO tn
) lowest, the name Of Gen. Taylor has be
, come household word--his victories an
:. dispatches The theme Of every tongue.
: On the 9Th and 9th Of May. were fougl
h the battles Of Palo Alto and Resaca de |
!. Palma. Who has forgotten the anxiet
a wb;cb neryaded the cuuntrv. when nh