Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-03

GEN TAYLoR.--The New York Tribune
has letter from New Orleans correspondent
under date Of the 18Th instant, which runs
thus
The Volunteers who were with TAYLOR are
returning, full Of the warmest admiration of
his character as a soldier. and humane and
good man, but Overlooking with wrath against
the Administration that they believe did its
best to sacrifice them. They cannot 10 con-
WINGED OF the contrary. am Informed of this
r. an officer who is among them or the RIO
Grande The people Of this country will be
as,onished and indignant when they know
fully the manner in which the concern al
Washington has treated Gen. Taylor
kg0,c. from unquestionable authority, that for
five months not single dispatch OF his has
been answered, (9nless within the last few
weeks, } and nothing sent him except an in-
suing letter enclosing the letter written by
him to Gen. Gaines, and demanding to know
whether he wrote it, am glad 10 say that
ten. Taylor's reply was in every way worthy
the spirit OF high toned, free American cii-
zen, who has never learned 10 iawn that thrift
may follow. He replied that he did write it,
and as he did not intend il Tor publication, had
not before examined it very carefully but
uOW, pu q ne iOuHu NUt a
word or expression that he wished to alter
lie asked no favorS---they might make the
most OF II, They took away all his regulars
save handful, and left him none but raw
volunteers. Had he re,reated on Monterey,
as directed by the War Department, the whole
country from Sal,llo 10 Matamoros, in the
opinion Of all military men there, would have
been lost. There is much more yet to be told
on this subjec, at another time. Thank God,
he hassurvived and broken down the base con
spracy, Tor conspiracy IT is Insidered here by
all good judges, military men and others.
OF Gen. Taylor himself, wish space would
allow me 10 say all that we know. He unites
so many eIcelencies Of character, that. oppo-
sed as | am TO Military Presidents, and detest-
ing war and every thing pertaining to ii, TO
degree OF disgust and hatred, We, | sincerely
look upon Taylor as one providentaly raised
up 10 regensra,e and re-establish the respecta-
billty Of this Government go for him not
because he Is a successful General, but III spite
gift A good " hig on esery poira,-abe and
honest--opposed 10 the Annexation Of Texas,
and 10 this per--humane, modest, unassum-
ing and unaspirlng-whatm more can any hon
es, man, North or South, require? | think
even the State Of Ohio, Notwithstanding the
assertion OF your Abolition friend in Ashlabu
Ia, will be satisfied with this.
Col Pierce NJ Butler, commanding the reg
iment Of South Carolina Volunteers. in Mex
co, writes TO the Governor of tina, State as fol-
lows:
The contest is unequal, and the service
an inglorious one. The universal voice of the
Army, Navy. and Volunteers is for terminal
ing this contest, and peace would be to them
most welcome news"
The Milledgeville Recorder says that these
views of the gallant South Carolinian, as TO
the feelings o the army. correspond with those
expressed by the heroic Col. Hardin, in let
ter received a, Washington jus, previous to
Dis lamen;ed fall