Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-31

,e S'o'a'ioh OF one Of thosat ~
daring military spirits whom notbino ane
in every country calls from their r,o5s. oui
10 the command of less gifted mind, relrsss
wide fame which your Taylor had xs IsN
well fought battles. could not chan,. w W b d
| of the man of true merit toward :. n' bs,,
known when the country was at pe,.o
were citizens. Nor could the fac, b, n. ,,a az
old acquaiDtances win from him mo-" 'aey u
tentlon, than the truly brave and pa'sa
is always ready 10 award 10 every p1II,a, o.
To have served under a comm. ed.. e,au! n4s
puthlion now fills both hemispbereo "1es
honor. But to have been among ,bo'. N'si
for the most dangerous position, from ;, Ss
moment OF the bat,le-to have been pI,..S'
second in command-the man Of cool o.,4 W
and powerful combinations; the accom,I;.S
Iant and intrepid hero of Pial,sburuh sDi n .
ton Heights,-on the cminence where .. S's
receive the enemies fierces, CHARGE,
that foe with galan,ry and firmness--nsv..'
ing an inch Of ground but in obedience n
then bravely 10 charge side by side wi,S %t'7 ,t
roic Marshall and gallant Kentuckian, ir,s.
OF laundering cloud of chargin, Ian,.,.
hand 10 hand TO deal death and desIruc,,oo
now dIsmayed, checked and haiing nox
foe, is proud distinction, which place, ~.
heroic volunteers. on the same scroll of lam.
our revolutionary slres. and tho coaQas,,
conquerors, at New Orleans.
1t would be vain presumption in Or. 49,
sent. and whose profession is no, arms, IA,
description Of the battle of BUEyA V,.
battle which. when the cifcumsIanc., s,,''
been calmly considered history viii a,,,
much glory TO the conquerors. as fame IA, -
10 the heroes Of Marengo, of A Austerl.rz O, N.
loo. The terse sty 10 OF the :" Rnu n md r.,
genius. who comnanded-whose very D,..
sP red such courage, nnd whose preseD,. ~
failed 10 restore confidence where Ihs Ie,r !.
der prevalIed the graphic pen of the fe.5, !,
ter and accomplished General Wool, wbo ~
sklIfulIy planned ana W no was every /. be,eo,,
IN the thlckesi Of the fight; the many de,air,4 }
able reports Of officers icss distinguished ~
manded solid divisions. invinclble regiment, !
charging coIumns-of subalterns who s,Ili,i n
with intrepid squudroHs-now chcckiDp the >.
my's fierce charge, now driving him from
terry almost lost the pens of amateurs, A,
and connoIseurs have oil doubtless failed m ;,
accurate ideas Of the dangers bravet, of III.
dl"IduaI herolsm displayed, and Of the mapy 4,
OF martial courage evlnced on tia, b!ooty 4
winch history wall immortaize.
We can see tho fierce atIack, by overwbel-.
numbers. upon our len-lne dispersal Of he =
mys infantry and Iancers from our centre By,
impregnnbe Laucry Of Washington the vi,
return o: the Mexican fro by O'Bryan: n,
tort OF Gen. Lane 10 sustain him with his ini,
ry-Ihc rcelIng and disorder and re,rea, Of
!aIter-the consequent Necessity OF the in,rs
Marshall and Yell retiring from their posi!io,
the mounlaln, and taking one whore they o.
do more etieclurl service-;he severe fire WI,
the 6OO0 confident Mexicans, now on our cIlr,
left, brought on themselves the ;mey rails
Marshal. and Yell. and May around the N,-
slPpI regiment; aud. aided by the dcaIh.dsa1
batteries Of Shermac. and the artillery Of Bn,
the check which Ia.s yn'oa Of strength give.
the advancing column OF The enemy the s1',
charge Of Marshall and YelI upon the fierce i
GERS approaching Buena Vista the conf1,eI
treat Of the enemy's right reIsolsed ever, W.
by our left; many OF those who rad retired HI
tho field, being now made useful by the Too cod
dent advance Of the foe--lhe ruse of Santa Au
TO save this part of his retrea,nI forces, thu, 1
Parentiy cut Off the last desperate effort Of 1
enemy 10 carry our centre, his des,ruciiol
O'Brlen's battery; the steady front with VII
Kentucky and Illinois under Mckee, Hardin 4
BISseIt met the shock. Il was here tha, the
spring presence of the unconquerabIe TayO;
fused mis- own courageous spirit into all arOs
hun. II was hero that the deadly bauera
Bragg and Sherman, under the immediate eye
the great comman andcr, dealt such destruction "
the enemy, now at the very muzzie OF Il.
pieces, and drove them back-appllIei d.snsy.
and beaten if not destroyed. The whole, Z
viewed from these feini Outlines, can but app
as grand and glorious achievement. But to Il.
precisely what each company did, or whs.
deadly ann Of oach man accomplished. wOal
useless details and could never be valuable Il
truly brave and generous soldier, who IS ever
ready TO award merit 10 his brother as 10 clan
for himself.
W here so much was won against so grea! o.
and each had an important part to act for hIns
It is no great wonder that somewha, d ffcreni
counts should be given, by those acting Jff
parts in the same great struggle. IL is no.
purpose 10 attempt to reconcile those varying
counts, or 10 answer the calumnies which y
n broad respecting The Arkansas Regiment. II
are forever sienced by the high testimony Of
grea, names of Marshall, Wool and your ilus,r
chief, Taylor.
These truly generous and brave men place
on the same high scroll with Mississippi, lilo
and kentucky. And Of all who charged with
gallant Marshall and the intrepid Ycl. none n
richly deserve TO be numbered among the brar
of the brave than the Van Buren Avenes'
In the names therefore, gallant volun,eeH
every citizen ofthis county and Stale " ho fzrL.s
the soldiers houor belongs to his county. bIil
welcome. You are again to mrngIe among u.s.
are TO return 10 the avocations Of ciyil hfe Hrai
rest OF us. In the changing fortunes, and the
grating lives of a western and southern pops