Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-17


E.t b,y, reached rs lot VIC have l'arncd lhaI
nIr ,iIIaoc has contributed one OF hc' most
cniuen, c,,izcns to purchase tho victory; that our
fellow ,owu<u.au. uyfgu5or and friend Gov. leu'
>reeps in death upoa Ino field Of battle and win
him n Hardin, a Clay, as well as m'ny o'herS'
levels more precious than those OF the spartan
mother.
While our bosors expand with Pnir'o"c Joy ior
this brilliant triumph, achieved by oar arms, IN
which tho Arkansas volunteers p1fucipa!Cd, anu
no doubt, most grlunlIy-angulsh "PpreSses Tue
heart. L.rausc Of the vacuum mldc amongst U.s.
Irrca:ly fear that upon receiving full information
We Shall be called upon to mourn III" loss OF many
others uf our brave volunteer c'Iz'hS' l"c
name Of Gov. Yell has alone reached Us as beng
a,aun5 the ia. Il.
lis memory requires no cu0og'um Al my hanus
on this occasion. We all knew h"ni kno" ms
socia, virtues; his worth us private zen, ms
hlc'ty aud integrity as pubic servant lh',
I1,, twelve wears OF lis life. arc twelve years OF
rle history Of Arkpu>as. Within that period no
has presided in her courts OF justice uiuer hef
territorial government, represented her N the
counsrls Of the nation, filled her executive chNf'
and led her c.iLru soldiers to battle against The
enemies OF our country.
That same spirit OF patriotic chtvaIry, that led
him whrnu mere boy, 10 serve as YOUNGER
uuicr Grni Jlckepn, aud To pnIuciPlii IA 'A'
yaYlc Of New OH .nuS. - srrv' also IN the H1n''
mole campai.n OF 1917 nuI IS, IN .ucrI hlm In
slrrcuIrr hIs seat IN the halls OF Confess ana
lrln wI.hlne volunteers Of Ar"an,as, ami paF'"e
with i.vm, the pryauous, nNr-s"IPs AM LIT rs
ut campaign III McAIlo,
Mr.. Cnrrmrn; It Is Jlllieu'l to rr-.lz'th" iicn,
that Cos. IELL Is no mnrc-th1t he s"aII nS'cl
again mDu-,c WIKI Us IN the wal"S OF SocIaI .i'c-
hat We sha,i never gun be chcercd by his pres
enc. But a,s, II Is 50. We Shall Scc hun No
more. lis body Ir-s buried upon the he'd OF hi'
yiorv. his spirit has winged lis flight to a"os"cI
state Of rNisirmcC.
And 50 too, the = ,Ilnt Hardin Of Illinois. llt
was a native son OF Old kentucky. lie possc'sec
hi,h order Of talents and coqucmcc, and had
represented his adoptcI SIato in Congress. WI
true Kentucky chNaLry, upon tho hrsI c''. he
>uro.,cI htm,c,f volunteer, and was elected It
!he commlA4 Of ono OF tho l"tuoS rcGim nt'
tlo too, bccamo bsr 0ant Object for the f.tr
shaft on Ito lay OF !.!;o
The y,utiful a,I gG'an! C'oy has also fallen
lie was the son Of Henry Cny--a name fAm'ar
Il, uuu,caUM words 10 cye,y cH'.i IN s"e ,aod
WHO can read lac c'o7r.at a?a1'' Of Henry
Clay on tic 4 or Il Coar.rs>, N D'"f Of oor
oppressed sa.ors. u ,i'A:vl American rights
aud IN favor Of the war against Glc-t Br'rh
without his patriotic b.oJI rushing II every cx
,rrmlv, and producing the most lhr"IlnE anJ H.
tense >cnsll.ous Tar son prrloOk Of tho D.oo
.oi. yr father, ha Nu.uul-Cr.I 10 save IN III,
tented Go,I, and was elected Lr.ut. Co'on,i oi onl
Of the Il. .nlarkv r,gamruts. tio n'w s.r'P' ur
on ito battle field beneath the sunny s"ica o
!, McN,o.
Ihsso gaon, spirits sncn.ccd 'hcIr ives up''
Il " gi:nr Of their curntry's go'y, ana the h'd &"
Hunnr Y >'a IS thrice IHio"rd 10y Ne U'Ool u
IELL-a llARD.N-aud a CLAY.
Ju!ar U.dhnm conr,Hiai by m1rg tat ;
cuun.'rn be appointed to drait preamble an
resolutions cXprcestNr "lIur S:nsc Of tho m"e'og
which uo;:ru lclot uuor'c!, lM' tuur aPVonlc
tAa r,..ouln, .rn:'rui.n >uI ronuUuce:
Hon. ". :. OidIrm, DE-. THon1s J. Pollard
.,w. +. Wis3n. A. VI. wilson. J. II. Suruan
lslac Strain. Esqrs.. Noior W. D. Reagan. Capt
john W. Clcw. DAVID Walker, Isaac Murphy
aud Robt. ". Mccun, l.,qrs.
WAC after retiring snort 'lrnc, rcturncI an
. reported the following !rDaHb.o and rcso ulons
, y 'irh Ncre au.nirlo.s.y u.u. ted ~ Tho mrcIng
IgLe,cGs. iururu.".i,n las rclrhcI us, that
bat.c was fought q! Da,ua Visa. Mcxico. on the
.! aud 23I DAYS Of .cb'y last, b't"crn the a
merriam forces. under the connnnd of Genera
Ia, lor, and the Mexican forces under Gcm' SAINT
Ahna, in " hlch a brilliant tIIuun h was achrvcl
hy our arms; bat by the same source we have re
.rtiycl tho sorruwiI, tdugS, that oar ici oW ci!l
zen. tOwusman. H.L1Onr uud irlcnd, the Hon
: ARCHIBALD YELL. in Coumnnl OF the Ar
kansas Volunteers. was amouL those wno fell II
the action: locr' fore, rs expressive Of oar CerI
ma. h art.l.,i .ov at Il, ,st Triumph Of Ia arm
Of our country, auI 50 OF our sorro" tor i"'
. death Of oar Distinguished icuu" C!.Ilrn an'
) uc.@hLor:
Rcsolred. That GEM Taylor, and tho officer
and soldiers un1er hls command, GcScTVo IH'
Trunks of every American cluz'n.
Rcs0ircd, That notwithstanding our cXutauo
for the victory achieved, We mourn the loss o
Gov. Yell, who offered up his life in his country
service, and fell at tho head Of the citizen soldier
of Arkansas lighting the enemies OF our country
: whiIo his death has caused vacuum in our com
muH1;v not 10 be flied, his loss IS that OF the STAT
of Arkansas, aud Of the whole nation. lie scr'c'
his country faithfully in peace and IN war, NH(
for HIM the nation moHrns the death OF patriot.
R,YO'rca. Thrt for to other g'Il1n! oltIcrr
and men who fol in battle our deepest symPath'e'
are excited.
i RcSolrcd, That as n testimony Of our deep re
gre, for Gov. Yell, and the other brave officers
and men who fell in the battle, our citizens b" re-
qucs,ed to wear tho usual badge Of mourning iol
thirty days.
Resolrcd, That the Secretary cause the pro
cccdings of this meeting to be published IN The