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I,uns 81 ,I.,f!.h. Afssf h adiess in tie Plea.
eaiSn II Msxico-- aAaeea.
I.Nir. Marshall passed 10 bis own co.'s
neeion with ,he army. Hsung adross,
ted he anne xaiion oil Texas. he Tell ooupu
10 sissi by The consequences. de VOL
untesrea 10 the service Of bis co9pny'
and soon found himself - tbs Sc, s,,,. :,
Gen. Taylor fought and soB Doaa S.',;1,o
Monterey. He adysSSes.r .a, unan Ssa
and preparatory iima,ely nr,on' Ia CIV r
s.n, :. tsolgSkself, be had mSfchsdi 10 VIC
- - discover il there was any other
'ot'iin The Mountsins bul that oil The Rim.
Iconsds. through which be could advance
and avoid the waieiless desert beyond
Busna Vista. OF through which the enemy
nigh, enter the valley Of the Rio Grarde
and fall upon bis rear. Whilst This re-
connoisance was being m ades he tMr. M.
was ordered TO proceed 10 Gen. Taylor's
camp with dispatches. These were The
dispatches which announced 10 Gen..
Taylor thai the 6owes Of bis army was to
be taken from him. 10 operate on new
base. and ordered him merely TO act on
the defensive.
Mr.. Marshall said, great an opinion as
be had formed Of Gen. Taylor before be
mel ~him al Victoria, he was totally un
prepared for the holiness Of character dis.
PLAYED by him on receiving those des-i
patches. He. upon whose crest victory
had perched. the lion who was preparing
for another spring upon the foe.- saw with
out murmur that his claws were 10 be
torn from him. thai he was TO be enfee.
blsd to The defensive. and never. Mr. NJ.
said. did he conceive that great soldier,
| fresh from The fields OF bis victories, could
submit 10 The simple. accomplishing man
ner, General Taylor did. 10 orders depriv-
ing him Of bis right arm.
The best Of bis troops were Withdrawn
from him. With such as we're left under
his immediate command be retraced bis
steps 10 Monterey, and shortly after Joined
Gen. Wool At Salillo. Duplicates 81 the
dispatches had fallen inioihs hands Of
the enemy, and acquainted with the
weakness Of Gen. Taylor's force. be soon
made demonstrations ind eating an inten.
ton to advance and give battle. II wa,
nrssv fsrhivs -MUffcsb pfeslas displayed
greatest military chieftsin 81 the age =
II was known that the enemy was over.
whelmingly superior in numbers and com.
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military critics declared.the only cours,
10 pursue was TO fall back upon Monte
| rey. Gen. Taylor. with perception b
4 al h. ron. - b...L
I thought and acted otberwise. Fronting
him was an enemy 90. 600 strong in BIZ
rear was Urea with 5000 cavalry; BIZ
line Of communication ran through
country containing half million Of popu
laiion. waiting but the dppesfance Of sue.
cess on their side TO take up arms, and
knowing that even 10 retreat upon Mon.
terey would be claimed as q Victory tha
then he would be belesguered by ID army
Of $4,000 men. and that bis whole lins
| you'd be cutup. he determined not Il
i give an inch. but to stake ell upon bat
| lie. 10 which everything was 10 be esinet
BY victory. and disaster could moi have
been Increased BY defeat. The RESULT,
known.
| The courage Of Gen. Taylor. said Mr.
M. NO one disputed, but some denied bin
great mental powers. He iMr. NJ pre-
tended 10 some capacity 10 iudging o.
mems qualities, and il be eversaw genius
military genius oil the highest order. be
saw il 10 Gen. Taylor. Il may be iha
God in great emergencies, had inspired
him with those thoughts which rendered
bin invincible; but i said Mr. NJ. there
sutt 10 the ,same<-there is.no difference
| To the great soldier. Mr. NJ. said, in BIZ,
intercourse with Gen. Taylor. be found
was added The man Of strict honor, and
either as man or a. bis conmandef, b,
loved him.
1 Mr.. Marshall next spoke 3of the effec
produced by the achievements Of the wa
in elevsiiug Us in the eyes Of all foreign,
ersss military power. The assertion o
Europeans that the United States neve
could sustain ! war for any length Of tim,
Twas completely falsiied. 10 the eye
even Of the most .prrjudiced. He mex
alluded TO the victorious and almost in
credible march Of Colonel Doniphan
commsndsfrom Fort Leavenworih 10 San
Il Fe. crossing mountains, copquerinl
savage tribes. until they unfurled the STAR
and stiipes on The Pacific slope Or ID,
Rocky Mountains; then iraversed an i'm
: nense distance Of the enemy's country
captured one Of the enemy largest cities
and u last Joined Gen. Wool. after march
ing distance Of $500 miles Since in.
days 81 Me ancient Greeks 10 the present
in all the psges OF history. b. defied al
example :ohe brought forward Of better
!, Drawer. more patient Or more ipdomiiabl.
soldiery having ever existed
+ The speaker was enthusiastically cheer
led throughoui bis address. snd concluded
! | BY expressing hope thai il Col Doniphar
vas present. be would come forward and
address The 'meeting.
Col. DoniphaR. however. was not il
1.-THE room. a1d on the fact being mad,
known. 4he meeting separated. alter CIV
ing three eheers for MsrsLaIl. three 70
Dcniphsn. and lhres times three Iof Gsn
Taylor.
Atlhs recent Inflammation ID Piilsbufg
tailor named worth bad bis shop orna
lmenied with contemporaries, one bear
ling lbe moli6- Worh maker tie mdn
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