The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-07-13
From the Congressional Register.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, ls47.
SENATE.
THANKS TO oEyERAL TAYLOR.

MI Archer. | wouIa suDeradd to
the iouuirv of nv friend from D.l,ware
or the honorable senator from Arkansas.
rs to the grounds of his disapproyat of
the cas,.tniatior at uonterev a fur,hey
ioouirv. Wba,eve, NAV have beeo the
merits az thai OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
he The reas,ns wbicb The bonorahle ser.
a,or deems s.f;c;en, 10 lsad him IN dis,
approye OF Ina, capitulation--f wish To
know the reasons whv we should con-
nect an exn,.e,sion of that d,sanoroba.
lion with a resolution of thanks for the
yalor d;spla / ed on that memorable oc.
casion.
Mr. Sewer. If the Senate will allow
me. | will explain the matter. [Mr Sc.
vier's exclamation was moi distinctly
heard nv the reporter1
Mr. Crittenden said il seemed to him.
fr,m the remarks of gentlemen on The
resolution. that General Tsvlor was re-
oarded with somewhat of that party
Shirt which infused itselfinto everything
in relation TO everybody who, was at ali
concerned with the politics Of the coun
try. They ought nor SO 10 I egard Gen.
TAYLOR. He was not politician. He
was their countrv's lie ader ON the battle
field--not in party strife. His success
Is as for The cause Of tn, common coun.
trv. and he yenlured to say that if his
v;aws and fesl,oos were known gentle.
man would moi sn,erta;o .,uch nartv- like
fsel;ors towards him Tb,. whole coun.
,rv ., eeted tho general and the army or
he ore,, and snIend;d achievement AT
Woa,s,o, and row wban ,hsv were
ahout :, Give u,terancs 10 ,hnse SEMI
,,.n,. ~ h;ah a,,yona,;on thev were
aho,,, ~ drng The Gun ~ hanks with a
s,y cansnrs Sucb an act was unwor,hv
ne a;a o;,v If tho Halted States Senate.
H. 81 80. ~, IF ,bs n.,,;ve ~ the oen.
,,s,in ..,hn ;o,ro,J,,e,a The resolution .,
,hs amondman,..but oaiy of the effect
.nh;ch !, ,mn,.li Paws n,on The worl,,
when ,bsv 70 ad inc doinos of Congress
~ ~. s,,h;eet Al, q Here entered
into an elshsrs,e v,ndica,,on Of the con.
d"c, 81 t.ana,ai Tavlor and his assoc,.
80 aeEosrs ana man engaged in The stor
nGaa,arar Thsv showed ;uJo
mar, h.nsa;,v and nolicv in the caoi,
,,,Is,;on - wh;ch thew gained a little
b,e,,,;no-,i me 81 peace. nv which they
sa.ad ,bo,. ,.nds IL women aud children
- No., tn, aiI',be bor,nrs whirh
,-aai.f hsys,.,,,, .,,sd sack az the ci,v.
NJ ,hs,e wnsn no occasion FOR blame on
,ha mari of General Tavlor or his Off
cers How. lbe wo,ld ak the gentle.
m am from arkansas would the brave
officers engaged IN thai memorable con.
fl,c, lo.ok noon the action Of the Senate.
# they shoutd adopt that resolution a.
How would The army receive ia Thew
were confer.Eino i, as a testimonial not
only of regard for past good conduct,
bot as an inIdu.ement for a repetition of
yalor. Would such be its effect2 Mix
nm voor III anks and censures. The
soldiers xo,,ld MT hank them for such
treatment. III they would give any ex-
preston 70 he gratitude of their coun-
inv and os the Senate, it must 90 forth
pure as ,heEde WIS OF heaven. He hoped
that the am sndnent would prevail.
Mr. ssv;s said he had some faint re-
collection az the opin,un which prevail,
ed with regard 10 thai capitnlation al the
time 1, walk ina, the capi,ulation was
made for q Lneral TAYLOR. He believed
mai !, wasslta,ed in the pspers that Gem
erals Hend .rson and Worth were opp.
sed - mai Formulation. He was not
d;snassd u, bavs anv conversa.,on or
The subject, Hs would leave The reso>
iut;,,n ooe bu, WAS h askiup TOO much
~ ,he;r s;ds when thew we're voting
,hss. ,hs which every one was dis.
nosed 70 .,a,, ,bs, thew should not be
rous,ra,nsd 10 commit themselves on
: noin, with was d,spuied2 He un-
5ersfood H. /, m. department here had
J;sann,ovs.,b ~ Tho whole affair Of that
capita'a,;orI
& Mr. r I, lhnsou. Do understand the
osn,lsm n from Arkansas 10 say thai,
10 dsna,, ln,so,. d;sapproved of that ca.
,,;,,la,;on !
Mr Ssv. fsa;d az.
M p IEnhnsoo There Is no docu.
ment 10 81 nw n
M,Ssvi ~. NAV be wrong about it;
m, unde,.stood thai il vas disapproved
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