The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-22

Personal AEFeaEancs Of Gen. Iayier.
Ose 81 he rsassssd solsnassrs ~Le
fouslss anssr Gsasrsi TsyIor - honifs
rsy. has lsrsishfd o leaf u bio diary De-
srrlbsng ne rslspnEl rrpssnes and mas
nsss I'll ahs great hero. - Iellews:
The hrTo oI kuspa flsia. saoand whese
military bros 70 many shaplsts u lane
Lass bssa lhrpsn. presents - has p<Esoh-
Il appeassncs many ri lhoss saikisg
slsHps u nssrre. shish msIk The Tsn-
llsasn and lhs stEictr. Ofaa average ne
dipm height. sbost 6Ss feet nins inch
&C.. be inrllRss 20 hssslnsss oil frame and
Ksnsfsi ssil-eeSsioFed muscular outline.
wah sons sncsney 10 eosrulsRey; Of
sassrs bprld. be nos inslines 10 slooP:
and from The great eeOesIEian exercise The
nalsrs Of his life has led bin nsessssslly
10 undergo. his inferior sxiremiIies are
somss hal bowed. Ills expansive ehesl
shOss him capable Of undergoing That sast
fatigue through which tie has passed anid
ms kammoeks sLd s.vanhshs Of FioIids.
snd the silil moEs recent fields siMsxico.
Hs isss 10 expressive Of great dslerGins-
ti.n-ys. ,lill 90 soilsntd BY lie kindlisI
ceilings Of The soul. % 70 render ths per-
fseI Stranger prePossesssd 10 bis behalf.
Hm head 10 large, wsli.dsssloped in ihs
anterior regions. and covered wnh G.0de-
rate quantity Of hair, nov singsd by .as co.
losing pencil oflins. whieh be sssrspssisd
on one aide. and brushed d5wn. His eye
brows ara heavy. and extended over the
optic orbit; ihs eye grey. lull Of Gre. and
expressive whsn his mental powers are
called INTO PLAY. yet reposipg - il in plea.
ssai quiet. ~hsn 10 ordipsry. His moss 10
sIrsishs. neither psrssiug Of The Grseisn
nor Roman order; has lips Thin. the upper
firw. ard ibs loxer slightly projecting.
'rhs outline o! his face 10 osal. The skin
wrinkled, and deeply embrOwnsd BY shs
many tropical suns 10 which be has been
exposed. His manners are frank. social.
and no one ever lsi, bis sompsny. With
out issliug that hs bad bssn minsling
@iih . gsntlsnsn Of ihs tue oldsn lines.
tie ., times appears 10 deep ned'ii.
lion, and 10 then not slwsys accessible.
In bis military discipline be 10 6rn. and
expects oil ordsrs smsnaliug from HE Of
fire 10 be ugidly enforced and observed
-msaiing his men not ~ hsioss OF slaves,
but exercising only ,hs. command which
10 necessary for shs good oil The vhoie.
To the younger offieers undsi him. he 10
peculiarly lenieni--oissn treating their
little faults more with Q falhtf's iorgiv-
usss. Than " ish The JUDI mens Of q ruler. In
his general ,o.ls. he does mol initiate the
beau Bfummsls. snd handbook dandles oil
,hs present fashionable epoch. but apps'
rels bic person 10 unison wih bis age,
aud has no gres, prediction lor The uni
form. 10 this, however. be 10 by &c
means peculiar, for . Esjoiiiy Of our &C.
eufsr military gentlemen seldom sppesI
10 their sx,ernals on duty; and The s.ss,on'
10 which General Tsy lor has been assign
ed, have been in The warm and sunny
San,h- vendssins ,h@ Is~~y Alas elnil
\ undiess Goa, dIssgsessble 10 ihs physie.
, feelings. have generally seen h,u u
. pair of grey wowssrs, dark rsss. sn'
either . brown or spsekled Ifoek coat
reaching lswsr Than would sui, tho starch
/ ed snd prim bucks of modern civilization
r He wears long black elk neck handker
, chief. the kno, no, looking - il hs hs'
been toriuring himself 10 arrange II beior'
foil length mirror; hs sometimes wess
1 .whis hat, resembling in shape ihos
ssed BY our H.. boa,men, and . pair o
common soldiers shoes. no. much polish
cd.