Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-05-13
General Wool.

The proceedings in regard to General Wool at
Troy, his place of residence, appear have been
prompted with great enthusiasm. A salute of hum
dred guns fired on the reception of the news of
the victory of Buena Vista, in which he bore gal
liant part and SO highly distinguished himself The
common council had meeting; the people had their
meeting and the proceedings of both of the
complimentary nature towards General Wool.
At the meeting of the citizens MIR. NJ ]. Town
send spoke thus Of General Wool:
81 see in him one who, having been trained to COM
mercial pursuits, entered the military profession in
the maturity of his manhood poor, and who by his
own unaided exertions, without the countenance of
influential friends without the patronage of those in
official stations has successfully competed with those
who were born 10 afiuence, and educated for the mil
itary profession amidst the advantages which wealth
and influential friends could confer, and has fairly
outstripped them all, and reached the very highest
rank as an officer and tactcian feel how strongly
his example commends itself to the imitation of the
young men of the country, among whom am fain
still to reckon myself although my head has already
begun to whiten.
feel peculiar interest in the success of General
Wool, Also because in his prosperity he has not for
gotten to be good ctizen The same affability and
urbanlty of department characterIze his intercourse
with his fellow citizens which distinguished him be-
fore he had acquired wealth, and before honors had
been showercd upon his head by his grateful coun-
try.
The career of General Wool has been without
parallel in this country. have been accustomed to
consider his achievements at the battle of Queeuston
heights, almost upon his very entrance into military
life, not inferior in merit to those of any officer
whom country has produced, in whatever station
he may have been placed His subsequent conduct at
Patsburg reflected upon him the highest honor, and
won for him the esteem and confidence of the whole
country 1t is also true that his great Skill
gy and indOmtable perseverance upon northern
frontier, escape in the late Canadian
troubles, from conflict with the most powerful nation
EARTH
Mr. President, would not detract one iota from
the richly merited honors of General Taylor. His
every act from the time when he recommended to our
government the removal of our troops from Corpus
Christi to position upon the Rio Grande up the
time when victory perched on his banners the field
of Buena Vista, indicates the statesman the patriot,
and the hero But permit me to ask with what troops
he fought the battle of Buena Vista 7
The brave veterans who the battles of Palo
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterey, had gone
with Generals Worth and Patterson TO engage in the
sege of Vera Cruz. The main reliance of General
Taylor in the battle of Buena Vista was upon those
men who crossed the Rio Grande at Presdio under
General Wool, who had been trained by General
Wool from raw recruits into veteran soldiers, who
fought under General Wool, and who, following the
tactics which he had taught them, bravely that
glorious battle so honorable to them, to him, to Gen.
eral Taylor, and to the country.
We as rrojans may well unite to do honor to Gen.
Wool Although Troy is celebrated for the union
and energy with which she contends against those
who oppose her rights abroad, she has done but little
hereto in honor of her Distinguished citizens. am
happy large and respectable body of Troans
together this occasion, to do honor TO distin-
guished townsman. He has done honor to US, and in
his hour Of conflict, believe me Mr.. President, he was
not unmndful of us.
Amidst the strife of the battle field, his thoughts
from time to time required to the beloved wife of his
bosom whom he had left among US, his arm
nerved to sterner efforts to deserve by his daring
deeds the honor and esteem of those by whom she
surrounded and when the shouts of victory rung in
his ears his eyes filed with tears at the thought of
the thrill of Joy that would pervade his fellow citi-
zens when they heard of his gallant bearing and he
role achievements"
The following are the resolutions passed at the
meeting Of the common council of Troy; they were
presented by the Recorder and adopted unanimously.
Those passed at the meeting of the citizens were no
less complimentary.
Whereas. the common council of the city of Troy
have lin with their fellow citizens.) had the
great satisfaction of hearing from all quarters, of the
courage and gallant bearing of our townsman, Brga
der General John E. Wool, during the hard fought
and nobly won field of Buena Vista Therefore,
Resolved That General Wool has fully justified
and sustained the high opinion always entertained
among us, of his character as an accomplished SOL
der and that his courage and conduct at Buena Wis.,
ia amply fulfil the bright promise Of his first feat of
arms al Queenston.
Resolved That feeling just pride in his renown,
and desiring to testify high regard for both the
citizen and the soldier, we in the name of the city Of
Troy, present hin sword testimonial Of the
place he occupies in the esteem Of those who have
known him so long and so well I; and as memorial,
Though not reward,) Of the distinguished services
he has rendered to the country.
Rcsolred. That committee of four persons be ap-
pointed by the Mayor, two from the common council
and two from the citizens generally, TO carry into