The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20

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noR RaaaE lie nme F0FriaaR3 q rhaRg'
IL sane dfgErs the pisn al shs eaRPhiEa
sad toF he 6Esa tne asked GeR, Tay'
faIs FRss Bpaa ahs fHkjsra. tie gss'
shs@ isily, clearly add suesinetly-In |
mshnsF - rhsilsaFs me 2dRisasiun oi ~
riEllssa 20 wsl - ahe solder. AaF ore
- righEF sppseenis GsR. Tsylor. nue.
read, ssHiuliE sna Ih"uglIfully. ha de-
spssrhrs % he War Depsrlmeng frnn n.
tine hs sassFsd MsE'cs 10 The pse.enl--
ssPsnsliy ih0ss ~rIllsn suhseqreully %
he iaking oi MnnHsHsy. They shaw him
he @aa 40 wsil a. The Fenesal-lhs riEII.
lsa % ~sll 90 The soldier. Then great msriI
esssists nai N lheS eoneisessss. and Ibs
spsissce and peEhnsnsy n every wosd sad
sapsesshin-ghouRh IN these Ihey are mo-
dels-bul IN the sIlsndednsss az Ihsir
Fiews Of sisil pelirs-lhe grsseness OF
her Conceptions "f military apsssuoas.
Geo. Taylor kissa 'HlRsses .PPros'ng shat
ine. or Tor soms rsBse not kno~n 20 Ne,
delsrn'nsd 10 take T.nm hIu he ron
Hol Of Ihe csHpsign. snd 10 commit u 10
Gen. Scott. Oi Ihis Gen. Taylor was 81
course ignorsni. lie first ihrrw fnrssrd
GEN. Worth wi,h HE dlEisien 10 Occupy
Ssllillo--, point commanding Ihe gresI
psss through which alone IN srmv Of any
siTr. silh srlillrry. &C.. could make . de-
monsiTsiion upon his pasilion and lines Of
communication. and orersron. tie neIi
ordered Gen. Wool 10 occupy Psus,, .
position where he commanded the ap'
prOaehes iron the Slsle ofc hlhnshSs. snd
shich wonld enable him 10 SHARK on the
aspk sny force marching from San Luis
Poiosi upon Sa'tIllo. u. intention wss.
moreover, and in chief. that IN the event
OF sn eIpedi,Ion into The interior Of Mex
leo, Gen. Wool should held The PsIos
pass, end prevent ieree sing thrown
through that upon the COMMUNICATIONS
in his rear. With the same general pnr-
pose Gen. To, lor. that he night occupy
The only other psd through the noun
'ains. the TUls psss, lefi . gsrri'on IN
Monterey, and IN person mased down
Nth ihe Iemsinder Of his force 10 Fieio-
ria. Tie al the sane time ordered Gen.
Patterson 10 move With hIs FORCES along
The eossi, by ths, means pro,eeting his
ksen. Tsylor'sl flask and promising
The forces IL y,rtotis. With 'fampieo
IN our POSSESSION. this plan Of operations
would have secured 20 us. beyond the
possibility Of redemption. The Ststes oI
New .eon and rsmsUllp,s, sud the ps
sss thus held would have mosi riTretOslly
prevented the enemy from penetrating 10.
10 the conquered ierritcry. With the pas
sss thus in our possession and oar whole
line defended by 10000 men--'hs new
lsyiss IN some measure supplying the
place Of PARTON of The regulars and
more experienced volunteers who might
have been w,Ihdrsgn from Point lssbsl.
Mslamorss, Canisreo, end even partly
from Monierey-sn EXPEDITION might
wisely have hesn organized agsinst Fers
Cruz. Gen. Tsy lor, however, ~ss n'hIs
point checked in his operations. Al Vie
,orIs he receised from Gen. Scott inlor-
mstoD ,hat be had assumed the command,
9 reqnisi,,on inr eli his regulars with lie
exception oil about 1000 sultery and DIRE
soons. and all If tho sel..s.~~.. .-i.a -h--
isss" a1y swTsTrEs WIN IEv vACrPuvD v
the I'd Mississippi regiment. and dnec
tons 70 return 10 end remain 1T Monterey
The scene here presented TO The mint
might touch the hesrt of the most calous
"a general who hsd organized aud train
ed b's troops--sufTered 9th them the
hsrdships and privshons OF the most ar.
duous portion of,hs eamps'gu-snd Tough
three battles which had elevated the char,
scter Of the country and she'd an enduring
halo around the American arms-parline
IRON his srms. with a mere escort. 10 gc
in,n re,uscy shrh differed from Danish
men, only IN nsme, Who hiss no, BIZ,
sympqih,es aroused tor The old veteran
when, With the small troop that sss II
accompany him awaiting his lesve.,aking
he addressed those ~i,h whom he bad con
quered on The Rio Grsnde and ct Mon
lrey. in few feeling and stirring words.
Gen. T.ylor retired tn Monterey. Bu,
remnant Of sn army was left with him
and he wss directed 10 remsin on the de.
fsnsive. The country supposed tina, hs
would either retire fr,m the army. or ne
cesssrily remain in inglorious inactivity
tie did neither. He country could na
spare his services. aud he felt IL his d.
~ 20 give them whenever required. whe,h
ss they were appreciated or not. Il vas
moreover, not his Disposition 10 remnr
IDLE, however small the means 81 hm CON
msnd might be. Here he displayed o,el
sgaln. most con.picuously. al once The
noble generosity OF his character. the
unsdollers'ed patriotism. and the greal
military ssgsc'ty which have becoms
synonymous wiih his name. Srom "a,
about attacking Vera Cruz he knew
that any demonstration ,0wsrds San Lui.
gould and IN the surcess Of hi. ande,tak,
ing. He himself had no. been well lrea
,ed-yet The best Interests et the country
might he served, sndhe smo,hered all per,
sonal considerations. He 81 once per
rnIeaH ,k.s IL