The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-11-18


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10 Soy hal | an deeply inprsssei
with IBIS mark Of he EesSsel and esteem
OF the ciszsns oI 6EanEslis. among whom
many oi ny ssIlaeE yeas we're passed.
wsald esnsey but feshsy Tie emotions ex-
cited BY your kind snd fEleadly eommn-
niesiion. Next 10 the consciousness a
having discharged hls daty, The appEobs-
loo oil bis ea3nsrymsn. - The highess re.
wsfd Of The soldier. And 10 kno1 that
ia nv absenee IRON the slale, have not
been forgotten. and thai ny "esEeer has
been watched with Unfslgnsd interest,""
10 receive trom The friends Of nv youth.
he beatty and unexpscsed wsicome With
Ihich am IhIs day hOnared. will ever
be proud recollec ion. and will BE- held
~ grateful Remembrance N The last hour
Of ny life. II circumstances. ho ever. id
moi compel me 10 decline this public de-
mpnslraIioa Of your regard. sense OF d.
~ and oil dElIc scy. ~ouli not psruu me
70 aseepI the Distinguished honor WHICH
your friendship bss - generously Offered.
With the army in Mexico, nv services
were VI al humble character, and though
discharged with an honest zeal, are NOR.
thy 81 no higher distinction than should
attach 10 every son Of The repntie. Who
glaries in his bisIhughl.
You have been pleased 10 refer TO nv
SERVICES I'll the bsnle Of Buens Vista; and
10 my presence on al occasion which
shed 50 much iaslrs on the citlzsn soliie-
~ u tue upiGed Stats.. rather Than 10 sny
merits ofmy own, must ascrlbe Tie bon
or VI your tpyi!siion. Thai great sieiory
vas due slone TO Major General Taylor.
II was his mastery foresigh that preEen.
ted Withdraw al OF our forces 10 Monte
rey, and his comprehensive saeac;ly and
une,rlng judgment thai Exed lie lime
and The po.lAon. TIA, he wac The only
American General who would have given
battle TO the enemy undss the circums,an.
ces. there j. presume litde doubt: and
thai be was The only living Genersl who
could have Won i ihefe il just as LILLE.
Tue most Of those who served under him
on that cccssion, know and feel The truth
oil thls declaration. Those who ssw him.
in the darkest hour OF .bal sarguinsry
day, when the thousands of The enemv
almost equslled The hundreds opposed 10
ihem; when many stout heart tembled
for The result, and at lhs ir,ghiluI e.jjences
pi Mexican bsrbarity, wh.ch would have
followed tbe defeat. Gen. Taylor vas
unmovsd. end gave his orders wiih calm.
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oil haiIle ragged with terrible intensity:
the Mexican lines bad attained a fearful |
proximity TO ours: defe4t 0yera helminp |
and complete seemed inevitable: three |
regiments oil The gallant sons Of keniurky |
aud Illinois. weakened aud shattered. by
seven hours of almost uninterrupted CON-
tlici, bad been forced from The pls,eap, snd
there seemed 20 human power capable of
sTresiing The march OF The heavy columns
OF the Mexlcsns; but General TAYLOR still
lreld his position, not less a lover of
strength to the Americans lban of ierror
10 The enemy, round which the waves Of
bas'ls beat in vain. His eagle eve saw
The extremity Of The cti.is, end bis nigh-
" will determined 70 arrest 1t.
:. High and inscrutable the old man stooa
taam IN his voice and calm within his eve"
Enough q t1si moment, The fa,e OF the bait
ile,s the result Of The entire campaign. the
lie Of every American from Buena VISTA
70 ,he Rio GIsnde, depended upon him.
self. How his heroic spyis bore il ali
nooIy up, has sIready passed INTO history.
4 nong those wbo were most cons picuous
10 that issi terrible conflict, North Caro-
ina was veil aud wor,hily represented.
The nsmes Of Bragg and Bryan are lsmi.
lar 10 you all, and With them were ssso.
ria'ed Sherman. O'Ruen, Thomas, Rev
npads, kllbafn aud French. Than whom
he rolls Of no sr0y can present a br.gh-
e. er aHsy Of youthful aud chivslrie daring. |
y ITO no support bns the moral power Of a
he presence oi their commander, The enc d
ny were made TO fal,er under The fire or =
ne artillery, while The often Distinguished a
'lisslss'ppIans aud the daring sons OF In. +
Iisna, arrived iron a distant poin, of the d
leid 10 time 10 participate in the glorious
epulse which terminated the engage a
neni. &c.,