Democratic banner., 1847-05-17

az thS NeSS I'f
ing your readers BY an assumed ignorance.
If you did not know them, You deserve
blame for deceiving your readers by an as
sumed knowledge. You Cannot escape the
dilemma. You knew the facts i'll the case,
or you did not: if you knew the facts why
try to conceal them: if you did not know
them, how dare, b. insinaatioas, to deny
them. In all events YOU are wr"ng. aud in
jail are you blamabie. We give yol a choice
of the horns.
But "who are those b~rigadier and major
igenerals?" In other words, what rank is
superior tn a bri;adier General by Gretct|
Really, this question is a poser. However,
at a venture, we state, that maj. gen. Gaines
had command of the south west division Of
the army; that Icy services. by situation, by
seniority, and by rank, he was entitled TO
the command Of the army of occupation.-
He, however, did not obtain command; fr
Mr.. Polk "ovcrs;aughed" him by the "p-
Ipointinent of Taylor. The next entitlt Z IL
it was maj. gen. Scott; but he too was
&c overslaughed." Major general Jesur,
was the next in rank, ant he also was over
slaughed. These 3, you will be informed.
were Major Gen. Scott, a wig ;Maior Gen.
Gaines: as much democrat as wing; and
Major Gen. Jessup, a democrat. We shall!
not mention Brooks and the other Brica-
|dier Gen'ls who were "overslaughcd' by
that appointment, all, at the same time, en-
titled to it by seniority. But aving said
enough to make good our assertion, that he
was advanced to the rank of major scn'L.
over the heads of officers, older in years,
older in services, and superior in raj TO
himself, we will proceed t. the question
of the Republicans, when and where was
this :~hig Cohn~i (Eow Gen. Taylor) "oI-
~Scure," aud by whom was he "n,nch ere
.cyated.!"
We answer, that at home, in the west, he
was obscure. What Peans had been sung
in his praise previous TO the war in Florida
Was he ever distinguished amongst the
host of heroes of 1872? We do not cav
this in disparagement Of Gen. Taylor, whose
.chivalrous character we admire, but to
show that We were correct in our asser-
ton, stlIat the administration found him a
mere Colonel, and advanced him over the
heads of heroes older in years, older in ser
vices, and superior in rank to himsclf."-
We ask the Republican in reply, when and
where was he known? Can the Repub-
Ilican point to the actions performed by him
Iprior to the Florida war? II is known that
he successfully defended a fort during the
war of 1912. Did Congress notice that?
Did the nation notice it? Have historians
mentioned it, lie know that Crcghan's
gallant defence of Fort Sandusky has tcen
Iattrih .ited to Taylnr-with how much Of
approval the world will testify. But that
he vas 'nbScure" in comparison will,
Gaines, Scott, Jessup, Miller, Hayne.
Croghal and others, WHO we've praistdby
the people, rewarded by Congress, al d
down to the American nation as
men deserving well Of the Republic. tic
world will also testify. BY whom he was
much execrated We now inform you. T.:
officers in command under him. by suborli-
mates under him, by p~rivatcs m.irr I.im, and
by the Legislature of this state, ;hat passed
resolutions ~condemnatory of his conduct in
Florida, which resolutions raisel doubts
nay charges against his truthlulncss as a
man. Tnr>r resolutions called for an in
vestigation from the then administrations
Gen. Taylor did no: respond TO that call,
and those charges. They are yet unan-
swered-we do not say that they are unan-
swerable.
We acknowledge the fact, that the Ban
ner man" has found out, that u" was san
obscure and much execratcI wiig coi,''
and observe that the man.? of the Republi-
can, who had not 'found it ont" is, if
"'",ndrO"s'' in an way, only w~ondroos in
political inludeur'- and political ignorance.