Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-08-10
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+-,, sa.,;svile Tesn0crat ilsi an article frorn 9n
charging sat Gen. Taylor, az ihe iown q
Marin II Mexico denounced the advancsd guafa OF
Col Curusss OHIO regiment as Tod cansita
and cowaras'' The certificates 81 soue O NE lsFs9"s
themselves are given As proof o. me- uil o,'f
I'Ies. mon ',c0ues tbs whole aiiarl is fsfisst
II ceTfan that Gen. Tsyofs language urSn tss 1eea
sion III question simultaneously 1srspfere nses, tag W
who know hitn.rau testify mat ihe words e 9a Y
4him are moi IN keeping Win his chaFaSse'
That Cen TayloF assiIct pleased ans easa nnl
Inayei been fles<eti ~lagAa conduct OF p9fisn 81
Ga ll.ursS's fegssi,eti aay admitted sla Fiji
sdag lasi,we hata luf cggegsaiion with 81 ase@ais
Tblished officer. wHo acrcutraEied Cut Us siiiles
between the ell and the 10th q March, loff AM
from Inn we caiher some extraordinary and Feseiiias
iacgs. Our informant has no thought q castiag ~
uutatofs upon the ghoe regiment, but. from s
Statement isre il DOUBT that the acts q par q i
were most auoclous, such as would hSYe dissfdeea
even q horde OF saYages.
The march or the regiment from the lawess char
aeer Of some Of those composing il, was eSetywhese
marked BY deeds oil wanion violence and cruelty. n
long ihe hole extent of the march, ranches were
burned cattle shot, hogs and poultry were killed.
and ne, pigs slaughtered AT Tie very iesi q
the wofnenand chiIren ihat owned them. lie shoot
ing of cattle was oftenIimes done IN utter wanfoanfs,
the marauders either suffered them 10 ne just as 's}
fell or merely citing their tongues and leaving Tie
10 rot thus showing that IT was not the wani
offooa that melted them toouragr Upon their arr
vat >, (araceia from which the Mexcans had fed az
their arproaeh our informant, after an exploration ~
\ conuany with two or three Other officers, reported
thar large number OF trnnks and nanucoxes contain
M female apparel were concealed in the chappael a.
bout a mile and half off, The instant the annuncin-
ton was made gang OF fellows ttom Curliss's egi'
menl afted off for the chapparal asst running for HE
-Shorfly afterwards they were seen returning, s0ie
Of them with caps and bonneis upUn!hsr heads and
others wearing gowns and other articles Of women's
dress and when our informant aex passe, lae chap
parel lie found that general bonfire had been made
ofthe silks mnslns. ribbons slippers, and the tte ar
iicles of the female toilet that the cyalrlc male con
uuerers had not worn off upon their own persons.
these ouuages were alreported to Gen. Taylor be-
fore his arrival Marin and be substantated by
Col Fauneruy ofhe second Dragons, Col. Randolph
Eof,he Virginia Volunteers. Col. Belknap, inspector
General f,he u $. army, Lieut. Patterson Of the Mis-
sssippi regiment and many others, II necessary.
AT Marin ITSELF where the severe language Of Gen
TAYLOR is said 10 have been used the conduct OF ht
advance guard Of Col CuTtss's regiment marked
BY s,milar atrocities. The night before the arrival o
The Ohio regiment there. Gen. Taylor had sleptin tht
town. had seen the acade. bad been the guestof somf
Of the principal citizens, had broken bread with them
and had promised them protection But The advance
auard Of Curuss's regiment entered the town, and IN
stanty the work oil plage. robbery, and devastation
was begu4 AT least four houses set on fire b,
them Gen. Taylor arrived upon the spot, and, re
membering what had been reported to him 10 thu
Eou,rages perpetraed during the whole march, exas
peraed BY what then passing before his very eyes
and deeply panied and mortified al not having beer
able 10 keep the pledge given 10 the and womer
who had Hospitality entertained him. ne undoubtedly
rebuked the guilty. mscreants in strong language
is very possible that, in Inc heat OF his burning ndig
nation al such deeds Of airocy and shame, he did no
measure bis words with the utmost nicely buibeis
lust man. and in his anger, did he utter
e wholesale condemnation Of The guilty and the lnno
leen
Itis not surprising thaithe thieves aud house-bu
lers, who are thus rebuked by Gen: Taylor and ar
rested by him in the midst OF their OF alrocty
; feel deep resentment against that stern and vruou
i old chiealn, but is strange indeed, that, with con
seriousness of their crimes they have the mpudence
The audacity 10 revive the recollection OF then deed
BY publishing lying certificates o! The language wbcl
/ Gen. Taylor is alleged to have addressed 10 them
Almost any language the part of Gen. Taylo
would have been pardonabe under the circumstances
: but we again say hai he used the words inpu
f led to him All The niorai portion of the people 0
OHIO will with their whole hearts ihapk Gen. Iavio
Tor rabasing and. as tar possible arrestiag the lie
predaions Of a sci oil Williams. who disgrace L
! The fair fame Of their noble State. And Tor YOU
gallant kentuckians, will you not rally as one mal
around the Curious old hero whose election few IN
famous scoundres are attempting TO defeat, becaus'
he would moi counenance the commission OF crimes
calculated to degrade Tie name OF Americans to ths
level with that OF the Vandals 2Lo,Srii'e Journal