The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-16

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p1biir. Pala Alln ard Rsssrs de Il p.
ne. linked uilh Ihe nzsns az her hero.
gsre On de liiis and . Ne kesFs a. he
people. Aud weli they nirhf g.. Nsrer
wsre Eieiariss n.ors tomplsss, won Al
gEsaisF disadvantage. o. lsss anticipated,
The lslesl iidings from he amy ueEe
81. and olninons q iisasssr. Gea. Tar.
lor Eas lrP0rlrd 10 lsr hrmmed in hy .
lQIes seven times greater han his aER.
win nniy few days provisions. ard No
hape 81 snceor. Public anxiety was in
tense; soHOw in every enunlenAnrs: and
iew daFrd 10 hnpe Cor his safety. Sus-
pense Was sgonizing. and The Stern inqui-
~. -whS has thus expossd brave nlen 10
ssrh Prsil0us eddsl who has sacTi6ctd
them p stirred the blond &c millions. even
a the blast Of The War trump. We'll was
n. ton. those evil ioErbadings were moi re-
allied: well was Il. fnl The men in pawer,
thai General Tsylor b-al back the battle
STERN whirh hawled around him. In ano-
lher event. theirs would have hen fear.
FOL Eeskoaing. The blood OF The slaush-
tered wonld have slainrd their skirts, and
cried 10 Heaven far vengeance: and the
lears Of the wislow, the orphan. and the
chlldless have been their heritage. Such
mnekeTy as that Of The Government pa
per, with is we trust that our soldiers
are SAFE" and IFS insidinns attempts TO
rasi eensure ON General Taylor for not
having sonner called for volunteers Ia re.
inlorce him. would cot have appeased the
popular indignaiinn.-lSee Washington
Union. May .. Is46.l "WhaI mean you
by calling for volunteers p would have
heen the searching question. What were
your nrders! What authority did you
give General Tsylor besides that Of call.
ing on certain States for reinforcemenIs
when Mrxho "shouli declare war or com
nienee hosIiliIies by crossing the Rio
Grsnde -. That was The extent Of his
authority. and that authority he promptly
exercised The moment circumstances jus.
tilted II. Such. then. was The condition
Of things when the Presidents war mes
sage Of the ll,h Of May, 1916, was COM
TO Congress. That body shared
the general excitement. and alarm was vi
sible 10 all It's actions. There was one
man. however, who SEEMED not TO have
caught the popular infection. He spoke
words Of cheering; nay. more. he spoke
prophciirally. lie said: = have grea,
confidence in General TAYLOR. The officer
commanding the forces on The Rio Grande.
and am fully persuaded that. in foriy-eisht
hours after the date Of tie last adyices. 10
will be found that he had whipped the
Mexirsns, driven them across the river,
and was then in Matamoras. | may be
wrong. but that is my speculalion.''f
The speaker knew his man--knew that
he was equal 10 any crisis. Hence his
Had she ~hols rssrntry
known him ~ well, public confidence |
would have been quite as strong. lie
has that confidence nov and The nation
may safely lean on him in the hour Of
danger, whether the danger spring from
trouble in war. or misrule and usurpation
in peace.
The &orming Of Monterey,
Hal Gen. Taylor been timely furnish
ed with PnntQn train, the Rio Grande
would have been crossed, and The succrss-
rs Of the sih and OH Of May, followed by
ihe instant capture Of Maiamoras. He
was, however, compelled from this cause
10 wait week before il could be attempt
ed, and in the mean lime Gen. Arista had
escaped with the remnant of his forces.
With the aid Of such small boats .s gould
be collected. the river was crossed on The
18Th, and the ciiy taken possession Of
wi.hou, firing gun. by surrender. Here
again were delays, because Of the want Of
tro"ps, supplies. and The means Of trans.
poriaiion. These prevented him from
improving the advantages already gained,
and gave the Mrxicans Time 10 recruit an
other army to dispute his further progress.
Had it been possible for him 10 have
marched Immediately TO Monterey and as.
sailed il. while the garrison and inhahit-
ants were yet supplied from the alarm of
recent defeats. he would probably have
taken !, with lille or no resistance. But
he was held al Marsmora- in comparative
until the 5lil of August nearly
three months alter the signal results ali
Palo Alto and Resaca--waiting for rein
forcemenrs. Bv the end Of June he had
troops enough. bui no effective means Of
transportation. He finally marched from
Cainargo. The second point Of delay, on
the 7ih Of Sept, and arrived in twelve
days after at Walnut Springs. where he
encamped on the morning Of the 10Th.
The city Of Monterey was now in full
view before him. On three sides il j.
surrounded by lofty MOUNTAINS, while an
open valley spreads out on the other.
Thick stone walls. combining all The
strength OF The Spanish style. with bitches
L.. 4 IL.