The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-30
General Taylor and the volunteers.

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| When General Taylor being urged upon the wings
their candidate for President they told that the
brave volunteers of the army in Mexico would, on the
return, form electioneerng bodyguard in favor Of
the General as irresistible against the democrats they
had been against the Mexicans The prediction certainly
implied that these gallant men. in thus joining the oppo
nents OF the in which they had fought gallantly
would to say the least OF il, rally under quite new
| flag!
But the wings have reckoned, il seems, without the
host The Ohio wings have made an issue with the
General which will hardly his cause in the north
west, Or indeed anywhere else We find the following
statement the subject In recent number of the Ohio
Statesman:
\ GEN TAYLOR voLUNTEERs.-HIs ABUSIVE AMI
| PRoPASR LANGUAGE, AGAINST BRAVE MEN
FIGHTING BATTLES THEIR oouNrEY.-A call for a dem
ocatlc meeting at Chill, in Coshocon county, contain sd
the charge that General Taylor had used proane and ab
sve epithets against the volunteers The federal
indignant theea and denounced the assertion
base SANDER. The committee, signing the call, pledged
| themselves prove it, Below furnish the evidence
ELECTED at the mecng sworn OF the volunteers
and the testimony Of twenty Others sustaining the
in all its parts giving the tme the place, and the circum-
stances and to the testimony ask the attention Of the
reader.
The charge made by the volunteers of the 3D.
Ohio regiment (Co Curtss) on their return and members
| Oh the 20 ONO VOL also spoke OF the
coarse abusive and unjust language, with the Indignation
| it richly merlted,
The volunteers subsantlatng the charge known in
the county whore they ve high minded and honor able
men-as men OF patriotism and of courage, that would
make them false accusation against any man. and
pacu uy against who has fought the battles of his
country.
That Gen. Taylor used the language, there can be no
doubt and the only plea that his friends can put in is that
he had strong propagation so to do Whether the mere
| no do achi, knla
by almost furnished soldier sufficient to Justify such
language eyeed at the whole volunteer force is for the
people TO determine,
The supporters of Gen. Taylor claim for him an oven
temper, and that he never profane language The
testimony OF the volunteers of the Coshoc,on COMPANY
shows this assertion be fsethat sudden in his
resentnents, and proiane and abusive in his language
The Statesman then gives from the Coshocon Demo-
crat the proceedings of the meeting held at Chill on the
LIST inst. We make the following extract:
"General Joseph Burns thereupon took the stand and
stated that he avowed the authorshp of the Notice. and
then ready and prepared prove the charge therein
contained He said further that when the volunteers first
returned from Mexico, many of them communicated Gen
Taylos abusive language to him, and he felt very ndjg
nant at it, He had son and two nephews, besides a
great number of the of his neighbors in the oompa
ny and his indignation therefore, just and natural
10 hear that they had been thus sgmatsed without any
povocation was not patiently to be borne But Gen Tay
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feel called upon to make public accusation against him
Now he was candidate for Office and therefore his official
conduct whilst at the head OF our army, fair and
proper subject OF investigation The notice contained no
attack on General Taylor private character Il did not
invade his domestic circle Was true or was 1t false
If it was true he had perfect right charge him with it
as piece of his misconduct in office Whether was true
or not depended upon the proof and he therefore called
upon the volunteers present forward the stand
and declare what they had heard Gen. Taylor saw
Here the people gathered around much excited to hear
the statements Of the witnesses.
William ions here took the stand He said he was
member of the GAINESVILLE company (H) third regiment
Ohio volunteers That he on guard the day Gene raj
Taylor spoke the words The guard was in the town of
Marin, some distance in advance of the regiment The
town was deserted, as he understood with the exception
of one family. young man Of company d, who was
also guard caught chicken General Taylor was
by and called him know what he doing
with that chicken, and ordered of his dragons
strike him the head with his sabre He also ordered
the dragon take away his musket and take off his belt
and carrdgebox, and tie him behind wagon. General
Taylor then said that all the volunteers God damned
set of and coUard and that they only there
STEAL and that such would at the first sight of the
enemy He said he chig and all of his rela
tons and he was willing to to his statement any
where and at any Time
Jacob Hunt also took the stand and said he belonged
the Coshocton volunteers and standing in the ranks
guard in the of Marin the day referred to by
Mr. ions. He heard the words of General Taylor and
they were in substance, stated by Mr. ions He said
he ready to swear to his statement.
large number Coshocon volunteers were present
and they ALL man, declared that they heard the words
ascribed Gen. Taylor Immediately after they ere ut
tered, and they universally believed apply
whole body of the volunteers These statements made by
men known to be unimpeachabe, produced powerful
sensation OF indignation against Gen. Taylor in the meet
ng strong was this feeling, that it broke forth in ex
pressions Of resentment against him.
Proof the charge that Gen Taylor did Islander and abuse
the northern volunteers
READ! READ! READ!
re cos sssts q oo oa,e; }s'
Personally before me, the Undersigned an acting
Justice Of the peace in said county, William ions and Jacob
Hunt, and made solemn oath that they belonged
3D. regiment Ohio volunteers and present in the
of Marin in Mexico, and heard Gen. Taylor swear in
most blasphemous manner, that all the volunteers
Cd id set of thieves, and that such would rather
than fight at the first sight of the enemy for other
cause than that boy had killed chicken deserted
ranch or cabin in said town.
JACOB s. HUNT,
WILLIAM JOINS.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this LIST day of July
A. D., 1S4S. GEO. F. CASSlNGHAM, J. p
hereby certify that fully with Messrs Hunt
ions the adavits they have made in relation the
blasphemou and slandcrous words used by Gen Taylor
towards the volunteers at Marin, in Mexico
F. w. O'HARA
Witness-JAMEs DICKSON,
q. +. CAssINGHAM.
Coshocton, CO., July 3, lS4S
Extract of statement of facts "by of the po'nes
s'he advanced guard of the command having reached
the deserted town of Man instead of meeting Gen Ur.
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