Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14


polls, million of voices shall be heard ringing the baecry
Give them grape, Capt Bragg The handwriting
Is upon the wall. Lewis Cass might well think to unfx
the mountains from their eternal foundations hold back the
in its course, stay the tempest in its might 10
the judgment TO I've pronounced upon him by the ong
millions the 9Th Of November in the year Of Lord s4s
"The day Of righteous re;5uion has The sins and
the glores Of this fast parting and settling into their
proper placer On the one side, violated constitution
usurped power treach the Chief Magistrate OF his solemn
pghted faith TO his own party the desoa,ons OF war;
the presence Of alien territory TO destroy domestic peace and
TO put hazard Union and all the Of ages Of
labor to the oing millions, Of the loathsome ee
mens out Of which is formed the Of crime that is fast
settling down forever the heads the authors Of this
On the other hand the unteng resolution, the patient
dursnce, displays Of high intellect daring courage and the
wonderful achievements, have already combined throw
halo OF never-fadng glory around the American army The
visible display Of this rebutiSe justice standing out full in
the eyes Of the naton will transfer Of the Govern
from the hands that have thus outraged H. To those who
have proven they will use righ,eously.
"l have attempted any particular description OF Gen.
Taylors battles am not competent TO the task, aDd
there connected with them incidents o. such Thrilling
and ovepowerlng interest that constituted as am, shoud
get through their recital with becoming compoure
holding up General Taylor for the Presidency because Of
his practical wisdom and elevated character and not for the
that be a great military chcan' However, in con-
cuon, will refer a in his last engagement where
his delbeaon Judgment and rel reliance prove him equal
TO any emergency. You aware that ~ regular battles
retained in readiness 10 ad, occasion may
oue the weakest point in the ranks At Bucna Vista our
batteries one aer another had been pieces and the
reserve fr,m time 10 time, had been forward until all
were gone Gen. Taylor bad received message from Capt
Bragg that unless reinforced few minutes his battery
would be taken Immediately he and Major Bliss put spurs
to their horses and In few with him. Cap
tain Bragg sad be, have brought you all that remains
Of the reserve. Major Bliss and myself" What scene
around and before him His field dpnched with
blood The stars and stripes seamed in a,tes from every
standard. Clay, and Mckee, and Hardin, and Vaughan,
and Yell, and Willis dead Heaps Of ain were around
bin. The mountains echoed with groans and the sky
yellow with desoIaon. Il seemed II his hour come.
The dark Of Santa Annas twenty thousand press
log him Of were peang their hunders and
dschagng their storms OF shot The musketry poured their
voeys upon them Upon Bggs battery hung the las, hope
The fate Of the little army hung upont Thehope
Of the nsonhe fate Of Zschsry Taylor hung upon it, I'm
moved amid the raging elements be stood there or TO con-
quer He did indeed bring reinforcement host for the pre-
Of the hero equal to army with banners AT
the sight Of him the dspang csnnoners spsng 70 their guns