Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
COMMUNICATION.
TO THE EDITORS.

LocOlocOs e1nDK I'D uoiHBs sayings
demonstrates every rejecting mind the utter hopeessness
of their cause Ever since the brilliant victories by
Gen. TArLon Oh the Rio Grande, which lit up the world
with their glory and presented him in his character
the American people emphaticay the possessing all
the solid and substantial qualities Of head and heart at this
trying unctus of national affairs, fit to preside
the des.nie OF this great naton the ocoocos have
evnced bitter hostility this glorious old chieain dis
graceful themselves and dseputabe TO the age in which
live. Ever since James X Polk in his message to Con-
gres in December ls46, sudousy avoided an honorable
mention Of Gen. Taylor in connexion with his brilliant
achievements in Mexico, studied system of misrepresena
on caumny and abuse has been pursued towards him by
the party from their greatest down to the most
enpbe slang whangng denagogue on the stump, and from
the official organ (he Union down to the most obscure
village sheet in the country But Of all the reckless and
bareaced misrepresentation Of the character Of Gen. Taylor
article iu the Richmond Enquirer of the 18th instant caps
the climax for cool impudence and downright aehood Its
mpudence is cool in attempting palm such stuff upon the
people for truth and its sehood garng, contadcted
is by history given Of that wonderful battle by those who
participated in it. The article is headed Rough Notes
Mexico by Virginia Volunteer and dscourses follows
The battle Of Buena Vista the great in this
second conquest of Mexico So dsadvantageous the
positions pointed out by Gen. Taylor for his different bodies
Of troops, that every regiment driven from its ground
and compelled take up positions to contest the bat
e ditch, sixty yards in length, behind the knoll just
in the rear of Washingtou's battery filled with the Ameri
dead will for ages be pointed out memeno Of the
blunders Of the Commander Gen. Wool or Gen.
Worth would have the battle in two hours The very
men they to do it. Poor Clay, and Harding and
Lincoln, and Za5ske, and whole companies Of their men
slaughtered by the Mexican ancers while retreatng to
more favorable positions to continue the fight. Gov. Yell
&c of
battle in attempt retrieve the fortunes of the day
Capt Bragg with his charmed pieces, at the first onset
stationed where he could do neither good nor harm
but taking another saon he enabled the whole
field, and his with COL Washingtons cannon drove back
the countless hosts Of Santa Anna.
"The pretty anecdoe told of Gen. Taylor riding up
Capt Bragg and ordering him give them grape
reads very well in the newspapers but amusing to see
the sbies of Capt. Baggs countenance when asked il
the tale is ;rue Every body who knows the two officers
knows that Capt Bragg knew what to do his then situa-
on better than Gen. Taylor could tell him. Gen. Taylor
Capt Bragg than forty yards, just in his
Iear,"&c.
This wiseacre who, if he correctly represents himself as
ga Virginia Volunteer not only not in the battle, but
sme guupowder during the Mexican war, states
that the victory Buena Vista gained not in consequences
the generahp displayed by Gen. Taylor upon that OCCASION
but in spite Of his bunders and to crafty his partisan feel
ings INDUCES in this wholesale slaner face Of the tes
mony of Capt Bragg, Gen. Beknap, and all other parc;Pa
tors in that bloody battle who have given of it.
Gen Beknap says "We all expected give Santa Anna
battle at Aqua Nueva or in its immediate vicinity but Gen
Taylor kept his counses On the morning OF the
2lst however, orders given to fall back to Buena
VISTA when Gen. Taylor thus explained his views
We said hey that Santa Anna short Of provisions
he knows precisely position, and be expects fight
this afternoon. This morrag therefore, he will probably
give to his soldiers all his remaining raons promising them
support from our stores. Now, them will fall back TO
Buena Vista, whore always intended give him battle.
lie will arrive here tonight with his tired and hungry
and tomorrow they make hard days march, and
fight upon empty stomachs and thus lessen the enormous
disparity between forces We moved accordingly,
adds Gen. Belknap and to the foresight and strategy of
Gen. Taylor, well his ndomitable coolness and
daring the field Of battle, is measuraby attributable our
unparalleled victory"
Capt Bragg, in speech, said To the Gsneralinchef
his Acknowledgements especially due He inspired the
whole army with vaor and confidence by his presence
only Buena Vista, but from the opening Of the
the Rio Grande is almost impossible for you, gentlemen,
he said understand the character Of that
mander Of army There is a resolution, frmness a
determination in his and in his purposes that go
great way leadlng men 10 victory Ihe Dae was fougnt
you know the result but you knoW the influence
that the presence IF Gen. Taylor hadupon the army. He
oLone has seemed 10 e could hare inspired By pre-
senee eUery soldier in The army the roiunfee-s in
'spired. The confidence in him complete He had
commanded volunteers before, and had been successful with
them. He had surrendered. He had never been
whipped and the idea got abroad that be could be.
When manosovnng my pieces athwar the gules, q cite
this example Of that condence clouds Of dust
about two miles from me. painfully anxious.
thought Gen. Mnon had fallen and attacked
depo,s and to him my first thought,
gaopng up through the dust into sight, screaming old Zac
is coming = Every soldier gave involuntary TO
his feelings. Old Zach ea1e and IN fifteen minutes The
/ tide of battle turned -Four thousand five hundred
rcpulsed twenty thousand and to the influence Of that
presence under God, think alive here to dine with
you to-day" How eccuay does this eloquent
Of fac by Of the heroes who in the hottest and
thckes Of the fight explode the ISLANDERS Of this anonymous
scnbblcr in the Enquirer
The rsbd parisans and leaders Of the ocoocos
content with stsmslzng Gen. Taylor gnoranus and
:" without opinions principles guide and govern
him =; Dot the Union and its satellites sneer at him a
man Of little energy aptitude that be forty
years rising from eutenancy the head Of regiment,
and who has only within few years been promoted the
command Of division !" and its echo, the Richmond En-