The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-06

I'N KEPT MS word 10 MsJDf Brown,-bt
alas, the brave and lanenled Major had Z.
o ceiyed his death wound.
u SO ct Buenu Vista The personal ebarac
Ter o! General Tnylo had like iufiieuc
on tue army. When The War ID ,pat,meu
deemed 1t necessary il order to form col
umn TO invade Mexico via Vera Cruz /
take his Regulars from him, he was sui
Thai Santa Anna would attack HIN. IL on
? The weak point, he often SAID, "ond kno,
he VII attack me-" But he determined 4
:, defend his position, aud 10 order the he,
+ way TO deield II, TO advsn.c. Gen. Tay
: lor, kept well informed OF the approach O
The enemy BY Gen. Vol. scouts, moved
, on to Sai'il'o. then on TO Aqua Nueva. !
"as proposed al one time 10 meet the cue
, my IN advance Of Agus Nuevs, but sscer
tanning by his engineers that lheir position
; could be turned. he resolved TO sll bach tt
Buena VISTA, as the oneny approached
him. Buena VISTA IS military position
that any soldiers eye would select for de.
ieuce. Touo particular person is The cred.
II o' It's selection due - or II has been said
That even a woman picked II out as place
10 fepu'se az enemy Various efficefs have
had The credit OF the selection w, ~ha,ev.
cr particular credit is due, Is certainly due
TO The Commander 10 Chef, who Tough. the
battle. The Mexicaus The nsel,es had
fought battle there. Santa Anna knew
/ the ground so well thai he ordered his Geu
eral (hlnon) TO take and keep possession Of
II, IN order 10 attack our Iear. Gen. Min.
On got into cor rear, as ordered; but when
he reached Buena V,s's, he found US in
possession OF n. The 22d Of February $500
men, mostly fsw troops, opposed TO 30 900
Gi the enemy, was certainly mol q very en-
eouisgng day. We did no, feel quite so
happy or so we'll. ss over this boun,iiu, IA
bic 10 nigh. We thought Of home, snd Of
lamiles aud !fiend,; nhd cur chance Of
death was much better, sc thought. than Ct
ever seeing them again. For several days
previous Gen. Tay lor vas constantly en-.
gagged 10 making his arrange men,s, and ia
~nl'ng home. Il is seid, also, that he made
Ats TiH Bu. he never shank from hl, du.
'y. 81 may PERISH" was b.. thought,
/" bu, will perish ia maintaining the honor
Of my countryl have to run q terrible
rick 10 assuming The responsibility Of ina
king this onward march but It is the only
course thu. viii save NY army. To stay in
Monterey sas 10 be tncfihced by the over
shelmios force OF the enemy. To save
all. mus, he:e risk ali !"
The battle was fought, you know The re.
su'I-but you never can know iLe Influence
that The presence Of General To, lor hid |
upon the army. lie alone, IL seemed to me,
could have inspired, by he presence even
soldier in the army. o. the Volunteers were
inspired. The confidence IN him was com.
pIete. He had commanded VOLUNTEERS BE-.
lore, end had been successful with thea
We had never surrendered. lie had never
'S'en whipped aud the idea got abroad tina,
he never could be. When mar or soiine
my pieces alh~srl The colile-, che thu, a.
an example Of that confidence, saw clouds
oi dus, uboal two miles from me. vas
painfully ANXIOUS. thought Gen. NIXON
had fallen upon our rear aud attacked our
!epois and 10 mce, ban vas nv ttsiIhough,.
A man came gnllopng up through the dnsl
INTO sight, screaming, Old Zieh IS com.
ING 7" Esety solder gave ,nvu untary Ut.
eisnce TO his feelings. Old Zach came
md 10 h1een minutes the tide OF battle ,
utned. Four thousand five hundred men
cpUlsed lwenty thoussnd-snd to the Ia. /
iIence, ofthst presence under God, think {
AN alive here 10 dine with you this day.
A Gentleman. tlos often did you dis.
'hargc your pieces that das 7
Col. Bngg. About ESQ rounds 10 each c
,un. &
Another Gentleman. How near wes the h
nomy to your pieces a. any one time c
Col Beasc. Within Gfty yards al one
ime, when VIC moved them down.
Another. Where Vas Gen. Ia, lor
Col, Bragg. Within 40 yards. ,
Col Brcgg closed his remarks By say ing
Understand me gentlemen. | sm a soldier
nd no politician. know G4n. Taylor on. l
y as soldier and man. speak Of hun /
My asa Comnsnder-lu chef of our army 1
n Mexico. ! have nothing to do with his :
oitics or you're |, 10 the duty Of col 0
ief cheetfully TO obey whomsoesor you !,
at into power. could not help speaking :
{ my Commander ~heu thus toasted, az | Il
ave been b, you, for services under him.
have nothing TO do a,h pollucs." /,
Ass. BUTLER AND THE TARIFF o. lsia O
Ak OLD FRAUD REVIVED In ls4i, the 81
~ Of Polk. Dallas, aud the Tariff OF 40 b
,ns familiar sound in the ears of Penn. 81
: ivanians, and BY course Of systematic II
aud, many Of them were induced to cast l
,e,r votes for those who after~ard. be,ray. a
them. THIS Imposition has boon 80 CON u
letely exposed, that it is hardly cteditable II
should be attempted again; bu, i. sp a
ears from The Cumberland Civilian, that q
/ the Mount Savage Iron Works, they A
c,uaIly uniutled The flag Of "Csss. Butler q
nd the Tariff Of Az" What next d.
hill. Worth American. S,
Isaac N. Arnold, Polk elector IN Iii Il
OILS, has declared bis determination to sup. n
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