The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-11-04

Ior;qiana narishn, =, tho o04b ;,s,
Gwen to tlt yoInrtecrs retprnni fr,n,
,Ur war. At which Con. Taylor was -
.rpci3IIy invited onrst rrcot n,,r,-
her Of ladies and gentlemen ATTENDED
and the affair is Described osa ycrT
hanIsorne testimonial to the oolIant s,f-
1inrS. Gen TAYLOR came in for ,on.
siderable sho,a Of the enthusiasm NJ
Nrso welcomed hin, in onooob 10
which Gen. TAYLOR replied as follows.
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Mr: Hpeaker' ana Lao'eS ana Gentle
men IL Is WIN 1eeIihg OF oeep emDar'
FaSS'''eh'' tiia' a"chp, 10 reply 10 the
T'o4u' III a"ofeSS l0Sl drli'eF'o' IN "h!ch
i''i my humble services nave been TOO
'iN'",y pDF'fayeu ana 100 hlSnIy eSu-
naIec. b0f'hg the long period have
0erh III inc service OF my country, nave
eh"%aIofeu 10 Keep IN Vie"' az lhe con-
s,aft o@j2ct OF my eXeT'iohs, me honor,
inc integrity, ana 'he WeiiaFe OF my
country ana II 1 nave oeGh paced IN
Si'0a'iohS IN WhIch / was aoie 10 promote
nose oTe''s' II Is at'f'ou'anIe rather to
tle ZeaIooS ana ana eh'I5rtic c0-opefa
''on OF ,hF Ea!,ah' men, Oo'h OF 'he reg
u''F an" 'o'0hteer Sel'lce' "hoii' II mas
Decn my @Ood fortune 10 command, IMAM
to any superior skill or ability on my
part To Them. more than to myself
t,Io,,o.. H. ,or, ofo,, ro,,,I,, 49,:
may nave Deen dCHleFeu uiiuef NY Coii'-
mand'
But | cannot avoid the oppOr,unity
,vh;lst rsrorr;rr 70 tbo och;axamsr,, az
70 '> "'' -
our aims, Oh expressing my ceeP con-
vlctlon OF the evils of war, OF which,
hero as elsewhere. nv mind receives
do;Iv and ,,,,r,f,l ,,roHf Tbror,,bo,t
WY WV nv. i'0''' 'i'o'
my service, assure you, lhe ProuucSt
moments OF victory have been darkcnrd
and rendered sorrOwfuI hy the reflection
~ .b,,,,,,,r,, oo,,,r,.,,,o.o ,,,L;oL :.
" '''C '".nl"i oN1"'i'i'oc" ""iCn 1t pio-
duceS; OF the wives made WIDOWS, OF
parents made childleSs, of friends beIeft
of those bound to them bv the dearest
t;o, Eor o,,i,.l ,,,,,,I. ~, 49,.
~ Wv '','' VI wal ' a.
lot corlllleu 10 'lie h!oooy scenes Oh the
disease. moro than any Of the ;pstru-
,,o,,, or ,,,o, ec,,+or, joo,b o,,,,,..bo
my '''' y, y" a, 'r"'t' n'.''i ''''o'S5 'i'""e
engaged III lhe Try ing latlSues ana expo
SureS oil military duty.
Ort!ose who have died in active service in
Mexico, the PROMOTION oftanso cut down by di-
scase 10 those who !eil on the hattlc-tiold, is u
bont FIVE to one. For these reasons as CON
S,S, wines o, a., ,'I s.''n ana painful realities
ioiccs more in the conclusion Of the wr m' with
Mexico, now happily terminated, than do. 1t
was not from any apprehension Of the dangcrs, or
Any , %LS1" o. 'e "I,s"G ; ana s.crmSs 10 w!'ch
tho comcJnsicn Of dis war;: bn, !, was bcr,",o
| looked upon war as a great evil, as last re-
sort which, when j! can be honoFably concluded
T. t' ,.rSt "uos o. ns.omi nsprc'iay :s,pno
with the honor and ;nteIests of both Rrpnb Ts
to terminate ills war. And now, that poace has
once more smiled upon our Happy land assure
you IL r. p'oG" a.G Ieist,u' ,sIms 10 'lec,
friendly reccntion which hos been extended ,o
me on this, as we'll as on many other occasions,
on which nave had the pleasure OF enjoying the
IT, y, J io.oM Is'1r' ,, y, " s'"na
lumnv TO call Rrpubljcs 1nrreat(nl. Evcrv.
whore have the soldiers ofthc Republic received
tho need Of popular applause, and enjoyed the
Ea',''G , 81 .'e' oloT c''lhos, W, III no oi'te
in our own State of Louisiana to which nv ' oh"
scyration has been confined since my return
from the war, not having been out of the State,
exrept on lying visit 10 my Plantation IN
M Ss's'l?pr 1hcPeople OF ms State VIII
compare with any IN the word IN patriot
ism and pub lie spirit. Their conduc in
the !ate Mexican WaF,ln rushing 10 the aid
OF The little army Which had the honor 10