The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-19
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Tk.f.cuisiana Courier. boblished d New Orleans. eoneindes an article on the ptspecs of the political parties as folivws$
 The ruth k, from Detroit, sn the frontier of Canada, 70 tho Essss remote village on tho Rio GTande, there is no other cry than CASS AND BUTLER! General TayisFs pepnlariiy has been worn eut-t could not stand the racket. Tt Is dis covered that oven kis military exploits useribed b him, are not exactly the crack thing they were thought to Dc at first IL was sad blnnder te leave his magazines ef provisions. artillery and smmani- ton thirty miles In the rear. at Point Isaha, whie he w3s constructing ths useless fertilization oppo- site Maiamoras It was evideat that he would hs obliged to 6ght ths enemy la ahe open field. and while engagsd be left five hundred men to guard his foolish forti6eaten,f who might have rendered valuable seEviee the action. Wc mover eonid um- deFstaBd the object which Gen. Taylor had tn view when he sal about building Fert Brown. To place garrison there he was compelled to taks 6ve hun. dred troops from the force with which he had to encounter the enemy, whose array was al least twice as numerous as his own. The light took place between Fert Brown and his depot. Gen. Tsyiofexhibted great bravery, and his troops evinc ed the active valOF and cool indifference 10 dapEef which have characterized the American army on all occasions. Had Gea. Taylor been engaged with more resoIpte enemy, bis sttuaiioa. and that of his troops, would have been extremely critical The MexicanS had they shown common degree of ea- teFprise, could have captured destroyed the ma- gazines at Point Isabel with casa. Five hundred men could have done it and t was cut of Taylor's power to pFeventit for he was thirty mIes CT. short Of provisions and ammunition. It was blan- der upon blander, and he would have brought de- structien upon his gallant army. had the enemy been valiant and determined all men should be in defence of ihelreonntFy There is not an action In which General Scott's atsny was engageds from Vera Cruz to the Gates of the capital that does not eclipse the whole capaign of General Taylor.
 There was sciepce and mastery forethonght in Scotts plans, and his officers and troops exhibited heroic gsllahtry I'd carrying them fHto execution. Scott committed no such thunder as Taylor did iu permitting an enemy of far superior force to get between him and his magazines. It is true, Taylor defeated that enemy--bat the ehances were against him, and had the Mexicans possessed half the coax age and energy of the American troops, the result would haveb been very different At all events, had the enemy assailed Point Isabel with five hundred men, it was gone case for general Taylor. In five days his army would have been without provi- sions and ammunition, aud must from necessity have been cut off. Divine Providence. in it's kind ness 10 our country deereed otlierwise--aRd we humbly hope will still continue to extend it's pro- lection to us, and from the calamity of hag- ing for chief magistrate man who would commit such biuDders in-a profession which he boasts of having Practised during forty years.