The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-27
GEN. TAYLOR AND HIS WOUNDED

| "HN' - Il LUX AMI HIS WOUNDED.
Col. Jefferson Davis, now q Senator o
The United States, and The brave leader o
he Mississippi rifles, so distinguished a
Monterey and al Buena Vista, addressed
the people of VIcksburg no, long since OF
political matters. The Colonel belongs IL
The Cass party, bu; evidently gives no grea,
tribute Of enthusiasm 10 the gentleman i,
Mississippi, while be cannot speak Of Gen
Taylor without being moved into eloqucnce
and exciIeu en,.
Col. Davis served under the old chief
has beeu in battle with him, knows him we'll
and, considering him one of the beat an,
noblest men in The world, loves and admire
him accordingly. Az accoun, of The hon
orable Senator'S speech, given IN one Of lhs
'icksourg papers, says:
lie ran over some Of the prominen.
measures Of public policy in which he took
an interest during The late session of Con.
gress; spoke 10 terms Of severe condemua.
!ion concerning the " detection" of Ben.
ton and Houston on The Oregon bill said
nothing about Polk gave Gu, that the Nor.
lhein Democrats we're no longer worthy Of
beng called 'aIles Of The South, and he
should never again speak Of them as such ;
and came a, last, with evident reluctance,
10 the Presidential contest. He said tina, #
any person expected hln 10 speak evil OF
Gen. lay lor they would be disappointed.
lie knew no evil of the old hero, and spoke
hun as one of the pures, and noblest men
The world had ever seen. TIE Colonel
seemed greatly moved in speaking Of Gen.
iaylor, and his eulogy on the cid man was
beyond all question the fines, we ever heard.
II was received with ;hundets Of involunia.
ry applause. He referred to The kindness
and a'mos! pa'erual regard shown by Gen.
lay lor TO the Mlssissippians under his CON.
mand, and was again interrupted by storm
Of cheers.
" de said ,ha, tie old General stood god
la'her 10 the sons Of Mississippi when, amid
the war and smoke Of the fight, they were
bapilzd IN blood on the heights Of Buena
VISTA; and was ngan compelled TO pause
6y hurricane of applause. He said that
durint, the progress of the battle, after he
(Col. Ddvis) vas wounded, Gen. TAYLOR
came aud sat down by him-the firm de.
termination on his brow seemed struggling
with an expression Of deep sorrow for the
brave fellows who had fallen and those who
we're yet TO bite The Jusi-when, on beine
'n'erroeafed as to his purpose, he replied
While the IRE OF an unconquered will CLEAN
ed IN his eve, My rounded are behind me,
and shall nerer pass them alire p Abou,
this time the crowd became so excited lha,
they we're almos, ready to carry the Colo
mel from the stand"
This touching and most heroic reply has
never before come TO cur knowledge. 1t is
one Of those characteristic sayings which
SO strongly mark Gen. Taylots Erm We,
generous nature. No wonder his soldiers
had confidence IN him. No wonder that
victory went with him aud perched upon his
standard wherever il flJated over a contes.
ed field
While the hes, feelings OF The American T
leart are using in sympathetic emotion +
With that greatness of soul which prompted +
UGH an answer as Gen. Taylcr gave 10 his /
Wounded freud on The bloody field Of Bue
Ia Vista, the Official paper, worlhlIy repre-.
entlng an Administration which prosecuted t
he too successful hero, and left him 10 fight
hal very bal as a forlorn hope destined to
acfliice-ihe official paper may fiily EN-
10y itself IN cola,lng the items Of General
FAY pay; 10 enume ra,ing his ra,ons
y stating his allowances for fuel aud quar-.
ers, with the number Of horses the service a
uthorizes him 10 keep at the expense Of
be Government; aud The sum total when
scertalned, may be put down with all the
mphass that may belong to official s,aslis,
les. Nay, lie, that Journal 60 over again,
S II has done more than once, the whole
curse Of Gen. Tay lo1--not 10 speak Of his
ravery, not TO applaud his victories, not TO
xpress patriotic pride 10 glory so na-
onal as his, bu! to peer into the pay &C
cunts OF forty years, with miserable calcu. {
nons of forage and ratIons, to show by 90 c
ggregste most imposing TO mercenary |
Jul the compensation that Gen. Tay lor has t
'ceised from the Treasury since his com.
'ission as Lieutenant was signed by Mr..
etferson. Yes let il pon, TO the blood
led at Fort Harrison, and in The sxamps +
Florida, and on the banks of the Rio .
rande, and a; Monterey and Buena Vista,
I'd tell the American people the value oft
l in dollars and cents. And 10, il not pub. a
sh, let il particularly omit TO publish, the u
tier of Adju,nnt Gen. Jones to Mr.. Sena. n
n Johnson, declaring that IN no case since /
en-. Tay lor became an officer OF the ar. r
y has be received one penny 10 the way
extra allowance, or beyond the regular o
ties Of the services for officers Of his grade. q
From its lucubra,ions in pigeon. holes, Ii
g official paper is likely to be aroused in. v
dun eyed perception Of some startling ,e
cts. |, may discover that it has made U
oiul mistake in its denunciations Of a man "
no is too strongly 10 the hearts Of the PEG. it
g TO be reached by IFS attacks, and that, Sc
spite Of its suppression Of facts which its 81
'n invectives have called forth the people is
low enough of Gen. Taylor 10 coufide in 81
m, and TO place the grea. trust Of the n
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