Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-09

The subioined article is from a neutral paper in
politics, the Burlington IN. j. Gazette. The SEN
tment il expresses towards Gen. TAYLOR is CON-
mon to many who are in the habit of exercising
their rights of suffrage quietly, and who generally
consider what they are doing when they vote
For our part without reference politics. infringing
our neutrality we can say truly and openly that we and
admire the old hero cordially and believe he approaches
more nearly in character Washington and the old Roman
sage Cincnnaus than any President ever had since
the Father of his Country held the rens Of State. Like his
prototype the Cheyaer Bayard, chout fear and cithou
reproac he will think receive the reclamation Of the
people, exclusive of political considerations notwithstanding
calumny of his enemies or the jealous fury Of pretended
friends for they will recollec that joyous burst Of feeling that
electrified the country from Maine to Texas when, after
long and anxious pause, (knowng his little army
rounded by overwhelming numbers Of the enemy, threatening
its destruction the OF the victories Of Palo Alto and
Resaca dc la Palma laundering and again.
at Buena VISTA when we knew he had been deprived of his
forces and that he about be attacked by powerful
my led by veteran general how the exung thrill expand
ed every bosom
"He is honest-he is capable and his acts and his wr
tngs prove it. He unsuccessful ia any undertake
ing. Calculating and cautious, he is slow to resolve but
when he has resolved his ndomtabe spirit never aers He
will not be made Of wax by clques politicians
the eagle pH set only on eagles eggs.
We do not intend to bore our readers with party rea
tons party SANDERS seek change the opinions OF 9TH
ers but claim briefly the privilege Of holding own,
dvdualy, without egoism and without conceamen leaving
to other individuals the enjoyment Of the same privileges"
! The allusion made above to General TAYLOR s
perilous position prior to the battles on the Rio
Grande, and subsequently at Buena Vista, may well
al -
ed this whole nation when each succeeding hour il
was feared might bring the news of the sacrifice OF
| himself and his brave little army. On each occa-
sion the crisis seemed desperate but each occasion
of fearful trial proved to be the ordeal of fire by
which true herosm is tested
The battle of Buena Vista stands particularly dis
nguished from all the other conflicts of the MeXi-
can war; The military critic may analyze it in
his own way, but those OF us who are not military
critics, and who look rather to the moral force
which gives efficiency to actions and to the deter
limitations of the mind, will be apt to believe that
! the real battle of Buena Vista was fought and won
when the order was given by Gen. Taylor to march
from Salillo to Aqua Nueva TO meet the enemy. 1t
was at that moment when the alarm in our camp
of volunteers at the certain intelligence Of Santa
Annals near approach was greatest; and with the
intelligence of his approach came also news of his
overwhelming numbers. A retreat to Monterey,
recommended in advance by superior authority,
seemed TO present the only chance of escape. But
Gen. Taylor was thinking Of other things. The
order came from him TO march forward. One may
well imagine that to startling sensation OF bewil-
derment at this sound there succeeded at once a
feeling Of confidence, the presage Of victory. 1t was
fine specimen of homeopathic practice, by which
the malady Of fear was cured by that which was
most calculated TO produce it.-Bah. american.