Washington telegraph., 1848-10-11
A CAPITAL SPEECH OF CAPT.
BRAGG.

BRAGG.
The distinguished Capt, Bragg now
Col. Bragg, being in New York city last
week dinner was given him Ut the As.
tor House on Thursday evening by a large
number Of citizens aud strangers, among
whom were many gentleman Of disline.
ton. Col. Bragg, on being toasted ior
the distinguished services Of HI, dying
artillery At Buena Vista, made sp crh,
a briel sketch oi which We copy from thH
| New York Express OF the following day.
Col. Bragg has always been Democrat,
aud he is claimed ms DemocIat still, hul.
like thousands OF olhar Democrats, he
will vote for Gen Taylor
W. invite particular attention TO tins
beautiful speech VINO eau read it with.
ont the deepest aud lolliest and most fer.
vent Animation Of the character oi Gen.
/ Taylor What Democrat can read 1t
/ and not feel shame and Indignation at
/ thought OF the low and haso aud utterly dis.
| graceful calumcs which all thr editors
aud demagogues olhis faflyafe daily heap.
/ ing upon the character Of The most extra.
ordinary mau oi the age, u man 10 whom
the American republic Is indebted for
mi shly and mo-t brilliant portion Of her
immortal tame aud gloy,-L9a Jgbr.
Col Bmsg. moigziy rising. and IN
/ Some embarrassment sud, II WAS well
/ known that he wa. only It soldier, aud
t lhal lh ruiors no h1iag spo ch could be
rNp#esa lum hm ia fspiy fof what.
/ r.eI merit esulirmHn ehuoss 10 award
b.m. or whatever reputation, Il any he
/ had miesef dIE TIE whole Al u waz
! due f5 the saliaBt ten .al under whom
b. served. ami l1 tnz soldiers IN the sef.
+ wee he commanded, nay more. tor tue
hulHiaury of lhui service ha was Indebted
lo lhs lmmas oi ihe lamrulsd Riuggoid
aud kidgc'E tH1m whose haads lir had
received the sbrps, in ihut luIl efficiency
that enabled II Io immnuulize itself on
III PHal1us aud blaoly held ul Buena
/ Nism.
To the Geneml.n.ehirf his aehuowl.
edgHmeuls were esp emily due. lie IN.
splfad the whole amy with fulor aud
confidence by hi- presence, no. only n
Bueua Vista hui tom the opening OF the
war on the kio Gfaudr. It, almost
impossible iaf you gentlemen. he .sid, 10
understand ilIh character OF that mau a.
commander Il an army Thfs Isa res.
uiHuuu. hmHess, a determination iu his
manner aul III his purposes, TINT g1 a
great wHys ln lea mg Wcu io victory -
IL was never better illustrated than on
,lr nnll oi Paio Aio H. toll Major
Brown when hg l-ir hun win hi, small.
iowc opposite Msamor1. ahianiaiuNnar
position ! WiH. uo, hoDr 10 be- lapk.
. .hui,tyto BE- back, bUt u WILL be hack
un ihe lU,h Espactme. thea. aud mnin.
a,n YOUR position. EVERYBODY that
srN him hurw A0 w0uIl Doe back. ilaiivc
. iur1u. iar arHy r.lurl io Poiui
l-a5.l a- sou know. Ga iA- s.h they
i1l-HI 90 falo AlIo, uui. wluu n,sht
came Oh. they bNouachrI in the opeu
hel h aud amid llir gm-., WiiIi uota tent
oyrrihem. the Gcurnl himself wmpned
m uls blanket, aud many ! can assure
. YOU 900 not liiiie doubt aud sloom.-
OW little army ald not ieal .ufr then
ilnt they cOuli whip three times their
number aud they the best troops iu Mex.
. 400. We had not tnd our met.le. or
+. measured weapons with them MANY
an eye dl not close that m-hL Ring
gold had been SIAM A bloody day was
before them and mauy ii ,he army went
on, were suHr 90 bite iha dust But 900.
body knew OF could hnd oui what Gen.
Taylor intended To do. rhrt hc lnv.
wrapped in hi, blanket, and sleeping. cx.
cepi when disturbed by oUiccls asking
TO, o.iyr-. some were auzi1u, % a.cef
iun hia intentions H. ou.y answer
: wae, "IDll thc m.Utu rlogp. Keep qu.rl
Sleep i- lhe main thing ucec,ar. -
. Two or three oucgr, were particularly
anxious 10 know wheeler hc Intended 10
go on or hold lu- position Bul the only
aiisiaciIou that could hg Eli was ".iocp
I lie disclosed TO none ol ihrn his mtan.
liou,. There wa. prevailing omniou
lhai % was too prdious amaah TO 20 ON.
I But Gen. Taylor iowarl morning, di-.
\ iurhrd by some person demanding ordrr..
/ replied "allow the men 20 reel II ls
time enough at sunrise Then turning
over III hi- blanket hc said To au olictr
uear My mind BE- made up nay mind /,
made up But nobody knew how HE
mind was made up and yet they who
/ knew him knew 1t In, mind wa, made
up ll wa, 40 usc TO ty 60 change it.
/ la the morning a council OF war was
summoned and there were al ven o.Hccr.
present three only OF whom advised all
vance. MAJ. cast uo c.u-ur upon
uuy ouc 4 difference pi urlIon. under
ugu circumstance, might nagr b Du aA.
pealyd Du, they who kuew tbe pDw
OF ihe llgug auli r aud had seen 10 play
that day, had cOuhiauee ibat it could
| clear a way Tor ha army back TO fon
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