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n. The following deseriqtiys sketch of Gen "a,
ffe man Of Kentuc esfnmend Il ~ - J ~ ~,
tion ofal who s. know from - a.,
ar es.lmony, something ofthe Old Gensral charat
Is my ser1 IN Mssiico fredaenti
brought me - 70 Gen. Taylor, and
Il, was Industrieps b my examination Of til
lie actual CHARS Of the man whenever on
ld portunity was presented j have no mo
er TIE to deceive yon. snd YOU must take hi,
!, lmpressl0ns ! le'.Fed for what they ar,
q worth. lfdesircl 10 express IN tho fewes
= words what manner Of man Gen. Taylor Is
q ! should say, that in his manners and hi.
e apRen1ance l.esssoae Of the crHsmon people
= toaatry He might be transferred
!, .'.'l mas tent at Monterey tosthis assem-
I and ne would not he remarked among
L tins crowd of respectable old farmers al 4
6 man at all distinguished from those around
MN Perfectly temperate in his habits
) perfectly plain in his dress; entirely unas.
Stunning IN his manners, he appears to be
: an old gentleman in fine health, whose
thoughts are not turned upon his personal
I appearance, and who has no point about
nm to attract particular attention. tn
ms intercourse with men, he Is free, frank
and manly. He plays off no airs, like
some great men whom / have met ANY
one may approach him as nearly as can be-
desired, and the more closely his charae-
Ter is examined the greater beauties be dis
closes
HE Is AN HONEST MAN.
Il do not mean BY that merely that he |
does nut cheat or lie / mean that he IS
a man that never dissembles and Who
scorns}all DISCUSSES. He neither acts a
part among his friends for effe.t, nor as
sumes to be what he is not Whenever he
speaks you hear what lie honestly believes,
and, whether right or wrong, you feel as,l
surance that he has expressed his fuai o
pinion. His dealings with men have beeni
Of a MIDST 1afiedcharacter, and have ne
yer heard his honest name stained BY the |
breath of the slightest reproach. II
HE IS A MAN or RARE GOOD JUDG-
MENT. II 81
By no means possessed Of that hashes, u,
cy aid genius which attracts byten while h
yet, like the meteor, e xpiyss possessing 7
/ you look upon it by no p'san ..h;ch penc- !
that combination Of talent Wh,on ~ md Il
trates Instantly the abstrusest suelssafud quite hi
moa s,,res IL length. ars5 II engages, and [
;,t, s:---s.srnc Combinations Of which lit
me subject is susceptible. When lie an on
lounces his conclusion, you feel confident -
hat he well understands the =; IN e,
which he Nee uteTu y tne ueu1s
ssroo ~ 4 4 tsa ti.f.l.y e
i fbe matter in hand. It IS this ordef o. Z;
mind which has enabled him, unlike many = !,
ether officers Of the arriy, to attend tothe =
wants of his family, by so using the means =
n his dispcsal, as to surround himseH ~
his oldsaoe with handsome private foTf- =
time and to be blessed with an almostper- =
feet constitution. would to-day prefer Y
his advice IN any matter of private inter =
est would take his opinion as e tie "a :
lue Of an estate; would rather follow his =
suggestions in a scheme where property or
caI Ria vas to be embarked; would pursue
more confidently his counsel where tne
management of an army was InvoiSeu' ,of !
the true honor Of my country was At stake,
than any other man have ever known
I regard his Judgment as being first rate :
at every thing, froma horse trade up toa
trade in human life upon the held q pat
tie go.
ar Is AFFIRM MAN AND POSSESSED
OF GREAT ENERGY. Il
1T we're. a waste Of time to dwell upon |
these traits Of his characters for his mlll-l
tarv career has afforded such abundant ex-
,mnlcs If his exercise 6f these qualities as
ID render them familiar to ever citizen VINO
has ever heard or read OF the man. Id
his army they are daily exhibited, and
stand efonspicuously displayed IN every or
1 der which emanates from his pen.
4 NE rs A BENEVOLENT NAN.
This quality has been uniformly dis!
f,sved in his treatment Of the prisoners
nbo have been placed in his power by the
, |v;ciss;tudes Of war. No nnan who had
, seen him after the battle of Buena ista,s
! as lie ordered the wagons to bring IN the
Mexican wounded from the battle neiu,
land heard Inn as he at once cautioned ms
!. own men that the wounded we're 70 pc
: treated with mercy. conld doubt that ne
was alive to all tie kinder impulses OF our
na.,sra rho indiscretiors Of youth ne
|. ch;des with patcrnal Kindness yet with
! !, ~, d,.;s;or which forbids their repetlflon,
md lie Young men Of his army feel that
80: !. p,ess,,rc to gather around, him De-
p = "a - nhs. tber are Is welcome as
q o,.ssss tey visited the hcarth-stone OF
y ~; awa home. and they are always as
sss , invited Is spartake Of what he has to
&c. - ;estber we're under the roof Of .
sst 9s Ills Conduct in sparing the de
u serters who were captured At buena siSta
- exhibited 1T tile same time N TeparEa
= ble manner, his benevolence and nis 3uag
81 mont Don't shoot them, said ne, ath'
q v, punishment will inHict Is to return
~ them to the Mexican army IN hen "a
,,olsou said to one qf his bat Ions In
scribe 4 on theif iisg. No longer Of tn
PC armv of Italy, I be used an expression
rlist, WIS deemed So remarkable that as
torvl preserved IL for the admiration q ~
re- t,fe s6es vet il was nc. more forclble .
an III sistrstion Of his power IL touching q
ne snri;p Is Of hunien action, thanis that
~ l5S8 Ta}lof ILLUSTRATIVE Of the manner
,f;sh Con. aylsr uoald mako ~ exaH
Sic for the benefit of The army 3
II 4 as IS 4 txS or BusIS Ess HABITS
~, j never haze Known Gen. Taylor
-, i've np 4 dat to pleasure. haze ney'
9-sits3 he onarlers without seeing eS
"a .Isnse a tie ind,,sti ri q winch he toile
q II lis talehtea f1jptfnt V3s s.ff9una q
4, 81 ba1Efs, 3 VAS the Qsaefa. a :,
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