Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-29
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wish 10 see ner mdIfieU ~ a. soldier.
Gen. Taylor is not q prefane man- Hs has
been accused of .profaheness. Words said m
have been nttesed by him on the field afsba,,l,
have gone through rhe Union Ba no one VIII.
knows General Taylor believes such repbr
men who have been in scenes the MOST ryiug,
never heard him utter an oath, he reirains from
principle. y s s.'@
Gen. Taylor was two years in for, a, the
commanderof 1900 men, many Of whom were
among the worst of the tace; and in that fnr,,
swearing was as common as punies the very
moral sense seemed to demand an oath, az a
test Of gentleman. The Chaplain WIN was
with General Faylor during his whole command
and saw him under circumstances Of The great
est pruvoca,ion, says he never heard anroa.h
from his lips. Hrs principles and pracuce In
this respect are known TO the whole army. .
Gen. Taylor is strict 1eeloiaIler He con-
forms 10 The customs Of The army, and keeps
on his sideboard such liquors as are drank In
he army but he pledges his officers only iu
cold waller. AT The close of parade, il ls
etiquette Oh the the par. Of The officer. 10 call a,
headquarters and pay respects to rhe Comman-
der-Tn-Chiei IL is etiquette on the part Of the
Commander 10 allow the officers 10 drink hi,
heahh.' lrhas been Gen. Taylors custom for
years TO pour out his glass of cold wafer, a,d
drink the health Of his staff alone. When he
assumed The command at Fort Jessup, he fouaa
in,emperance TO- be The prevailing sln w i,ip-
ping, Imprisonment d fnes had been exha'u spsh,
! II was proposed TO aemp, to reform ,hf. meg
Gen. Taylor gave the chaplain his w,.rm &C.
operation. by authority and example And an
know tha. IN tie army noihng eau oe sssne
without the aid Of The Commander. ehanue
was seen al once; and unless thar, Two wear,
more Than six hundred reformed ne marched
10 procession with badges and bay,nsrs. Some
of Them who joined The army be cause Of ,heir
IniemPerance, oblabed their disc narye through
General Taylor, and returned home 10 their
families s'sober men. Some of hem are in GOOD
business in Boston al this time.
Gen.,. Taylur is friend TO The Sabbath and
TO public worship. iYuu ca,Ano. Judge men ss-
verely who are In the hari'Is of committees, as
Gen. Taylor was al New Orleans few months
ago. By such rule J. .. Adams, Mr.. Web
s'er, and others, must lie sci down as enemies
TO the Sabbath. A single act, over which, a,
pablic men, they had no control, must weigh
more than long life. Il is common thing
Inr officers in The army to rake exercise on the
Sabbath. by walking or riding after public wor-
ship During the. whole time he wa, al Fort
JessuP, The chaplain says he never saw Gen.
Taylor riding far exercise, nor so mach as walk
ing before his quarters. He regarded The Sab
bath as essential TO good order and morals and
ne threw the force of his example fully in It's
favor. He was regular and devou, at pubhc
worship. Whenever the chaplain preached.
whoever else was absent'Gen Taylor was in
his place., t.
In politics Gen. Taylor is Whig; so he
has ever been regarded. The army is no place
10 disguise mans morals-his pol,ics or his
religion. A thousand or sixee hundred men
confined for years in small for,, will learn each
others opinions, Open and decided, but mod.
erale. Gen. Taylor has always been known as
Whig some of his staff were violent poIil-
clans. Gen. Twiggs, for example. Sitting on
log, or on camp STOOL, the politics Of The
country have been discussed by General Tay-
ler and his officers. Bolh Democrats aud
Wings have regarded him as Wh,g. The
iac' that be bore commission would as soon
have been disputed as his position in politics.
JUSTICE.