The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-16

= vel diresIed. did nj shske Ihrse. aillsaush
hey fought hsnd 10 hand. and dispuied
every inrh Of gruund. A panir now ser.
, ID them IN turn, hey were Eo1n in aisor-
J der. and. after = rOniesi of lhTre hauGs.
. driven from ihrir stronghold. Thus FBled
ihe hailie afOkee eho-bee. lhe hottest aad
} most fatal # Thai tedious. prOlrsclrd. and
money-wassing Ear.
1 The eondurI &c eol. Taylor throughout
was gallant ia llir extreme. lie Vas ev-
erywhere in lhe lhirkeSi of The hsIf.
/ Wherever The bullets lell fastest, and dan
ger vas greatest. he IVES cheering his mrn
and ieaching Isem BY example. He en-
canragrd al. and his intrepid daring in.
fused new life into The dropping and wea-
~. Where he slaod. confidence reigned;
and his calm and sleadfasI look. liz up by
the wilhness and excitement Of The scrne.
gave lie hest assuIanre Of ,icl0Fy.
For this battle. Mr.. Poinsrtl. then Sc
sreiaTy If War. in his communication 90
Congress, rendered full justice 10 Col.
Taylor. while the General Order" Of
Major General Maeonh. declared " his
conduct in pursuing The enemy. and bring
ing him into aeiion. deserving Of high
commentator. "-lNiles' Register. vol.
xiii. p. 4OI.l Asa inriher compliment TO
the value Of his services he was made
Brevei Brigadier. General.
The report Of Gen. Jesup 10 the Sec
reisry Of War, nf July 9Th. 1893, Of his
operations while commanding the army
in Florida, made also the mast honorable
mention Of his name. That officer, who,
il is proper TO state, was and is now poll
tieally opposed TO him, remarked thai
"Gen. Taylor was directed 10 proceed from
Tampa Bay, 0peR a road in nearly an eastern
direction into the heart Of the country, establish
a post at Pesse Greek, another ON the Kissimmce,
aud attack the enemy in that quarter. lie came d.
up with the enemy ON the 25sh December, attack
ed them, and in one Of the best fought actions
known to our history, gained a complete victory,
though with grea, loss Of officers and men,"
| The war was now virtually at an end,
rs the Indians were so weakened by the
result Of the battle as not 10 be able 10
summon any serious force 10 the field
again. Until March Gen. Taylor-so
we shall hencefouh call him-was fixed
at Fort Bassinger, on the kis.sim.mee,
when he touk The command Of the more
frontier posts. A month later, the entire
command devolved on him-Gen. Jesup
returning 10 Washington 10 resume his
duties as chief Of The Quariermasier's De-
parlment. His activity and caution were
moi lessened, however. by recent occur
rences. All the energy Of his inventive
mind and ripe experience were devoted
10 the promotion Of peace and reconcilia-
ton. And he succeeded. He was thus
occupied until 1910, when, al his own re-
quest, he was relieved by Gen. Armisiend,
and subsequently, placed in command of
the Southern division Of the army.
The .Anneraiiaa Of 7s1as-Ar9.y Of Occupa.
| Hon.
The joint resolution for the annexation
, Of Texas TO the United Stat. = became a
, law on the LIST of March, 1915. This
was not the immediate cause of The war
with Mexico, but il was the inductiye To
measures on the part OF the Adminisira.
, lion which made the war inevitable. It's
existence was formally recognized by
Congress, and tie whole people, its op.
ponents as we'll as its advocates, rallied at
once to the country's standard. Ii is not
important, neither is it necessary in this
place, TO fix its responsibility on any par
iicular individual in the Government. IL
events, and not its origin, engage our al.
tention. The name OF ZACHARY TAYLOR,
however, will always loom up foremost
among The many brave men, whose mill.
tary proves aud success have crowned
with honor the American arms during its
prosecution and continuance.
On the 2Slh Of May. lS45, anticipating
that Texas would accede 10 The terms of
annexation. Mr.. Marcy, Secretary Of War,
addressed Gen. Taylor, who was then
stationed at Fort Jesup, in Louisiana,
.'con6denlial" letter, in which he was d.
rected to put "the forces under his com
mand, and those which might be assigned
TO il" in position "whsre they might
most promptly aud efficiently act in de-
fence Of Texas" should il become Rcces-
sary. The protection of Texas from '.In-
dian incur.ions," and "loreign invasion"
whenever her Congress should assent 10
annexation, was the ostensible foundation
for this order. II was succeeded BY aao.
Their, marked confidential also, from
Mr.. Bancroft, aching Secretary Of War,
dated June 18th, lS45. That was some.
what more explicit. II first advised Gen.
Taylor that on The 4lh Of July, or very
soon thereafter, the proposition for annex.
alton would probably be ratified by The
Texan Convention, and then instructed
him forthwith to advance with his troops
10 the mouth Of The Sabine, or such other
point on the Gulf Of Mexico, or its nay!-.
gable waters, as might be most convenient
for an einharkation for The western por-
ton Of Texas. Intelligence of the favor
able action of the Convention was soon
after received by Gen. Taylor al New Or.
leans. He left that city OH the next day,