The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-28
The Tayler Barbecue at Pass Christian.
GENERAL TAYLORS ADDRESS.

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GENERAL TAYLORS ADDRESS.
CFrea the N. o. Paosyu.s, Sept Isl
the srssd Tcyor Ssrbeous osns % ct this place Il
wss emphstically grand AFFAIR, suoh, venture TO
sSsu ooans Up ".o nsv' s.n ss D;C's tSs
ground and The introduction Of the company 70 Gen.
Taylor having been gone through with, he was oon-
Over the chair Of the General was Q neatly arranged
canopy formed Of the star spanged banner boughs
JoSn Eco. Welcomed tn: GsSsrsi 10 behalf
people Of Harrison county to the hospitsties Of
the DAY, in an eloquent and appropriate address, to
GxN. TAYLOR's ADDRESS
IL with emotions Of ordinary embsxrsssments,
MI Sps.ssr that md ny.s called upon to respond
met By the authorities Of Pass Christian and the ct
zens Of Harrison county Icannot, indeed, expect to
to offer in adequate terms my acknowledgement for
the nsterng In which this greeting has
inc o.r Won y
est thanks and assure you that the style Of my recep
ton here Is particularly grateful to my issnss This
citizens carries back to the pleasant Of my
early life. reared from infancy to early manhood
occasions like this to exchange freely eur opinions
national and State affairs, and TO devise measures
general government was sometimes unable to protect
On these OCCASIONS often collected too those
aided the Father of our country in achieving iudc
pendencs and stood by his side In many Of his hard
fought battles, but who Afterwards lled with honor
to country conspicuous places In our legsla i've
bodies both national and State. have been educated
In tho eimpls and republican habits happily illus
trated in this soens do not expect to change them
in my old days You will then understand me- when
assure you again, that tho manner Of my reception
here more agreeable to my feelings and taste than
the most plsndid Court Of Europe
The complimentary language In which you have been
embrace period Of more than forty years. and esps-
cially the actions In which have been engaged du
Hason isiS anS sDass With the battle Of
Vista has awakened In me the most grateful emotions
feel particularly grated at the just tribute Of praise
the gallant men whom commanded those
sions and to whom feel deeply indebted for sue
cess claim nothing save the good fortune of being
the leader Of such the occasions referred to;
and to their zeal in sustaining and to their bold
hearts and strong We indebted for our victo
ries. The manner in which you have alluded to my
being stripped Of my troops on the Rio Grande, and
to my being left might at the mercy Of tho
it proper probably, that should make few remarks
in relation to that matter. l received ut Victoria
Ths on ny way to %niSS
mako. for certain reasons-sn order from the
General in. Chief Of the army, stripping Of the
asy Of rssuisr troops and Voiuntsers rsi u
structed. This order was received by mo with
much surprise, and, l must confess produced the
strongest feelings Of regret, modification and dissp
pointment as knew that Gen. Santa Anna within
striking distance Of my line with an army Of rs O00
Mexico. After putting most Of the troops then with
me- at Victoria, route for Tsmpico-the larger por
been already withdrawn for the ultimate destins
tion- was instructed to return to the former place
where It expected would remain on the defensive
with the small force then under my orders: A few
days after reaching that point learned that the great
est alarm prevailed among the advance at Satio in
consequence Of the capture At Encarnacon Of Majors
Borand ana Gaines with their party CT about eighty
picked men from the Arkansas and Kentuc * syary-
followed few days afterwards by the capture of q
detachment Of picked men under Capt Heady also OF
the Kentucky cavalry.
About the same time / received a commu nication
from Gen Wool, then commanding At Sstillo urging
me to join him with all the troops at my disposal,
stating that Gen Santa Anna was at least preparing
If he not already route TO strike blow at Sal
tillo immediately joined Gen. Wool, with 700 or
$50 men, and few days afterwards concentrated all
the troops which were generally encamped by reg-
nents and took my position at Aqua NuevA in order
with each Their and their duty, and that sc neray
more thorough system Of discipline and instruction
| While here, was advised by the War Departmen Mt
and the Generalin- Chief to occupy Monterey. This
hazard and in ignorance Of my situation, of that Of
the enemy, and of the country ! declined Co adopt
it, and determined to fight the Mexican General imme
dstey after he crossed the desert country which lay
just in my 'front.' and before he had time to refresh
and reorgsnixe his army, which knew would be much
and dsordered by o march Of $50 miles across
this desert without suHce provisions and supplies
and with great scarcity of water. In this determine
ton, SO far M know, was most cordially sustained
| by the officers Of my command. About two weeks
after taking my position at Aqua Nueva it was
tanned by my advanced parties that Santa Anna was
at hand with his army. We then fell back to Buena
Vista, a ranch come six miles in front of Ssltio,
where We took up strong position and where we
place. Upon this ground determined to give bat
| tie. The enemy arrived in our front on the morn
| ing Of the 22d, and summoned me to surrender at
discretion about one o'clock Of the same day The
sun mons was declined, and about 4 O'Clock on that
day the battle of Buepa Vista commenced The
result Of that affair Is known to you all and shall
not therefore trouble you with its details All tried
TO discharge their duty to their country that occa
sion, and some even did more than their duty II
would then perhaps be in sidous to draw comp
but must be permitted to say that led on by their
dstingushed commander the gallant Mississippi
Volunteers Of whom you have just spoken 80 highly
and SO justly, perf.rmed well their part They were
the only volunteers with me who had met the enemy
before-hnving acted as would become veteran troops
| in the conflicts about Monterey l. therefore
calculated much upon their assistance that even T.
full day, and am happy here to say that my expec.
tatons were fully realised Their ranks thin ned by
the enemy's bullets much more co uclusive as to
their good conduct than ytbing that could say
The battle Of Buens Vista, under the crcu
occasions in which soldier can be placed may say
indeed that fought that battle with alter about
Monterey. which, as before stated, declined and had
] been unsuccessful that advice would have been
brought up in Judgment against me. declined that
advice because believed the result would have bee
disastrous defeat Had fallen back to Monterey
the whole country about upon which was greatly
dependent for forage, would have flown to arms.
Once confined in Monterey, the volunteers to say
nothing Of the effects of the retreat upon them would
have become sicky and disprited and deprived of all
means of obtaining supplies and particu forage
should soon have OF had dragoon or artillery horse
in my command, and would therefore have been COM
PEELED ultimately to surrender unless the siege could
have been aised by the Of Gen Scott from Vera
Cruz with the troops under his command
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