Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1849-11-09


Portable livings for the benefit of few
knavish foreigners. The American Gus
tom honses are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. la
borers are, swindled---by the tariff of
l8iG-but Birmingham and Sheffield
flourish on il. and Mr. Walker is eulogi-
zed in the British Parliamcnt!-Repu5-
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! From the Eutaw Alabama Democrat.
Tsle Victor in alis Crowming
Hour.
On the oath Of February, 1913 a thick
set, clulnsey looking old man was seen
riding slowly down one of the main
streets in the city Of Sllallo, Mexico.
The appearance OF this venerable gem
tleman was remarkably. unsoldier-like
and unassamng; fer he was mounted up
on rough mustang pony, aud was at
tended by only one armed dragoon as a
guard. His short person was nearly
engelopcd in a dingy brown overcoat.
and his feet wee clad in a pair OF course
shoes that protrudeI some distance below
his trowsers. A soiled military cap was
drawn down carelesslv over his eyes,
and small rusty sword hung awkward
Fly By his side. There was nothing in
his dress OF mien TO indicate that he was
AN uncommon parsonage, but the swarthv
citizens of the place who stood in groups
upon the pavements bowed their heads
as he passed, aud: American oiIicc of
all ranks raised their hats respectfully as
they galloped BY him upon their pran-
chg steeds.
On every side the low groans of woun-
ded and dying soldiers fell upon his ears,
and their mangled limbs were tIirowa out
from the hospital doors almost under his
horses feet as he advanced; but still he
rode on, slowly and heedlsssly, recogni-
zing neither trends nor foes, but seeming
ly absorbed in his own deep, anxious
meditations. And this, plain old man
was General Zachary Taylor, the hero
Of Buena Vista, the conqueror of Santa
Anna; and this was his triumphal entrance
into place whose atmosphere had been
darkened butone day before by the smoke
of his blazing guns as they roared in the
distance, and shook the lofty surrounding
mountains by their thunders!
This was the man whose inyincibIe
courage aud indomitable energy of pur-
pose had just saved one gallant lille ar
my from destruction, and had routed an
other of four times its numerical strength
lie had just achieved his creates victo-
Fry. and the glorious tidings were speed
ing rapidly across the broad Gulf, and
his name was destined soon to be breath
ed with grateful applause by thousands
u his ssaaiiring countrymen. But now
he appeared unconscious of the future
fame that awaited him, and his whole
mind was apparently laboring under the
heavy responsibilities that still rested up
on hun, Tor he knew rot at what hour his
batfled and enraged enemies might pour
down upon him again through the dari,
gorges of the mountains that ross I'M ON
every side, and overwhelm the remnsnt
of his exhausted troops by their superior
numbers. Yet how honorable, how elc
waited, how glorious, was the position he
then occupied in that hostile city, far re
moved from his native land! There hi:
will was law, and his slightest mandate
eXacted obedience. None doubted thi:
patriotism of his ability, but all his BRAY,
followers looked up to him with love anc
confidence, and TO him they con6ded thei
safety and protection.
| The fierce inhabitants of Saltillo hat
but yesterday stood out upon their house
tops, looking forth upon the field of bat
| tie with shouts of exultation and defiance
hoping soon to behold the overthrow O
| their bold Invader, and the total destruc
| ton Of his little band; but now they sa
at their doors with grieved, humble faces
gazing with awe and fear upon the maj
who had vanquished their greatest leader
and who but a few hours since had sweep
/ down hundreds of their nearest relative,
upon the bloody field Of Buena Visit;
with his terrible cannon. And now a
he rode unattended through their mids
in his plain, dusty garb, wrapt in his owl
weighty thoughts, and needless of thei
submissive looks. they seemed to regar,
him as some superiorior being who ha,
been sent by an angry Deity to punisl
their crimes and avenge the wrongs the,
had committed upon other.
| Strange as it may appear to the reader
says the New York Spectator, we trans
fer tits ...first rate notice" of Presiden
Taylor to our columns from those of tn,
Washington Union, in which itappear
ed last week. s
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