Holly Springs gazette., 1849-07-13
FRIDAY, JULY l3, IS49.

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tack upon Gen. Taylor, he was pcculiarl
unlortunate in this whole proceeding ,as
:, was received as such, not only by the Ar
\ my in Mexico, but by the indignant throb
I bings ofcach patriotic heart ia this who'll
nation.
4 And n, show too, the opinions enter
tanned in the Senate of the u. States
When these resolutions, with the Provist
of Mr.. ?Tho,n nson, reached there, Gen.
4 Spcight TIC Democratic Senator irou
Mississippi hbved to strike it out, which
motto. 'sy~,led, and in the course of hi.
rerasrl. g,T'rtgcd:
"hs'v~ enc of those wlo'were al
anytime IotsVlrd in returning thanks to
anymayls doing his duty; but when he
didaeo> W fwns not willing to present
thahkr with onc hand, and ccnsulc with
the othc2.f ,,iec proceedings of the Sen.
ate ,3rI February 1917.
Tha pgoviso of MIR. Thompson was
only ona hr1nch, not the contamination,
of at attack npon Gen. Taylor, commcn-
cedby him twenty one days before in his
celebrated speech on the Ten Regiment
Bill. naac in the House on the oh of
lan,iay l547. Upon the Sd and 9TH
pass", q il'i~ printed pamphlet speech, he
says: .'r'
"Thc vlrt proposition here, (o autho-
rIzes ny Frcsdent TO appoint a 1t. Gcn.)
even tlnrgh Unsuccessful, will, without
'!,,-ar..h. K 49,. . a,t,cadad with beneficial consc
~ ,I'., v'r commanders already in the field
lha! t'. &?H,try llo. grown weary ,,.;,L
'"ra% nn3 'n"Femchts and dooticss victories .
}h,'" movements and boobies o..
Ta 1e,,aa '.,' was that no attack upon Cen
Alt-'e inr'Acr on in the same speech.
&c 9; sHy Hy,';---r'i'ass this bill and we Ft sban
'p' 'o9" D''a nrhr forty thousand well an.
,'19 JD'"ps in the field. Give ,hc,n J,
" ~ '"r' who viii show them the enc.
~ ~ ~ word for it, there will bc no 7,
sSoPH- ~, G,lso notions of humanity
~ NJ NJ q cm;hc will be ours.n .
" i hoes Mr.. Thompson moan h,.
,s.,, g -, ,',"SFri ~ "do wW &tou ,Mcm Mr !; y
.;g n, ".'t not direct open and II II
1ss'1 y "''ao'r upon Sen. TayIor2 II II
" M" :" 7lhpago of the same sncc,, .. :"
3 Il ,io ~ rraYHtypg Hp
H. ,t.g ,.,hst no pontoon train had II
IN forn;shrI hing lie says: Here y
r. '.,a,.,, Confirmation, "A cgregrioP5 blum !,
a'drl BY pfclag stde hy-S'dr 'tho re- ii
A. c'Al.s. Ii aaA 9th of May and at n,
tn'5wy, Icau hhcAthc conduct of.Gcn. a.
i ior+ nnly Vi tnc sportsmen OF our 81
nyg MlS6takc so much delight in tie Il.
tsc tut regard the game as worthless,
N aS lcng as old Raynard can run,
hrncyer be is conered, permission is ii,
,cn him, to make his escape in order ~,
ntthc sport may be renewed" d
iItfo it Xiii be seen that Mr. Tbomp- ,n
h h'snrcquiyocal and wanton attack up Cn
Cen Taylor, runs back beyond the nr
pitt'atioh of Monterey, to the battles or p
,hc sth ,and 0th IF NIcE ,.o;. Of thanks to "
l'r'' an -, ,,or and his army, had long pas, oi
q s'', ANONYMOUSLY, for those splendid ana b
~, ,.n;n,,, n,'t ylrlories-Mr. Thompson nun.
,,C 'n' "o,i ~ for them. Why it was '0na
!, ,l;a not offer proriso at that 'l'he, u,
shy,; It w,ls he did not then censure "n"S r'' =
4 a, Gow Sd freely condemns, remains Ion 'on /
Y Y "'| aYnl,in y But Gen. Taylor, whose ;
! r7,atae. as a skiliul and brave ,,1 com ond
"ndcr .aSw ellis the c.y.ncG =, .,i;tsrr W"r m"n "
.nonavatio fox hunter, BY Mr., Thomp-
Ionl anl let he tells you he never inten>
led 10 rtiack him, Would it not be IN
injIcly letter and more manly in hlm, to
halr II cnhlid confession and ask lor-
tiy ucsaa,i Gen. Worth, Gen. Henderson
ina Col JeF. Davis were the commission
.rs and tl,1-to be presumed they Under
itooJ the interest and necessities OF our
sovernntnt in settling the capitulatlon
|,f Monterey, as we'll as Mr. Thompson
hLo wis two thousand miles from the
bcene Of aofiou, drawing his eight dollars
ECv tf!y,tT. III
E"tlc o,ts ii scars who never fclta wound:
! On lhtssamc page of the same speech,
ktcr eir4'Ftii'g that Gen. Taylor is brave,
Na still ,rc''craring the cep>--.Aa iae-s;'t :.
Edevising the meanv Of crossing the Rio
5randd, and attributng to him the dis
Iase, sickness and death oil the troops on
hat llitr, he concludes the sentence
Ihus, N y again having Ampudia with
Steven Oii05and troops in the hollow OF
III hhn],' And again turning him loose,
Aaye .irdytel my belief that General
rsylor ia not the man TO conduct the
,enpaisa,9 |
i VIII my man, whose pNjudiccs do not
,reddmnttaever hisreason, dare to say,
, Mr.. llmmnlOn, has not made mos
, ,npaulhoyizcl and unscrupulous attack
upon .thoi ,yaoriouo "Old Rough and
Ready "Stl y
s,, GallinsIcf On, Taylor's Correspondence.
sia, Nor did MI Thompson's attack upon
ilIe old war@rn veteran.stop at the pro-
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