Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-16
'The safe Presiilcnt--iIi Character
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Trorl &c New York Tribune, VIC take
thc following gcr,e, Interesting, and just
sketch cr n, life and character ard-.IIc
mobile Traits and decdS--ol The late Prcat
dent, Zachary Iayior. After acknowledge
no the weight Of !lc great ca! sm'y, that
paper says -
General Taylor had cnGearcd himself to
d,e American people 10 degree which
few public men ever attain. The cause
of this lay in the great goodness OF his
heart, the exceeding sincerity OF his char
aclcr, in his transparent common sensc,so
broad and strong as to amount TO wisdom,
~ n Grmness that faced every danger and
summed no responsibility, and in a patriot
ism and sense Of honor which threw an
.lnost clivalrous halo over the sturdy cl-
rmcnts of his nature. Not statesman
by genius or by habit, he brought 10 the
Presidency u sound practical Judgment
which often proved more reliable than the
opinions of those long vcrscd IN political
affairs, A Southern man and 4 slavchol-
der, hls mind was above the narrow pred
.g,ljces of district and class, and steadily
aimed at the good of the nation as whole.
lie gcl, as the President Of the American
people, and ius,in"liee'y apTTchcndcd the
destiny of the Republic. Not endowed
with uncommon powers OF reflection, he
ncnarralcd tho questions brought before
him as by spontaneous faculty of insight,
and having once made up his mind, did
no, abandon his determination.
Though bred in camps and accustomed
10 The ranks and distinctions Of military
life he never lost The readiness OF his SYM
pa.hcs, nor experienced dimlnutlon Of
That genuine sentiment Of democratic G.
quality which related him to every citizen.
lie was eminemlly man Of the People,
and that from the cXhaustlGss promptlngs
Of his own heart. He took them by the
hand, he shared in their Joys and their
sorrows, not for any Interior purpose, not
rs one descending for the moment from
IN eminent position, but because nc icIt
himself foreign to no human interest or
emotion. 4 triumphant General, count
mo among his battles some OF the most
difficult and succ, sslul Of military history,
elected to the Presidency without effort
ON his pant, he never forgot that admirable
naive modcsly which forbade him to eX-
,Coeratc tic value of his own services and
talents, or to claim any gift or capacity
which lie was not fully conscious OF pos
sessing. With manners Of great plalnness,
destitute of polish, he always conVeyedthc
impression of true gentleman. No man
everlivedmorc free from vanity orlltteneSs
of every kind. lie was constituted iIber
al, generous, manly, noble, and his lite
was an illustration Of these characters
Tics. Perhaps his military achievements
will be longest remembered in history,
but his private character has ever seemed
e. MS more remarkable for It's loneliness,
and his short civic career for It's perfect
uDrightness, enlarged patrlotlSm,and clear
native good sense, Chan his exploits IN the
field for any of the qualities, however
brilliant which may be attributed to them
But in every respect General Taylor was
m American. He was son OF this Ike
nublic : whatever he was he was pro-
duct of his country and her institutions,
and Of the names of her great and good
men, few will longer be preserved than
his.
Zachary Taylor, the son ola father
lonorably distinguished i'll the Kevoiu-
,;ororv war, was born in Orange county,
VIRGINIA, Nov. 81, 1884. Tilt the age
oc2I he worked on the farm of ms father,
but early developed taste for military
life. lie was appointed lst Lieutenant
IN the Seventh Infantry on May Sd, 1908.
In 1910 lie married Miss Margaret Smith,
Of MARYLAND. In 1912 I.c scrvcdas Cap-
,,in under Gen. Harrison, in the lndlanI
war Of the Northwest, where III Seplcm1
her, he gained great credit for bravery and
GOODNESS in defending Fort Harrison al
.,,;nst the savagcs, and received the rank
- Brcvct- Major in consequence. In thc'
,nmsc Of the war he further distinguished
himself. When it ended, being reduced
20 the rank Of Captain on account Of thcI
general reduction Of the army, he resign
Il and went back to his farm. lie was
.ciDsia,od as M2jor in 5l6,and command
y for two years At Green Bay on Lake
Michigan. Ahcrward he served mostly
- 6,c South. being scarcely ever absent
rom active duty. On April 10, 1919, h,i
received the commission OF Lieut.. Colo
,el After 1926 he was again sent to the
Northwest, were he remained five years
IN 1892 he was made Colonel, and served
~ the Black Hawk war. Aitcrward hc
WAS stationed at Prairie du Chicn I'LL 1896,
when he was ordered TO Florida, where,
~ Dec. %, 1887, he fought the battle 0]
Okcchohcc, one Of the most memorable
an The annals of our Indian hosdlltcs,
which virtually put an end to the war !
.or this he received The brcvct rank OF BIZ
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