The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-25

Gen. Zachary Taylor for the purpose of
publication. trust that You Will comply
with their request.
The committee deem 1t pleasant duty
70 be instrumental i'll laying before the
public, production of such rare merit on
q subject so illustrious.
Your compliance will much oblIge your
fellow citizens, anc particularly
NJ. HASSON,
JOHN BRAWLEY, Com.
JOHN FENLON.
The crude and lily prepared
Eulogium of the Goth, owing to want of
time, and other causes, was deemed fitting
for the ears only of indulgent friends, who
know all the circumstances, and who could
excuse every short coming. | fear your
partiality for the author, has extended TO
the production.
Hoping, however, that the ''rest of man.
kind" will treat il as indulgently, as the
intelligent audience before whom 1t was
delivered, cheerfully sabmit 1t TO your
disposal.
Mos. Respectfully Yours.
ROBERT l.. JOHNSTON.
n. Hasson. John Brawley, John Fenlon,
Esqrs., Committee.
Ladies & Gentlemen:
A second time in the history of our Re-
public, we are call upon TO mourn the
death of her Chief Magistrate. An event
of such deep solemnity, such painful mag
pitude, calls upon a nation 10 assume the
habiliments of mourning, and TO express
IN suitable and becoming mennera sense
Of the great loss she has sustained.
Zachary Taylor was born in Orange
county, Virginia. in the year 1890. The
OLD DOMINION that gave birth TO a WASH
ISGIoN, a HENRY, LEE, a JEFFERSON, a
MADISON, and a MONROE, has added to her
proud list of heroes and statesmen the
name of TAYLOR.
Al an early age he embraced the profes-
sion Of arms, and in the war of 1912
when he had only entered his majority
we find him doing battle in the service ol
his country. Indeed the conduct OF Capt
Taylor, at this period OF his life, gave am
pie promise of the career of glory he ha'
since run on many all ensanguined battle
field. His defence of FORT HARRISON il
1912 exhibited in the youthful warrior al
the courage, all the prudence, and all th'
ena vista. True # IS, faif had not S6 Rb sb
mighty General crnxnad l. =
nown on the fields of Mexico, the subal
tern of Fort Harrison, had never beer
known to..fame. But when brilliant sue
ceSses on the Rio Grande had raised tn
question in the mind of the nation. "WhC
IS Gen. Taylor?" a retrospective glance in
10 the military annals of the country, dis
played the youthful TAYLOR upon tn
ramparts of FORT HARRIsoN;-when frs
budded forth those great military qualities
which blossomed in the swamps of Florid
and rendered so rich a harvest in the de
files of Mexico.
Taylor was promoted to the rank @
Colonel in 1892; and bore a distinguishes
IN the Black Hawk war-which resulte,
IN the discontinue and capture Of that eel
cbrated Indian chieftain-
We next find the subject of these re
marks engaged in an Indian warfare il
Florida, whittier the u. S. Governmen
had ordered him, in command OF the A
mcrican forces. More fortunate, if no
more brave, than most of his predecessor
IN an Indian warfare, waged on the par
of the enemy with more than the usua
amount of aboriginal subtlety, desperation
and cruelty, Colonel Taylor, on the mem
orable field of OKEE CHoBEE, triumphe,
SO signally over his savage foe, as to Sc
cure their unconditional submission, ant
restore peace and safety TO the Florid;
frontier.
But the character OF this address vii
not permit me to become circumstantial
and hasten 10 later and more brillian
period in the history of the distinguished
deadi
Our difficulties with the Republic O
Mexico, commencing with annexation O
Fcxas, aggravated by dispute as to boun
Diary, rendered, in the opinion of the con
siituted authorities of the United States
an appeal TO arms necessary. GENERA
SAVIOR, (for to this rank he had been pro
moted,) in pursuance of orders, advanced
with the ''armv of occupation from Cor
pus Christi, to the eastern bank of the Rit
Grande, opposite the Mexicancity of Mat
amoraS.
Here Colonel Cross was assassinat ted
here the blood of an AMERICAN citizen wa
ehed--here the first blow was struck by
Mexican arm. Here, that strife com
nenced, which resulted in two of the mos
splendid campaigns known to the histor,
of the world; here was struck the first blow