New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
Lake Michigan. Aferward he served most
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Lake Michigan. Afterward he served most
" in the South, being scarcely ever absent
fyom active duty. On April 10, 1919, ne
roce;,ed the commission of Lieut.. Colonel.
After 1896 he was again sent to the North
uest where he remained five years. 10
1920 he was made Colonel, and served in the
BLACK Hawk War. Afterward he was sta
toned at Prairie du Chen till 1886, when he
was ordered to Florida, where on Dec. 20
1887, be fought the battle of Okechohee,
one Of the most memorable in the annals OF
our Indian hostilities, which virtually put
IN end to the war; for this he received the
brevet rank of Brigadier General. lie re-
NAMED in Florida till 1910, when he took
command of the first department of the
Army in the Southwest his headquarters
being at Fort Gibson, in Arkansas. In Iofo
he was ordered to the Texan frontier, IN an
tcination Of the Mexican War, and at the
beginning of August had taken up bis posi-
ton at Corpus Christi. On March g. 1916,
in compliance with the orders OF President
Polk, he began to march on the Rio Grande.
The events which followed this step are too
well known to require recapitulation here.
The battle Of Palo Alta was fought May 8,
1916, that of Resaca de la Palms the next
day. Matamoros was taken May IS; on the
Both he was made Major General by brevet,
and on June % was promoted to full rank.
The attack on Monterey began Sept. 81, and
was closed by the capitulation on the Oath.
His great and final battle of Buena Vista was
fought on Feb %, 1847. In all these affairs
he manifested great soundnesS of judgment,
readiness Of mind, fertility OfresOurces, mas
terry of the art Of war, power of inspiring
his subordinates not only with affection for
his person, but with confidence in his skill
and fortunes, az well as constant humanity
toward the yanquished, and frank dignity
which won the regard of the hostile people
among whom he had to command an invad-
ing army, somewhat incongruous in its ele-
ments and difficult to be controlled.
In November, 1847, Gen. Taylor returned
to the United States. lie was received with
the organizations and rejoicings Of the
people wherever he appeared. The year
before he had been nominated for the Presi-
dency. In June, 1848, he received the no
mination of the Wing Convention at Phila-
delphia, and in November was elected, re-
ceiving 163 electoral votes to 127 for Gen.
Cass. He was inaugurUted on March 5,
l849, and at his death had discharged the
duties Of President one year, four months
and four days. Had he lived to the 9th
of next November he woald have been six
ty.six years old.
In person, Gen. Taylor was about five
feet eight inches high, with slight tenden-
cy to corpulency. His complexion was dark,
his forehead high, his features plain, but fall
of courage, intelligence, benevolence and
good humor. His dress was always simple,
and his manners made all who approached
him perfectly at home.
Mrs. Taylor, the wife Of his youth, still
lives; though, from taste, she has not APP
peared in general society since her husbands
elevation to the Presidency. They have had
four children, one son and three daughters
one of the latter married DR.. Wood Of the
Army, who has been in attendance on the
President during this last illness another
(now also deceased) married Senator Davis
of Miss; and the third is Mrs. Bliss, who
has done the honors of the Presidential
Mansion. The SOa is still a young man.
In this hour of universal SORROW at this
great lOss of the whole country and the en-
tire people, let our prayer be that the public
and private virtues of the man whom all
mourn may still lend their influence to our
national councils and character, and that his
noble and manly qualities may never want
examples in the Republic!
The Situation in France.