Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

welfare of tile Indians willie Indian CONF
missioner. lie wis gfeHtls ei1eared to his
ttusps, t,y lis siiucessfttl efforts to rrt'in5e
theft ifiufas nild comfort
Active military command llAs 4 atendetty
to harden the heart to The sufgfinEs Of
met, aud to create recklesst,ess OF
iiiiiiai life FfH,n necessity. 8 tuHniarhs
ef is clothed Nllh arbitrary ttttter, afflri
discipline will alt'ns. .pHttsrtt ohadHlfe, and
thus too often The HuiHtrHt Of HE cnnt,
has proved the titost ctte OF tynnts Said
Frederick the Great to tn officer who waa
discovered writing letter 10 his vile.
Hfef The hour of the night NJ which The
orders were that every light should l,A
e&tingnished, "add n postscript, that ynn
are to I've shot to-lnorf,,w mtrniun al sis "
lto~ utterly different the gslrftts ar
tions Of many in high tt,sltiohs, who lave
ipnored The profession, 1T arms Wash
innton Wtpt tleh hB sigt,ed the death
wprtAn' of Andre A Sentinel found ~
Narolehh sleeping on his pest, knelt for
mercy. lie returned his mtsket, saying,
tPoot fellnw. ynn were weary. bt,t teine'n-
| fst, NH N''it W FetStV~Sn'SS sNHy t'-V tNt
army.
Il is felassd Of Taylor, that while Fort
,fessup was building, q tartentef ordered
to cttt down tree, The weather being
warm, fell asleep. md was awakened by
the strokes Of his nae in the hands Of the
EehefHl He beaHl, to sthtninef forth
his excuses, ] snw said the tonniHi,def
that your work was unfinished, your lie,lt-
eiiant will he here presently, aud feared
that ! should be forced to put yoti IN irons.
For more than forty years was General
THylot IN comtnabd Of 'roups, nhd yet tbs
frat act Of needless severity remains 10 be
recorded unaiust him.
| Never forced to surrender, lie saw war
only in its tttmphs, yet he declares in
reply to a congratulatory speech delivered
in a neightoring city, 1.-THE Joy nnd exulta.
ton Of the grehtest victories ars always
after the heat and excitement of battle,
succeeded by feelings Of poignant sorrow
and pain, and wnr after all is great Gala
nifty, and his the greatest glory who oan
terminate it.
| lie lias been cets,tfed for Offering favor
Hble term SIC the enemy Mt Monterey, to
save the efusipn Of blood, when the renew
nj Of the battle would have ensured the
capture Of The whole Mexican army
Standing by his grave we rejoice that his
humanity trinmphed over n soldiers love of
glory. and fully respond to the sentiments Of
an American F,epator. From the bottom
Of my heart1 thank the brave, generous,
and mercifu commander Of the American
troops. thank him not only for his gHllail-
try and skill, his conduct and bravery, htit
eminently and above all other considers.
tions thank him for his humanity, honor
him because he thought Of, and spared
| lettering age, and helpless infancy, and
glury that an American officer has shown
himself thus alive TO the best feelings Of the
| human heart. The little incident Of the
Cuba blood hounds, so often repeated. is
characteristic, wish to use them merely
to find the Indians, not to worry them.
General Taylor was possessed Of CLEAR
pr aor1eAt JUDGMENT. That he had genius
cannot be doubted, but genius was not
| the inspiration Of his success. No public
man was ever less governed by impulse
| His great deeds were the result Of calcti-
lation, which seldom deceived him, n com
mon sense which laid hold as by instinct
Of suitable ends and the best means for
their attainment. Soldier and citizen had
such confidence in his wisdom, that it was
considered matter Of course, that while
he commanded, the army must he success
| II ..C
fortunate general, but because All nnerring
| Judgment controlled its movements. Sci
dom has n man during a long public career
made so few palwble mistakes as General
Taylor, though from camps and frontier
life, he was carried through ordeals from
Of politics, might shrink.
Genero1 1aylm SOUGHT TO 20 HIS
Dury In day when there is a disposition
to acquire nnme beyond the sphere OF
official calling; when party sect seeks the
dissolution Of the confederacy when the
gospel ministry is manifesting in some
instances. childish craving for political
distinction, and men elected TO Congress
for the purpose Of legislation, ars working
with unskilfula hands in the vitals Of the
| Constitution it may not be amiss to add,
AND ONLY HIS puTY As soon as he knew
wliat was required Of him, he betook him
self TO its performance without ostentation.
but with an energy, that overcarne all
obstacles, whsther personal popularity, the
outcry Of faction, or the buttalions Of an
enemy.
The father Of his country was great, not
only m the achievements Of arms, and In
originating measures Of policy but in his
adherence to right, in spite Of the clamofs
and even the bitter vitnpsration, of 4
powerful combination, perhaps majority
Of the people. Now that in the lnpse Of years
party zeal cannot affect Our calm decision,
we cherish his memory with increased
reverence, because he steadily denied every
privilege to those, who had been our allies
in the war Of Revolution, not accorded to
the nation against whom was still raging
the animosity engendered in long and
bloody conflict.
In the prompt suppression Of m attempt
TO organize upon our soil, an expedition
for conquest, against the territories OF
people with whom we are ut peace, in the
arrest Of the leader when the failure Of his
conspiracy had driven him back, 10 onr
shores, posterity will see the fearless decis-
sion Of one set for the defence Of right,
and not wanting to his trust. The conduct
of Taylor like that Of Washington, is q
stern rebuke to the spirit which would
permit national prejudice to dishonor
essential justice.
Private members OF a community seldom