The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-17

| same vicinity 10 the close OF tho war; bn,,
while acting highly useful part in protcc-l
Ting theIlndian territory from inc,Irsion, mol
Iiurther opportunity occurred to enable llimI
to signalize himself further.
after peace was restored, the reductionE
lcf the mffftary establishment led 10 the in.
Justice Ut reducing the rank Of Gen. TAY-|
ILBR,'aiia VI many other brave ofliccrs--andI
he rcsiehcda his commission, but, in thcI
1coursc'ol year. he was reinstated by
jPrcsiderr MAp.soN; and, as Major TAYLOR
he was ordered, in 1916, TO Green Bay,
land fenained in command of that host forI
two ySMs. On the. 20th April, 1919, heI
was IiiN'e Lieut.. Colonel. lie next join
ted'ailer years interval with his family,
lieh. RESELL, at Ncw-Orleans; and, in|
iS2!, was engaged in the erection of Fort
!eaist In 1924, lie was appointed mem
4 Der OF the board for The erection of the Jeff
aers6i, BArfatks:-' In 1926, he was an active
lmembtr of a1Bl!Sr1 Of Officers of tho Army
and i Militia, of which Gen. ScorTwas presii.
adent, 10 orsi0nizc liilitia system for ll,e
sU. S. States. 10 Is52;;he was promoted
ato the rank Of Colonel; and OH the I'd Angus,
aoi That year, he distinguished himself un-
3hcr zen, ATKINSON, in Tic defeat, ultimate
aly 'iollowtd by the caftlite, Of the In,lian
3Chiei anu Warrior Black Hawk. In 1896,
! lie Mas ordered TO Florida, htder General
sJEsur, aiid was largely nstru1uental in the
prosecution OF the profractcd war, with the
3Sess'noles, ld.h stcccssnI ssssda aMIndiau
awar!.rc, wliich'lad beeh the grave df repu.
tation to mahy'of his predseessorf, having
a5nly served io burnish his cscutcl,eon
The battle Of Okecchokc, fought on The
l2otl DetemIGr,''ts3s, covered him with
3hphbt, and WAS i6iFoArd hv his promdtiooi,
go the raIrk Of Brigadicr General, and I,is
s'Hs'gnment ,(iien. JEsur having rc5Ee,1
Ai.nm ,lt,) TO lilo. chief command IN Florida.
After four years arduous service in this
/ stia'd, he was Relieved by Gen Ai;M,srrAp
gin April, lSl0, and ASSUMED The command
sot'te E,Tst Department Of the Army cpm.
Uprising Tie South. h.wcstGrii States. with his
Shrad-quaf'crs At Fort Jcsup, in Louisiana.
Gin 1911, he relieved Gen AfnUckrr, al,
atbrt Gibson, where he rCn'aiied about four
4or. five years.
u TIE r;SXi field .6f General TAyLor's
service was lpat which was crowned with
isuch a succession of victories, under the
amosr difficult and perilous circumstances
S's Covered him with glory, and established
Sits reputation as one of the great Captains
H.: ,ne age. In the summer OF lS45, Texas
Slav'ng accepted the terms OF annexation,
iucn Taylor was sent to the Texan fronsicr
|aand IN course of time and crenl&, Fiilldtcd
3ihe brilliant achievements, ,'of Pif1 Alto.
4 Resaca de Ia Palma, Aront6ry,, AilT Buena
4 8vis'a--whic!, paved lie Nag for Gen.
3ScoTT's gallan. and sccich,ific complc,iou
aoi tic conqHdkr,6f Afcxito."
u The ,rcSl, % Nr US be had any agency, is
a hn' bl"pk, a majority Of the people of
E'he, AtMIicd t!Is States, dazzlcd by the glare of
3hIs military achievements, nnwiscly clocsc,l
n hun to the Presidency, in WHICH office he
ISwqs Installed Oh the 4,h March. 1910. His
Culture biosraphcr, cam only add, that, after
s;havihg held the Office oIio year, four months
knud 1.-Two days, he died on the 9th Luly. 1850.
Es'gcd G5 years, months and - days.
H From the past let us turn, for momcbi,
s535'' the tntnre--from the tleadrt ibs.i.Sing.
"a MMhAnp FiLnMoRE, Of .tNes, York. tia,
& lpt-bed Of free scIisnt u NOW President OF
hi caiss. ~, .faisrt.aflcci H,is, change
sf'eor,ntry. ilme,pnly.. Getef,nius; hu, VOL
Idp.' now pcrceisc that be: So,4h csn bel
-it,r Gan-,T Ax,pa's, persoi,alI
5pnRniaptS, TO some extent. divided Us. ,WrI
vii now hc more united. ,Any. o,lK,r ad.
syantagc we 30 not anticipate; ,Ior.we wouhl!
rs soW expect lAai. leopard to. change hisI
iapo's, or the Ethiopian his skin. rs fred
soiler 10 be converted 10 the priucipIosidl
Ir'ih. r.. :. -, ;r.i..i
The lover Itaiy
l,,'''is the l"ok which steals his heart away:
ih" "lnlh may cease tn think that II t;iii .EIay
gHsih heavens n,in-bow: Al,hymisrs itfy doub.
''a shining gold their criiciblcs give ont
jl'ni i!Th iunaiic EtiilI-uncc welded fast
70 >"n.c dear lalscho,si, hugs il tu tn. last
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