Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-13
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10. 1880.
THE oRsEauIEs TO-DAY.

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THE oBSEQUIES TO-DAY.
This day has been by citizens TO pay the
proper the memory of the lusrious deceased
the late President Taylor Whatever diversity OF opinion
there may be his political acts all will cordially unite
in throwing laurel on the tomb of the "Grcat Captain
who many weought field and In the most trying and
perilous circumstances noby did his duty and won The
brightest glory for his country and himself As not imp
prCprate the occusion coate some of the most in
teresting Of his life
Zachary Taylor third son Of Col Richard Taylor, mcm-
Der of ancien. republican family of Virginia born in
Orange county In this State the oath of November, 1871
and consequently siXtyvc years Of age on his las,
birthday The family emigra,ed Kentucky the year after
and settled III Jefferson county about rc miles rom Louis
vile and miles from the Ohio river Zachary Taylor
received the ludnents Of English education from Elisha
Ayers school teacher from Connecticut. who is sill living
near Norwich In his native State. Young Taylor WAS
brought mp farmer and worked with his own hands until
after &c was OF age. His elder brotc. he'd commission in
the T. S. Army and died in l303 Zachary succeeded TO the
vacancy and received his commission ls Lieutenant OF
the 7th Infantry, May 1905 He ordered join Gen
Wilkinson New Orleans, but being taken with the yellow
fever he compelled return home to recruit In 1910
he married Hiss Margaret Smith of Maryland shortly after
which lie Joined General Hslrisons army and being
raised a cap.ancy in 1872, took command of block
ceived the of Fort Harrison. War had been declared
against Great Britain the tort bcleugrered by lrge bo
dy Of Indians against whom youn. TavJr held with
courage and gaanry which fiaay successful, and
which obtained for him the special concentrations "f the
commanderin-chef and the Government He was created
major by bevet the earliest example of this OF promo
,on in the army.
On the conclusion of peace the reduction of the army left
MAJOR Taylor only captain upon which he resigned of
the service He was however, rrnsatcd during the
yea- and ordered to the command Of the post Of Green Bay
which he held for TWO years. Ec then returned Ken
ucky where he passed year viii, his family, ard thence
was assigned service in New' Orleans II rcmlnei in
this department, until 1922 In 1924 lie engaged in the
recruiting service Louisville and board
for planning the erection of Jefferson Barracks In Ap.
lS9 he made Lieutenant Colonel In the year he
again South but recalled Washington in 1926
act member Of the Board of Officers Of tie army and
militia propose sysem for the organization and n,-
provement OF the militia Of the United States.
The next five years of the life of Lieut. Col Taylor
were spent the Northwest frontier, watching and battling
with the Indians and maintaining remarkable Of dis
cpne among his troops In 1882 he became Colonel
the highest rank in line which he held could hold until al
ter his tiles in Mexico when lie made Major General
under the law of l547, adding the number of that
rank in commission As Colonel, in that year. he
ded regulars under Gen. Atkinson in the battle of Bad
Axe which ended the Black Hawk with the defeat Of
the Indians and the capture of Black Hawk.
His appointment after the conclusion of the Black
Hawk war; the command of Fort Crawford at Prai-
iu Chen, where he remained until 1885, when he was
transferred Florida take command against the Semi
noles.
In 1897 with force under his command of eleven hun
dred men, pursued the Indians into the swamps and nam
mock and The 5h day overlook and brought them to
ton Okccchobee. II desperately fought butte but
the skill courage and endurance of Taylor andh his final
drove the enemy from their s,ronghold and their power
on the peninsula elccualy broken. For his horosm
this occasion, Col Taylor received the promotion Of Bre-
vel Ergad;er General and after (Aa 1889 assumed
the chief command in Florida the resignation o. General
Jesup In S0 he relieved his request, and as
sumed the command Of the First Department Of the Army
lin the Sou,hwest) head quarters at Fort Jcsup.
After the annexation Of Texas In 1915, Gen Taylor was
despatched Ike frontier Of Mexico and moved from Cor
pus Christi the Rio Grande March, 1876. The events
which followed this step well known to require re-
capi;ulation.
In November l5i7. Gen Taylor returned to the United
States In june SiS, he received the nomination oi tie
Wing Convention Philadelphia, and In November was
elected President receiving lG3 electoral votes to 27 for
Gen. Cass. lie naugurae the oth Of March, 1919
and at his esh had discharged the duties Of President
year. four months md four days Had he lived the 9th
Of next November he would been years old
He eeeps by his request the capital of the Nation
where he fell in the service OF his country.
We cannot doubt that whole community will devote
this day the funeral ceremonies in honor of the dsn-
guished dead To allow those connected with our office to
participate the soemnites shall publish no paper on
Monday
PRESIDENT FILLMORE'S TEXAS MESSAGE
h.for fhe and
Tuyor it known that his administration was reso'ved
TO employ the military Of the government io d'"c leX
us from prosecution OF her rghtiu c.i to territory
which had been legally vested in her. not only by the aocd
and carnage Of the battlefield but by the most solemn re-
cosntion the Legislative and Executive Departments OF
the General Government Col Mn1oe acting under oTdcrs
from the Secretary War; had lent all h power and nn-
ence the erection oa State Government for New McAco
the effect of which would be the excls Of Texas from her
officially admitted territory Texas In be clven oil as
an intruder and New Mexico with her handful of Afncri
cans and her ongre ropu'aon o. Icdans and Mexcans
10 he fos.ed into the Union anisavey State not only
10 the injury o the Southern States but in reckless disregard
uf the rights of Texas The IT, S. Government openly
in tie field the side Of New Mexico and agains, Texas
1t s stated by the correspondent Of the Phlacepha NORTH
American confidential friend of The administration that IL
was Gen Tayors intention to have issued orders 10 Col
Monroe on Saturday, the 9Th of Julythe very day upon
winch the first alarming symptoms OF is fatal disease APP
peareddecng him 10 repe by force any invasion which
Texas might attempt and TO employ all the military power
under his command"
1t is further added THAT with exception the Cabinet
fully accepted and adopted his views but That n order TO
relieve all others from embarrassment and TO exhibit his
xedness of purpose Gen. Taylor intended to sign the or
ders with his hand and to dispense with the usual at
tes,a,ion Of the Secretary of War"
II was under this Of things that Mr. Stephens of
Georgia declared ha he first federal gun that shall be
fired against the people of Texas without the authority Q!
law will be the signal for the eemen from the Lelaware to
the Rio Gandc TO rally the rcscue 1t was for these
that we denounced the policy and trusted that Pre-
sdent Fillmore acting for himself and under the mighty
sponsbies of his sudden elevation. would have pursued
such conscr, stlve course avoid such of a
lion sovereign State and thereby to facilitate measures
| of giving peace and tranquility to the Union.-
We cordially hoped for such policy from the good sense
and prudence the President and his Secretary of
State. But have been wofully mistaken. The late