The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-06-14

Sepoys in person, in the campaign now
commencing. l hope he will lead the
way on the first battle field for l mean
to be there myself But l very much
doubt whether Mr. Davis has the cour-
age to expose himself to the peeu lar |
risks-not of immediate death, but OF
capture-which he would incur in that
position. Some of "our boys" are
bound to "haye his''carcass' alive, if it
costs a thousand of their lives.
By the way. if Jefferson Davis Should
lead the secession army in person, it is to
be hoped that his memory Or courage
wont fail him, as it did at the battle of
Buena Vista, when he omitted TO give
the third and essential command to throw
his regiment into solid square: '.By the
ri ight ssnd left flank bas,alionsl To the
co lor, march!'' The consequence OF
this hiatus vole dcdfaadus was that his regi-
menls were left spread i'll the form Of
". to receive the charge Of 1000 Mexi.
can cavalry coming down on them in full
career, on the slopes of Buena Vista.-
The survivors know that nothing saved
them from annihilation but their long
practiced deadly workmanship with ri.
hes.
Perhaps it was well for Jefferson Da-
Wis that Zacharay Taylor was his father
in-iaW. though unwillingly SO. A ster>
ner and more BIutus like comma: der
might have ordered a court martial on
the spot and would have condemned him
have been shot for cowardice or moral
inc ompetencv.
In my opinion, Jefferson Davis should
have been court marlialed for his dis
graceful misconduct in that battle, as
soon as it was decided. Perhaps he
would have been, but for his peculiar re-
ations to Zachary Taylor, whose daugh-
ter he had married by stealth, in oppo-
stion to the expressed wishes and posi-
tive commands of her father. General
then Col, Taylor said to his daughter,
III you marry Lieut.. Davis, will nevr
, er see your face again, dead or alive -
f The infatuated girl nevertheless. eloped
with Davis, who had taken advantage 0
patronage of his commanding officer, ane
! violated the laws of hospitality by Sc
cretly gaining the affections of his daugh
In such adherence dig Zachary Taylo
d hold Davis, that he kept his word with
; frmness that may be deemed pitiles
1 cruelty. hen, in the. course of time
= his disobedient daughter lay on her deatl
bed, she sent to him penitent message,
:, entreating him to visit her, that sh
If might die in peace, with her father
If blessing, or his forgiveness, the stern re
ply of the inexorablc old man was: g
n warned you that if ever you married tia
e man, | would never see you again, livin
O Or dead, and neeer uiH. And SO th
.s unfortunate lady died, lab!est and unfo1
, given by him.
When Davis came under the imme
# diate command of his father-in law i
: the Mexican war, Gen. Tdy lor refused te
re recognize him in any way, except oficia
fe y, as in giving orders, and in othe
sr matters of purely military form and du
Il ty.
N There was two fold obstacle to Tay
l. lor's performance Of his duty in the Be,
l. ma Vista matter. Davis was his son-ir
of law, and was at the same time known
Is be the object of his haired and abho
l. renee. He could not well have escape
N suspicion of bad motives or personal fee
d. ina in either view.
st A friend to whom read the foregoin
v short time since, gave me the follow
,e ing sketch of Davis relation to an ol
Sc Mississippian, renounced for dcspera
on and reckless courage. Alexander NJ
oil Chung often proved himself on the bait
nj field and on the duelling ground, a ma
OF dauntless and unsurpassed valo
OF showing an absolute contempt for deat
MS on. every occasion that presented. l
th killed many men with his own hand, an
ne finally shot himself in the head.
he happened to BE- in constant commul
ID cation with Col. A. R, McClung, oil Mis-
as in l8i 8 and 1850, and had almost dai
lar conversation with him in relation to pr
it'll u1inent Mississippians. as matter
course, jeff Davis was frequently nam
and for him McCiuug entertained
most supreme contempt.
.,s He said that Jeff was NOS man
ca true courage, that he wished to be reg;
ded as duelist, but in giving eh
the lepge would always cast about for nc