Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-14

iul surprise expressed In JaclSson's face
He placed hand on my shoulder, ant
said in gentle voice, Il am afraid yol
are wicked fellow, turned and rod,
back to the pike" Ara
The following incident shows anoth
er side of General Taylor's cbaractci
and Of the war. On one occasion
passing the little hamlet of GranC
Coteau, he stopped to get some foot
for himself and horse. A pretty maid
en- OF fifteen summers, whose parents
were absent welcomed him. Her lus
trous eyes and long lashes might hav,
excited the envy of "the dark eyed
girl Of Cadiz." Finding her alone he
was about to retire and try his fortun,
in another house but she insisted that
she could prepare Monsieur un dine,
dams un tour de emdin and she did. Seated
by the window, looking modestly on
the road while he was enjoying his re.
past, she sprang to her feet, clapped
her hands joyously and exclaimed
Via gros lean. Bdbtiste qui pdsse sur son
nrLet arec deur bocdls. All nous au.
rons grand bal cesoir. 1t appeared that
one jug Of the claret meant dance
but two regular break down. As
the youthful hostess declined any re-
muneration for her trouble, General
Taylor begged her to ACCEPT pair Of
plain gold sleeve buttons, his only or.
naments. Wonder, delight and graft
tude chased each other across the
pleasant face, and the confiding little
creature put up her rosebud mouth. In
an instant the homely room became
the bower Of Titanla, and the General
accepted the chaste salute with all the
reverence OF subject for his queen,
then rode away, with uncovered head
as long as she remained In sight at
was to this earthly paradise and upon
this simple race, says General Taylor,
shat the war came like tho tree OF
the knowledge of evil to our early pa
rents"
Made a Major General on Stonewall
Jackson's recommendation he was
transformed TO the command of West
Louisiana. He was in the famous Red
River campaign, in the Spring of 1864,
in which he acted under the orders of
General L. Kirby Smith. He encoun-
tered Banks army moving from Alex
andria, and gained two of the most
important victories for the Southern
side. 1t was on these occasions that
be issued those wonderful impassioned
addresses that inspired his soldiers and
rang through the whole South.
After the battle Of Pleasant Hill,
General Taylor was for pursuing the
enemy to the waters edge, and con-
tempating the destruction Of Banks
and Porter, INDUCED the prospect of
thus overthrowing the cnemy's power
and opening the way to New Orleans
But the commanding general did not
favor this view. Taylor almost defed
General Smith and took the responsi.
bility of changing reconnaissance into
battle, and on the commencing of the
action he had declared to Gen. Polignac,
who commanded one OF his divisions,
"Little Frenchman, I'm going to fight
Banks here II he has million of men,"
A despatch from General Smith came
To him in the midst of the battle, Or
derino him TO withdraw near Sbreve.
port. "Too late, sir" said TAYLOR. to
the carrier who broughtit; "the battle
il won. 1t il not the first | have
fought with the halter around nv
neck" Fortunately for him be OBJ
tanned A victory. but il was pretty
clearly shown afterward that had he
obeved orders and waited for n;s sun.
ports IL il improbable any norton of
Banks forces would have escaped.
The conseouenco of the disagreement
between General Tavlor and Smith
was that the former was made a lien.
tenant general and transferred east of
the Mississlppi and given command of
what was popularlv known as the dc.
nartment of the Southwest. comprising
East Louisiana Mississippi and Alaba.
ma This command surrendered TO
General Candy on May 4, 1865. On
being asked whether the trans Missis.
sinni army ouobt 10 be surrendered he
onicklv renlied ayes surrender il as
soon as nossible. You are only sitting
nm with a corpse. / sat with il until
IL was blue. and II YOU delay much
longer il will become too offensive for
decent BURIAL General TAYLOR gives
the following account of the converse.
tion precedinp his surrender. nGen.
eral Canby met mo with much urban.
itv va retired 10 a room and in n
few moments agreed upon truce, ter.
minable after forty-eiebt hours by
either marty. Then. reioinine the
tbrono Of officers Introdnctions and
nleasant civiIi,ies nasscd I was banpy
n recognize Commodore (aiterward
Admiral9 lanes Palmer an old friend
He was second TO Admiral Thatcher
commandino the United States squad.
ron in Mobile bay and had come to
maet mo A bountiful luncheon was
snread of which we all partook with
;avous noppinos of champagne corks
a. accampaniment the first agreeable
oxnlosive sounds | had heard for wears.
The mir of aHail Columbia which
tho band in attendance struck up. was
Instantly changed by Canby's soldiers
IN aDixie y bnt | insisted on the first
and expressed hope that Columbia
would be- again A bappy land. a senti-
ment bonored by many libations." He
saws; aTbcre the great war virtually
ended. After this not single gun
was fired, and the authority OF the
United States was supreme in the land. {"
The conquered cbieftain made bis way
TO Mobile, accompanied by a single aid ,
having TO sell their horses to buy bread