Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-12-12

Pe@csf1A Ema&- bat ue son N0n Is A@A
commission, aad IN fhen next thre@ years
demonstrates ais organising capacity both
as infantry and staff vfs-er On the NORTH
western frontier.
Ths year fsSI hruzShs = surprise and
many promotions Black Hawk entered or
his famous campaign. AMI Jefferson Davis
vas It ones gfv>1 an actws a1d response
bic position 20 muster IN and organiEs the
nee recruits There has lonx bean n tra-
tis15n that IN this capacity he mustered In
tae compan Of Illinois volunteers frum
New Salem ansi vicinity c~ca-=s1Asd by
Capt Abraham Enrola, but there 10 M
record OF it.
Early in lSl Lieu. Davis vas trans
ferr~i from his pl4cs in Company B. First
United States Infantry. and IN recognition
q hss services in the Black Hawk ~sr vas
promoted 10 a Hrst E~eai=naary IN the First
Jnatei States Dragons. q which COM
maa4 be was SOFA made sijstzz. n this
position he made . very brilliant record
not only a. an organizer AMI efficient .d-
ministrator in EaErisoa life. has in several
active campaigns agzias: the COuaaeh=s.
Pa~uees and othsf Indians
Il was while in the services tina. Lieut.
Davis weed and won n daughter Of the
eminent General s1d President. Zachary
Taylor. Her father VAS in command Of
Fort Crawford. nesr Prairie Dg Chen and
his daughter, n beautiful and refined Young
lady, was the center q attraction smonx
the suhoriiuats offers Ianuaerable are
the IA stores d their nralri-s, IT,
daal success Of Lieut. DAVIS. the bitter
opposition Of the -ss-a parent azd old
Indian fighter. and tie final departure By
might Of the Young eoupie 20 re msrri>i
by a pries. On the western hank Of the
Mississippi Let the Foang ami romantic
eunfinze - rad and b~li-ve. Suffice il
that the father r-mafn~d ci-iurate for some
time and vas not completely rec0ncii@a 70
has son-in-law til the Latter lay wounded
in his tent sitter the battle q Baena Vista
There are a. nsaay accounts Of What vas
said there - o. the battle q ShiiOh- Gen.
Tzvi0r's words appear - have been these,
or VERY near them
"Goluuel, ysu have saved the dsv@God
bless yOa. When Dolly would hare you
she was a better judge Of a mAa thAn I
-A&s
June -. IS& Lieut. Davis reSixne1 his
commission AMI heated in Mississippi.
where be lived for eight years ths quiet
hfs u = cotton planter Th~n cans .
crisis" fhe z~snexatsua % Texas NAV b
taken IS th@ first issue ever ~hica dis
a~nc:i~ely Nerhern aai Southern parties
confronted -.ch otAsr- L Iss5 E-ur-
DAVIS tn1< m active and zoxs srrrffr.
part in th= Stzt- campaign. Nnd in Isa h-
w=s one Of tks Democratic electors for
III l.
r-~~ut2zve in Congress. az3 in D~c-nb-r
ot t4as year rak has ~t in the Has Is
wSs called t5-a a stormy sezson.- 10: N
retrospect AFTER IL loa< s-ssioz OF lSSs-5s.
Il vas tAouEht aailL
Mr. Davis took a. arfir~ uz-- IN tie lis
EMISSIONS On The ana theor~Uon hs-ra.r
issne. the MexirNz lz~strpSaso and tie
slavery question - for A. Il czns IA sut
hrs speecees az sAsf tine indicate a
Position far mere z3osierz.s taaz wxs afs@r
-Ard zz-uhzt@i 40 him Is i q 10 fxrA~r
e~ons@gzezc- nos, hur rorA noting as
eursozs matter afhis.srv. shas IA n. heas..
discussions regarding Texas the threats q
d~EsGniua came lsr--ly from th= exrrsre
NortAeru men. whsle the rsosr eloquent
ezlogs-s EPoa tae Easoa came from IN.
SoGEA- In a speech On the Oregon gass-
sson. February = ISe% Mr- Davis .aiE.
-Frnm xir~ n @sa has 4esoena~s tie love
q Eaiun IN car hearts. a. II ozr Ais:arw are
1ns- sh~ aamss q Conears .sd Cam
a~n- = NerEtoza and Saratoga. Of M0zl-
the azd Pias1sburE. Il Chippewa Aad Erie,
{ q View Or3-sas 4ad Banker Hill Gruz2@S
tnE~ta-r taey form n zaouaa@zt u tbs
czunon Eery Z cur emma eozzrv-
and where - &~ Sezrh-ru nan Who wuz1a
Visa tat that monument <~ws Be<s ~ IA.
Of 4 Norzh-u names tai c0usszsu~ sh-
mzSsts
While Mr- DAVIS Vas active n Conx-<s
in July. the First Regiment of Nississippl
volunteers enrolled for the Mexican var
elected him tAeEr Colonel Il resigned AZ
once. overlook his regiment az New Or
leans. or-aaiz>d end drilled il 10 a kiwA
state Of efficiency. and early in September
was on the Rio Gransi@. in the army Of II.
fataer-in law. Gen Zachary Tavlor.
fe~ days later he bore a conspicuous part
In the siege and s~sarrai8g Of Monterrey.
and a. commissioner. allied In drawing az
the terms Of capitalization.
Five months 81 comparative quiet fol-
lowed, and then came the e-own ri1rro
as military career. the achisv-meat az
which. more than all else. 6x@i hizn firmly
In the affections II th- Southern p~oul-
Hs1ed aim effectively Ate.-a farming point
n has subsequent carer, made him S~-rr-
iary Of War. and finally Pre<iIen. Of tie
southern Canfel-racx- This wzS bis x-E-
l2as<y. coolness IN danger AMI soidK-rsr
sk1l AZ the bake OF Baena Vista Febu-
arr - lS
In July. Is+. Mr. Davis vas 1. Congress-
IN September he -as leading his rx5u-,.
against Monterrey in February, lss-. h-
~as at Ba-a2 VISTA. aad Jalr Of the SAM
year found him again /. peaceful plaur-r.
tae r~gszenGss term a service having ~x-
pir~L In Angus, i>s-. TIE G0w~rucr AZ
21sslsslppi appointed hia = Cui.~4 States
Senator 20 a. a vaca1cy the Leg xl.ru-@
IN lSs reelected him for n fail term. IN.
ever memorable Congress q 1881. AZ trs
long session. had slops@i the aosea -eou-
ProUiss MEASURE ba. Il tzuy ssrsxS~a
n=i1aer party
The result was the famous Foose-naxx
6Gb@rast1riAl campaign Of u5L. IA.
-Casons party. - Z Vas cza~4 .--
the STATE hx zlsa nz5oritv On ;s~ rosx--
uun guesfzou- bz- Nr Foot~ss uaS--5-
6ox=rBor Vas bat &ss-r ~uarkah1@ 1-,f
Of the Pcpularify-of Col Davis H- h.5
resigned hrs seat IN the Senate. a7a 49,
remained IN retirement TAI ~. -ssa l..
e~zzvassei several States for IL n-o
cratic czasIia.ex
Narrh = l2 Pr=sii=at FraaklTa PSsr
named Col J~fersoz Davis as~S-c-zsarv Of