The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-04

much brilliant service in the west dur
Ing the last war. He married 10 New
Orleans into the aristocratic old french
family of Trist, the grand nephew OF
President Jefferson, and has several sons
and daughters. Both brothers SILL
live. Nina Baroness Gretow was
renowned on this side of the
water, as well as in Berlin and
Dresden. where she lived Tor many
years, for her grace, beauty and gentle
ness. She died within the year IN ber-
lin, beloved, trusted, and admired BY ali
who knew her, leaving her husband, ner
sister Sarah and her friends inconsoia-
Bile. Sarah still lives, and is Z woman
of rare culture and moral worth. Mrs.
| Wood died some years ago at Wiesoaden,
whittier she had gone with Baron gro
| tow and her daughters, and there are no
better or purer women left to mourn ner
| loss than this beautiful daughter, tender
wife and mother, and true friend. MIS-;
Taylor, under every disadvantage reared
and perintended the education OF her
worthy, presentable, and lntelhgent
family, and the scope OF this article
does not admit of the notice which they
deserve.
Sarah Knox did not elope with Jeffer-
son Davis, but was married at her aunt's
house with her parents knowledge.
| They were not present because OF a con-
Taylor when Mr.. Davis served under him.
She only lived three months and died sin
cerely mourned by her family and that OF
her husband. Elizabeth married General
Taylor's adjutant, Colonel Bliss, who,
because of his many accomplishments
and lovely temper, was known
at West Point as g Perfect
Bliss.'' Into her capable and gentle
hands the social duties were entrusted,
which would have devolved upon Mrs.
Taylor, had her health permitted the ex-
ertion, and with great skill and grace
did she acouit herself. Personally most
attractive, always solicitous for the COM
fort of others, never repelIant, never
elated, but thoroughly composed, grace
ful, cordial, and attentive, no one has
ever received with more dignity and uni
versal popularity than the pretty, gentle
''Bettie Bliss'' al years ago. 1t
was of her that, in the oldfashioned
phrase of that day, the fastid
ious Sir Henry Bulwer said she
was s'The incest person he had met in
America After Colonel Bliss death
she married Philip cambridge of Virginia,
and still lives in full possession of her
charming personality. Richard Taylor
was a very brilliant and able general on
the confederate side of the late war. After
the war was over he visited England and
was received with the utmost cordially
by the Prince of Wales and the old arts
tocracy OF England; indeed, to no Amer
lean has been rendered a more gratifying
personal tribute to his cha m of manner
and brilliant wit. After his return from
England he wrote Destruction and Re-
construction, q book full of epigram-
matte wit, mingled with sound comment
upon men and things in the struggle be-
tween the states, where he bore SO COZ
spicuous part. He unfortunately died
leo, ffr-k,
daughters, VINO live in New Orleans.
This notice has been labor OF love to
the writer, who could not III SO small
compass give more than hint at the
many CLAIMS of the Taylor family to the
respect and gratitude of the people whom
SO many of them served so ably. Is it not
time that writers should endeavor to sift
the scandalous communications of So
called 'sold residents, who are willing
to libel the dead before giving tongue to
misrepresentation, which wound and in
suit the surviving members of the family.
Could not the man who, when stripped
of all his force but $50 regular
troops and 1850 volunteers, when
informed by message from
Santa Anna that his 4 500 men were con-
fronted with q 900 well equipped MeXi-
can regulars, and he had better surrender,
answered calmly, "Ahl you say he has
q, 900 men, he will not have SO many to-
morrow, - and who, when advised not to
, fight at Buena Vista on the second day
against such fearful odds, answered,
MY wounded are behind me, | will
never pass them alive;" the patriot who
received three medals at the hands of Con-
J gress and to whom three swords were
presented in acknowledgement of his
eminent service. have claimed that after
, his good right arm so often raised in his
country's defence, bad been stricken
powerless by death, the memory of him
self and family should at least have jus.
, tice at the hands OF his countrymen, nay
even have been held inviolately sacred.
V. JEFFERSON DAVIS.