The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-06
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
1845-Ne. 29.-1SG5.
BY UNCLE s5ELAs.

Win 'CoI- ~ - ~ 90 4 It
MIA. ee-presiient.
The new President was not consid
cred hy his adherents ~ III eminent
statesman. bat that he was possessed
~ ability and talent, t@esc en- DC 1T
question.
He had served seecral Ye4l> ia tie
House of Representatives. auG uft
term as Speaker of thar hndy.
He was u neiglthnt u GeH. Andie"
Jackson WAS opc Of fine lose t.ie@as
Of thar able and w"nd"Efasilab. wHo
possessed a po0efia! .ia.et a;,ou tire
affection Gf the tme9irau people,
Hr. Polk ci.oS5.a ye:N able st 81
cab.uct officers bobe1t i. Walker
WAS Secretary Il the Treasury. L
was the latter gentleman wllo G ON
eaited an1 framed the R"veate Tariff.
knNwn ~ the Walker la2.85. Hhl"a no
party dared TO tnEel, F@tji tire n.csS>i-
lies of tt!e ri tiie :rhc.3lun required
y different po!icvand Hisf=s.1es Rae al
duties. Tac Na!ter Etti@t was IN ID
vaiorem SYSTEM o. datte<. Eaid ex-
rresslv for raising thr !esa: it feve=
lHe$ to carry on the @ort4af9eHt. far
njshing such incidental protection rs
it might yield. The ,a.r 81 thc Gatf
on sugar WAS 3l per cent. being ike
per cent less ti.an that g: tie present
law. The administration .! Folk was
Soon brought to 4 te-s #ni It's abilities
tried, At the close of Tie rtccd:ng
administration al President 50bn X
Ter. Il treaty had heen fttattlattpd ati-
nexiug aud me@ging ,Hfo tit United
States, the Republic III Texas.
Although Texas fiati ti.feaa atf her
allegiance To the Government ot Mex
leo aud formed Il republic OF iier own.
Mexico had never acknowledged the
freedom OF her di~auieile:t c~n!oay.
and claimed that Texas vas still Il
part and parcel OF her domain.
When the treaty ma.,il. Texas y
Of the United States was promulgated.
Mexico, who had been deceutiy whip
ped b. Texas alone, suddenly mag
ined that she conlG obt&.n revenge by
whipping the United State.
Thus Government. as >eoil ~ the
annexation haze been affected. sent
Colone. Eackaiy Taylor with a few
regiments of troop, :" tic vicinity ct
the mouth of tn. Bio 1slnde. the.
boundary between the two countries.
The Mexican government sent an
army 10 the RIO Granle ttf :he pnf-
post Of driving away the american
forces. Crossing THAT liver iitey be-
seiged Fort Brown. in possession Of
the american troops. int sent forward
her army to hunt Colonel Taylor. As
the Mexican forces VICE.. two or three
times Superior in unnlhtl tn those of
Taylor, they had 10 trouble IL iinding
the object Of their search and learning
very quickly that it WAS an easy mat
ter "a hunt 4; tiger. but when the tiger
hunted You the rotnaIttc MAS changed.
On the plains of palo Alto. and Res
aca de la PALMA, Col. IayIor quickly
taught them tina; they would not ue
permitted to remain on Texas soil.
aud forced them 10 fetltat across the
Rio Grande.
These We're two we'll fought aud
bloody engagements. hni American
skill and strategy ovefcaine the >ul,e-
Iior numbers of the MrXicans.
In these engagements the Americas
forces lost several valuable officers.
Amongst them Was Maior hiugsold
who was an unci" If Judge White of
the L. S. Supreme Court and our
fellow citizen.
Tie >eige OF Fort Brown WIS raised.
Col Ta1 lor from II rough soldier be-
came famous as Il commander. was
promoted to tilciaHk nf Major General
and directed 10 mryt into the Mexican
Territory.
There were 40 tcleofapls at that
time aad the news had 10 na>s bv sea
to NeW Orleans. and then be sent
overland through The Southern States.
OF via the Mississippi river by beat.
through Louisville and Cincinnati, to
peach " a%>ilingten. Congress was Con-
yentd IN extra session: and war de
clared againgt Mckee. on rather 'ttllat
Il state o. wal existed between Mexico
and TIE United States
Calls for volunteer soldiers were al
ono issued, and tie roiI If tie ,lru.a,
OF tie tseruiting uilicejS Vas heard III
every 10 J from N:ire to fexaS.
Comrln were f0Imtd. regiments
were organized and sent 10 the reliet
ofCol- Taylor with all possible speed.
And before the autumn leaves fell
all necessary preparations were made
TO invade the soil If McNica and re-
venge the insult to the >tatsand stripes
10y the Mexicans il having dared to
send hostile troops nunu the soil of
the. iu3ed States. @
The Government of President Polk
met the issue with ii determination to
maintain the dignity and prestige of
the country, and tie large masses of
the people stood hei.iLd him. There
were orators and papers VITO opposed