The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-07

Gen. Zachery Taylor, was called away
and for about seven years he lived a
life 50 retired as to be known almost
as recluse and hermit. But during
this time he studied deeply, economic
and political questions, and laid the
foundation Of becoming easily the
most profound student of the constitu-
tion in his day.
in 1913 Mr. Davis was a candidate
on the democratic ticket for the legis-
lature and was defeated. In lS45 he
was q presidential elector on the Polk
ticket and entered the law house OF
congress in 1876 1t is not too much
to say that one of the brightest in
tellects ever known in American poll.
Davis took the oatn. The annexation
Of Texas was one Of the planks in
POik's platform. Two speeches were
made in the house OF representatives,
and the one referred to Massachusetts
and Virinia as the stronger brothers
OF the family. Call to remembrance
that the common blood of the Thir-
teen Colonies should blot out all sem
blance OF sectionalsm declare that
the deeds of those men who had wrest-
ed from the British government their
western possession, should form a
monument to the common glory of
common country This was the speech
of Jefferson Davis In 1S4S another
speech was made by one who had just
voted that the war with Mexico was
unnecessary and unconstitutional He
said that any people anywhere being
inclined and having power might rise
up and shake off existing government
and form a new one that suited them
better. This speaker was Abraham
Union and called upon her citizens to
support it, had led the stars and
stripes to glorious victory and today
fills grave OF a disnfranchised citi-
zen. The other who advocated revolu-
tion in case the government was not
what the people wanted has gone down
in history, as a defender of the Union
and preserver OF the Nation. Which
one of these men was the greater
their patriotism.
While in congress Mr.. Davis helped
to frame tariff law. He opposed the
administration on the Oregon ques-
! ton and held until the United States
; could secure all the land south of "a
4 degrees. 40 minutes north latitude;
/ that Oregon should be Jointly govern
/ ed by both Great Britain and Englan l.
When war with Mexico was declared
States congress and raised a regiment
called the mississippi Rifles" If all
the achievements that MIR. Davis ever
attained was summed up in once act,
, his celebrated V movement in the bat
} tel of BUena Vista would stand pre-
2 eminent. With the battle almost lost
and being dangerously wounded he
] drew his men in the form of re-enter-
ing angle to receive the charge of the
Mexicans and closing on both sides
poured such a deadly volley from both
+ right and left that almost annihiliated
the Mexican force, and that virtually
brought the war to close. But once
d afterwards was this ever attempted.
; In the Crimean War Sir Colon Camp
/ bell performed the same feat at the
Battle of lnkermann, and saved the
English Army from defeat. AS the
result of the Mexican War all of the
, territory west of the Louisiana Pur.
: chase to the Pacific ocean became a
part of the United States. There are
i strange plays OF fate in the human
life. 1t has even been the characteris-
ties of human nature to cry "Ho.
sanna,' on one day and Cruelty on
the next. BY this brilliant military
movement lHdt eIeCJTlHeu the ClNlllZeu
world an immense territory was added
to the Union. In less than twenty
years this same territory became tne
cause of the boodiest Civil War the |
world has ever known and the man
who had indirectly gained it to the
nation occupied a prison cell. and
eventually died without country |
| Coming from the Mexican war he was
feted and diued President Polk Of /
fered him a commission as brigadier
general in the United States army, but
his nature being built upon constancy
and consistency he declined to receive
it, with all its attractiyeness and its
alurements, believing that under the
constitution the president had no right
to make such an appointment
Immediately upon his return to Mis-
sissippi Mr.. Davis was appointed to