Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-07
SRI tSC ella M.
FROM THE DELTA.
The Diving Soldier.

The Dying Soldier.
"The hospitals in the city have receiv-
ed an increase of more than hundred
sick within the last ten days. The sick
of all the regiments which have gone up
'have been left here, and an arduous duty
is imposed upon the medical staff at this
sstation. The deaths, in proportion to
sthe number in the hospitals, are very few,
(which speaks well for the attention be-
sstowed. A number have died on board
Ethe boats coming up, being so enfeebIed
shat their removal from the encampment
sto the boats FASTENED, if it did not cause,
stheir Deaths" TMatamoras Flag.
Death on the battlefield is a glorious
death; at least, with the exception OF the
philosophic few, it has been so considered
bv all nations, ancient and modern, savage
and civilized. Hence, men rush there to
meet it, for whom. in any other shape, II
hath thousand terrors. Be the idea an
erroneous one, or not, death on the battle
field is linked in mems minds with an ele-
waiting, heroic chvalry-with deeds worthy
of commemoration-wth the proud thot
that mans name lives after him among
his countrymen; or if individually forgot
len, that the glory reflected from the mar
tial deeds with which he was associated
forms a common mausoleum for the cha'
racter of himself and his comrade-patrlots.
There is an excitement in the battlefield,
too. which browns all reflections OF the fu-
ture. The roar of cannon, the rattle OF
mnsketry, the cIang of swords, the CLASH oil
contending bodies, the shout OF dehance'
the cheer of victory, the shrill bugle-call,
and the drums mimic thunder, all isolate
man for the moment from the world; they
shut out the past, preclude every though
of the future; and, than the intent OF gam
ing reputation at the cannon mouln' NJ
other aspiration engrosses the mind; l
SEXES and retains sole control OF the sen
SEES. IF, under such circumstances, deat
comes. he is uncared for-unlhought OIL
and the spirit passes away as In dream
of wild and enthusiastic excitement.
How dolefulIy different is it with the sol
der who feels himself dying the victim
wasting and irremovable disease. lax
the case of any one of those volunteer
adverted to in the extract at the head
this article. {" A number of them hav
so enfeehIed that their removal from tn
encampments to the boats hasteneo' II
did not cause, their death.
How sorrowfully sad! how pitlfully PaII
full, must have been their dying! on IL
Heid of battle, they could have met de"
with smile, at least without shuuue
but 10 die in the hammock OF hea't
steamboat, without one to apply 10 II
parched lips even a cup of cold water
with the reflection firm on the mInd VI
there would be no friendly hand 10 clnse
death their sighiless eyes, and that no IL
would grow, nor flower would blosso
over their grave-that cofflnless their D
dies would be consigned to the murk
muddy banks of the Rio Grande! -
thew. under such circumstances, avoid
vering to the scenes and feelings OF Il II
past months. scenes TO which, by contra
their present life louded condition Impa
even more than inherent brightness! III
many of them then, mere few mon
since, left home, for the first time, ana
its nameless enjoyments. Youth, hea
of body, and yigor Of limb, were theli
and they saw the ignis fdtuus OF glory
but in their grasp. Eager pressed III
on to be enrolled among the defenders
their country, amongst the avengers OF
wrongs; anxious they felt TO do some DC
TO gid their humble name. The cho
of filal affection, the bonds OF the you
hearts love, the adhesive sympathy VIII
brother feels for sister, many of them '
lently snapped asunder, in the hope I
after a brief and victorious campai
they would return with laurel-bound bro
and solder them for life, indissolubly
Vain, do they now feel, were those no
-ilIusory those anticiqations. Cypress
seen instead OF laueels, and the poor,
biItated, dying Volunteers feels that if '