The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-09-30
f',m Ps'uso"', ~ g,:ine F., Sroisnd,r
THE EETCRN FROM MEMO.
"l'hcy rrlurn-Thcv raturn--
They return no nilrc.''


"l'hcy rclurn--Thrv raturn--
I'hry return no more"
War i,aIwuy- Ier"h.e, lis Anpopuht"i
fields, is slaughtered thousand, and lis de-
moral 1in5 tendencies, reader it even III
III ]n-'esl cause, a Thing for Humanity TO
wGtn over.
THIS na'i,n las just emerged f;nm a cor
;cs' which virlnry has evclywleIe at
ten led lis arms A pArt Of those who were
actively engaged in il, we have lu~t
,c,nrulag to their homes, hoiorably li>phar
gad iio'n service. OF these, some bring
back the reputation Of heroic deeds. such
as would no, disgrace the brightest page of
history. O,Asrs arrive, dis.iyute,', or main
ed for life But how many never rclurn-
ed al all!
VIVA, con.ras! between the living AID
Getd. The one comes back, with brow,
wEeA'hed with victory, and steps ATTENDED
by nj iary pomp, but the cher is brought
home in sadness, in silence, in teas
Each has fuught with equal bravery, get
how disslmiIar the result We Nigh, re-
cord tie rames OF host who have returned
with elevated riHk and high military repu.
raijoas, bni what crowd Of the ilusuious
Gcad we should hove 10 place in the bal!
ance a9ainal them. There was Vinlon, the
accomplished gentleman. the sincere Chris
tan there vas Ringgoll, the Bayad Of
! the army there was Garland, and T'wiggs
aud Graham, and Scott, and hundred 9th
| H., a. IL,
simple tale Of one Of those who fell, we
/ sha! Leave the imagination of our readers
10 supply he STORY OF the rest.
| C-----Was an only so2. and the last
maze scion Of his house. High spirited, gen
erous, and in all things noble, he was The
hope and say OF his surviving parent. AT
the proper age lie was placed in the Atade
my Of West Point, lor his ancest ?rs had
been soldiers in the Revolution, and his
earliest cam of ambiuon had been to make
himself worthy Of their name. He grew
up in his institution, the pIiie uf his class
Athletic in frame, aud vigorous in intel
lect, he eAceIed alike in manly exercises
as in scholars requirements. He gradu-
ated in lS-anl was brevet,ed a Lieulen-
ant.
| Iii. command was one that allowed him
to be much Il, home, aud here he met his
cousin, an orphan girl, TO whom his father
had given home. Amiable, accomplish
ed and beautiful, she unconscionssy won his
affections, as lie did hers, and their mutual
love was blessed by the aged parent. The
young soldiers cup of happiness was al
ready filed TO the brim, when the war
with Mexico began, and he Was ordered
with his resi menl TO The seat OF bostililles
! He was 10 have been married in few
months; but row all this was suspended.
Still he was full of eager anticipa,ions OF
The future. Oh! little did lie know his fate
| Who shall describe the eagerness with
which his beroihed bride, and his gray'hai
red sire, now watched for intelligence from
the seat Of war. Who shall picture the
agony Of suspense with which they waited
!or the lis, of killed, and dangerously woun
ded afler every general action. or the breath
less terror with which they hurried from
name to name; fearing every moment 10
fad his. The rejoicing crowd whose huz-
zas shook the street outside, little dreamed
of what was gong on in that old mansion.
Several battles had now occurred aud he
was still unframed, so that, a, last their
fears grew less poignant. The war, too,
was thought to be nearly over, aud they
began 10 speculate Oh his probable speedy
return. Suddenly with the news OF a
grea, victory came his death.
| lie had fallen: indeed al The head ofhis