Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-04-12
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Abslulit clarum cita ,nors sAchiIlem.-H Horace
Per cdlus virtues nomen Carolinae
.Crevere et vires, ta,naqne ct imperi
Porrecta majestas ad ortum
Soils alb Hesperio. .cubuli Horace.
BY his gallant virtues, nubly shed
in during deeds and victories won
Cardinals fame abroad hath spread, ~
From the rising to the setting sun.
- Free Translation.
The civic history of Col. Butler is 100
well known TO require any delinealion
from our pen. We propose, therefore, to
view him only in his counection with the
Palmetto Regiment. As a military man
his character deserves 10 be we'll studied,
and his hoaored name, and his bold. deeds
of valor should be enshrined in every pa
triot's heart.
AS mere drill officer. Col. Butler pos
sessed no superior excellence. He had
forgotten, 10 measure, the routine of lac
tic exercises, and found no necessity during
the campaign, ofdirecrhg his mind tolhe
study of these especially and in n'inu'ie
With Major, noled for his skill and &C
,curacy in drilling, his drudgery was, in
great degree, taken off his hands. Aud
this gave him more time to devote himself
10 the higher interests, Of the Regiment,
which he always guarded with peculiar
care and industry. But though no adept
in tine merely mechanical portion OF the
soldiers duties, he possessed, in an eminent
degree. the qualities Of asuperior COM
mander. We are not fully prepared tosay,
he would have greatly excelIed as strate-
.gist, or that his faculty for analysing mill.
Iary operations was exlraordlnary. These
powers fail 10 The lot only Of very few,
who, by nature, are gifted with great nill-
tary genius. To plan and .arrunge pro.
perly all the general operations Of cam,
paign. and to direct masses al IA distance
from the enemy OH important points. so as
to favor rapid and advantageous move
ments of an army, and 10 keep opeu lines
of Communications &C., require compre-
hensiveness of mind, readiness of con-
ception, and a depth Of foresight rarely
united in one man. Such ability belongs on
lytoa Cesar, or a Bonapartc. But in Lo-
gislics, or knowledge Of moving aud
supplying armies; in grand tactics, or the
the art of combining and directing battles;
in word, in all}the practical rules for
conducting campaigns, battles &C., we
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s. rnlndslts was his delight % pursue in i'm;
asloation the plans OF y bailiess and The
manas cement OF lcainpalsns. We have often
listened VIII. pleasure 10 his juiicious ant
discriminating remarks on5leadins charac;
. ters in lheaanny, and upon The military
operations carried, on III Mexico. Touchin!
the,lalter. his. views and advice were offer
sought at Head Quarters, and among the
the superior officers of the army;s and hi.
excellent, good sense gave rointeGncs.
to his opiaons that seldom failed TO GARY
conviction to the mind of his bearer, while
his mild torn conversation lind his grea
weight Of character, always secured fol
: them respccf, even when they were no
adopted. In giving mis- opinions, he ell.
gagged little in abstract specula,ions; but
l,oked almost exclusively 10 lhe practca
bearing of The proposed proiecr. or plan o
action. Indeed, Col. Butler did mol enio,
high powers of generalization, and attach
ed but little Importance 10 mere theories
bu, he was gifted with discernmenl o
mind, aud a q6ickness aud accuracy o
judgment, that qualified him admrabl,
for practical life. lie chose rather Il
collect the facts aud objects around him fo
reflection, than 10 pry into The secret pro
cesses OF thought and fancy; and drew hi
conclusions more by The force Of intui,or
than oy long deductions olreasonips.' Hi
looked upon things as they are, aud judge
men by knowledge of tine real feelings
and motives by which they are acluaed
If he failed in his DOwers of ANALYSIS. am