Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-06-29
Major whistler--CeneraI Worth.

MuOF WutSticE-ucutThf UOft"'
Roth these brave men sleep their last sleep,
and notes Of sorrow are heard on every gale, as
the nnws Is borne along.
The dead hear not our praise, and therefore,
we should refer 10 them, and speak Of them, not
In a way to nailcr idle sentiment, or morbid
feeling bat TO brace up the living for higher use-
tulness, and 80 benefit all. II death were inn
proved thus, we should be gamers by It.
Yet the world, OF the men and women in II,
are so full of superstition, and Of that reverence
Tor old ussges, that they are startled when a
word Is uttered against the dead. We love this
feeling II Is kindred with all that Is beautiful
mud holy in orr nature, and We would do moth
ing To shock il. But we desire TO do something
10 enlarge 10, to broak the bonds Of superstition
msassa ju. ice Tor he living Test this view
in any way, and sec if IL be incorrect. A father
dies 9 sot' The man OF God is afraid to note
the vice by which he fell, and the pres talks IN
his obituary, only Of bis many virtues. Can bis
children look upon drunkenness ms crime q
VIII the public regard Il with horrurY Better
for the surviving fanlly--better for the whole
pubc--that the simple truth should be told and
that the living should know--should feel, that
vice cannot be shielded, though the dead while
living were graced by gentle feeling md many
manly virtue. ..f
The same paper which announced the fall Of
Ter, by the same disease.
Both were educated al the same school, grad.
Mating al the Military Academy of West Point
Bnt how different their inclnatons How diff
feienl their pursuitsl
Gen. Worth was a soldier--the camp his home
the deadly conflict, his ambitious pasiime.-
He loved the excitement Of the battlefield, and
cared not who fell, or how many, 30 victory
perched on his banner. The murderous trade
OF war was robed in his vision, with all the gau-
dy panoply Of a chivalric festival, and with er-
cry glory Of heroic pomp. And he followed II,
from first to last, with reckless love passion
Whistler saw the terrible evil Of war, and
shuddered at It. Fame, to DO acquired at the
cannon's mouth,wss within his grasp--for he had
the talent to win. But he shuddered Mt the
bloody contest with the Indian, and shrunk back
at taking life, whether of friend or foe. Al
tho Ugh prepared thoroughly for the camp, and
able 70 make soldier Of lofliest repute, yet he
turned his back upon the trade Of slaughter, and
Pssse and tie s arts q Peace ace. % h
Now which, Worth or Whistler, should rank
first in good mems memories 2 Which should
DO referred to, spoken Of, thought Of, as the man
Of mark p
Worth has trod bravely, and fought success
fully, on the hunting-ground Of the Indian, and
against him. His warplume nodded gaIy in the
Niitu 40 Nv ieu ouf tfuoIo W thc htit,
Of Mexico. When this is said, all is said. Nc
line, no act, no expressed thought cheering the
poor, lining up the oppressed, helping on The
distressed, or seeking TO elevate humanity, in
any way, ever fell from his pen, or marked hi.
conduct in MI his life long. II was not bis bust
ness. His generous nature, bis humane feelings
coursed in the soldiers channel, and all the sol
dier's virtues and vices may he traced in hi
career.
Whistler aspired il another way, and gave al
his time 10 improvements which were calculated
to bless the whole race. He hal no attractions
to surround him. He sought no camp excite
ment to uphold him. But looking wisely into
the future, and believing II the human family
could be linked closer together, aud know eacl
ether better, that murder would cease, and wal
be regarded as murder by all, be devoted him
self to internal Improvements, at home aud
abroad. And many are the trophies OF his skill
10 his native land, he was among the best Of en-.
gineers we ever had, and in Russia he ranked
with, If not above, the first in Europe. To deyei-
ope resources, TO multiply opportunities Of hap
piness TO man, 10 give to labor, as well rs power
every facility Of travel, and to put the world IN
notion for the worlds best adxnncement- iheSl
from first to last, with knit purpose and an iron
will.
Now, young man, patriot, Christian, toll Il.
which OF these two is the true hero? Father
Mother say which shall your sons emulate, and
your daughters love p Ciereld Tfue Democrat