Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-26

We find in the Louisville Courier the following no
tice of Gen. Johnston, who succeeds Gen. Harvey
in command of the army destined to operate against
Utah:
''Albert Sidney johnson was born in 1902 in Ma
son county, Kentucky, and is. consequently, now
fifty five years of age His father was of the
early settlers Of this State, having removed from
Connecticut about the year 1887. Gen. Johnston
was q student at Pennsylvania University in its
palmy days. and subsequently graduated at West
Point with distinction in 1926. During eight years
succeeding he served in the United States army as
lieutenant and aduant of the Sixth Infantry, and
engaged in the campaign against Black Hawk, in
which he acted acknowledgement OF the Illinois
troops, with the rank of colonel. He subsequently
resigned his commission III the United States army,
and in 1885, shortly after the battle of San Jacinto,
removed to Texas and joined the army.
Where all were brave, adventurous and enduring,
his signal military abilities rendered him prominent;
aud as acknowledgement, he perfected the organza-
ton of the Texan army, commanded By the lament
ed Rusk, who, through his life, remained his friend
He rapidly passed through the grades, and in 1887
took the command in chief of the Texan army. In
1889 he acted as Secretary of War of the Republic
of Texas, under President Lamar and participated
in a memorable Indian fight OF: the river Neuces, in
which the Cherokees were defeated by the Texans
When the Mexican war was impending, General
Taylor wrote to Gen. Johnston, at Galveston, then
IN civil life, of the emergency, and requested him to
come Immediately to him. As no vessel could be
obtained to convey them to Point Isabel, he ;mme
dately started on horseback with few friends TO
Join the army. The arrival shortly after brought
intelligence Of the battles of Resaca de Ia Palma and
Pale Alto. A large number of Texans, six months
volunteers, having assembled, General Johnston was
elected Colonel of the First Texas Regiment by them,
and soon placed them in admirable organization
This regiment, with Others was disbanded by Cen
eral Taylor previous to the battle of Monterey, but
large number of them served in that engagement,
in the regiments of Colonel Hays and Wood and
under Colonel Davis of Mississippi.
'Gen. Johnston convinced that q battle was i'm.
pending remained and received the command of In
spcctor General of Buffers Division, and served in
the battle in that capacity an aid to General But
ler His post during the battle was principally with
the Ohio Regiment commanded by Colonel Mitchell,
Of which Hon. John B. Weller was Major. This re-
gment was in the hottest Of the encmy's fire. and
their Colonel fell wounded in the streets of Monter.
ey. They afterwards repealed charge of lancers
when shattered with grapeshot. Gen. Johnston's
horse was thrice wounded, but bore him CALAMITY
through. For his conduct on this evenful day Gen.
Johnston was complimented for gallanry and mill
tary skill by Generals Taylor, Butler and Hamer.-
BY Gen. Taylor he recommended for the ap-
pointment of Brigadier- General but it was bestow
cd upon Caleb Gushing, the late Attorney General.
after the battle Of )Iontery, Gen. Johnston re-
tired into private life planter, in Brazoria coun
ty, Texas, where he remained until appointed by
General Taylor, in 1919 as paymaster in the United
States Army. With his headquarters at Austin,
Texas for five years he performed his paymaster's
tour of seven hunderd miles, for the greater part of
the time, six times year. The discharge of his
duties in this department was accompanied with
great deal of exposure and hard service, we'll as
great responsibility. Entrusted with large sums of
government money in gold it was his duty to make
periodical visits to the distant military posts in
Northern Texas for the purpose of paying the troops
His tour of duty being through the Camanche coun-
try his former frontier life here of great service
to him, as, Notwithstanding the daring character of
these Indians and the usually inadequate escort he
escaped without injury or loss during the whole Pc
riod of his service.
"When the enrolment of four new regiments
proposed by the Pierce administration the Legisla-
ture of Texas in session, and during the absence
of Gen. johnson a tour of duty. every member
of both Houses signed petition to the President to
appoint him Colonel of one of the regiments
When the regiments were formed, he was appointed
by Mr.. Pierce to the command of the Cd Cavalry,
which, in Difference to the earnest wish of the people
of Texas, was stationed with its headquarters at
San Antonio in that State. Since then he has re-
manned there, for the greater part of the time in
command of the department of Texas, and has &C.
complished the arduous task of restraining Indian
depredations of avoiding conflict with the civil
thority, and giving complete satisfaction to the peo
pie of Texas evinced by the Hatterng tone of the
public press of that State to him. The best proof
of the estimation in which his services are held by
the administration is his present responsible appoint
ment."