New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-25
COL. RLLsWORTH.


are shed are shed in secret over fathers aud
sons, over husbands and lovers; but the country
pauses only to write on the roll of fame the
names of those of her children who are TO be
held 10 cherished remembrance by generations
yet to come, who viii have time to weep over and
recount the deeds where~ith their liberty and
their happiness were purchased. There were
hearts that we're broken, no doubt at the skir-
mish at e,iDgton though Massachusetts, Thanked
God that the fret martyr blood was sown, aud
wrote down, but without tears, the names she
was 10 remember forever. When the life OF
nation is purchased with the lives Of her citizens,
be who offers to pay part of the price need
only pray that when he dies his country may
rejoice for victory won
Ii is about month since a young man OF
soldierly bearing. of an unusually fine phyhque,
Of frank aud attractive manners, and OF great
intelligence, called on US, on the day OF his
arriga from Washington, to state his wishes aud
purposes, in relation to raising regiment
among the New.YOrk fremen. fortnight later
we saw him on his way To embark for Wash
lneton at the head Of his men, aud escorted by
the most imposing procession this city has ever
witness d. This man was Col. Ellsworth of the
Flremen Zouaves. 81 want" he said, !" the
"New.York 6remen, for there are no more e.
fectWe men 10 the country, aud none with
hom can do 80 much. They are sleeping
"on volcano at Washington" he added,
| and | want men who can 70 into fight
"now." The impression he made upon us was
| that Of a fearless, gallant, aud energetic man,
one Of those possessed Of the qualities that DIS
| tiopush those who have them as soldiers, and Of
powers that especially fit them to be leaders
among men, In him we think the country has
lost very valuable life
Had that life been lost by the chances Of war,
though our estimate Of the man would have been
unchanged we sboud. perhaps, not have felt
called upon to single him out for prnise among
all who had fallen IN the cause Of their country.
But the chances of war-Of civilized war, at
least-haye not befalen bm. The treason OF the
South is to bs tempered by ASSASSINATION, as well
as riot and COL Ellsworth is the first victim OF
the one, as Prisates Whitney Laid, and Need
ham cf Massachusetts, were OF the other. The
South first taught us at Sumter that, even under
the command of MajorGenera they could fire
upon u burning fortress displaying flag of
truce at Baltimore, they showed US that BY
mob of rioters they could isolate few soldiers,
when on peaceful journey and susPectDg so
mischief attack them in the rear aud from the
upper stories Of buildings, visiting ait-rward
upon the dead indignites unparalleled
al .fu
ago trbes; and Alexandria gives US the third
lesson. A city is taken, the lnsurectionIsts are
dispersed, law is triumphant aud property AID
persons are safe under the restored order when
the deviish spirit that inspires the insurrection
breaks out in some wel-traIned myrmidon, aud
unconscious probably that he was attacked, 40
secret and 80 sudden was the movement, the
victim falls forward dead from frghtiul woGnds.
The war that was begotten Of perjury, aud
trescbery, and theft, is ftly Dourisbed With the
cowardce of secret murder, attempted poisoning,
and public riot, where the rioters are n multt
tude, and the attacked a handful. These thing-
are not to be forgotten; they are to be avenged,
for public vengeance, Ike the public voice, ii the
voice Of God.
The poor wretch by whose rnurderous hand
Col. Ellsworth fell probably was not aware
whose life he had taken. He saw only soldier
of the United States who had pulled down the
visible sign Of riot and insurrection, aud, ODE
dent to the savage instinct which governs him
as well as bis masters, he shot him down when
sure there was 10 time for defense AID no pos
sbility for escape. Tue kindly rains OF Heaven
have washed out the blood Of the Mass ,chusetts
men from the streets Of Baltimore, though no
Massac acbusetis man who bears u hlu,ket In this
war can ever forget those crimson stains Do
our New.York Firemen need visible evidence
of the manner Of the death OF him who mustered
and trained them and led them out for this war
We are sure they do not need il, and yet we
beg them to cherish sacredly the trni,ors' 1ag
that IA filed with bis blood, and let the South
learn TO tremble and grow pale at the sight OF
its crimson folds wben they go To battle vita the
war.cry of REMEMBER ELLSWORTH