The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-10-24
The Right Style.

ShO"Sh W put ~ -heO Pi aOllCc
He is described as a grave, taciturn,
granite-hearted man, very quiet and
still, but having an appearance that is
impressive of the fact that he means
what he says and will allow no fool
ing" about him. There is nothing rash
or fiery about him; he never gets angry
and never gets merry; but is always
perfectly cool and calm. and passionless.
Whatever he orders is executed, and
no questions asked, his officers and men
all understand him to we'll too parly
about any thing required of them.
The following anecdotes are told of his
way of doing things:
Gas soon as Paducah, KY, was fair
ly occupied few days since, Gen.
Grant leaving Gen. Paine in command,
returned to Cairo. When the troops
approached, secession flags were flying
in different. parts of the town, nearly,
if not quite all of which, were at once
hauled down on the landing of the
troops. In the course of an hour, Gen.
Paine sent one of his Captains to the
St. Francis, the principal hotel, with a
small squad of men to hoist the stars
and stripes, where but short time pre-
vious the rattle-snake ensign of the reb-
els had f1oated. A few decided words
of the Captain settled the objections
Of the landlord; but more serious OBJ
stacle met him in the hall, in the person
of a woman who, with revolver in hand,
and many bitter taunts, forbid the up
ward advance of the party. After par
lying for a moment, the Captain told
the vixen decidedly that he would have
no quarrel with crinoline, but the flag
must 60 up, and if a woman chose to
throw herself in the way, on her own
head be the responsibility. Acting on
the principle that discretion in woman
as well as man is the better part of val
or, she stepped aside and the Captain
quietly unfurled the glorious banner of
liberty. Nobody was left to guard it,
and in an hour afterward the flag mys-
teriously dropped to the foot of the
flagstaff. Observing it, Gen. Paine at
once rode down to the door of the St.
Francis, and, calling for the proprietor,
inquired how the flag came to be low
cred. Bonifacs didn't know; some.
body had taken it down; he couldn't
be responsible; the owner of the build
ing had something to say, &C., &c.
Said Gen. Paine, very quietly but de-
cidedIy, C shall hold you responsible,
sir. A file of men will at once again
put up that flag if it comes down be-
fore l order it, by your hand or that of
any about you, will Immediately send
a file of men with orders to take you
to the beach and shoot you. If the
owner orders it down, give him my
compliments, with the assurance that
within an hours time his house will be
leveled to the ground, and he may ex-
pect the same fate. Good morning,
SIR" 1t is needless to add that the flag
of the Union floated gloriously over
the St. Francis till sundown, when, as
usual, patriotic hands folded it up for
the night.
"During the afternoon it became
necessary to their future use, that a
team of mules should be shod and the
teamster was sent to the nearest black.
smith shop to have it done. The mulish
hero at the anvil swore roundly that he
would not lift hammer for the " GUS
sed Lincolnites," and it should not be
done in his shop. The proper officer
soon reported the fact to Gen. Paine
He at once called Corporal and said
stake file of twelve men, 60 to that
blacksmith, tell him to shoe those mules
at once and do it well. If he refuses
without further orders, take him TO the
!. Ohio levee and shoot him." As soor
as the orders were made known to Mr.
Blacksmith, off came his coat, and his
fire burned brightly and his anvil rang
gaily, till the team was ready for ser
vice. And besides all that, he hal
been actively employed for Gen. Paine''
Quartermaster ever since.
"We add only one more illustration
One of the leading rich men of the
place-a large staggering fellow
leader among the traitors and specially
popular among the "baser sort" mad,
himself very conspicuous blatherinl
about the streets, and cursing the UnioI
and everything connected with it. A
Captain was sent with squad of men
and Sir Hotspur was brought into thu
presence of Gen. Paine. "My friend,
said the General, "we may as wei
understand each other. My troops arr
here to preserve the peace. Nobod,
will be disturbed merely for his politi
: cal opinions. If you want to fight Us
go quietly and join Pillow at once
, But you must not stay here spy in th'
camp; you must not go about th'
streets hurting out treason, and excit
ing the populace to disorder; entertain
, whatever opinions you please, but yo'
must do no overt act, either publicly O
privately, that is reasonable; and yo1
must in all respects comport yourself a
peaceable, and outward, at least, as
, loyal citizen, or l shall at once orde
you to be shot"
sWThe sexton of a church on
West. not long since, pinned pape