Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-12
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The Bglletis, Of Sunday, contains an article
entitled " General Ttoiggs disgTaosd," which
reeites the tyrannicaI order from the War De-
partment, dismissing this distinguished officer
from the service Of the United States Of the
North.
We will do our contemporary the justice to
say that we presume the article was clipped
from some laek-Rspublican sheet of the
North, and that the sentiment was not intended
to be Endorsed. We cannot believe that any
southern sheet would deliberately assert that
this veteran officer is disgrscsd by bis refusal
to battle his sword in the blood Of his brethren
of the South. It was the noblest act Of bis
southern men and the gratitude Of the whole
country. The Black-Repdblicans, who would
rejoice at any disaster to tbs South who, but
for the danger to their own precious persons,
would invade the soil and butcher the citizens
Of the South, may how with Indignation at
the msgnanimous conduct Of Gen. TwIGGs,
but surely no southern man, who has the least
regard for his personal character, or is not a
monster at heart, viii condemn his course. It
was a law Of the Roman republic, that one
who preserved the life Of a Roman citizen,
should be publicly crowned with laurel at the
Olympisn festival judged by this rule, so
honorable to ancient Rome, to what honors
would not this aged veteran be entitled at the
hands Of the Southern people We give be-
low an article from tho New Orleans Delta,
-Esh Ah-A D---awra- u-I H. ha-.
been smitten by their eonscienees for this their
last act Of perhdy
GENERAL TwIGGs-We perceive in the
northern journals a statement that Nj.
Buchanan became satisfied that the action to-
ward General TwigEs was hssty, and founded
on erroneous information, and that be had
ordered The case 10 be reconsidered. When
Informed # this fact yesterday, the veteran
general declared, width characteristic empha-
sis, that they should not reconsider the case
but that be would, as soon as his health per-
mitted. proceed to consider their case, and to
hand Buchanan and Holt down 10 p~osteTity as
the most black-hesrted caiumniaS9rs who ever
disgraced humanity.
Il turns out that 50 far from having antici-
pated the assumption Of command Of the de-
partment by Colonel Waite, BY surrendsring
| The public property 10 Texas, the general, as
soon as apprised that Waite had been sent, al
bis own urgent and repeated solicitation, to
sapercese bin, General Twiggs insisted that
Waite should enter i'm nediately on the duties
of the command. The neglect Of Waite to
do 80 continued the general in command until
the Texans had assembled an overwhelming
force. To have resisted this force 10 the open
and exposed garrison in which The United
States troops were stationed, would have been
the shesrest folly and madness. Instead #
insult and dismission, General Twiggs deserv-
ed the gratitude and commendation Of the Gov
eminent at Washington, and Of the northern
people. He was entitled at least to the hon
orable and prompt acceptance Of bis resigna-
ton, which had been some time 10 the hands
Of the Washington authorities. The pages OF
history may be searcNed in vain for a similar
example Of peridy TO that which has marked
the course Of the Government at Washington
toward a veteran officer who has served the
republic for fifty years With unexampled hdsli-
ty and efficiency.