Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-08
General Twixgs,

From the New Orleans Delta.
If we are 10 credit the telegram in our yesterdays
edition, President buchanan has committed his last
act Of folly, treaohsry and udisuty to the South,
by striking the name Of the veteran Twiggs from
the roll OF the army as scoward and traiior.n
That man whose name is the very epitone of
timidiy, and whose highest siaiesmanship has con.
sisted in the evasion Of every manly responsibility
should thus undertake to brand with the epithet of
coward the Oldest most faithful and efficient Gene
raj in the service Of the United Statss--a man Who
has signalized himself by the most active and eff
Gent service in every war in which the late Repub
lie has been engaged man who enjoyed the speeisl
confidence Of Jackson, and who was chosen sscOndin
command TO Taylor-Who has received nnumersble
honors and brevsts from his Government, his ma
tive and his adopted States, and from the peoples
certsinly one Of the most atrccous manifestations
which the progress Of the present revolution hiss yet
brought FORTH Of the insane fury that has seized the
enemies and traitors TO the South who have obtsin
ed control over the lueklsss old man who is BoW 60
earnestly engaged IN dispensing the inequalities OF
the White House to the unlettered bufFcon who m
the sectional hare of the North has elevated TO The
Chief Nagisiracy Of the Republic! 1.-THE determi-
nation TO maintain separate and independent con-
federacy needed any stimulus and vigor, this most
g-sceles5 ana infamous attempt 10 blscken the fair
fame Of gallant Southern hero and patriot
would supply it,. There is no viewo this act which
afford any mitigation OF its infamy. The coB-
duct of Gan TSiggs iu eVsouatng tae mill isry pos
in Texas, 30 fer fKem afordng any justiheation or
prstext for striking his name from the rcila With
terms Of insult, ought to commend him 10 the res
peet snd consideration Of all good men. -
His wise aud discreet course prevented tie inau-
guration of civil wars war which would have re-
suited in the annihilaion of his command, and
which would have consigned his name to eternal
infamy. His 'treason and cowardiee," consisted
in his refusal TO order the mercensries Of foreign
government to fire upon his fellow citizens. He,
native Georgian. and citizen of Louisisna, was
expected and required at the risk Of being igaom-
inOuslY dismissed from the service as coward and
traitor, to destroy the lives aud dexssate the pro-
perry of his own fellow-oitisens Instead Of dis
missal and denuncietion, he las in fact merited
the civic crown which ths ancient Romans decreed
to hin who saved the life Of 9 fellow citizen Nor
can the Government ct Washington complain Of the
slightest deception or evasion of duty on the
part of the General. TIE facts chow indeed that
it vas that Government which dSdged the respohsi
bility sud failed to take steps to maintain its pow
er in Texas. The General in command repeatedly
warned the Government that Texas would secede,
aud asked for Instructions as t. the course to be
pursued in that event. He received none. Left
With two small companies al San An: onio, he was
surrounded BY over Q thousand Of the best armed
troops In the world, who demanded his surrender
Of the post. His soldiers were quartered il hous-
es, with no fort or even walled enclosure 10 re-
Gcob ~ Win NJ fAOepcOs u E58utOfCcuteut anu w
means Of communicating With any other post. Un--
der these circumstances, to offer any resistance,
would have been the NEST criminal folly and rash
ness. It would have called down on the veteran
officer the bitter reprosch and denunciation of the
civilized world. His ospitulaiion was therefore
made on terms honorable alike to himself and TO
the State of Texas, which demanded ii.
Under all the circumstances of thecase, the cause
of Geaeral Twiggs, in this most shameful assault
his Well-esrned reputation, is the cause OF the
South. 1t behooyes the Confederate States 10 vim
dicats his fame from the aspersions of the Govern
msnt at Washington, and it is especially incumbent
on this State and city, where General Taiggs has
spent large a portion of his life, to testify in
some expressive and earnest manner, its high
estimate Of bis services and merits and lis disgust
and contempt for the paerile effort to disgrace,
him. e' ~ sss - sa-