The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-12-05

as we are of strong epicure proclivities
and not little partial towards the
European plan" of keeping Hotel, we
generally keep it set all the day round
loaded with every delieacy the mos,
fastidious appetite could desire, such
as fresh beef, corned beef, fried pork
boiled pork, homony, rice, potatoes, tea
coffee, sugar, molasses, bread, salt, vim.
egar, beans and two or three more
dishes that | can't think of, better than
all the rest--all of which we draao from
Uncle Sam. Welive on the top shelf
there's no lodging that-and the
only fear | have is that We may get the
gout, and in consequence receive our
discharge from the service (?) You
see, while We go upon the principle
that Dulce ct decor,na, est pro patri
mori-it is sweet and glorious to die
for ones country; we at the same time
give strict adherance to the maxim-
Dunn UiUinaus yicdmus- us live
while we live.
In our previous letter we had occa
sion to allude to the changes wrought
by the ever busy and inscrutible hand
of time. In this, We have butto verri
fy the principles promulgated in the
first. Even within the pale of our o WI
company, changes have taken place oi
no small Importance. Our company
came here bound together almost as
one.and inseparable. They came here
not for motive pecuniary or self-sustain-
ing, but to defend the Constitution and
perpetuate the Union. They came
hand in hand, and with expectation to
fight side by side, even unto the sacra-
fee of the last man. But our ranks
have been broken in upon, and that
nucleus around which was clustered all
the component parts necessary to it as
a whole, in one firm and united band,
has been taken from us; and we are
left alone, SO far as respects an officer
commissioned to take the senior and
immediate command of our company,
to sink or swim, survive or perish, as
circumstances may chance to dictate.
Capt. X. G. Denison has been trans.
ferred TO the command of Company B,
vice Capt. Town promoted. He is now
senior Captain of the squadron com.
posed of companies B and Man hon.
orable promotion, and one well merited
by the recipient. AS a company, VIC
cannot but most sincerely deprecate
the loss of our Captain for many rea
sOns-reasons far too numerous to ad
NIT of even a brief mention here. Yet.
while we lose him as Captain of our
company, he still commands the squad.
ron in which we are, and although
there may be placed over us as our
commanding officer, a man entirely a
stranger to us and with capabilities in
adequate for the position, yet in case
of All engagement, he has no power to
do us injury by way of any un warrent-
able orders, because he receives his
orders from the senior captain; there
fore we are UirtuaIIy, though not strict
ly SO, still under the command of
Capt. Denison. There is nothing
known as to how or when the vacancy
will be filled.* 1t is hoped, however,
by the whole company, that it will be
filed from among our own number. As
a genial, whole-souled, liberal minded
man, Capt. Denison ranks behind none.
But we have men still with us who are
as capable to command as Capt. d,
and if Col. Broadhead will only give
Lieut.. Sprague or Heazlit a Captain 3
commission, we shall feel that our
Company is sound to the core again,
and 60 on to perform our allotted duty
with cheerful hearts.
Yours, @. N. S.
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