The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1861-10-26
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SIMON HENDERSON TAyLoR wa.
born in Asoyelles, on the R9th day g g
June 1910, and has always resided il
our midst. except when absent for ths
purpose Of p,lrsueing his education. He
was prepared for leollege, at the Higl
School Of Prot. Iiafargue, in Marksville
and, early in 1859, he entered the So
phomore class in the University Of North
Carolina, where he quietly pursued his
studies until the, spring of the present
year. Then the political storm, which
had been gathering for years, eliminated
and sweeping in fury, over the land
forever severed the bonds which bound
our once proud Republic together. The
tocsin of war lbrDke the stiffness, which
had heretofore areigned over our Ellis
and valleys and every breeze from the
North waited to- our ears the clang Of
arms, and the noise ofsenergetic prepa
rations te lay the fair, fields of the South
ern States in waste, and to rob their
happy people Of their .God-given rights.
It,eu tile call to. arms rang. in clarion
notes through the ;st7soss. bounds of cur
Con|ederacy,. and thousands of our chi
valrons sons Of the South, with cl,arac-
teristic ardor rushed to the rescue.
among the first who rendered their
services to, tho newborn Republic, was
. the, lamentrd deceased, he,, together
with the other Louisianians at the Uni
ssrsity. long before. North lCarolin. Sc
cedea. held a meeting, at which strong
southern resolutions We're adopted, heart
lily approving tlieponrsc which o',r State
had takeii, and offering the services OF
the gallant boys to Gov. Moore. These
resolutions were published in all the
prominent journals of Our State, and are
significant from the fact that the "scnti-
meats Of youths are apt to be eolored by
those Of the community in which they
live. The people of the old North State
were hen in favor Of the Union. and Si-
mon Taylor had been among tl,em du-
ring the whole; SECESSION movement ;
but there. WIS not hesitating, no coppera-
tion q bo,a him -tIit,. ring the true metal
vas there, and he openly and boldly
avowea himself in favor of the indepan-
dent course, which the cottr. Sites
had adopted. ~ I'D =
Soon, however. the brave North Ca
soiinians, wert. awakened to the treacltt-
ry of'he i.incoln government, and almost
unanimously cast their lot with t'ier
southern brethren. Immcdiately>.the
boys OF tllr University. foremost among
w.onl was the subject of this skstc1ll-..; 81 !.
organized Il company, aad rendered tE,eiI
services to Gov. Ellis but, at the ur-
gent solicitation of president Swain, the
Governor refused TO accept them, the
President OF the University alleging that
the session had almost closed and he
thought it best for the young men sundc,
his charge, to return home, and 'hen en-
list with the full knowledge and appro.
baton OF their parents. g..ss.s d .a
1lt graduated, and, about the 10th
of june last, returned home, from W, icl
he had been absent three full years, but
scarcely remained hong. enoug to greet
the warm friends. If his boyhood. The
country nprd.d llis services, and he wa;
,u,t one WHO could prove Il lagg,rd Il
such, an hour. He enlisted in Capt
! l'ratts Company from St7Landry, whicl
formed a part Of the SthIna. Regiment
under Col. Kelly, and was Immediately
ordered on to assist in protecting Vir
! ginia, whose l,allowtd grounds th'
! Nor'hern Vandals were preparing to i'll
I wade. ..t
From the very outset, however, mis-
fortune seemed to. follow in the foot
steps ofthe deceased. Soon after his ar
rival at Manassas, he. fell sick with tn,
measles, and was sent to Culpeppe
I Court House to be treated, His healtl
improved, and he promptly returned II
duty, but relapsed, and was. again sen
to Culptpprr. After his .convalescence HI
was detailed as guard to conduct son'
prisoners to Richmond, and, d,Yas~ Tier.
taken with typhoid fever lie fingered
until the 27th Of September, whel
Death car.e and pressed his weary lids
And brought his sick heart rest"
t.-ournfully the sad intelligence brok
.,.pon our quiet village, and passed from
| one to another in whispered accents. |
he had an enemy among MS, lie lurke'
IN secret, for there was a universal ex
preston Of sincere heartfelt sorrow owe
his early death. Posssssed ola fine edu
cation and, a vigorous constitution, n
young man in our community hadsbright
4 or prospects before him, and doubtles
abe future often cheered his heart wit
!! glowing visions Of long life Of happi
ness and usefulness. But he is gone
Death---that relentless king before WHOM
the whole human race must bow'touche
! hts warm heart with his icy hand, aud tn
4 gentle spirit, shrinking from his prcsenc
4 left its earthly home forever. A brigb
4 light has faded from the family y circle 9
\ the old homestead, where hisaged parent
and bereaved 81 -ters ningleItheirltea,
over his early grave; hui. his relative
are not alone iil their grief; for q Ihoa {
/ devoted friends win eyer mourn th
4 loss and fondly cherish the menery {
i the gallant Simon Taylor. gI II
/; ---al--'alj5E u !.
s 20 We are authorized to a,inount
. DR.. Z. K BRANCH, as candidate ft
member fof thu Legislature Election
/ November next. as