New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-29

ousr,eIms.te! Sergeant George A Fi.ke,jr
Commisssry Sergeant, Charles D. Stone
Hospital Steward. Harry N Coburn.
Drum-Major, A Il. Chase
Armorer. AG. Crossley.
Color. Sergeant, Alfred w. Bullock.
CAPTAINS.
John p. viral, Lyman W. Gould,
Edward l.. Noyes, Francis T. Boyd.
John L. Swift q. FRANK Stevens,
Frederick @. Pope, VIM H. sesman'.
James w. Heryey, Wesley A. Gore,
c. T. BAtchelder, C. W. C. Rhosdes,
VIM. Il. Hodges henry v zane,
Wm. NJ Clifford, David r. Muzzey
SECOND LIRuTRNANTs.
Eliph II. Robbins, John ii, Weston,
Charles Stone, John o. Gray, Jr,
Theo. c. Otis Amos Henhed.
VIM. Harris IT, John Commer!ord
These with the eight companies Of the regiment
before mentioned go men two companies,
completing the three years quota Of the gallant old
Bay State, will follow with Gen. Andrews with a
minimum of civilians wagon-masters, teamsters, and
the officers and crew Of the vessel, comprised our
complement OF voyagers-in all lees than thousand
souls.
Since the departure of tie naval expedition for the
reduction of Hilton Head, in the autumn of 1861, no
such interest, curiosity, and mystery can have ex-
sted on board vessel as freighed the North Star in
her outwari-bound voyage from New-York. Preceded
by the meager but suggestive admissions and guesses
Of the press, stimulated by the magnitude Of the
preparations and the carefully secret Of
Destination, we who were part Of the enterprise,
realized in the highest sense the pecnliartes Of our
position. The majority Of US embarked in state Of
absolute ignorance or the most perplexiDg doubt.
Some-I speak now Of the corps reportorial-ex-
pected Richmond, by way Of the James River,
others an approach to that Rebel capital, via North
Carolina, others, Charleston l myself had voun-
teered expressly for '-'s--with, however, slight
undercunent of apprehension lest l might be mis-
taken ard find myself again committed to that &C.
cured Virginia soil, synonymous in my estimation
with mud, mischance, misery, and all atroeious al.
iteratures that l can lay pen to. Wherefore
breathed condtonally until the expiration Of two
day. bad assured me that we were certainly bound
for somewhere southwark Of Old Point Cornfors- a
name suggestive Of the btterest irony. Then
paced the deck in exultation and hurrahed mentally
for tie five stars above mentioned.
Among tho many indications Of TEXAS on board
there part Of the secret s out, but only part Of ia
including boxes and ammunition so directed was
the presence Of the future Military Governor of the
exrepublic. better known there AS Col. A. j. Ham.
ilton-most Of us have heard of, and many seen hiA
the stanch Southern loyalist and member of Con-
press who did more than afford New-York a seusa-
ton during the pas. two months. We all know his
story, or something of it. An Alabamian born, a
Texan by adoption, he was the only one from his
section who, during the last wicked, shameful days
of the Buchanan Administration, sternly refused to
Join the traitors then openly conspiring against their
country, resisting both cajolery and menace. For
nearly twelve months he maintained brave fight
ON behalf Of the Union, his residence, Austin, the
capital OF the State, being raying place for the
few devoted men who resisted the madness Of the
time. But the bloody tide of treason rose higher
and higher; il surged over only too many, burying
them in nameless graves it swept others from home,
kindred friends everything-there was no help; the
Texan loyalists were hemmed ill., isolated they must
escape or die, and the Colonel came north to tell
story fit to turn mems eyes into fountain OF tears
and their blood to fire, of what il costs to love oues
country in Texas. He returns, now, out of the
netle danger to pluck the flower safety" TO offer
good for evil, and IA we hope, 20 extend and popu
larize the tremendous reaction that lies latent in the
people Of his immense country.
| should say he was just the man to do it. A
strong man, of resoute, grave and kindly aspect;
quietly selfrespectiye and less demonstratiye than
we IRE apt to suppose Southern men, his feelings ev-
identity running in Il deep, intense channel: wAen
look at Gen. Hamilton and think of what he has un-
dergoue. experience u realizing sense of tie mean-
ing of the idea of american Unity, which some Of
us have ut times questioned, after the teaching Of
our European friends, doubling whether II may noi
be Il fauaticism after all. Wife, children, home,
friends; the good opinion of those we have known,
whose estimation forms part of our past life, these
are dear sacrifices a, the shrine of an ideaan opin
ION Especially when in lieu of them is set before
MS only the hard and thorny path of Duty, leading
certainly through difficulties and dangers-perhaps
To death. | 6sLere in Gen. Hamilton Of Texas.
He presence s an augury OF success to the expedl-
ton
OF the other notables on board the North Star /
need say but little, having catalogued them IL were
supertuous 10 speak OF Gen. Banks, name uniform
ly accepted as Of good promise and faithful per-
Torrance; whose merit has never been disputed, an
encomium hardly applicable to any other OF our
generals Gen. Augur, a West Pointer, who has
served with distinction in Mexico and on the from.
tiers who was wounded at Cedar Mountain, is our
most recently-appointed Major-General, and looks,
from head To heel, Il soldier, very much after tie
English Horse Guards pattern. Gen. Grover fought
calamity throughout the disastrous Peninsula CAM
paign aud will soon, deseryedly, be full Major.
DIR. Alexander q lifelong army surgeon Of position
and reputation, already ranking as Major, intends
to organize an ambulance corps, armed, equipped
and in all respects subject to military discplns-a
thing very much needed in our army, the lack OF
which cost hundreds Of lives in Virginia Judge
Peabody, of the Supreme Court of New-York, goes
out with authority delegated from Washington rela.
tive to all civil jurisdiction in our already acquired
ultra Southern territory, and that shortly to be re-
sumed by the United States Government, the legal
center of which will be New-Orleaus. As the
.lattva 10 oil hat
arise is next to absolute being ameDable only to his
senders at the Capitol, can easily estimate the
importance VI Lis Poslti9n: 10 II " fsct ~ vlb0disd