Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-24
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General Butler.
The latest reports from the South an
nounce the death, at Augusta, Georgia, Of
the aged traitor David E. Twiggs. he was
one of the earliest Of the United States Of
fcers who Joined the JEFF. Davis crew, and
he did his base cause much service in de-
liyering over to it the city Of New Or
leans, which was illuminated in honor Of
his adherence to the rebel cause.
In the United States army he enjoyed
the title Of Brevet Major-General, and up
to the time Of the rebellion had command
of the military department of Texas. He
was native Of Georgia, entered the army
at the age of twenty-five, was promoted
to the Majority Of the Twenty-eighth In
fantry in 1914, and was transferred with
the same rank to the First Infantry in
September, 1926. In 1881 he was appoint
ed Lieutenant, Colonel of the Fourth In
fantry, and became Colonel Of the Second
Dragons five years later. At the COM
mencement Of the Mexican War he was
appointed to the command Of q brigade;
and was invested with the direction Of the
right wing Of the army under General Iay-
lor, and distinguished himselfat Palo Alto
and Resaea de Ia Palma, receiving for that
service the commission Of Brigadier Gen.
eraI, June so, 1876. Afterwards assigned
to service in the force under General Scott,
he continued to take an active part IN the
battles Of the final campaign Of the war,
and was breveted to a Major-Gene eralshlp
MIN sword. At the close OF the W.T. nc
was assigned to the command of the mill
tary department. Of Texas.
Gen. Twiggs treason is well remembered
by our readers. On the approach of Gen.
Butler to New Orleans, Gen. WRiggs fed
to Augusta, Georgia, where he died. Gen.
Butler has seized and sent to President
Lincoln the three swords and equipments
presented to Twiggs. One of these swords
he received from the President Of the
United States and Congress for services at
Monterey; the second was given him by
the State Of Georgia, and the third was
from his native city for gallantry in Mex
leo. When Twiggs left New Orleans he
gave these swords to a young woman,
whose mother handed them over to negro.
Gen. Butler in his communication to the
President says:
A more lamentable instance Of the de-
gradation to which the rebellion has re-
dueed its votaries, can hardly be imagined.
Swords given to a general for courage and
good conduct in the armies Of the Union
tokens Of admiration by his fellow citizens
and Of the gratitude Of a State and the na-
tion-voluntarily bequeathed for safe
keeping to a woman as more proper Gus
todian than himself, by that same general
when, flying at the approach Of the armies
Of that country which he had renounced
and betrayed, at last find a depository with
q negro, for the sake Of enslaving whose
race the double crime of treachery and re-
bellion has been eonsummated.
Now that the weapon given by the |
United States is returned to the Executive,
and the others placed at his disposal, might |
I take leave to suggesta proper disposition
Of them2 Might not the first be presented |
" eDAAN NA4SGL a. a A0Atu VI appreciation
Of loyalty and devotion to the country p |
The qualities Of courage and good conduct /
in the battlefield have never been found |
wanting in our armies; but loyalty and /
entire devotion to the country have failed
in 50 many examples Of which General
Twiggs Is shining one, that some token
Of respect for these qualities, bestowed in /
this manner, might not be inappropriate.
The sword from the State Of Georgia
might be deposited in the library at West
Point, with an appropriate Inscription, as
q perpetual memento to the youth there
how worse than useless are al education
and military training even when allied to
gallantFy and courage if heartfelt patriot
ism and undying fealty to the Constitution
and the flag are wanting.
That given by the city Of Augusta might
be deposited in the Patent Office as a warn
ing against the folly and uselessness of
such an invention as secession"
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