New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-19
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/ From the Knoxville Rcgiste

Is m reading the lives and characters 0t the ON.
GERS Of the revolution who were most distinguished
n achieving our national independence was
forcibly struck with incident In the life ut gen:
Francis Marion, eneral in the m,litaa q
South Carolina. And in this, our present
many officers and men not Inferior to the heroe
Marion and his brave followers. The noble aug ~
sefsacrifcng spirit Ut the gallant Price ana u e
band q brave fighting . ar b pan re-
minds ns AT the following incits
When Charleston into the I n.ats
Tha moment
nom the fracture Of his leg 1e en-
.ared III preparing the means Of 1n VIII n
emy, thsn Ia the foodstide of pres peli IA cnn,.
men only he crossed NE Sapee sna cen.
meiiced that system af warfare WHICH so 'iusn ~
il moved the British army hid 49,;
Coll Peter Horny, in his Ire q e'eli s'Ses
IN hnnf this stima 10 received flag from the
enemy iii Georgetown, South Car alma the object
of which WAS 10 1aake arrange about the en-
change Ct "
conducted into Maj ions encamp ment. Having
heard great talk shout Marion, his fancy had
natural enough sketched out for him some stout
figure of d warrior-such as O'Hara or CORVALLIS
himself of martial aspect and flaming regimentals.
But whatswas his surprise when, led into Marlons
presence, and the bandage taken from his eyes, ne
sbeheld in our hero sWarthy, smoked, DRIED Shtte
man, with scarcely enough Of thread bare home.
spun to cover his nakedness and instead OF tad
ranks Of gay+dressed soldiers, a handful of sun
burnt, acknowledged militia men--some roasting
locks and powder-horns lying by them on the logs.
Having recovered a little from his surprise, he
presented his letter to Gen. Marion, who pernsed
il, and soon settled everything to his satlsachon.
The officer took up his to retire.
on y, said Marion; 1. it IS nov about o q,
time Of dining and hope, SIR yon will give as the
pleasure of your company to Dime
7s at the mention Of the word dinner, the British
officer looked around him, but, to his great m0rt
Sication; could see no sign Of q pot, pan, Dutch
oven, Or any other cooking ntensl that could pos
ssibly raise the spirits of q hungry man.
sS5 .s Well, T0ms' said the General to one OF his
men, 81 S come, give US our dinner. sss#
81 The dinner to which he alluded was no other
than heap OF sweet potatoes, which We're very
snngy roasting under the embers, and which Tom,
with his pine stick, soon liberated from their ashy
confinement, pinching them now and then with his
fingers especially the big ones to, see whether
they were well done Or not. Then, wing cleansed
6 hs ashsspa5ty by bloWng them VIII t
sleeve his old cotton shirthe piled some Of the
best on large piece Of bark, and placed them be
tween the British officer and Marion, on the trunk
{ Of the fallen pine on which they sat.
fear sir,' said the General cur dinner will
not prove 50 palatable to you as could wish but.
sit5i il the best We have
The officer, who was a well -bred man, took up
had found great dainty; but it was very plain
that he ate more from good manners than good
appetite. Presently he broke out into hearty
laugh. Marion looked surprised 5S
q stl beg pardon, General, n said he, = but one
cannot, you know, always command ones conceit.
Twas thinking how drolly some of my brother
isofhcers would look if our Government We're to
give them such bill Of fare as this. =
g suppose = replied Marion, tits not'equal
| to Their style of dining.
No, indeed, z quoth the officer; ard this,
imagin is one Of your Academia! Lent Dinners
sort Of banzan. In general no doubt, you.liye q
Y uf i7na baffnr
nm Rather worse, X answered the General, = for
often we don't get enough Of this. ss
ssss Heavens! rejoined the officer. But prob
ably what youslose in meal you make up in malt;
though stinted in provisions, you draw noble
Mt cent, sir, said Marion, g not cent?
Heavens and earth !! Then you must be in
stand fl, Sss 3$ !s8st $4s
hy, Iii, replied Marion, with smile Of self
lsapprobaton & these things depend on feeling
The Englishman said he not,belieye It would
IN Ar easy matter to econcile his feelings to q
soldiers life on Gen. Marion's ternlsal fighting,
no pay, and no provisions but potatoes.
AW by, sir, answered the General, 8 the heart
ID all land when that Is once interested,
do any thing. Many youth would think it hard to
indent himself slave for fourteen years. Bat let
him be over head and ears in love, and with such
| q beanteous sweetheart as Rachel, ard he will
think no more of fourteen years serYltude than
young Jacob did.
ss We'll, now this is exactly my case; am in
love, and my sweetheart is Liberty. Be that
heavenly yInph my companion, and these woods
shall have charms beyond London and Paris in
slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over
me with his gilt coaches; nor his hostof excise
men and tax gatherers insulting and robbing but
to be my own master, my own prince and soYer-
eign; gloriously preserving my natural dignity,
and pursuing my true happiness; planting my
yards and eating their precious fruit; sowing
nv fields, and reaping the golden grain; and sees
Hug millions Of brothers all around me equally free
land happy myself-this. sir, is what long for.
And would rather fghtfor such blessings for my
country and feed roots, than keep aloof, though
IWallowing in all the Injuries Of Solomon. For
now, sir, walk the soil that gave me birth, and
Ie1ultin the thought that am not unworthy of it,
think Of my OWN sacred right and rejoice that
have not basely deserted them. The children of
lgdistant generations may hear my me, but
still II gladdens my heart to- think that am con
tending for their freedom, with all its countless
blessings. z
looked at Marion as he uttered these senti-
ments and fancied felt as when Iheard the last
words of the brave DeKalb. The Engsbman
hung his honest head and looked as IL he had seen
the upbrading ghosts Of his illustrions country
msn, sydney and Hampdea. On his return to
I Georgetown he was asked by Col. Watson why he
Hooked So; serious.
have cause, air. said he, TO look 50 seri-
Gus. /, vi s45S5 s53.
Well, then, has old Washington defeated Sir
Henry Clinton, ana broke up our army z q
mo, sir, not that, neither; but worse ?3'
" " All Nv hat can be worse !? II ~
81 hY, sill, have seen an American General and
his officers, without pay, and almost without
clothes. living on roots and drinking water; and
all for liberty z s5 ,ss s$5SS5 5Fsssss M
It's said Col. Watson was not obliged to him for
this speech. But the young officer was So struck
with MaIions sentiments that he neyefrested until
he threw uphis commission and retired from the
seSyice
WHAT TEE YANKEES INTEND TO DO WITH THE
PRESS. " We see by an extract from the Phiadel.
phia Press, that it proposed to suppress all the
patriot Journals in the cities which the Yankees
lexpect to capture, and use their types and paper
nblishing Union sheets, to be subscribed for BY
the q nkee army. We expect to turn our types
into bullets before the Yankees shall get hold of
them for any other purpose. Type metal although
lighter than lead, will make very good round balls
| for smooth; bore guns. Itwould not be bad idea
to purchase all the type metal of the many sus-
pended newspapers and convert them into bullets
As the Southern press never could succeed in get
1 ting access to the Yankees brain, or touch his
heart BY an appeal to his sensibilites perhaps
| this would be the readiest method of reaching
both his head and heart through the instrumentaity
/ q the newspaper press. Tuscaloosa Observer. Z
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