The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-03
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4 NNiH WI lsihtINN, NUlOu COuniN, lllUlaflN, OF
| the 22d Vt May, 1924, and is now III III,
! vig0r of manhood. He is of Scotch de
scent, his grandparents having emigrated
to South Carolina, where his father wac
born aud practlced law with great success
having married a South Carolina lady. IL
/ ls2l ho disposed Of his property IN the
! Palmetto State, aud removed To Southern
\ Indiana, where he filled several local offices
aud became Judge OF the Circuit Court.
/ The son, when eighteen years of age
was admitted into West Point Military
Academy, aud in 1857 graduated in the
! artllery--httcenth m u. class of forty
seven. His rank Of brevet Second Lieu
tenant IN the Second Artillery, was ex
changed the following year for that of Z
lull Second ldeutem ncy in the Third Artil
lery. At the time OF Ills graduation iron
1 West Point his regiment was in Mexico
and joining It at Vera Cruz, lie went will
| Pattcrsous column TO the City Of Mexico
which city he reached after Scott's trium
! phal entry. .Iy .... ,.....t ...,y...tt..
On the PRONUNCIATION of peace he was
ordered to Newport, K. l., and served al
! that post until the spring az lS49 wlieh he
went To New Mexico, having been attached
to Braggs famous battery as Fu2; Lien.
! tenant. For three or -four years he was in
the exciting service of skirmishing against
| the warlIke lndiaif ttibes df New Mexico
and in several perilous fights displayed
such dauntless courage as 70 earn the high
encomiuns of his su lrrior officers. IN g.
He was rHcomm .nled to President Fill
more for promotion, but resigned from the
'orvce baIore receiving the reward tc
Iiwhich he was fairly ontitlod. In the win.
ter of lS50-5l he served as Quartermaster
on the Boundary Commission. which ran
the line between ,Nirxieo and the United
States and in September, lS5l. came across
the plains rs bearer OF dispatches from
| Colonel Graham to the President w III al,
escort of only three men he started from,
the ella River On his perilous "trip throus IN
III, Indian country, but fortunately PASSED
nnmolested, travelling twelve hundred miles
IN the incredible short time of seventeen,
| lays. This is the fastest mule travel ON
record, While ut Fort Adams. Newpor;
nc resigned from the service lavmg IN.
v"ilted brcech.lushmg carbine.
Wtth.a view of manufacturing it he set.
tled ia Btistol, L, l., aud Invested his prop.
erty in il on the strength of verbal con.
,luct with the traitor Floyd. who found II
IN easy matter to ruin the poor Lieutenant,
Lieutenant Burnside then tried hie fortune
III Chicago, aud entered the employment ot
he Illinois Central Railroad, where he re.
ncwed his friendship with the future Ma.
| lnr General Mcclellan General Burnside
on being appointed Treasurer to the Com,
pany, removed to New York, where he re-
sided for some time.
! a year ago last spring, while sitting il
his office, lie was surprised by the receipt
of II telegram from Governor Sprague, ask
! t, rh ~ Al
/ Rhode island Regiment. In half an hoiir hi
was on his way, and arrived at ProVid enet
early the next morning. The rest is easl,
told. Our readers ireoollect how quiokl,
his regiment was disciplined how his mel
! onght like veterans at the battle of Bul
| Run, aud when tho day went against then
fctirod "a cnolly as from parade. For hi,
Gallant conduct during the battle, in whct
ne acted M Brigader General, commanding
the second brigade of General Hunters
| llvson, he was appointed Brigadier Gen,
eral by the President .ls .T.. aI
. COMFORTING A WpE.-A good thing came
| off some time since, VIXEN the Corn Ex
changes last corps lett Philadelphia f9l
Harrisburg, Among the men was one who
had a young wife. While they were wait
Ing Tor the order TO march, the young wife
was taking leave Of her husband, in accents
broken, and eyes that lay bedewed in tears
like vlolets i'll Il summer shower. The mall
careSscd her, but the tears still started he
told her OF the patriotism aud Il uniicence
OF the Corn Exchange Association, yet the
| liquid crystals continued to fall he tnld
her of the couutry's danger, but her anguish
,emuied unsoothed, AT last he appeared
weary Of his epdeavors and tried another
tack. Sally said he, sally, quit crying
| You see what the Curn Exchaiige has done
They've paid you uyabounty, fitted me out
and everything" .fIW .s-.r .....
" Yes the girl sobbed," but" ''
" But whut?' 1881
But if you get killed. what them" .l.
Why'A-the man hesitated for mo
ment until lucky thought struck him
Why then the Corn Exchange will fnt
you another huSb0Rd{ I" '' .5f'
The hIdiQrAuaIitss Of This idea changed
the eNrrert Of the girls feelings, and ;
"inIc wreathed her pretty month and dim
piles IN u manner thut Was pleasant 10 be
hold. tho last tear rolled away and as til,
word "torward was given She gave tn,
young recruit a last kiss, and departed il
| good cheer WH -a" B.. s'.t ..r.
RArioNAL.-rhe Rev. D.. Hitchcock, at
breakfast recently given to Dnlnuel Chick
erlng, OF Boston, made a speech, in whicl
nc said ;.......f m ..........I ...
ut ia charged that New En- land is
| land ol one idea. | do not object Ia this
'nce fin / 50 many men VINO have not eveI
one idea" @ ..l- ''''i
Oue-iiea men are the ones FOR the presen
emergency, however useless they may b,
on ordinary occasions. The man, be h,
statesman, philosopher. Qhio!tain, or citizen
who has uu idea but to save our Govern
ment thrun5h pun shiug traitors as thej
deserve, is the man for the present occasion
| The man WHO has no ideas. or, equally to h,
| feared, tho man who has an idea that th,
rebels are 10 be WHIPPED, and another on,
that they must mt he hurt an idea tha
rebels are gully OF trcas0h, and anothe
| that nditars are to DO CoaXpd and brUuSh II
into loyalty, are alike dangerous men, an,
are dong more TO ruin the country than ui
/ the despised ope-idea men ever have done
One idea, IL fiat ttu good oini, Is all that i
needed for these times. H'.'i ..f
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ALI IN SILVER BRICKs.--lt is proposed il
! Virginia Ciry, Nevada, 10 Ship immediatel,
to the East Tor the benefit Df the Sanitarl
Fund the sum of 100000, and in the move
currency of silver bricks, The Teritorid
Enterprise says ,...
"rn.s sbipIpept viii ho made in soilt
silver bTiekA, stamped with an appropriate
lRcTiption, aud will prove the biggest al
yertisemcnt for the Nevada Territory tina
iugenious brains have yet conceived. Thss,
silver bricks will he enriously examine,