New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-25
TRIBUTE TO II SOLDIER OF FREEDOM.

TRIBUTE TO Il SOLDIER OF FREEDOM.
| 10 ne Edo, II he ~ T. T'i6HaG
SIN. VIII you allow sufficient space 20 ray
something respecting a gallant adopted citizen who
has ust laid down bis life in defcuse Of Freedom
and the Republic In war Of principles such ~
is now wagiDg between the North and South, il IL
inevitable that many Of the noblest and beet Of
tie country shall be sacrificed. Nor could these
lives, va liable ar hey are, be given 10 a better
cause IT, a. We believe and hope, this is II war for
Freedom and not for power merely. 1t il doubtless
true, that if the men who have met death in this
strife on toe ride Of Freedom could have bad their
term OF years extended indefinitely, they might no,
have found 50 fitting end TO their as hss al
ready been granted them. But while THE is the care
viewing the matter philosophically and heroicay,
Il il yet bat natural that we should feel
AS one true man after another goes down before
tho SHAREHOLDERS cannon, TINT although tie good
to 10 attsined is great, the sacufcc is great Also
Nor has the attitude Of the Goyernmcu, toward The
great cause Of tho rebellion been calculated 20 dispe
the gloom which settles upon the mind OF every
thoughtful man who conemplaios the possible re'rt
Of all these devoted lives aud heroic deaths. But,
while he portion Of the Government Las not been
such a. 10 nspfe enthusiasm among the people, or
to convince the world &c large that we appreciate
N, magnitude Of the interests AZ slake, and have the
will and rover 10 succcssiully gapple with al the
Obstacle that ftand in our path, still believe that
when the record Of this wtr comes 10 be made up il
will be -howu that 10 other crisr The worlds hn-
tory Las produced moro numerous or more exalted
examples of intelligent Deliberate, md disinieresied
sclf-sacrilce.
1t to such an example that wish briefly 10 call
the attention of the public. Lieut. Col. Niguier dc
I ~ Lad IN he Mt IL,
Your readers know, irum the accounts IN your own
aud other journals hew brvoly and heroically he
,nei death But they do not know with what "a tlr-
gc-honred purpofe be- entered into this war or how
entirely the lie he yielded mp on that battlefield
,ya, de cd 10 the caufe of loe1pm for all men,
pprdese Of color or race. An exile from tie despO,-
ism Of Louis Napoleon, he cane 10 this country
about nine years nRo; and, unlike many Other Tor
eignerr who ny from European opprerfion-Liberty
with him being not sentiment, Bat phn,ip.e-le
had no less hn red for Slavery becufe i exsied in n
republic, under the sanction Of people professedly
de voted 10 Freedom than be bad for the despOiism
Of NarOleOn, which lounshod on TIE ruins OF re-
public he had himself helped o. os1hllsl. Col lie
| Monlcl was gentleman IN the best sense OF the
Term educated and refined siml hearted aud true.
| His connection with the New-iOrk 55d Regiment
was an exceedingly unpleasant ore to him, 50 mach
~ that he lett n 40 one tine with The determination
If raj ine q regiment for himself. IA TO The merits
II the JlG ,nlty between him and the other officers
Of tie res reut, nm unable 10 speak iner, how
ever, from what know Of Lis chamcier, that tho
funl in the first instance could not have rested with
him. The fact that that regimen; WAS ordered homo
net prior 10 the battle, and the other fac, that he
lerguinR bis portion LieuteDant.t Colonel offered
his services an private in which capacity be met
his death all 20 TO vindicate bis memory 70 far M
tho difficulties in the regiment are concerned. DO
not know that such viudca'ion IL necessary. But
az think the regimeLtnl troubles were yefy Inn
maely connected with the uptmelincss OF his death
il il hard 10 speak of IN one without referring TO The
other. lie was evidently smarting ur,der the die
grace Of tho regiment being ordered back matter
ybnt tho cause assigned, and was determined IL
prove that he did enter into the war for military
honors, but for An opportunity 60 etriLe n blow
against Slavery.
| The opportunity was there, nor did he let II pas
by unnsed Had Col. DE Nonteil believed that 'b'
bushe,s of The army Wa 50 catch fn.ii,e a!a'ts, o