The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-21

| politicians gave their intloencs "a
this fatal course which he's resulted
In the destraotioo Of their own peo.
pie. All THE and the olamor Of q
portion Of the public prsss have on.
Grated on the Psssidens's mipd.
Whs 10 Gss. Dsrasils the New Cen.
nasasr sfths Fotsaae Aray.
General Ambrose Evorese Burn
eide was born in Liberty, Unios
county, Indian, on the 99d Of Nay.
1924, and 10 now % ths vieop OF
manhood. He 10 Of 6cosch dssosus,
his grandparents having smigratsd
to South Oarolins, whore his isthes
was born and prsctiesd Law With
great sucoess, having married q
South Carolins lady. 10 1874 hs
disposed Of bis property iu the Pal.
mstto State, and removed 10 Ssash.
ern Indiana, where he filled several
local Offices and became Judge Of
the Circuit Court.
The son whom eighteen ysass Of
sge, was admitted into West Poias
Military Academy. and iu 1Sl7
graduated in the artillery, 18th 10 .
olass Of Al. His rank Of BsSvet
Second Lictenant 10 the Ssoond Ar.
tillery. was exchanged the following
year for that Of Q full Seoood Lien.
tenancy In the Third Artillery
At the time Of bic graduation iPom
West Point, bic ssgimsst We In
Mexico, and joining d q Vera Crus
he went with Pattsrson's column 20
the City Of Mexico, which city hs
reached sitter SCOTS triumphant q.
try.
On the promulgat!ou Of psAcs, hs
ordered to Newport, Rhode Island.
and served at that post uatil the
Spring Of 1910, whom b. won't 20
New Mexico, having bsea attached
to Bragg's ismoha battery - Firss
Lieutenant. For three or four years
he was in the exciting service Of
skirmishing against The wasliks 10.
dian tribes OF Now Mexico, and Ia
several psrilous fights displ ,ysd such
dauutless courage - TO earn The
high sncomiums Of bis superior on.
cers.
He was recommended % Prosi.
dent Fillmore for pPomotion, but ~.
signed from the service before re.
ceivin9 the rewsrd to which hs was
fairly entitled. Ia the Winter q
1880 '61-hs served % Quartssmsssss
on;.he Boundary Oommission, which
ran the lius between Mexico and thN
United States, and In Sspeenbse
1851, came across the plains - beas.
or Of dispatches from Ool. Graham
to the President. With On escort
Of only three men he started from
the Gils river on bis psrilous trip
through the Iudian country. but Tor.
tunstely passed through unmolsstsd,
travelling twelve hundred miles In
tho incred bio short time OF seven.
teen days. This 10 the fastest mule
travel on record. While at Fo.t
Adams, Newport, he resigned from
the service having invented bressA
loading osrbiue.
With . view OF manufacturing Il,
he settlei In Bristol, Rhode Island,
and invested his property in II On
the strength ot q verbal contract
with the traitor Floyd, who found 10
an easy matter to ruin the poor Lieu.
tenant. Lieutenant Burnside then
tried bis fortune 10 Chicago, and
er.sred tho smploymsn, Of the ILL.
nois Central Railroad, where hs r.
newed his friendship with the futars
Major Gen. Mcclellan. Gen. Bura.
side on being sppointed Treasurer
to the company, removed 10 New
York, where hs resided ior some
time.
A year ago lest Spring, while sis.
ting In bis Office, hs WAS surprised
by the receipt Of . Telegram from
Gov. Sprsgus, asking him to ssssps
the Oolonelcy Of the First Krods Il.
land regiment. In hall sn hour b
was on his way, and arrived q
Providonce early the next nosning.
The rest is easily: y:told. Our rsadsss
recollscs how quickly his r.gimsss
was disciplined; how HE men feught
like veterans at the battle of Boil
run, and when toe day went agsisss
them, retired 40 ooolly 90 from pa
rade. For bis gallant conduct du.
ring the battle. tn which no asted
ss Brig ,dier General, commanding
the second Brigade Of General Hun
ter's division, he WAS appointed
Brig ,disr General by the President.
Tue PaEsIDENr on THs ELeorioHs.
s ,nator Wilson, OF Massachusetts,
'mads . speech at Oambrldseport,
the oiher evening, 10 the report Of
which wo notice the following state.
msnt:
The other day I called on the
President With an earnest Douglas
Democrat Of Massachusetts. The
nsws had just como to the President
Of these dsfssts Of bis supportsrs In
those States. and the Prosideut
seemed bowed down, when the In
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