New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
A ROY PATRIOT.

father was extremely snxious to have him released
from the service, though the youthful soldier greatly
desired to remain iu il. While at Forts Henry hno
Doneson, the boy was very i'll, but still ins's'e'
upon performing his duty.
His father arrived Vt Doneson on Friday, the ~"
inst, intending. if possible, 10 take bin home no
h.d an Interview with come of the onicei'' ou'
conld learn nothing Of bis son. While looAi's IVA
him industrousy among his companions ne 'eai".'
n his sunrise and horror, that the poor boys A'e'
fighting CALAMITY on Thursday, bad died from en-
posnre while lying without fire or shelier, upon '"'
frozen ground on that bitter and desolaie nign''
ARr1LET.REsPECTED LIEUTENANT.
A lieutenant of a company III one Vi VIC INV ''e
men,s while preparing for charge, mao lib pipe
shot from his mouth. He laughed and lighted again.
o,d soon after its fire was extinguished by Rebel
r;ao hall which killed a man three feet from him;
and VIII lie wondering at his narrow escape be re-
coved shot through his cap, and another struck his
scabbard; and yet he was unhurt.
The lieutenant now thinks he was not born to die
on the battlefield.
The proyerb that lightning does not strike the
same tree twice must be truer than that bas DO not
design TO do mischief TO soldiers moro than once
during an engagement
THE DIFFICULTY OF DYING.
A number of our soldiers were wounded i've or
six ahd even seven times, none of the wounds prov
ing serious and yet the variation of quarter OF an
inch would have caused death in any one OF the
instances. Truly, to change the apborism, III the
midst of death we are in life.
DEATH AT 4 LONG RANGE.
liar "a
Rifles, had his head shot off by shell from one o.
Major Cavenders Parrot rife-batteries (the let Mis-
souri) at distance of two and a bali miles, while
peeppg above the breastworks. The ehot OF course,
was accidental but it proves the efficacy Of Caven'
ders gun. and tie terrible execution they are cspa-
Die of doing at very long range
MAN WOUNDED WITH FALSE TEETH.
A lieutenant in an Illinois company was shot with
mu.ket in the left cheek, the ball passing through
his mouth, which was open at the time, and knock
ing out three false teeth carried two OF them into the
thigh Of hi. sergeant at his side making painful but
not serious wound.
ULTRA.PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS.
Curious stories are told of some ultra professional
journalists on the field who, in the midst OF the
danger and horrors Of battle, never Loot complete
recollection of their calling or Of the dssgresable
duties it imposed
They never moved out of range until they had
completed their notes. though the sho. and she! fell
like hail and conducted their business as calmly as
if they were reporting political speech or obtain
ing "items" at an Agricultural fair.
NOVEL MODE OF OBTAINING INFORMATION.
One Of the correspondents is said to have locked
Gen. Buckner up in a room at Dover, and kept bin
there in spite Of threats until be had taken pencil.
sketch of bis lerson.
Another declared TO Gen. Busbrod X. Johnston
that lie wonld give him horrible antecedents unless
he furnished the materials for brief biography.
Bushfod clustered at first, but when the newspaper
scrbbler began putting down and reading of Is. X.
Johnston, native Of Massachusetts, formerly Ole
of the editors Of Lloyd Garrisons auti-slavery jour-
nal; but compelled to fly TO Tennessee on account
of having been detected in forgery Of his fathers
name etc., Busbrod became a supplianf, and gave
the nexpressible fellow the main events OF his life
THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN BATTLE.
7 The representative Of metropolitan journal Is
stated TO have run mp to wounded officer who be.
lieved himself MORALLY hut, and begged him not TO
die vet for the sake Of the -, which he had The
honor to represent; remarking, il he had any last
words to utter that they should appear In the beet
form in tho earliest possible issue Of his widely
circulated, and highly influential journal.
II, The officer turned away bis head in abhorrenc'
h and di.gust and some Of his friends compelled IN
painfully perseverng reporter TO retire; but the pre-
q fessor OF the quill insisted that be could make bette
speech fcI the wounded soldier than be could for hin
d self; end hoped he would remember NO. TO give an
other member Of the Press the least hint Of his in
d sentiments.
le MISFORTUNES OF A PROFESSION.
I'm very willing 10 believe, for the honor Of jon
ID nalisn that such stories untrue but fear the
r. have some foundation, rs there are men in or pr
!, fessjon who in the discharge Of their duties forg
+ they are anything but machines, and TO the furthe
s. ance of their desires, sacrifice every sentiment
e humanity aud every prompting Of sensibility.
d They do Rot know shat the mistaken journali
who loses sight Of what belongs to gentleman ma
carr success his vocation but u'ust forever DE
pair Of the respect and that render his prof
1t sion not only useful bu, honorable.
V IS THE RECOGNITION OF SLAVERY IN TIL
REBEL STATES CONSTITUTIONAL?
II To s.s Editor Of The n u Tribune
S.R: Have not INC OoVerninehS OF the feo
10 States, by voluntarily and formally renouncing a
protection Of the Constitution in behalf Of Slavery G.
Themselves off from such protection constitution.
i prisilege1
The Constitution pr0rides that persons held to se
vice il one State, "uoder he lars Hereot," ska
u upon escaping into another State, be delivered mp
the rssustion Of their legal elsmans. But bow c.
this provision be applicable to Territories where
State governments recognized by tbe Constitute
o are in existence?
Ne:her the Constitution nor the General Cover
mani haa I,r1,rni.e nrotecf