Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-08-21

When TO raising of colorcd troops rJs
proposed. III veil known character caused
him L. hc az o;i.r singled out o. desirable
officer Iii, yarruj, ,rrc well aware or the
terrible risks be- would incur. hut they cum
qucred aIl personal considerations, and cheer
fully advised him 10 follow the rromptin-s
Of his own clu-citnr~. There was tie oi
peculiar t"nlcrue>, vai-h bound him 20 his
life : alludc q, d. soung bride only o.
show how much D., >actife,d from q sense oi
duty But this Is -Hrrcd ground. and with
rrycrcnt sympathy throw q veil over ',c
un>lc1kablc agony or that separation
Whether the parting cXh0rtItiOn of hi- h.u-
0rcd grandfather REQUIRED 10 his mind. and
helped him to form his decision with such
solemn. sclf-sacrifcing hcroism, know not.
But he took the dangerous post without unv
other hc-itati1n than that which arose lro,a
a modest distrust Of his own experience and
ability. In what manner Of spirit b" under
took iii, great responsibility may he inferred
from the following little incident While the
Fifty-uurth were being drilled at Readvilic.
many people visited the cncampmcnt. Among
them were two intelligent. wcll-hrcd coloreJ
strangers. who brought letters Of introduc-
ton % tie colonel. When he invited thc.u
a'N'' w tA"l HtIAr Atlf AAtNNAhft AAANNs N'Nst
-ryctnl'v declined Being urged thcv said
'-luu ar. aware. Colonel Shaw, that there :,
prejudice against our complexion ''All .
gentlemen are the same TO nc, ~ be rrIlirl,
whatever their complexion may be- lie
seated them at bis table and treated thcw
with the same uuTatr0nixing courtesy with
whiri, hc would have treated the Duke of
Argyll. His letters 70 friends al that time
N.' r1Y4ass-..
The UuH'.. 1f intelligent c1lorCd people with
vhom Ic was brought into contact. lie
-,cucl tl r,i9icc over an indications Of their
rr11rc--, o, u generous heart does over the
-1'I urs Ola brother who has been kept
down ar misfortune The good character
tire regiment obtained in the ueighb0rh1od
OF tHc cuclmpmcnt was source of great
qualification 10 him, and in letter from
James Island. received almost simultancous-
lr with thc tidincs Of his death. be- expires
cl delight at the high term, in which every
lr.iy spoke ot the bravery of the Fifty-iourth.
hove said that three of the Immediate
lc-rD1.h1t. or Robert G.. Shaw fought thc
moral battle against slavery with quiet but
-.e1IE-. acroism for many wears, and the
tv' -ra1i-1n- who received his parting iu-
Junction have followed their c1ura-rpu- ,x-
ample ie tho strrncr warfare that is now
wa-iu,
Il,.r ,va, another cousin of Col Shaw IS,
hv 90, mothers side, who Ike him, passed
away '1 tire storm of battle from "a world
which hal great attraction, for him. re-
neml. Theodore Psrkuan when be- wa rs
Vision of infant beauty. Iii, cxquisitelv fair
comp iczi1n, blue ewes, and shower Of golden q
rinc.ols 70 once brought 20 mind the worl ol
Pope Crcgory Non Angh, sed Angsi.
Aftor0ari, heard Of him a, a gentle, refined !
and highly cultured young man, just return
rd from Europe, with qualifications 70 render
llu al ornament to any path Of life hi, !
taste might suggest But the trump Of war q
had sounded, and like his nOblo-heartod 2
cousin, he left the aowery paths Of life with u
,ut murmuI. and rclinquished all his high Z
ispintilns and tender associations, % serve a
li- suffering country m her hour %! need. J
li- body lies IN North Carolina, under = d
rec 900 which c5mrade hastily carved hi,
initials.
Eyes Of light and Up, of ro-,>.