New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-21

From the Indianapolis Herad.I
In the town Of Columbus, Bartholomew county,
Ewes short thCk-set beetle-browed, healthy
and wealthy loyalist by the name of Benoni b.
Jones, Familiarity known az "Buck" Jones. This
well conditioned gentleman has been consistently
loyal throughout the war. He has been an UNI
compromising opponent of the rebellion, which
he furiously insisted should be put down, Eat all
hazards He brstled all over the fight, was for
fighting all the time-fghting by day and fighting
by night, in the sunshine and the rain, Sundays
and week days He was for fighting all the time,
and the fer0City of his patriotism stopped little
short of the determination Of the rebels.
What would the lives Of few hundred thousand
men weigh against the perpetnty of the freest
and best government the sun ever shOhe upon,
argued Jones' OF what value was mans life
without a government, reasoned the sanguinary
Jones. la the whole course of our life we never
met more treless, inCessant determined and
blood thirsty patriot. He was constantly and to
the neglect of his business engaged in putting
down the rebellion at all hazards" On the
street corners, in the barroom, at public meet
,ings-anywhere and eVerywhere-the indeiatiga-
BILE Jones engaged, with hearty relish, in the
work of putting down the rebellion " at all
hazards
Finally there came draft-a chilling draft
which concealed the fiery ardor with which our
Jones had heretofore put down the rebellion
Jones was terribly in earnest i'll the work of put
ting down the rebellion, but he didn't want to put
it down in that way. The cursed wheel was no
respecter of persons and he might be pulled, not
withstanding he was one Of the Invaluable patriots
who :" could do more at home" Although ab-
sorbed in the glorious work OF putting DOWN me
TebelliOn-at all hazard5-our Jones had NIUE
stomach for hard tack, and ms ethereallzed SOU
revolted at the Thought OF having Dayonet
punched through ms inteshne9 ana being leit 70
molder on the CORY ieid, a " demmton unpleasant
corpse" as Mr.. Manteilhl would say
Accordingly our Jones cast about nun iof a
substitute, through wh0m ne could vigorously Jay
down his life ~ defense OF me old nag lor Whlch
he felt YeneratlOn amounting almost 10 ldoiatry
The fates threw III ms way 0raWny AtIlcan, Henry
Fleming by name whom he engaged TO represent
him IN the tented hed Tor the Paltfy consideration
Of $3.50. He paid 50 down ana gave MS note toi
5000, which was deposited III the FIRST Nauona
Bank Of Columbus, 70 await ar. flelnhg re1Ifl
from the wars. tlemng was accepted, mustered
in, forwarded. Our patriot breathed easier ahL
threw himself, with increased vim, INTO the W0Tl
OF putting down the repelon-at a!l hazards:
Time passed, Mr.. FIemIng' simple mlhaeu
honest aud plucky Ethiopian, was lhltiated my
the scene OF war. ne ate nara tack WIN relisl
was frozen and roasted, got lousy sh0V aI Peopt
and was shot at IN feiurh-anq an tIe tl'ne Gu GU
heroic Jones continued 70 Pnt me fepelon oh Y
street corners OIL Columbus-at all AaAafus, an
with astonishing yigor;u, -.
The war ended. The sable warrior haYln
escaped the mulutualhous dangers py h9oa az
field, was mustered out and returned TO TINS CIT.
with q good " pnAzhfl. having shdhea nan nan
with ana been congraInateu w u l"ab Ol lIienu
gone to see his gar ana induisgul ~ suuuIy u u
potattons, it occurred to NJ FLEMING that
might as WeA take IN tDe sou WHICH vs. y ~
subject to his order AZ ColGlnDas. ne 9ccorals
visited that elegant fulaI NIIaBe' anu Cu'Ie4