The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-07-14

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n | we're WleeisI liy ilw amh n
awafd ihs lalu N merit ~ fhe mmi
wmlhy n all lhe lllH.lflmas deai
who canpse "the nplle army NJ
martyrs" who died " dehnaa ~ eon.
siiiuilenal lilnrly, would ny ihe
sacfed symbol ~ trefleas etvllsnv
nlwn the i0mb II Allien Sidney
Johnston III Ne wen living. and
IN arms. with sionewall dnekaH, and
I,olNd y. Ice, Jo-eph E johnson
aud lhaafegafd featy W take lle
hcld ngair, aud | had ~ nptHini one
~ these IIlnaifiona heroes the genef
alissimo Of our army, ! would moi
hesitate a moment io give him The
command oi the whole, with a feel.
ing of confidence that each one II
them would obey his orders willingly,
aud that no master If The ati of waf
could improve The orders he would
give. In all The virtues which con.
stitulc the true patriot and chivalrou.
hero, these idols Of the Southern
States we're endowed by nature with
equal measure; aud whether II h.
attributable Ia blood or education, ~
both, although differing widely In
personal appearance, they will bt
exhibited TO future ages by history u,
much alike IN character. Ol all hi,
living compccrs, among our country.
defenders, General A. Sidney John.
son rcscmblcd most In disposition
and all bis marked characteristics
his namcsake, General Johnston Eg.
glcston Johnston. They were not al
all related by blood but two men
never were more alike in everything
except personal appearance. Gen.
Joseph Il. Johnston Is well formed
but under medium size. His head !,
unusually large, and to a painter, i
seems a little out of proportion wher
compared with his body. Genera
A. Sidney johnson was u very larg,
man, not corpulent, but well proper
toned, and weighed 200 pounds
lie would have been observed amonl
a thousand good looking men, as on,
formed TO command others. lie wa
"rhe LOFTY port the distant mlen,
Which seems to shun the sight, ye, awcs
seen,
The solemn aspect, and the high born eye,
That checks low mirth, yet lacks no, courtesy.
The eyes Of our living hero, | be
lieve, are dark hazel. Those of hin
who fell at Shiloh, while lighting hi
hosts to victory, were like those O
Napoleon and Washington --clea
gray. They were deeply set, and th
, heavy shadows of the PROJECTING
brows gave them a dark blue shad,
Both possessed the same temperu
ment; full Of fire, but so smothere
by perfect self-control, that few {
their most intimate friends have eve
, witnessed its flashing under any cil
cumstances. But none could doul
that enough Of il was embodied
: make It's possessor formidable as
: sleeping lion or silent volcano.
) wife, child, or servant, or intimai
! associate in private life, might be wit
: General Sidney johnson for a liz
! time without ever discovering Il
) slightest manifestation Of i'll tempe
1t has been said that "no man a
! pears great to his valet" This sa,
E ing, which might have been tn
: when applied TO Charles XII, Free
: erick the Great, or the Duke
Marlborough, was not 80 in regal
I to him. He was the same great ml
: in private and in public; and il VI
0 his unselfsh, generous amiability, b
] strict regard to truth and justice, b
: warm and sympathetic friendshi
: his tender regard for the rights at
] scnsibilities Of others, and the sci
: control which governed his wor
4 and actions, which made his compa
r ions love him. His profound lear
] ing, his strong common sense, Al
y the quickness, olearncss, and /
G originality Of bis thoughts upon I
4 subjects excited their respect and a
.. miration.
/ / will leave to the historian I
G task of assigning to him bis j.
II position among men as a public "
= want, and as a General, / shall spc
e Of him only as | saw him In privi
! life; and mention few circumsta
a ces which will perhaps illustrate
II character.
= Soon after the Mexican war,
Is large number of the officers Of
Z, United States army who had dist
&c guishcd themselves, and rccciy
y promotion for their gallantry dur
m that struggle, we're assembled
10 Austin, Texas, where General Jol
e son was then stationed. The citix'
gave these heroes a splendid b
IN Bot when the company met Gene
y Johnston was absent, and bis pr
= encc was considered almost ind
re pensable on such an OCCASION. ]
In committee Of arrangements W
n, much mortified when Il was asc
Of tained that In issuing tickets Of In
tation 10 the officers Of the army, d
had forgotten 10 send one 10 Gens
z, johnson. They were greatly
u barassed 10 know how 10 apologies
Of him for their neglect. The tr
was, that he had lived among u
he % long, and there was 50 little Of
he "pomp and circumstance Of the
J, sr about him, that he was regar
A. by them a. a plain citizen, and
one Of themselves; but they did
know how he would be pleased :
such an excuse. When he lear
~ the difficulty, he was evidently m
"a gratifed, and told them not TO
~ ~ IN the least unpleasant about !,
-, 'ad !hey bad p.id him, withoat Int