The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-08

day previous. What an eloquent silence
when "Gen. Pat. would request Gentlemen
take your seats!' His brigadier general:
nearest him-a quartette Of lieutenants every
way worthy their noble ptain-Govan, milo
spoken and courteous, every inch a gentleman
and soldier-the stately Granbury, as large
of heart as Of frame, the most noble type o
the Texas soldier-Polk, (the nephew Of the
Bishop handsome, dashing and brave, re
gardless alike of the lesson or the mild re
proof of his chief-lastly, the parson-soldier
Lowry, he who could pray with his men al
night, and next day lead them where the fight
was tlnckest.
We, have heard it intimated that az Gle
burne's division would have made the reputa-
ton of any man that commanded it )" which
remark perhaps had some truth in it, but il
was also true that General Cleburnc made bis
division what it was 1t was his constant ed
ucalion of it, in every department of duty
that mainly contributed to its uniform success
He instituted, or originated the secret orde,
(approximating the order of the " Cincinnati -
of the old revoIuton) known as the order Of
the Southern Cross,' which, though partially
philanthropic in its object, was intended mainly
to bind together as one man the soldiers of the
Southern army, obigating themselves to stand
By each other, and never to desert their COM
rades in distress, or the cause of their country
in any adversely, while she maintained organ
ised opposition to threatened tyranny. Gen.
Ceburne attributed the valor of his troops
mainly to the effect of his organisation. He
at one time remarked to the writer "Had
this order been disseminated throughout the
Southern army, they could march to the Ohio
river without check" Such would be the
effect of unity Of purpose and " exalted one
ness of action" among the oath bound mem
bers of this order
In connection with the name of this order,
it may be in place to state the fact, perhaps not
generally known, that Cleburne's division
never fought under the flag of the g Southern
Cross but retained the original blue battle
flag with white moon in the centre, adopted
originally by General Hardee, previous to the
battle of Shiloh. The union of the Confeder-
ate flag, the St. Andrews cross, when adopted
as the battle flag Of the Confederate armies,
was on more than one occasion brought on
parade to be presented TO the different regl-
ments of this division, but at the urgent sollc-
itation Of the ma or general and his entire
command, they were allowed to retain their
old bullet-riddled blue flags, each Of which
had earned the significant device of the
"crossed cannon inverted,' and the name of
every battle in which they had been engaged
1t was indeed compliment to their chief and
the galIantry of his command, that this diyi-
sion should have been the only one in the Con-
federate service allowed to carry into battle
other than the national colors This azure
flag became well known to frlendsand foes, al
ways clearly defining Cleburne's position in
the line.
Though foreigner by birth, yet no son Of
our Southern land laid upon her altar truer
Drawer heart. No purer foant of patriotism
poured its red tide in unavailing flood to save
fallen cause.
A B1BULoUs INNUENDo.-Louis Gaylord
Clark writes this to the New York Sunday
Mercury He calls it a * Bibulous Innuendo.' -
and as we never spoil a good story for rela-
tons sake, we give it as it comes to us:
Some years ago, when the total abstinence
excitement was at its height, and the Maine
liquor law was the great social question Of the
day, l called with George Kendall, of the New
Orleans Picayune, at the Office of the Broth
ers Harper, then in Cliff street. George was
running his new book on Mexico through their
press at the time, and having been acquainted
with the brothers for many years previously,
was of course on the most intimate terms with
all Of them.
James, the Mayor, was at that time lead
ing apostle in the temperance cause, and used
occasionally to rally George upon what he
thought to be evidence of an undue bibuous
propensity Your face looks rather reddish
this morning, George I'm afraid you in
dulge." Which Kendall certainly did; but
always in moderation-never to anything like
excess.
After sitting few moments, George said to
the younger brother, Fletcher:
FLETCHER, where's jim? where's the May
Or? | want to see him."
"He'sin the library-roou', replied Fletcher,
Ct entertaining committee of women from the
Martha Washington Temperance Society
They hold meeting at the Tabernacle to-
morrow night, and the Mayors going to pre-
side.''
GOOD J." said George "I'lI go right in
and see him. Come, Clark added Kendall,
"let us see how the citys chief magistrate
looks in council"
George raped at the door.
"Come in answered the Mayor.
Kendall opened the door slowly, as if in
hesitation, glanced askance at the eight or ten
old women, winked knowingly to the Mayor
and then said, with All inimitabIe maudlin
Jenny TwitcheT air:
"Ji-m, let us go and get another drink ! .
It is not often that one can fluster James
Harper; but "you better believe'' he was
lustered on this occasion. He looked horror.
stricken at the very idea. as he returned the
astonshed gaze of the old ladies. "Anothe'
drink" as if they had already had one to-
gether, early as it was in the morning.
Last SUMMER saw George, on his return
from Paris We reminscised upon this Incl
dent, and Kendall said:
IT have never heard anything from jim
from that day to this about my indulging:'
Louis Gaylord Clark
A funny dispute has been going on between
Bergh, the President of the Society to proven
cruelty to animals, and Barnum, of museum
l,,,h,r not or;ot1 who Eandc his naiy'' or