The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-07-05
THE sToNEwAL1 OF THE WEST.
Major General Patrick Ronayns oleburne


! Col. Avery's interesting sketch o
| the short but brilliant career of the
late Gen. Clcburne las he was called
by Hardee) faithfully portrays the
| character of a man who might have
saved the fortunes of the COnfederacy
| had he been appointed to the Chic
command.-Hadh his services been ta-
ken early i'm the war, when he urged
the necessity of placing the negroes
in the field, the result of that contest
would have been different, and the
South would to-day be free. He Origi-
mated the order of the Southern
| Cross, F" intended to unite in one great
| brotherhood the entire army, but it is
| not probable that the order extended
beyond his own troops, for the unity
of purpose produced by slIch a bond
would have made the Confederate ar
my invincible. Cleburne was not
merely soldier; he was born leader
of men, noble patriot, and true son
of Erin. English writers, with their
usual audacity and jealousy, claim
that he was not an Irisnman, except
by the "mere accident of BIRTH" and
that he had "nOt a drop of Ilish blood
i'm his veins" Nevertheless, though
his blood was not Celtic, his feelings
and his heart were Irish to the core.
Like the Norman Fitzgeralds, he was
" more Irish than the Irish, " imbued
with an intense sympathy for the OPP
pressed of that nation, and ever elo-
quent in the defense of their wrongs
He was descended lineally from
"Thonas, the last lord of the manor
mOreland, England, the eldest brother
nf William, (loihnR-,,n ln IN
retary of Nirginiain Colonial tines
the first American REBEL" and for
twenty years the champion of Nir-
Lord Baltimore.
From this sturdy race of border
knights, whose Morse blood made
them the implacable enemies of in
justice and oppression, sprang the |
Irish CleburnCs and ClaibOTnes of Nir- |
ginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ten |
nessee, distinguished alike in the for
um and the tented field. Gen. Gle |
hurne, as boy, was noted for his tao
and gentlenesS - traits |
which characterized him in after
life. A fair classical scholar, he wOoed
the MUSES." more than Esculapius,
having a adecided distaste for his fathers
profession of physic for which he
was intended), and failing i'm his OK
he, like Sir Richard Ste ele,
ran away from college, and i'm fit of
and disgust, enlisted
in the army. He was bought out by
his friends, but not before he had |
learned the practical lesson which
made him the "DessaiX" of the Con-
ederate army, and the " StOnewall of
he West" Having studied law, he
;ame to the United States, settled at
Helena, Arkansas, and entered upon
he practice of his profession. He
oined the COnfederacy at the outbreak
If the war, and his fame and fortunes
we're with the lost cause1 until the
of his death. SO great was
lis faith i'm the struggle i'm which he
vas engaged, that shortly before he
vas slain in Franklin, he remarked TO
len Hood, al am more hopeful to-
lay of success of our cause, than
lave been since the war begun"
Within an hour four millions of peO-
lie had to mourn his loss. Take him
III in all, Cleburne was remarkable
his patrician blOOd-a
warm friend, true patriot and the
'ery soul of chivalry and honor.
Long may his memory and the
memory of his glorious deeds be cher
shed in the land of his birth, and in
he hearts of the Southern people.
Fare thee well departed chieftIan,
Erin bard sends forth a wall,
md o, my country sad lameDts thee,
Passed too soon through DJsth 5 dark vale.
low ye breC zes sOTtly DER him,
Fan his brow with gentle breath,
)tstnrb not The peaceful slumbePer
SCleburne sleeps the sleep of death.
lest thee Cleburne! tears Of sadness
Flow from hearts thou st nobly won
1emOry ne'er will cease to cherish
Deeds ST glory thou hast DONE"
NOTE-The above lines Were pinned
0 the GeueraPs coffin Nnder a wreath
# flowers,
8The vowel " e" has the broad sound ,
f ca in the Northern counties of
england. Derby is pronounced Darby;
IertfOrd, Hartford; hence Claiborne
II Claiborne in the United States.
e. J. II.