The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27

noae ke hat francis q vaIois gave sna h shg
Sa Era Sast Quitting his
head s on one side to utter his Quaint apeeeh,e e,
He fancied that he had some mysterho NV IN n
I've way Of Ia king OF his dlsease. as II be W re
else vas dlo u , ~ eh taene ree
lar hu. sIeap. and he passed nights cufled around
camp stool IN position, to dIsloeate an prdi.
man. to despair. On such occasions; after
long silence, he would suddenly direct bis eyes
and nose toward me With asn av Tay" ade me4s
major general for Fl beginning Win 2 anarp
accent and ending with lisp super1, gyya a9abI
n VIE he re roads to take timber and water
follower of the Pytchley' eonia nhv9
lived with him across country With ne TAG III
III own plan until he had secured theapproygal
Of another's Judgment and ehafed nnner , NE
restraint # mand preierring 10 nguiG WI" he
Valley, during the Temporary abse1 GO OF "a ~, f.
son from the front, Ewel SUNNI oned ne TO bis
he ana where soe ho work
going on. Having refreshed himself, ne r !,
turned, with the hove that old Jackson would YOU
| not catch him at It," He always sppks ~ JACK,
SON several years his Junior. as old; and nd
tSid me in confidence that he admired Il hl y
nias but esrtan r his aaey
uroach without expecting an order to assaui,
the. North Pole, Later after NJ had , nea ~
Jackson seriously declare. tHht Do Hee6i as,e
nepper because Ii produced weakness In his
LETT leg he was confirmed In bis opinion.
4 Nothing could be happier than this sketch
of "Dick" Ewell, and our only excuse FOL
giving IL In full ID its truthfulness and the
affection In which his memory Is held by
members OF the old Louisiana Brigade. In
ali the anecdotes told of the old hero, The
sweetest side Of his manly nature is shown tt
the life but In none more truly than thai
wherein Gen. Taylor tells how his old com
mander and friend introduced him TO IN,
wife. Mrs. Brown" Ewell had married TIN
widow OF Gov. Brown, OF Tennessee. a mos
beautiful and lovely lady, who remained until
their lives ended, almost at the same time
my wife, Mrs. Brown
lii this connection 1t will not be inappro
pirate TO note the tribute paid by Gen. Taylo
to gallant New Orleans soldier Dol. Sey
mour, Of the Sixth Louisiana, who led tn
Louisiana brigade In the "Seven Days' Flgh
around Richmond" where he lost his life
! Says he:
THE loss In my commend was distressing
Wheat. of whom have written, was gone, ant
feeling Of guilt espeei Ally about seymour VII,
led the brigade and did In my place 90
Tesasd IN New s,f m 9hrs s
leading commercial paper-a, man Of culture
re- geeted sy IL 70 early life b. had ssly I
brought him to this, though past middle age
t Brave old Seymourl can see him nov
. mounting the hill at Winchester, on foot, wi
streaming, turning to his sturdy !Iishmen wit
Steady, menl dress to the rightF 4, aeorgi
been fertile 81 T tpa pas w,
: Thus we might go on and fill column ate
tx,ith nf1nb nvfr
I we have made have been chosen more becaus
. Of the individuals spoken of than OF any mer
they have over innumerable other charaete
sketches the book contains. We can scare
J. resist the temptation to give the exqusit
q picture of Aeadian life and character, not LEI
poetIcal and even more tender and true tina
any In Longfellow's Eyangeline, which is II
10 trodueed like sweet idyl in this rude epic
n war. hut our space forbids.
J. Already we have drawn out this article
N an unusual length, yet we can but afford
few examples OF another striking feature
= this book. Speaking Of the manner La whic
q Mcclellan was handicapped by the admin
tration at Washington, at the outset OF h
Ia first campaign. Gen. Taylor sententiously Q
= serves:
IN contest between civil policy and mil
le tary strategy, the latter must yted. The j.a
ousy manifested by the Venetian and Date
u republics toward their commanders has It,
40 hat they kept the military in strict subiecl ie
to the civil power; and when they were owe
thrown. 1t was BY foreign invasion, not by mi
u tary usurpaion. Their annals AFFORD no 9
=, ample of the declaration BY their generals tn
"A to preserve civil order and enforce law"
Nothing could be said more apt or appr
g pirate to the debate which has just ended
Congress. Pursuing this same tone,
ID again says OF Mcclellan, for whom he had
~ profound admiration as an organizer
armies
~ His fall was inevitable: the affection Of II
army but has ened It; even victory tould Y
save him. He adopted the habit Of saying. IN
b employed BY q Frederic or Napoleon. soy
a. reigns as we'll as generals; but officers con
mand the armies OF their governments. =
The habit Of thought underl, Wing such lal
gnage. or soon enRendered bv Its use. has ma
on Mexico and the South American republics Il
- wonder and scorn of civilization"
pa But what need of multiplying extracts. O
a. must read this most brilliant and enjoyat
~ book to thoroughly appreciate 1t. Justice ca
on not be done it, or even squinted at, In me
m extracts. That 1t Is open to criticism, al
~ severe criticism, cannot be denied. 1t Is |
A. accurate, and in many instances iippant al
nj unworthy. Still it Is work which deserv
attention and praise aside from all factitio
IN circumstances belonging to the personal h
No tory OF its distinguished author.
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