Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17

give the commander OF that district ab-
s"lnte power in the States of Louisiana
and Texas. Hancock held to the su.
premacy of the civil over the military
authority.
Gen. Hancock remained in command
OF the Elf h Military District only about
SIX months, and it was at his own request
'hat he was relieved. In q letter to 4
fllen" In Congress, announcing that the
| time had come wlien he had to choose
between obedience to what he reparda6
as wrong, or resignation, he closed nth
the noble sentiment: Nothing can in-
timidate u,e from doing what believe to
be honest and right" On the 9th of
February, 1868, lie applied to be relieved
from his command, and was shortly af-
terward assigned to the command of the
Military Division of the Atlantic, where.
with the exception of three years in
command of the Division Of Dakota. he
has since remained.
a Personal SKETCH.
Volume of camp and field anecdota.
might be written illustrative of the man.
but it is not needed to understand him
Gen. Hancock's personal character mi,.bt
almost be drawn from the foregoing sim.
pie record of his life. He appears tho
very beau ideal of the soldier. His fie-
ure is tall and finely shaped. His eve ia
clear blue, inauiring, beuignant in re-
pose, but inspiring in danger and earn
esthcss. In manners, 10 man ever sur
passed him. He is the embodiment of
krightly courtesy. To his subordinates
he was kindliness itself. He put one at
his ease, gave contitlence-made man
think that he amounted to more than he
suspected. This was one of the secrets of
fancock's success on the field. Han
COCKS reproof, on the other hand, was
lot thing to be wished for twice. He
vas severe in his requirements, aud some-
lines made his colonels and generals wish
hey were anywhere but under the plain
everlty of his talk. Yet after the les
on was taught, the wound was healed
y some attention SO kindly and so grac-
ous, that the object of it felt at last that
e had gained by the transaction. This
Q was Co his subordinates. What he
'as to his superiors is q matter of histo-
J. No more loyal executor Of orders ev.
I hestrode a horse.
A'A'' Si>SSSAA
18th the language of IIancock's first di-
'sion commander, that splendid veteran
nd stubborn fighter, who was himself
cnerally in hot water with his Official
'perlors, Maj. Gen. "Baldy' Smith.
lid the latter Of Hancock: "He was
'e most loyal subordinate ever knew.
@ always tried to carry out his orders
their spirit as we'll to the letter, and
hatcver be might think of them, when
received them they became his own
I'd part and parcel of himself"
Ron. WILLIAM II. ENGLISH.
William H. English is by birth an In
ana man, having first beheld the light
Scott county of that State, on Aug,
1872. He was literally educated,
ssing three years at the University of
nth Hanover. He studied law and
as admitted to the bar, beginning tho
actice OF law in 1876, though much Of
time was devoted t" agriculture.
evi"ns to this he had entered into no.
zeal life as Il member of the grand old
party. He was q member of
diana State House of Representatives
1913 and from 1874 to l94s was con-
~oS>A "iou o'1C treasury departments
IS clerk of the Indiana Constitutions
invention in 1850; was elected to tho
glslature in 1851, serving as Speaker,
d was elected to Thirty third Congress
a Democrat, by a vote of 1864 to
VA; was reelected to the Thirty-fouth
ngress by q vote of S,931 to s,345.
as again reelected to the Thlrty-fifth
ngress by vote of 10 SIT to 1927 and
Is a fourth time chosen to that Office.
a vote of s, ,293 to 7,434 for his former
npetitor, Wilson. MI. English is
ito wealthy and possesses unbounded
pularity in his own State and through
the West. His candidacy will
engthen the party in Illinois, whero
splendid State ticket headed by
lmbHll has already struck terror
ong the Republicans.
Young man don't swear There in