The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-15

HTIf o. rffi4tsi "a Fstf
n fe tsv Yfk H,mH
siAi ne hlioHiar ,.stt
announcement adtLs pll
70" dnsp s \ l,ds.am nj.
ni"' o1nmawi,f n ths d.tr
mant 4 aiufsy and Ni.sn,,
for lsmeI~m win W. hallsd sf
I'liRllt tbt ugLout the n..
4tiir 'ripp m ~ nn4 ths 49,,
~ 'ef n tho felnl Htmy, apI Oh,
rrdtin'' GrnafAl III ,be nlrl h..
lie capture is NJ fact meta M
nif'am Than aopld Lc iho mrl1t
"h bali hmm ]leaufepppis Ib.
li'l't lrnfs nD comparison fpr .LiI
and daring with Gon Jobmion
Gon Albcri Sidney Johnston
wH barn iu hicu o., Ky. ir
lNo3 con '1uontly b. n ~ yenr.
III ngo Atior lln usual rhorI
trimming Young Johnston wa liop.
tol hY The tuitcd States. and cdu.
cnied NJ its expense at tho militia.
~ academy Ht West Point On
graduating ho entered the 9Th In.
inntry and was ordered to the
Wr-l
During the Black Hawk war he
acted asadjutnul general, Pres dent
Lincoln at the same time being n
captain Of volunteers; Mt the close
ol the war he resigned his com.
mission and resided first in Mis-,
'ouri and then in Texas. War
breaking out in the latter State he
entered the Texan army ~ a pri.
vat", aud rose TO high distinction
tie afterwards filed the post Of
Secretary Of War.
Tn the annexation Of Texas to
the United States, Johnston raised
q partisan troop, which he com.
mandcd and accompanied Gen.
Taylor to Monterey. At the close
Of the Mexican war he returned 10
his plantation, but, being in en-.
barrasscd circumstances, was glad
to accept from the United States
the post Of paymastcr, which was
generously bestowed upon him by
the government.
ndcr Pierce, Mr.. jefferson Da.
WIS, then Secretary of War, made
Johnston colonel of the Second
Cavalry, and he subsequently re-
ceivcd the command of the South
western Military district.
At the outbreak Of the war with
Utah he was chosen, over many
more skilled officers, to command
the expedition which crossed the
plains; he continued to fill that
post, being in fact, dictator of
the country he oceupied-until
the rebellion took place, when he
traitorously aband oned his
iiag. lie is believed to have made
energetic attempts TO induce Cali.
iornla and Oregon to join the re-.
bells, but to have been foiled bv
the common sense Of our Pacific
brethren, and the sagacious meas.
ures adopted by the government.
Last fall Gen. Johnston vas nut
IN command Of the rebel soldiers
IN the department. OF Kentucky
and Missouri, and invested with
pleni.potentiary authority to con
troll all the military operations in
the West. His Kentucky nativity
and his thorough knowledge of the
western country, coupled with hisI
great ability, rendered him an es.
peclally appropriate selection to
the important position he held at
the time of his capture. Gen.
Johnston is six feet and one inch
tall of large, bony, sinewy frame
and quiet, unassuming manners,
all conspiring to form a person oil
imposing and attractive address.
His brother J, Stoddard Johnston.
I
who was blownupons steamboat,on
the Red river La, and killed, was nj
the time in the United States Sen.
ate, from that State; was the sec.
ond of MIR. Clay in his duel with
John Randolph, and was u man of
most eminent abilities.
y. y. =.
The President on the death of
Gen, Albert Sidney Johnston:
In a special message to Congress,
announcing the victory Of Shiloh.
President Davis thus beautifully.
and with the warmth Of ardent
affection, refers TO the lamentcd
Sidney Johnston My long and
close friendship with this departed
chieftain and patriot forbid me to
trust myself in giving vent TO the
feelings which this sad intelligence
has evoked. Without doing inius.
tice to the living, il may safely be
asserted that our loss Is irrepara.
Bile; and among the shining
hosts Of the great and thu GOOD