Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-06

Keep out OF fus-,' ana hNtd IN an era
full Of provocatlon TO lively minded young
fellows wearied with humdrum; and then
he was ministers son. born to the vice Of
erraticism. N not TO that Of genius. Wheat
was Christian. man Of culture and sen.
tmcnt, with an abundance OF pride aud
Jealous self respect thrownin. Tho Tigers
were toughs from the TOUCHES, Of all rcn
dczvouses for hard characters, the New
Orleans lcvccs. How tho Tigers and the
lamb came to take the warpath together
Is n strange story,
Col Chatham Rotterdam Wheat was
born Virginia cavalier, an 4. +. " OF
Hupucnot blood and was bred to manhood
In that nursery ground ofsoldiers. the state
OF Tennessee. His grandfather ON his
mothers side was that Gen, Robcrdcau, Of
Philadelphia, who footed Continental bnls
TO the TUNE OF thousands, raised troops and
led thont built forts aud defended them,
opened lead mines to manufacture bullets
aud put in good work generally In aid Of
revolution.
The strcak Of tho old patriots blood
that fell To Bob took fire when the Mcxi.
eau war broke out, aud he was the first re-
cruit ON the roll at Memphis, where he was
q law student Just out Of his teens.
Wheat's father was responsible for the
milder elements Of the young mans mn
ture. He was rector Of Christ church at
Nashville, and within n few hours after
The call TO arms reached the Mississippi
valley. two war letters were travelling In
opposite directions over the stage route
between Memphis aud Nashville. One let
ter was from the peace loving rector to the
young law student, saying In effect; My
son, don't be carried OH your feet by the
ali
nre really needed, and think II your duty
20 volunteer, you may 90. But grid your
lolns In patience until that hour comes.
This was the letter that passed the
other on its way to tho rectory In Nash.
willie; Dear Pa-'A chip Of the old block.
knew you would be ashamed OF me II
did not volunteer as soon a. the call came.
Ny name l am proud to say Is the very
FIRST on tho list. | have been unanimously
elected second lieutenant Of company OF
cavalry. Please send Jim by some careful
hand"
The Jim asked for was highly trained
bloodcd horse, the pride aud pet OF tho
family, and he was soon making PAGES to-
ward Memphis OF the way TO the Rio
Grande. Wheat served In the Tennessee
Mounted volunteers in Gen. Taylor's bat
ties aud nfterwnrd organized aud led Gen
Scotts bodyRunri. His men were well
mounted, deliberately uniformed snd
equipped and well up In the ornamental
work Of headquarters nonsense. and per
haps the young soldier lived too much
amid wars dazzling splcndor and thought
that was the whole Of
The scattering OF the volunteers aftci
peace was declared landed hosts Of then
In New Orleans, where tho "Jingon spirit
u1t A.
bors. Wheat settled there and quickly
made fame as u criminal lawyer lie wa
In politics, and was success as suml
orator. but yet he was not happy Al an!
rate he couldn't sec war flag floating OF
the broad surface Of the earth but he mus
get behind or In front OF it.
His first adventure Us foreign com
blatant was with the Spanish-Americai
patriot Lopez, IN the Cuban invasion o
1850. Lopez was an eNiled Spaniard
whom the Cuban revolutionists had wo
TO their cause, and raised two expedition
In the United States TO invade the littl
island and stand by the insurgcnt natives
Wheat was leader Of the New Orlean
contingent and sailed from that port wit
several hundred men. He had secro
orders from Lopez, and ON opening then
at sea found directions TO meet Lopez ut
certain point and proceed TO Cuba.
Wheat summoned his men, and In a still
ring speech told them that they must q
once throw off all disguise, haul down IN
sturs and stripes, and like Hngar In H.
wilderness, when east OIL from the prote'
tion OF Abraham, call upon the Almigh,
TO deliver them from peril and dlstres
While the flag was lowered he hailed th
erowd as "soldlers OF the llber,ting arm
Of Cuba" closing with the challeng,
"Does any one doubt the propriety OF on
undertaking. Does any one fear to 30 To-