Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-02-04

W mat IS known IN Kentucky as tn
Orphan Brigade held a reunion a
Paris, Ky. The Kentucky Leader o
Sept. 20, published at Lexington, give
full account of the reunion and print
in full the speeches made. Among
them was the address of Col. William
Clark. He said:
"overthrown, but not whipped, anC
not disgraced. Overpowered by fore,
OF numbers, but not crushed in spirit
or in manliness.
And, blessed be God, it is not yours
to hear of member of this command
whose achievements and deeds of valol
will be written for generations tc
come, making abject apologies fol
service i'll the war.
We believed we were right when the
clouds burst and the tocsin of war
summonedus to the discharge of duty
we believed we were right in faith
full continuance in the service as long
us the struggle was prolonged.
We still believe-yea, we know that
we We're right--and, God helping us
we will never, by word, deed or thought
make explanation of our conduct that
would compromise our lofty standard
of honor and right, bring reprouch upon
the memory of our fallen heroes or en-
deayor by canting words Of cringing
Suppliant to ingratiate ourselves with
those who did not have the moral or
physical courage to go out and battle
for principle and truth, or whose con-
| ception Of right and wr ng were of
| n
submission to Il manly strife for the
glorious blessings OF civil liberty"
Lincoln Took the Conceit Out OF Him
| Il had the distinguished honor to
be the companion Of A braham Lincoln
in one OF his flat boating expeditions"
said David G. Stephens, one of the
| pioneers Of Illinois, who was spending
q few days in st. Louis
! Furthermore the great martyr
President became my champion and
thrashed man on my account, and
thrashed him good. | was boy OF is,
rather delicate and my father. who
| loved Lincoln as q son. sent me on
the trip with him, hoping that
roughing it would improve nv
health. We had tied up one night at
! small landing where there was 4 tav.
ern. fellow who called himself the
bull Of the woods, and who had several
sniftcrs of corn juice under his belt,
came aboard looking for trouble. Lin
coin was lying down asleep on the
soft side Of pine plank with one
brawny arm for pillow, was wash
ing out hickory shirt and the in
truder tried to souse my head into
bucket of soapy water.
Lincoln awoke and told him to let
M alone. He paid no attention to the
future great, but picked mp the pail
and damned 1t down over my head. al
most drowning me. When | got the
soapsuds out Of my eyes sufficiently to
see Lincoln had him BY the collar, was
holding him SO that his toes Just
touched. the deck, and was planting
terrific kicks under his coat-tail with /
his No II cowhide boot. / visited /
Lincoln at the White House shortly /
after the outbreak Of the war. He I
presented me with a Captains commits /
sion, remarling: The bull u the .
woods has broke loose again"
Brig. Gen. Ransom's Many wounds
Brig. Gen. Thomas f. g. Ransom was
one Of the bravest soldiers sent by Hi I
nois to the war in 1861 He was wound
ed severely four times, but he was still
in active service when he died, Oct 90,
1864. The first time he distinguished
himself was in brilliant dash upon
Charleston, No. Here he received
serious wound and was given furlough
of thirty days, but on the seventh day
he was back at his post At the assault
upon Fort Donelson he led his regiment
through the hottest part of the fight.
His clothing was pierced by six bullets
and he was badly wounded, but refused
to leave the field until the close of the
contest. At Shiloh he was again in the
front, and in his reportMaj. Gen. McCler.
nand said Of him: .Col Ransom per
formed prodigies of vaIor, though reel
ing in his saddle and streaming with ,
blood from serious wound" At the
disastrous battle Of Sabine Cross roads.
while fighting with his usual gallantry,
, bullet struck him in the knee. Four
surgeons We're called in consultation
and two of them advised amputation
while the others thought it unneccs. Z
'ary After the capture Of Atlanta
icn. Ransom had severe attack -
lvsentcry, and though unable to walk !
or ride horseback, refused to leave his 4
post Of duty. While being carried in /
n ambulance he directed the move /
ncnts Of his corps, then in pursuit OF
hoods army. The malady conquered +
lin at last, and while at Rome, Ca.
le breathcd his last, leaving a record a
or courage and heroism unsurpassed
" that Of any other soldier in the o
cryice Of the Union Chicago News.
Gen. Boynton's Grafton.
The Chicago Journal thinks that in I
lis Grafton delivered at CHATTANOOGA \
'efore the Society of the Army of the /
Gen. II. V. Boynton cor d
ected what he asserted TO be errors in !,
he Memoirs of Grant and sherman Il