The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-18
COLONEL DAyY."

COLONEL DAyY."
VIVA has ma heard tell o. our Davy?
Our ain weel beloved Colonel DnvyH
He rides at the held o. his Highlanders
An proud are they a o. their Davy.
OF a polished man is Davy,
He was broeht up in A college;
Yet PlI back him against ~ til cir scholars
For guild, namely, practical knowledge.
An when in the crisis o. battle.
Ye trust tae guild leadin' tae save We,
Isna better than a. their fine learning
The GOODNESS o. sic men as Dayy?
An what mak's his men sic brave sojeraf
Sac manly, undsunted an brave aye?
just because their rash vaor Is guided
BY the wisdom an GOODNESS o Dayy.
It's time that some tongues sac weel shairpened
On the griudstsns o envy they'd shave ye,
Gamma help keepin' euttin' an slsshn'
The name an repute o. our Davy.
But little cares he for sic reptiles,
His characters upright and speckless.
An a. the vile breath in their bodies
Tae tarnish its luster is freckless.
Then here's tse your health, Colonel Davy
Success tac your every endeRyor;
May your life be a long an smooth one,
An when ye plunge into deaths river.
MAY the freend o. the guild an the virtuous
Stan ready tae snatch yc tae glory,
Where the deeds We have sown while mortal
Will blossom Immortality DER ye.
The above tribute was written in the
latter part of 1852, or early in 1868, and
shows the soldiers appreciation of a good
leader. The Colonel Davy" referred to is
Gen. David Morrison, before the war and at
present business man in the city OF New
York. A man who, because of love for his
adopted country, drew his sword in it's de-
tense, and valiantly led his "Hghlanders
(79th n. " in the numerous battles in
which they participated in Maryland, Vir-
ginis, South Carolina, Mississippi and Ten
nessee. On June is, 1862, while storming
the enemy's works at Secessionville, James
Island. =. C., near Charleston, and when on
the parapet of the fort, the Colonel was
struck in the temple by a minie-ball, and
had a very narrow escape from death.
Again, in the very last days Of his service
he was badly wounded i'm the hand while
charging the enemy near SpOttsylvania
Courthouse. but thank God, he was spared,
and proudly led his Highlander" up
Broadway upon their return home, after
three years hard service.
Col. Davy's only enemies were of the
character of those referred to in the fifth
verse, and their enmity was engendered by
his strict requirement of duty at all times,
and under all circumstances, and failure in
performance of full duty called forth plain
talk from our Davy. / recall an instance
which occurred few days after the battle
of Antietam. The Colonel having heard of
the return to camp of an officer who he
thought should have been with the boys in
the battles OF South Mountain and Antietam,
in which they had just participated, sum-
moned said officer before him and said to
him: Z" heard you were wounded. You soon
recovered. Where have you been since the
14th?" The officer made the best explana-
ton he could, but it was not satisfactory,
and after upbraiding him quietly, but with
much sarcasm, the Colonel said: II guess
you would rather do your soldering up in
New York, and I'll gle ye the opportunity.
I'll take yer resignation within an hour, or
III prefer charges against ye, and haV' ye