Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-08-28

taken the oath OF allegiance to the
United States Government while in
Nashville, two weeks previously, as
we are informed by refugees from
that city that he had remarked In
Columbia short time before that
he had lost his land and negroes in
Arkansas, but he thought he would
shortly do something which would
get them bach, and finally, that,
having torn down the fences and
prepared relays Of horses. he made
his escape across the sountry direct
to the enemys lin
Maryland Competitions.
Among tie names of the stan of
ticers signed TO the paper is that OF
Clement Suliyaue, aide-ds camp.
Colonel Sulivane Is a nephew Of
Gen. Earl Van Dorm. IIe is ma.
tive Of Maryland, and lives in Cam.
bridge, and some years ago was q
Senator Of Maryland, representing
Dorchester county. He is o lawyer
Of ability, a speaker Of force and a
writer o ease and elegance, as one
Of the tributes to bis old commander
ia the present volume attests. His
mother, Mrs. Octavia Sulivanc, was
a beloved sister OF General Van Dorm.
She was twice married, her FIRST
husband being Mr. Isaac Ross, Of
Mississippi her second, Dr. Vans
Murray Suliyane, Of Maryland She
was born on the plantation Of her
parents, near Port Gibson, and died
at Clifton, near Cambridge, Nd, IN
the eighty second year bf her age.
Col Clement Suliyaue won bis spurs
early ia the war. and made . record
with his sword, serving from drst
70 last With conspicuous bravery.
Col Clement SulIiyane is the Gully
son aud Mrs Rider Henry the only
daughter The grandchildren are
Miss Ruth Sullivano aud Mr. Mur.
ray SulIivane, Of Cambridge Mr.
farlSullivano, Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. John J Eiemphill and Mrs.
John GoIdsborough, 81 Washington.
D. c., and Mcssrs, Clement and III
der Henry, Of New York.
OF Earl Van Dorm Il maa be- brief
~ said be was daring and cour.
agcous cavalry general. lie first
made a reputation as Il dashing ca.
Diet at West Point, and later a. o
lieutenant in the Second United
States Cavalry, Of which Albert
Sidney Johnston was colonel and
Robert II. Leo Was the lieutenant
colonel He made record a. o car.
tain IN the Mexican War he held
the rank Of major Of cavalry as the
outbreak Of the war between the
States. He surrendered his com
mission aud offered his sword 70 the
Coniedcracy ON the secession OF Mis.
slssippi, and played uUiablr part
as commander until his career vas
cut short by an uutimely death.
At the age Of - years he married
the only daughter Of Colonel God
bold, OF Mount Vernon, Ala. The
bride was l6 years Of age. Two
children were born to them girl
aud a boy The daughter married
at an early age, several years after
her father death aud died January
~. 1876, leaving fourehildren. The
boy reached manhood and died at
Monroe, La, April 30. 1894
VINO Are the Truly Brave.
Colonel Sulliyane, IN his graphic
sketch OF his old commander, says
u have known few men as brave as
Gen Van Dorm, aud only few
among the many who pretend to that
quality, and indeed deservedly en-.
Joy the reputation On one occa-
sion in conversation General Van
Dorm said that ''in his opinion there
we're very few men who were truly
brave that that man only was really
brave who was brave everywhere
and under all possible eircumstan.
ces.
Colonel Sulivane adds ~. who
am curious in such matters and rath-
or given TO speculation upon the mo-
tives and causes OF action of men,
made it my particular business to
endeavor to find out by the exhibit
tions of it in him in what true cour-
age really consists. An anecdote is
to narrative as lamp to a dark
room, and the following may be men
toned as an instapce which will
throw light on my meaning
During the second action of Far
minotoD. fought, il my memory