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A Noble Character.
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In reading the different notices Of the death of
Col. Butler of the South Carolina Regiment, We
were reforcibly4struck with the language Of Iieuts
Colonel Dickinson, ," He was.", says Col. Dick
inson, a g q, guardian and a tatlter 10 his Regl-
menk"1 a w hat noble language is here employed,
and how elevated and manly must have been the
character Of the Officer who drew it forth, or.,


Like all the other Volunteer Regiments, that
from South Carolina had been formed from the great
mass OF the people, andi glowing with chivalry
and patriotism, it was tenderedto the Federal Gov
ernmenl 10 fghtthe battles of the American people
in a foreign land. rHwas made up, not Of mercena-
ries, slaves, cowards or loafers, but of the bone
and sinew of the zState-of higt.nlinded, honora-
Bile MEN, who would feel "stain a wound" and
whose highest ambition was, to serve the Repub-
lie faithfully, and TO returns at the close of the
War, crowned, with vlaurels to the delights and
enjoyments oflheir respective homes 1t was due
10 such men,, voluntarily going forth in, such a
cause, that they should have The rightto designate
their own Commanders. This right, il gives US
pleasure say, was freely extended to them by
their State authorities; and Col. Butler, who fell
in the battle. of Churubusco was elected 10 com
mand them " He was a guardian and father to
his 5Regimcnt.p So-frm was he in carrying out his
regulations, and 50 prompt and accomplished was
he as tactician and disc ipInarian that he soon
made good soldiers out Of his Volunteers; and at
The same time that he did this, he so swon upon
their affections lhat they regarded him as their
guardian und a father" Il was glory enough
for such 10 die in battle for his country, but
his friends may throw with mournfuI pleasure, an
other wreath upon his graye-o wreath woven
from the tears and the love of his faithful and de-
voted Regiment


1t was so OF Grn. Marion it was so of Gen.
Jackson it was so Of Col. Richard NJ johnson
and at this day ;"is so Of Gen. Taylor, and of
many other Commanders that might be named.
Gen. Taylor is rigid disciplinarian. He was
bred in the camp, and he belongs to the regular
army and yet his men, volunteers as we'll as reg
ulars, cherish for him the deepest regard and afec
ton, and would undergo all conceivable hardships
and sufferngs for his sake. Such Commanders
understand the genius of our people They know
the troops they command are made up of men
who at home their equals as citizens of free
country and if al times they stern, and at all
times prompt in enforcing discipline and in rcquir
ing obedience, they do not add, by their manner,
to the ,errors of military law, nor disgrace their
men by course of treatment against which the
feelings of slave would cry out. .... s..