Gen Ben. Mcculloch

I he reported death oí Ihia somewhat riotorious personage has brougbl uat a luist of biognipher, vvho have a fund of incident to werk upon - hi. being reully an eventíul ]ili. lio waa burn in Tennesse in 181J-. Ilis father was a soldier, and i'nught utidor Jnukson dur'mg the Cteek war. ï"oung RIoCulloc.li was trained as a bunter ai'ter tho iDudel oí tbut class oí men whoseexploita ha "o m:i(!e thern faino na in ihe liiílory of American woodcraft; ;i:.d, when be attaiuud hia uiajority, lio juíbed C1 Orockeit'tj expedition ti Tesos, ut was tuken rck it liiu rendezvoiM :t Naeogdoches, uncí dil n t recover in tiüro Ui partiujpate in its prooaedings. Subsequeutlj lio joined 8am Ilouston, was uu'.ilt' a üaptain ni irtilery, and erved with iioMt gullantry at the battle of H;m Jacinto. At thu tl'isu ofthe war beuottled in Tezaa and eorniDuced businoss né ;i land Murvojoi-, varyiug tii.-i pesceful purKiiiif pitli an I t j ti i ; i j limit. As n Huonting leader he was beid in vcry dijjti repute. Finally the war with -Mexico broke out, and hu raised ;i coinpany ii Texans and joined Gen. Tayiñr fw duvs ufter tho batlJe oí Talo Alto Át Monterey ari'l Buena 7;sía hu and iii-, conirnand behuved in the moat daiing and gallant inunnor. McGullooh was concidered byhw coteníporary soldiere in Rlöxico second to no one n Ihose cbnracteristics wbiub mark the brate bi;t cauüoaa soldier. Ho was s cilicient in the field as ho was active in the scout, and for (=emuenlla warfare there l:a-, probably, len nu man in Arrienóa to mutch hitn. The late President appointed McCulloch i pence uotninisHiontr i the Mormonn at Balt Luk e ;:t the breaktna; ont of the Uïuii I troubles; but it i nlleged that he took more interest in providing for the jnnction of Mexico viili the Uien rojecti d Southern Confederacy, than in the prosecution fl peaoe ineaHiireH with the f.illowers o( Brigham Young No !oul)t Uavi--, Kloyd & Co. Dued Buehaitiin i r their own ends n ;lio appointmi nt oi'McCulloch in thiscnpiicity. S:n:-( the Bomnieucement of the present rebellion he has been ono f t ie most active and onergelio of the ' rob") leaders, and proba li'y has done more tpwaras the órganization of tho army th:n nny rither itian. As an old friend of bis stated to mtheother day, ' hu ia the pose88or ol i dciii.-!i indus'j-y which Would tire out tho greatest energy; and he has no idea of f'ailing in anythinR." But greator men than General Ben. MeCulloch have been forced to fuil; and if it. has not already been his fate to pciish by the ' Bivord,it is vcry certain tint ho will fall, or íailare will come round at an earjy day. -