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SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE.
VOL. I\'.
AT<t r ol fimeral* IP* a>irc{aril aiwl .1 orfinlon
• • 1 1* lhf %mi v. • • .
U nriog ■'u■ n t address*6f oo; Gene
nls to th f army under their coßUDand will.ex cite
the patriotic enlotions of every Goodwin seader:
• 11 £.\DQUA K rKK - Army Os mt'PoiOJUiC, I
July 26,1861. |
&>/d ifrs of the C'jtif’ dcrut< States:
• One week*ago a. countlesslost of men orja
. nixed into an with all the Mpoatneoh*
• i art and*practiced .'till ooold.
• vise* invaded ‘the soil of Virginia their peo
• pie sounded their approach* with triuoipluint dis
playfc of* a&ticipatod victory. * tlicur Generals
came m alm’ost state;.their*grad 3lHiis
tere, Senators, a'i women, came to witness Che
immolation *4’ onearmy,ahd ihg subjugation of
■onr people, ami to celebrate the tesnlt with
wild revelry. ‘*.*...*
lr i- with the'profoundegt emot f grati-1
tude to an over ruling Yrod, whose hand is man
ifest i.it protecting out homes;,and oar* liberties,
that w©j your Generals commanding; are ena
bled, in flier ruiflic ;>f f tiuT wrhole countrVj t*i
thank you for that patrioticeourago, that heroic
gallantry, that demoted daring exhibited fiv %. r-,i
in the .actions of tin’ 18th and 21st, by * which*
the hosts’of the enemy Were scattered, .and a
signal and. victory ©blaihed
• The two affairs of the l s tfi an*l 21st'wore.f>ut
j-hp and* continued efforts yonr pat
riotism against jilic coivstantlyrecurring coluuyis
.of ;m enemy, folly treble ■rwu numbers;* and
your efforts werQ crown ed*on the evefiingdfthe
• 21st with a victory so complete \h£t the *inva
and trs are driven disgracefully from the lield*and
ni nit* to fly in disorderly rout back to their yni
trenehments, a distance of over thi sty miles.
•They lefbupon the fiehk nearly itvory, piece iSf
• *their artillery, a large. portion of their rfrms, #
equipments, baggage, stor s, &e., Ac., .and al
• most every o:ie of their woupde’d at iff dc*iL.
amounting,’together V'tfh tin; jTrisoners, to ma
ny thousands. . And thus the Northern hosts
were driven-out of Virginia.
. Soldiers! we congratulate you on an event
which ensures the liberty of our country. We
. congratulate.every* ofyou, whose glorious
• privilege it. was to participate in the triumph of
.'courage and oftruth—to fight *in the battle of
Manassas. You have created an dpoch in* the
hi-tory of Liberty, and unborn nations will vise
up and call you •blessed.’
• Continue’ihis noble devotion, locking always
to the protection of a just God, and before time
grows much older, we will b*e as the de
liverers of a nation of ten m.illrftn of people.
Comrades ! our brothers who have fallen hav<3
earned undying renown upon earth, and their
bl*'od shed ill our holy cause is a precious ar il
acceptable sacrifice to the Father of Truth and
of Higlit. , .-
Thcjr graves arc beside. the tomb, of Wash
ington; their-spirits have joined with fiis inter
nal coinmifnion. * •
• We will hold fast to the soil in wlifeh the
• dik-t of Washington is thus mingled with the.
diu-t of our .brothers. We will transmit thi.-
land free to our children, or we .will fall into
the fresh grave’s of our brothers iiCurms. W e
drop one tear on their laurels andmpve forward
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. to avenge them.
Soldiers ! we congrafylate ‘you on a glorious
triune ‘.ant, and complete victory, and we thank
you fordoing your whol*e duty in the service of
yuiw country,. . . .
. “ ; (Signed) E. Johnston,
• . ’ . General C. S. A..
• . ’(Signed). * G.. T. Beawregapd,
- General (V S. A.
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Whnl'wc Captured *
On.the evening of the 23d ult., anlimnjepse
concoilrse of'tbe citizen:? of Richmond, and of
the friends of the soldiers on the battle field at
Mknassas, assembled at the depot on the* airi
\;il\f the train, to claim* t lip bodies of # the Mead,
receive and care for the wounded, and tu hey r
•’the accounts oT the battle. Os tluV scene the
Kiehmond Examiner* of Thc.24th, gives a vi . id *
description, and also die following of
•the reception and speech of President Davis:
“During tfye excitement tittending the anx
idus inquiries after friends and the crowding to?
look tfpw'ji” the-dead and wounlled, it was’jvhis
.perel tßrougU tho crowd that. President Davis
was on_ the Irqin. * Immediately a “rush *was
Uuide.in search of the* distinguished statesman
‘and Chieftain,* ana a*thousand shouts rdril the
air with wihLhuzzas,as his weH kuown*face and
. figure’were discovered. • •
‘•Though travel-worn afld evidently fatigued
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by the* trying scenes through which lie had
passed in the bsLtwo day*, the Presidest could
n.ot deny the t*nthusiastic citizens the pleasure
of heariflg.frqm his Own mouth, something of
•the glorious deeds so recently achieved by our
brftve-andnnviucibk; patriot soldiers •
“liMi strain ot fervfd eloquence* he eulogiz*
ed the couracrP. the endurauep and patriotism of
our victorious troops> and to the* memory of.
onr.honored dead B who shed tlieir-- life’s bloQjcf
on the’luU'le-lield in.the glorious jcaiwe of their
country, he jiijid a glob ing tribute, which could
not fait to dim with tears.thu eyes cd’ the least
feeliog among his hearers. • •
• “lie pronounced the victory great, glorious
and compTete. He said .we had whipped them
this time and w’e \vould whip them again as
often a? they oflhred us the opportunity.’ liv
allusion to the* wastness and ynportance df.oftr.
caritam, he said we h)d taken everything t]m,
enemy had in the field ; sixty pieces xl splen
did ‘cannon; of the best .and most .‘improved
models, vast quantities of ammunition ; a'rms
enough o( various descriptions to large*
army ; htfndreds’of wagons apd ahfuadances of
tiie uio.-i luxurious make and finish, and pro
visions’enough to feed*an army of fifty, tkou
• sand men f*>r tjvelvte months.
• “Tjie headlong retrofit oi* tjreeneiay.he go up
rated to the wild hurried^ flight*of a scared eo
vy. of partridges, that so great wa%
. with which the repeated onsloughts
of our men inspired th*em that, taking wildly
to their heels, they, threw from them their
guns, swords,•knapsadbi .and everything that
coula in any way ret*ard their escape.
“With another ajlusion to. % the valor
of our troops, who*h*ad ageouiplished this great
’ victory, and sfmindtng all of *tho great* cause
‘they had for returning thanks to rfim to whom
werafue for this blessing on .our
tynis, lw concluded amid*the Uimultuous ap ;
plause of the tksemilage, atftl <*Scorted to
his hotel.• ••* • . * *
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I*r<juriclor. •
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Bailie of HufaMM
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The ‘question was to be ‘quickly .decided by
jns. A. sudden swoop of a body of cnvalty
rushed down upon our columss near the bridge.’
They fame from the moods on tin; left, and in
fantry poured oftt from behind them ; Tyler
and Tiisstaff. with the reserve, were apparontJy
cut off by the q’uick tiiaileuvre. I succeeded fti
gaining the position l bad just left, there wit
nessed'the capuire of Garlilq's battery in the
plain, and saw another force of cavalry and in- ,
fan try pburing into the road at* J;he very spot
where the buttle had commenced, .and near
which the South Carolinians, who.manned, th.c
battery silenced in the mqrning, had doubtless
.all"day been lying concealed.
’J'he ambulances and # wagons gradually ad
vanetffl.to tine’spot, and, of course, an instanta
isiconfueion and dismay resulted.- Our own
iufantn broke.r*m,k’ in*the fietd, pluitged into
the v?ou 1 • to avoid the rifad, aftd got up the hill
as best they amid, Witltout leaders, every man
savhfg*himself in his way.
By the time I tfachej the top off the hill,
the* re treat, the panic, tht* heedless, h?adlang
confusion’vsas.now beyond a hope. I was near
the rear of the movement, witl^the’brave Capt
Alexander* whp by tlje* most gal
lant, bijt* utiavailing exertions, to'cheek the
onward tumult. It •as difficult .to believe in,
the®rc3lity of oiw suddon* icverse. • “What
dais it all mean *l* asked of Alexander. “It
meaiifl defeat,” rep(?. - * “Wc are Ijcat
len ; it is a shameful*, a cowardly retreat!”—
“llfdd’up men!” he siiuuted, “don’t be such
infernal cottards!” and he rode # backwards ilnd
forwards, placing his horse across th’e road, and
.vainly trying tt> rally the running troops. The
teams and wagons ’confused and dismembered
efrery corps.
We were*ndw*(?ut off from the advance body
by jhc enemy’s infantry,*who bad rushed on
the slope just left by us, surrotnfded-the g;uns
•and sutler’s wagons, and were apparently press
ing’ ftp’ against uj>. “it's no use, Alexander,”
I said, “you must Jeave with the rest.”* “L’ll
be d —d If 1 will,” was his sullen reply, and
the splendid ti llow rode back td make his way
as best lie could. Meantime 1 saw officers with
•leaves and eagles on their shoulder straps, Ma
jors tfifd Coloners, whe had deserted their Com
ra'lcs, pass me galloping as if fpr dear life. No
#nemy pursued just their: but I suppose all
wore afraid that his guns would be trained
down the long, narrow avenue, and mow the re
treating‘Jlousands, and batter so pieces army
wagons and everything clsc’which crowded it.
Oply one field officer, s(5 far as my observation
extended‘seemed to have remembered his dh
tv * *
Lieutenant-Colonel Speidel, a foreigner at
ta’ched to a Connecticut Itegiingnt, strove ag- I
ainst the current for a league. I positively de- :
darts that, with the two exceptions
all efforts matfe to check the panic before Ccn- ;
treville was reivphed were confined ic t civilians. f
1 saw a man in citizen’s dress, who had thrown
off his coat, seized a musket and was trying to
rallv the soldiers whg came by at the point ol the
bayonet. In reply tp a question for Uis name,.
’ he said it was Washburne, mid 1 learned, tlurt
°he was the member by the name, from Illinois.
’ The lion. Mr. Kellogg made a similar effort. —
Both these Congressmen bravely stood their
• <_rroijn*l till the lastmomcnt, and were servicea
able at Ccntreville-in assisting the halt there
ultimately made. . And other civilians did what
they could. . * • .
*. But'wiiat a scene ! and how terrific the wiset
of that tumultuous retreat! • For three miles
hosts of Federal •* tivtops —all from
their Rccriments, all mingled In <jnc disorderly
rotit —were fleeing ajong the road, *but mostly
through i lie loss o*n either side. ’ Army wagons
Sutler’s teams and private carriages chocked
the passage’ tumbling against each other, amid
clouds of dust, and sickening sight* and sound.
Hacks, containing unlughy spectators’ of the
late jiffray, wore smashed like glass, and the
occupants were lost sigdil of in tli'e debris.- -
HoVscs flying *wildly from the Battle field many
of-ihem in death agdny, galloped* at > random
/orward, -joining in the -stampede. .Those on
foot who conltl catch them rode them bareback,
as niuth to.savft themselves from being run ov
er’as to make quickenduig. .-
• Wounded men.lying along the banks—the
•few either lgft on the ficldor taken to-the cap
tured hospitals, appealed with raised hands, to
those wherrode houses, beggitig to be lifted be
hind : but fgw regarded such petitions. Then
the artillery, such as was saved, came thunder
ing alontt, smashing .and oveupoweriug every
-tiring. ’The regular cavalry,. I I'ecord it to thojt.
shame, joined iif the melee, adding to its ter
rors, for they rode dowd footnrcn without mer
cy. One of. the great gnns ‘wepe overturned,
and’hty amid the ruins of a caisson, as I *pssed
it. ■ I saw an urtillevyman running between-the
pomlerojis fore: and after wheels of its gun car
riage. hanging.on* with both liands and vainly
striving to jump npqui.the ordnance. The dri
vers were spurring the horses; he could not,
cling much longer, and .a piord agonized ex--
•presahjn never fixed the features ot a drowning
man Jhc carnage bounded from* tin? rough
lioss of agteep’hill leading creek ; he*)ost
his held, fell.*and in an instant*tile grt?at wheels,
had crushed she life out of*him. “ .
Who eyev saw such a fight ’! Could the -re
treat at Jlorodino have ex.ceVded*jt in <?onfusion
and tumult ?• I think n*ot. It did not slack
the leasf until CVntrevillc was reached. There
die syght of the sesPrve — Miles’ .Brigade- —lor
iyed in crfdef o the hill, §§emed somewhat to
reassure the van. i>ut still.the*teams arid ie*>t
soldiers pushed on their own camp and
heading swiftly for the ‘distant TorimiftC, yntil
for ten mfles the joad-pver whiph-the grand ar
mv had so lately passed southward, gay with un
stained banners., and flushed With surety of
strength, uws c’o\*cred witluthe fragments of its
retreating si*attred and paaic-s.triekea
in a singfe day. From the *b.ranch. roflt the.
trainv attached to Hunter s Divisiorf ha3 caught
’the contagion of <he flight, a*nd poured into its
already swoHen current another turtnd freshet
of confusion and disiuay. • . • •
Who ever w a more shaipeful abandonment
of munitions gathered at wast expense ? .
,The tearfisters many of them, cut tjip .traces ot
their horses, and galloped. from the wagons.—
Other? threw out their loads to accelerate their
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■.THOMASVI'IILE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AVGUST. 14. 1861.
’flight, and grain, p’cks and shovels, and pjo
visibns of every kind, lay tramplM in the dust
for leagues. Thousands of muskets strewed
the rOute. When some of us succeeded bi ral
lying a body oY fugitives, and forming th'cm in
to #ine across the road,* hardly one but had
thrown away ’ his arms. * If the enemy had
brought tip his artijlbrists, and served them jip
’on the retFeatipg train, pir had intercepted our
progress with five hundred of his cavalry, he
might have captured enough supplies tbr a
vieek’s’feast of thanksgiving. As it was en
ough was left belrind to .tell the stor}’ of the
panic.. The rout of.the Federal army was com
plete.
Oin h IMi <ito Giyr iip'ihi’ wiriiuuli*.
some two weeks eince the New York Trib
.uwe. publi.-Jied an*article*containing the follow
ing passages: • . •
“The simple question to be decided is—are
Northern men the equals of Southern ‘! or are
they poltroons’, who will run atrthe ’sight of a
line of advancing bayonets ? And one fair*bat*
tle will settle this conclusively. There is no
no -7 bf a long nor-- no chance for it, unless
polity and.craft will s<s have.it. Let fifty’ thou
sand defenders of tho Union bei as many reb
els in fair battle, and the war w-11 be substan
tially ended.
• If, as we rejoice to Gen.*Scott is.now*
rpady to try conclusions with Jeff.’Davis and.
’ Beauregard, the war is near its end. Me say
lfii£ in no boastful s'jiiril —we qpneede tin j)oss <-*
I'ilitg of .t/ir rebels proving the stronger party y
but if they <}o, let ns frankly own it , and
proytptly arr<st the* icon ton e fusion of blood.
And if they cannot keep tire field against us,
they “'Will do likewise.”
In another editorial, which‘appeared subse
quently, the Tribune said:". • ,
“This war’is costing the Government frrim
twenty to forty millions of dollars pier month,,
and the country—in the disruption and stagna
tion of its-industry —a. good deal more. We are
naturally anxious—being ourselves heavy suf
ferers along with our neighbors—to see this de
plorable state of things brought to an end at
the earliest possible moment. We believe th£
misery pndtlred every week. throughout the
land, because of*idleness.* and want, outweighs
the suffering that would result-from two or three
smait battles. In short?, we believe the patriot
syldiors -arc to-day‘able and eager to whip the
-rebels’and w*e want, to see thejn allowed to try.
It they are not able to thrash tlie traitors in a
fair stand-op fight, our pride revolts at the. idea
of slowly starving them into subjection or whip
ping them by"virtue of money borrowed in Eu
rope. We say, challenge them. to. meet the
patriot volunteers in fair fight; if they quail,
they are ruined.; if they fighUaud are beaten,
they must give it up; while if they beat us, wc
ought to do the same-. Let us have*this matter
decided forthwith, so our brave men may
quit Soldiering and return to more profitable
vocations.” *
Now the question is submitted to every can
i did mind, is not Greeley fully committed by the
foregoing extracts to the recognition of South
ern independence? .We have met the North
ern enemy in fair fight—they have quailed;
they are beaten; and.they.mugt give it up, ac
cording to Greeley’s suggestion! Will lie now’
;ul vise the * brave men of the North to “quit
soldiering and return to more profitable voca
tions,” as lie is plodged to do, or will he falsify
hi# word according to his custom ? — Rich. En.
° A Short lVar. ’ .
The New York Tribune, of the 24th ulti
mo, Says: *• *
Men aftd brethren, it trill v<rt do to make a
long war of this. The necessity which Europe
•realizes of obtaining cotton an’dXobadco at any
rat; —the gcnwal interest of commerce —the
cries of unemployed labor and of unproductive
if *not. imperiled capital, will unite in demand
ing that this be made a short war: Better em
ploy in.prosecuting it half a million, of men
for .six months, than half that number for’an
indefinite period—better in svgry view*and for
every end. Jejf. argues with some shrewdness
that President Lincoln has virtually acknowl
edged. his Confederacy by calling out so many
men to put it down. ’But the presence. for
■ months of a secession.‘army, wit Li ft a day’s
walk of the ‘National metropolis, is a good ’deal
more to his purpose j* and we feel .that a disun
ion Congress mQgting.in security at Richmond,
while, the sitting of the • national Cbngregs at
Washington is menaced by an ituinent hostile
army, will exert h fearful moraljnffucnc.e on the
wrong side, not ’merely i this* country, but. in
Europe. A Rebellion which months’are reqiii
re’d tt> get ready, te subdue glides insensibly in
to-a revolution. A factitious rebellion aught
not*to be.Starved. out. ouL An*l
this Davis’ &,Co. can be, if. the requi*
site.energy* is guided .by the requisite ability.
A*ndit canaot be pat down in any radically dif
ierent Way. .
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i * Xorthi ru ( wki()i,
The*army correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, speaking of the *bad conduct of
tfne of the Ohio regiments at Manassas, makes
the following admission :
•It js propel to o state that tlfc number, who
flinched on the discovery of.the masked batte
ry was about 25 to oW. .i. found tliem in Jit tie
squads of 3to 4, making their way oat’of the”
woods, and to the rear* of gdr- forces* Major
Hughes, of Dayton, of Gtrri. Sc*heqck’s staff
.was vainly striving tis rally Some of tlfesC fel
lows* lie rode swiftly about, hailing, persuad
ing and threatening them, to induce *a return
authea-anks wiHi their comrades. But it was
; generally in vaia. Indeed, it wifi became nec
essary to record instances of the most disgrace-,
ful cowardice* not only in the Ohio regime*ht3,
but fri nearly every regiment on the field on that*,,
memorable amj ill-£ited day. •
°
0 . Kamfto nnil ki* PrAonrr.
Amusing as well as solemn things sometimes
.occur iribattle. . During the fight at Manassas
a negro sefvant of one of tiie officers wasjajm
cd, and concluded to take his chances* in the
battle on ffis own h°ook. 44e aptured a New
York Zouave*, anil ’during an interval -of. the
fight Returned with hij; prize to his master’s
tent. *With a firm grasp o*h the collar of *the
Zouave liq inarched him in at a double quick,
exclaiming:* here’s one dew dcCbil
.what b?en shooting at yes.” -
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The Prnirient mill lien. Mcott. •
jMr*. Richardson, from Illinois, made a bold
development in the House es Representatives,
on the 24th inst., in’which he re’presents Gen.
Scott as. plainly blaming the President for the
defeat at Manassas. The reader will be enter-,
tained by the debate on the occasion. -In the
course of a dis.cussion on a pending proposi
tion, Mr. Richardson said :
\ou have at the head of your arjny a man
who carried your flag through.thc*war of 1812,
an*l through the wa’r with .'Mexico, with a
.Strategy unequalled in the* annals of warfare.
You have sought to disgrace him, have
sought to impair the public confidence in him.
He /ought this battle ove<r here, whieli was sc’
disastrous to* our army, against his* judgment.
Who caused it? You forced it’upon him.—
And I tfill you now, that unless you .rally
around him, the great lighting army of the
North, which is democratic, will not support
you.. I *tefl o you that, when you look over the
. lisst of all the military men of the. earth, you
will find that he is the greatest of them all.—
lie lought the battle of Sunday . last against
•his judgment anfl in opposition to tlje.plans he
had*formed. * *The strategy of Gen. Scott was
the finest ever nlannecf™mid, had he not been
forced to precipitate an engagement, he would
have tlop victory without fighting a battle.
Mr. Guttis, (Rep.) of lowa.-*-Who* upon
tins side, what American citizen, hn*> impugned
.the character of Gen. Scotp, and where j.-f the
man who is not willing and anxious to march
und<?r hisbani?er ? Who* could hope af this
time to succeed that great General, who never
losfc a battle in the service of his country ? •
Mr. Richardson —I will reply—Gen. Greely,
--(laughtcrj—who, 1° tjiink*, ought to be placed
at.the fiead of all your Generals appointed by
Mr. Lincoln, . 14c ought to’be immediately dis
patched to Richmond,* and according to
own” account he could do it. He has presum
ed to command G;n. Scott, and to dirept’the
whole movements of the army. If* wc could
tret rid of such men we would be a ser
vice, ’That is my opinion, I give jt you and
charge you nothing for it. (Laughter.)
■ Mr. UurUs~lt cannot b.c said that I, or any
of toy partners on this’side, disapproved Jf flic
conduct of Gen. Scott. •
Mr. Richardson —I have .not charged the
gentleman with having assailed Gen. Scott. I
would be amused indeed to hear him question
fhe’militany movements that Gen. Scott makes.
But when I have said thaf of my friend, and
of a few other gentlemen upon that side, I have
done. ’Again, I say we have forced this battle
upon Gen. Scott, and it has been lost because
you have forced this battle upon him; and I
declare before God to-day, as my solemn con
viction. that if this thing is to continue, you
destroy this Government forever. I stand here
in my place, and make the declaration, thht if
Gen. Scott cannot conduct the war, we have no
body that can. If he cannot by strategy, skill
and courage, save the Government, it is impos
sible to §ave it. On this matter I have said all
I desire to say.
Mr. Blair, (Rep.) oflMo., —I desire to say a
few’words. Generals Patterson and Cadwalla
der were appointed by the Administration, but
Gen. Butler came hither as a Brigadier*Gene
ral. It was Ma ssachusetts who first conferred
that’honor-on him, and he was made a Major
General for putting ilo\yn a mob, and the exec ;
utive ability which he displayed. I understand
that General Patterson was appointed by the
advice and on the recommendation of General
Scptt. ‘ *
jhe geiftleman said that General Scott had
been driven,to risk a battle by gentlemen on
this side, but nothing had been here dero
gatory to that soldier. Is the Major General
fit to command, if he can be forced to battle
again°st his own best judgment* and at the out
cry of outsiders ? Nobody pn this side has said
aught against Gen. Scott. The charge came
from the gentleman from Illinois, and it was
derogatory ip the highest degree. * .
’ Mr. Richardson —I take it all back.* [Laugh-,
ter.] I regret that Gen. Scott had been forced
to fight, this battle. I will tell him whnt occur
red yesterday morning: My colleagues (Messrs.
Lolpin and Washburn-). wpre*present with the
President, ’Secretary of War and Gen. Scdtt.
In the Course of our conversation Gen. Scott
remarked! “I atn tiie biggest coward.in the
’world!” I rose from my seat. <; Stoy,” said
Gen. Scott; “I will prove it. I have fought
+he battle against my judgment, and I think
the President ought to remove <j\e to-day for
’doing it.” “As God is fny judges” he addinl,
after ah Interval of silence, “I did all in my
potter to make the army efficient, and I deserve
removaj becayse I did, sot stand up when I
’could, and -I stai’fd-here to vindicate Gen. Scott.
I am indebted to the gentleman from Missouri
for the compliment lie paid me. I desire to
say for myself that I am here the 4ast of a gen
eration, my tather and grandfather having fall
en beneatW tile flag of thtfir country. I, too,
have fought under its folds’at home and abroad
and, jJod willing, there I will’stand till the end
of my life, defending it against all foes.
31 r. Washburn, (Rep ) of •111. —As my col
league lias referred to General Scotts remarks,
lie might also allude to wliaC the President
said. # . •
. Jlr.’Richardson —I*will do so. “Your con-’
version implies,” said the President to Gen.
Stott, “that 1 forced you tq battle.” To which
Gen. Scott replie.d—“l have never served un
der a President who has been ’kinder to me*
tham you Lave been.” But Gen, Scott did not (
reliefe the President from the’fact pf the latter
bavin” ‘forced him to ."fight the battle. Gen.
Scott thus paid a compliment to the President
personally. *T desire to jay of t4i*e t Preside?it
that 3. have known him from boynood. If you
lef him alone be is an lfonest man. [Laughter.]
But I ;>ui afraid he has not tlge firmn*ss to
sjand up against the politicians around hiifi.
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• * An Armory ifti Ath<-i%. * .
There, is a project on foot here tojaise a suf
ficient capital to go into the manufacture of
fire arms upon a large scale. It is proposed to
issue stock in shares of 525, and whefv a’suffl-.
ciuncy has c been subscribed, to commence the
mannfaatiye of small arms. , . - *
* • We hope our citizens will take stock liberal
ly'and set ihe establishment in motign at once.
If this war is to continue, we shall need large
supplies of arms. — Athans Wptchman. .
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• lt<‘ourc(* ol’ th* Mouth.
A greai many people, even in the South, arc
not aware of the extent of thgir *rescßrce% iif
the way of means for supporting human life. —-
A correspondent of the Baltimore* Sun has done
the country good service by compiling -some
valuable statistics friim the census of 1850—
the tables nf the census of 1860 ’being as yet
unavailable,* or rather not obtainable. We
make free use of the figures and complication,
and dijnet the attention 6f our readprt* thereto.
According to the ’census’ bf 1850, South
Carolina-produced nearly five-sixths of all tfie
rice gfown. Besides nearly all .the rice, sfie
produced wheat to within 3,000 bushels of all
produced # by the sijf New England States. —
She* produced almost as-mueh corn as flie State
of New York, amj 6,000,000* bushels* of tlyit
-grain more Than all the New England States.—
She produced mgre o;Os tlfan Maine , more by
1,000,000’0f bushels than Massachusetts; mole
than 1,000,060 bushels of potatoes -’over and
above what 31aine produced ; more beans and
peas by-180,000 bushels than all the Northern
Stater together, except New York ; more*beef
cattle thafl Pennsylvania by 1,740, and almost
as ma’ny as all the <N T ew England States; inoro>
slifep than lowa and Wisconsin by 10,600;
more bogs than New York by 4*, ; more
than Pennsylvania by 25.167, aud 85,000 more
than all the New England States, with New
.Jersey, 3lichigan, Wisconsin and California in
’the bargain. What a splendid showing fo* the
.often but? glorious littld* Palmetto
State. The remainder ot* the stati. tirs compil
ed by the correspondent yf the Sun are equally
interesting. N irgioia and North Carolina pro
duced jointly 12,363,000 binshcls of wheat, or
241,000 bushels nforC than the great wheat
State of New®York, or a quantity equal to the
whole product; of the six New Eftgfand States
with New Jersey, 3liehigan, lowa-and JYiscon
s’ri all put together ; Virginia, North Cdrolina
and Tennessee produced 115,471,593 bushels el
corn, a quantity exceeding ky 300,000 bushels,
the joint produce of New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, N\;w Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New. Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
Tennessee, alone produced 17,300 more hogs
than all the six New England States, with New
York, Pennsylvania, New
Michigan; for that Sfete produced 3,204,800
hogs, while the eleven Northern States named
produced but 3,088,394. .
It will unquestionably astonish many people
to*be told that si*. Gulf States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 3lississippi, Louis
iana and Texas, produced 45, more beef cat
tle than the -six New England States, New
Yofk, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Indi-*
ana, Michigan and Wisconsin, altogether; but
sucli is the fact, for the Census of 1850 tells us
that these States produced 3,357,489 beef cat
tle, •while the thirteen Northern States namftd
produced but 1.312,327. From this it will be
seen that it will be a very difficult job to starve
out .the Cotton States.
And, according to the census of L850,’ the
Southern States produced four millions of bush
els of corn mofe than the Free States produc
ed; and in many other products the superiority
of the South, population considered, was sur
prisingly manifest. We presume the census
of 1861, if it ever is allowed to go before the
world, according to the returns mai(e* *by tin?
different.3larshals, will show a still greater pre
ponderance in favor ol’ the Soujh ; as the ton
stantly continued aggressions of the ‘North
stimulated Southern farmers to-incrcasfi their
growth of cereals, etc’, year.by year. For this
year, if tlie-seHsons continue propitious, they
will rafse breadstuff's sufficient to last at least
two years, while in every other department they
will be strengthened immediately, and in anoth
er year will become completely independent pf
the world-—will be able ‘to clothe and feed
tliemselves, and tfien Jiave full’ cotton, sugar, #
rice, and tobacco crops, on hand worth at least
$275,000,000, as a surplus to “go upoti. Uotv
ridiculous tb;p is the talk about starving and
bankrupting such a people !* •
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Tht* Fire /oiiaifN in Camp.
A letter found on the person of a dead Wis
conson soldier, written a da/ or tw<? before tile
.battle, and addressed to his- mother f thus dcs
grfbes’tbe character anrf exploits of the NeW
York Zouaves. Who will Say that such wfeteh
• o
es deserve m'ercy at oyr hands ?
1 “Ellsworth’s men .are our advance guard;
but they -cannot be Kept anywhere a great
while at*a time. They scoul the country all
over, and steal everything they car> lay their
The)” have stolen horshS, niggers,
cattle and hogs by the dozen, and they will go
into housoH And’take all of the provisions that*
they can find. . ‘
• “When wc Were camped at Alexandria, four
of them went to the house of a. farmer, and
the folk* had their breakfast oh the table all
, ro’ady to cat, and. tlffi men Vcti’t [n, took off
their hats, and bid the folks.“good morning,”
and cfearcd it>of evory eatalrie; got up, and bid
them “good bye,” and left as cool as if the
meal had be’en prepared for them. 0 We should
starve if it were nqt fcr them. They lying us
cattle of every description, Tfiey think a good
deal of tliig regiment, and give us*a good, wa
ny.tliings that they steal.” a • •
©
A* wag lias nunla the following summary of
what l’e ‘calls the “Ihailcnablc Bights ot A°m
.ericans,” Which arfl not •nnmerated in the De
claration of Independence : #
To “know any* trade or 0 business witlwmt ap
prenticesbip or experience. 0
To niarry*wit4iout regard to fortune, state ol
health, position or opinion of parents or tr;ewds.
To have*a. chHdren dependent upon
contingencies of in ca.®e sudden
death,"tef leave them wholly unprovided for. .
• To put on hireling strangers the literary and
moral education of your children.
To teach your children no*good trade, hop
ing they will have when grown up, wit enough
so Hye on the industry of othgr people.
To enjoy*general sympathy when made hank,
rupt by reckless speculation. •
• * To chea o t the government, if you
can. * . •
To hold office without being* competent to
discharge its duties.
To build houses wathhine'or six inch walls;
and.go to the funeral of tenants, firertien or
others, “killed by the fall, weeding over the
mysterious dispensation of Providence. ‘
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*( TEIUIS.TIVO DOM ARS, )
In Advance. S
o .\°4lorioH I'omitniiy lo It <-lung to.
We understand that there arc millions of*
•applicants log admfssi®n intodhc.*vaults• ot the
Valiant ayd glorious company, the Constitution
‘of vhich is herewith appended. We woyld bo
pleased if such a company were organized here
abouts. .Eu 4 us down one scholar- uhder tho.
Constitution : • * • “ ;
Constitution of the Home Guards,.lyloptcd Ju
ly 4th, 18t)l-*-Mottp, “Prompt on Duty.”
Art. 1. This company shall bear the name
of* the “Home Guards.” . • *,
Art. 2.0 The number g>f the Home Guards
shafl be from tep to five or more. -
Art 4. The entire company Miall consist of
officers—-each member being entitled to ’select
his own office. • . _
Ar|. 4. Vhis* company shall repudiate all
military rules and usages. Every member shall
“arm himself in lys own way, for active service,•
and hold himself in readings* to do as he plea
ses at an hour’s notice from his cojmnandef.
Art.. 5.. The. Home Guards’ shall be. com
manded by each’member in rotation,*bui ’it is
left entirely at tlie o]rfiun of members to obey
the orders of the acting cyunnander or not as
they please. * • *
A*t. U- The Guard will parade scmi-pcca
sionally, or oftener, provided they have nothing
else to do.’ * . • • •• • ’ ’ : ,
Art. 7. Each member of the. HOlll6 GnjrJ
shall? whilo’in active service, draw the follow
ing-daijy rations : .one bottle oiarct, one hottlo
champagne, three fingers (jognaq, six fingers’
bourho’n, one.dpiien cigars, one. boued. turkey,
one boiled turkey, one dozed’•broiled oysters,
two dozen 03'stciS in the shell, one basket lull
of kfiicknaeks, assorted. * • ••
A t. 8. When on marchimgorder*epch luetn
her of the Guards .shall be allowed ohe boot
hoy’one barber, one. laundress, one carriage
with two horses, one set f fishing tackle,.one
pack of dogs, (at option,) two double barrel shot’
guns, one portable tw<s story .dwelling house,
one library of select novels, one dozen selected
periodicals, and one traveling billiard tabje.; .
Art. i) Membere are expressly forbidden to’
perform any <Uity contrary to their wishes, an<J
any command winch shall be given by any act.
ing offic.er, without its having previously® been
discussed by the entire corps,~n debating soci- .
ety assembled, shall subject the officer giving
•it to be fined as muclg as he .is willing to pay.
Art! 10. Members who have musical instru
ments arc refjiiirbd.to bring them into the field*,
but no two members shall play at the. same time
-unless they please to do so. . .
Art. 11.* The Active duty specially assigned
to this corps Gy their own direction sbaH be fa
treat and retreat. . .
Art. 12. Absent members shall be consider
ed as present at every drill or roll cyll, and re
spected accordingly..
• Tlie ('ii|ilurr of fly.
. The Montgomery Confederation has the fol
lowing fr<3m a reliable source :
At half-past three o’clock the stampede le
sCame fearful, ami the gloom.amongst VV ilson &
Cos., wa&awful. They immediately junipea in- ,
to their carriages and put for Washington*.at a
rapid rate.. The lion. 3Jr. ]\ly, with a friend
tjniching the contagion, and‘believing tlie ene
my.to be near at h;\tid, jumped into a buggy and
pushed’ forward to Washington at a double
quick. Three miles from t'cntrevillc, thp star- •
ting point, the buggy broke down, and Its coti
fents were left a yley to our forces. Ely heard
at-this moment the “terrible” tramping of the
cavalry,and jumped behind a tree to secrete him
self, while bis friend put to the.Wood;* and was __
seen no more, Presently a horseman dashed
on, and seeing a man behind a tree loudly call
ed out “Who aro y<*u sir ?” “Mr. Ely,” an
swered the man iYnmediately. “Well, who in
.the h—Jl is Mr..Ely ?” said the horseman. —-
“Mr. Ely, nleyibcr of Congress from the lloch
ester District, New York,” said fje man. “The’
h--*ll you say ; spy that over again old fellow,”
•ejactila’ted theMiorscman “1 am, the llyn.
Mr. Ely, the member of the Federal Congress
from the Rochester District °N<*w \ork,” shid
the pian- “WU,” said the horseunn, I’ll.'be
d-*-d if’l liaVn’t caught you *at last ; I hare
bcoH looking for you the.whoh). day, ’and its
d—d strange that I have just found yoir out. ’
So* pullfng out his pistol and ’ pointing it right
at the Federal Congressman's head, he said :
’“Mr..Efy.’,.put yourfbotin my stirrup .and get
up behind me, I.am going to take you to Rich
mond.” Ely did as requested, and away.went
the horseman to the .quarters of Gen. Beaure
gard, and with a live Yankee Congressman be
hind hinrwhom he captured. - .
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Anrqlnie of I.inrolM’s Prisonci's.
A porVcsjjondent of the Columbus Times
ves the following:
I saw* Bill Wifeon, of‘Atlanta, who was’
wounded at Manassas, ii> the heel, lie gave *
us’somc amusing things .of the fight. He says’
the cars would omc alojTg to the camps of the
wounded of’ our men and talre them tiv
One.train in which lie was to gtf, contaihed a
number of Federal prisoners.
A’u old ncgr.o w*lio cookcd.and w;is as hi act
as the jicc of spades, ami had one .knee bent
away out ami the otlrer bent in nftcr it, step
ped up to tlit) prisoners ’find turning his eye*
U4l at them, said,‘/ Good monjiCßosscs ; Trav
eling? gwiiie to Virginny Springs to spend fhc
summer? Bccpi to liavb mighty little baggage.
Fine bracelets you.got on. What dey cost i n
the Norf? Bring any ralong to sell ? Bcttcu
stoy at Richmond to sec Mass JpfE . He’ll
take .you in ! Better ’spend and summer wid
him. * You’lldike. him. ‘We do.” He annoy
ed them, .they tsay, until they *ursed him and
£old him they would mark him? “\es, says
* he, drawing hi;? hand around his neck, .“Davis
will mark you this way. Well, good day, Bos
ses, ain’t got time to talk to you nowqwill come’
Tlown to your hanging. I hope it’won’t be
rainin’, so you’ll have a good crowd.” •
, ‘When they’arrived at flic depot one of the*
prisoners was in Anuch finer spirits than thtf
others. He pulled off.his hat and addressed
the crowd gathered.. “Citizens of Richmond:
We told you we would be here bv the fourth
day of Jifly, and as we were not very
.and a ‘little behind time are going to spend
the balance of the summer to make up for it.
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“What is whisky bringing?” inquired a deal
er article. “Bringing men to the gal.
lows,”'was the reply.* . * * •
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