Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-05-14
IT SIUIi''ts case, and Cd

5sacrificed by incompetent lead
ship, and thus the military organi-
ti6n should Be such as to develop
) peculiar genius and individual
titude of every combatantin that
liter which is likely to produce the.
latest general efficiency.
\ From the beginning ofthese troub..
/ the State ofSouth Carolina has
: L only exhibited great political sa,
eity, but has managed the details
!, olq military movements with great
c,slmate common sense, and prac.
tallility.@ Her first act was TO cali
tilt leteran soldier and noble gentle,
ma Gen. Walter Gwynn, to her en-
g,ipaing work, and to place the
Unt& States officers in command Of
hclflces. The officers Of her MALTA
With nodesty and patriotism that
wep honorable as their YaIor, yiel-
ied ghcefully TO the men who had
been tanned III the school of war.
: TheeAsequence is, that all tile mill
tarytperations of South Carolina,
incl4mg the bombardment Of Sum.
Tter, lave been conducted with the
| greast efficiency, and so far without
theles of .afsingle life. And, upon
this ssteln the whole Southern Gov
ernnet must act, If they would do,
.iustic To. The brave men enlisted on
! their etise, ard with greatest eficien-.
cy. Iis.wel reelected, that,fn the
Mexica war tile o. S. Government
often commissioned mere politicians
Us Genras men who had never sent
a-squaco iii the field, but who had
hndertelsome ineretorious regular
object Ro did the real work, while.
these ESs ID lions skin obtained the
glory M have no doubt that the
.Northtn Confederacy will follow
that eatnpe, and the South should
5e prelfedat once to take advantage
7 IL this ardnar error, which in the
+ 4gregio3 Ianity and Lutnbugging
lropensiesof political aspirants are
nre to ak them commit. Give us
far asosible educated soldiers at.
be hea d our armies educated
fther iiheJ, S. service or iIr actual.
Farfare-soha the magniicentcour-
Ice andsxoion may tell them to the
limos, id Rver be. sacrificed to the
tfrfne dflnttorcd Yalor.
" Anotb; thug. In looking at the
. taIwarss anne and resolute taces=of
be Sonthn. troops, it iseyid dent at
glalce'tat were they do not have
! ]worl baonet they ought TO have
bowl nies-ay so beautiful and
/ Effective Isl bowie knife, that 10 mat
tel What cher rms they haze, or
kheher Thy has any other arns at
Fl jill, e1eryson ofihe South ought to
!. have a Lwie hite. In hisaittle1
" w0rl the s3ayone Exercise,n Capt.
+ Car quot, the Russian Genral
Sowrrow, Who ued to say 'ghei
built is.fofsh thl bayonet alone is
Ekist" III same remark apPlies.o
HhatmOst jrmid5le of all weapos
!. for efoselug lie bowieknife.F |
Eoting9tess the Ietal of a man lilsl
HE aste Of old stei.3 Our enemies
: are,reat ttlIets .tlohg range; but
t soutd beiur pocy to avoid long
! ltaw,nd brin themto that close hug
i lwhih can alne eDress adequately
] The ,xtent ofonr bitterly affection.
. In te. late Nr witt England It was
II fifcaoliey ofte nortern commanders
I Ito void as INCH apostolic hand to
ham confictswithI ohm Bull, and to
/ pouid him to piece at long range,
fatler than inst hiiself within th rs
reah of: his poweinl and vicious
hons. This4ill beheir game AGAIN =
amour game must bto prove ttheil
II doing it, and b getthem where VIC
dar tear out heir hearts with oni
Knives; III, if@ haano better weap
1ehs. with ourshnds nd teeth.
The French, he ms military PEG
Ae = the woridyughi to bottle mode
b dft5e Sonth LEI ushaFe none Of til,
.sEarched nine.cky arstocratic system
df England. 1ttheAoor of promo
ton to the highest 4ation Sbe opol
to.the htInbleS priyte who. prove
His talelts andcpndft in the ils e.
Nearly all the aeat Generals lot Na