Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-10
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a citizen: whose thanks will we earn Il
we are the first to rob ourselves of that
boast
The general has derived great satisfaction
from the soldierly deportment of those he
more particularly addresses; and it is hardly
enough tossay that it grieved him to see
them manifest the slightest spirit of disorder.
All his hopes for the triumph of our flag,
aud its re erection in the rebellious States,
are based upon the discipline of the army;
and he feels every blow to thai discipline as
blow at the common cause. Upon the
restoration of peace, each, soldier viii go
back to the civil pursuits from which he came
How important that he should do so without
reproach or shame Property, liberty, gov
ernment-everything precious-has been
committed to the army. When the army sup
plants the commander, or turns from the
path Of order, or burst the bonds of discip-
line, 1t makes itself thing of terror and ruin
Enthusiasm for the flag is s thing to be en-
couraged; : the general would do everything
in his power to raise it to the highest pitch,
yet he calmly asks each soldier to watch its
fiery impulses, lest, whilst fitting him for
bolslness in battle, they do not plunge him
unguardedly into ezcesses. -sGis
nconclusion, the general asks the SOL
diers of his command, by their conduct
in the future, their gentleness to friends,
and their moderation towards unarmed
enemies, living under the shadow of our
flag, to give him reason TO believe they
admit the necessity of order and are
willing to enforce it. If they will only
exercise their intelligence, and not forget
the observance of law which. SO becomes
them as, citizens will still more become
them as soldiers, no complaint will ever
be heard against them from any source.
) ssHByorder of Brig. Gen. G. f. SMITH.
.sl J. T. PIcE, Lieutsa and Abide Camp.
lig The affair has created intense excite
ment among the soldiers, and Wallace's
insubordination is enthusiastically ap-
proved. ig sS1 III.
. The Democrat comments on the mat
ter as follows: zai3aoh baa sssi
80 The TROUBLE AT PADUcAH.1The unfor-
tunate trouble at Paducah between General
Smith and his command though for the
present settled by the mild remonstrances of
the commanding officer, is likely to breed
difficulties in that division of the army,
which will completely, impairssits efficiency
and usefulness, unless a new commanding
general is assigned to it. - ss, "a
Gen. Smith, right or wrong, has lost the
confidence and respect of the troops under
his. direction No number of conciliatory
orders can ever recover for him fhe import
ant ground he has lost, q and it. is simply
waste paper and time to argue that, without
due confidence and respect from his soldiers
no commander can do himself credit, or the
country any service. 20 nsesl!rsg
In a strictly military view, the action of
Gen. Wallace and other officers was highly
reprehensible; but the circumstance of the
case are strongly palliative If not exoner-
ating. The faunting-of a rebel flag in the
faces of our soldiers would, ,inGthe opinion
of a majority of loyal men, seemsufficient-
cess that, in the temper Of the moment,
might be resorted to- Gen. Smith, it ap-
pears. not only excused the act of Wool
folk, but his aid 7de-eamp, i'm referring TO
the matter, delivered, himself ,ef a grossly
insulting and traitorOus speech. Hence the
deep indignation of the. troops, and the
peremptory and very proper punishment
which,the latterzreceived on the spot.
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