The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-09
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lrroI. the Danvilo 8agietar, Ju!ya7
There is 10 fact which has been more fully
verified aaI more despondi1gly seknoWla6ged
in the WAY annals of the pass, than that the
commander who lyranizes over his own
troops ia The camp is ..ae wang Cis1ed party on
the Held OF battle. Street, put TT the same
time huns ne, military disciplirs is the eiesq
quc non OF an efficient so.ditry. He who has
more imam limited knowledge Of human ma
ture, 6 nj heart that can feel as sl aa Il brain
that car taInE, can enforce the most rigid
rules hnCyvu to the code OF lCodsra warfare
without fo~fei,ing the coaGceace, while he
wins uOon the esteem and affection or the SOL
dier under his command, Such commander
on the Geld Of battie can achieve 4 victory over
three tirle5 the forces opposed TO him, If the
commando of those forces is his antiDOdes IN
the confidence, esteem and affection OF his
lDen.
Some men, when preInaturety raised 20 g
position whicia Is pleasing 10 their pride and
g.G LiSying 10 vanity ana eelf-estee,n, imagine
that they havo spontaneously grown 1aEnC Us,
and can scarcely rea !iae the giddv height of
euch q ''rnountain elevation" They are con-
ecious, however, OF Ona fact: that they are not
the "sald8 lnGlv!1aai! !" Iae lo;oa tuSst tney
have suddenly undergone transIn ta.tic1
sIai4ar 10 taaG which attends the change OF
The caterpia2 into the butterfly, becomes a
ruling mania. In their DewildeTed Judgments
-! of Wlgs .hS French call G1tstetsr must he
ins -2atly assumed. The former CON p2nion,
instantly forgotten, and the raw made officer
s.rute about the camp With AL the vanity Of
the peacock, all the assumed gravity Of the
horned owl, and sin. ply al cf the military
skill and genius which he had before.
NGs 80, however, with the man Of true MIL
itelry SAIL and genius. lie knows too well,
that in the hour .. battle the Eoldisr's arm
Is th9 one on which he alone can raIv for ,ha
preservation OF iaurels won, and the future
iaurels which grace the conquerOE's brow
ConseQ Quentiy ae - not cnly, in the hours Of
repCses rs wei as action, anxioasT solic.t!oEs
for the protection, preservation, cora tort end
encoura cement of thOge entrusted to his care
There ie ever q golden chord OF sympathy In
his bosom, sensstjyely alive to that cordial
response which should sver De given to the
calls OK suffering humanity within the p2le
of his authority. Ever strict in military dis
cpiine ever affable in bearing towards his
interiors al -tiEa; ever careful of y.ie cCT.2-
forte, feelings and wishes OF his soldiers he
wins upon the affections OF all, TO al extent
That makes II a pleasure Ior them even TO cf-
fer Z D their lives Bs sacrifice IN their coun-
try's cause, when led 10 battieby sucn leader
When, however, even Northern hiraiings,
who like the Spaniel expects to b9 alternately
caressed ana Kicked, are placed under The
command OF a ian like the 0agrardiy tyTant
at Fortress rIonroe, who appears 10 hive and
breathe aiCns IL aa aim osphsre engepdered by
the commission he holds under u would -bs
despct, nothing more can 90 ezpec ted from
them in the hours OF inactivity, bat disgust,
discon tent ard ioathing. These feelings are
taken from the tent tG the battle neid, and
there unnervs the arm, ,aampen the military
ardor, and tco often prcduee humiiiating de-
feas, when, under different auspices, victory
wonld have been certain.
''If love IIIan l will Gle with him If
hate him be may die by himself" was the
language o. & soldier who had fought IN one
half OF the battles OF the French empire AS
with him, so 1t Is wita thousands now en-
gagged in the present war. Revenge is soYns-
times stronger than patriotism and the sol
der may be tempted 10 forfeit the ba tile in the
hcpe OF crushing tie commander. Those who
have large bodies or even companies OF men
under their control, should bear in mind that
we are fighting against tyranny and usurpa:
tiCn rot for tbs privilege OF being tyraniZed
over TINS fact is Us well known TO the SOL
der as 70 tbs officer, and hence the necessity of
mut'sat res peet. confidence and esteem.