Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-08

Beaure.srd and MCCLELLAN military leaders Of the two
oppospg partes not only compauoi but Intimate
friends When Sesuregard vent 10 the North, he went
to no oher house than ieClelians ard Wien Mcclellan
wen. South he STAYED With Que but Be1urcsard cne
side and the Other acquainted in the most Intimate
manner aud sentiments O cbvalrous esteem are lound
almost every where in both camps for former friends a'e
nov becoms implacabls ettmies
Such are the men whom the force Of circums.aucss
Gala 10 jirsct the great revolution "hi,h this ni0men
gpturns ,he UIied s;ass, ard which will probably Ell
in reforming ;bem
sight an idea may be formed Of the secession
soldiers exterior The question of uniform, not fully
solved In the North is rot thought o. s s In the South
IL woui seem that tie attempts az uncrm have not get
beyaud tie distribution ainorg corps of k- cf
Jacket Of hfavy gray cloth uaciured In VjFshia
The clothes sb.ihes Of regular uLcrm fancy arc all
Ia very bad conditions; the s1dier nevertheless, pro-
serves beneath hs rags aspect Sufficiently martial and
psIleot order regns il the canoRnd tho posts
THE SOUTHERN CAVALRY.
What strikes one mos. is the cAya'y, which il yery
numerous admirably mounted, aud composed OF suptfb
men 1t ia plain at the 6rst glance that thcse men are
hoons OF farmers apd land osues, that their horses
rrsher own, and that fey are aoeust0Erd II rot TO
arms at aFSt 20 rough country lfs. Besides, nothing
is more pc urcsq than these southern eavaers They
wear the most mros'l ccstumes, wofuly dilapifaicd
by three mouths Livousc; bats without CROWDS, b9o:s
without sole9 with al air and heroic bearing that Don
Cear &C BSzin would have envisd. And since these
rugged cavaliers have as fac, energetic, Virginia ses
"a their Lors, are magnificent Nhch they manage with
great daring ore ia filed with admiration just as we s-
ire the f,n;asc figures of the warriors created by Sal
vator Rtsa.
THE SOUTHERN STAFF OFFICERS.
The STATS Of the Gsneralsir-C if (Beauregsr1 and
Johusou) remarkable II the Uni:ed States were not
Il Republic, would say that thosc stsfs are composed
OF the flower of the Southern NOBILITY. Most Of them
4 posSHsS enormous fortunes
Dsnteresed in this civil wGr Stranger to the hatrtd'
tbs passions and the interests whi:h lave influenced il,
could not feel otherwise than touched the 81 ,ht o some
Of those white moustsched Of military aris,ocrs;ic
b.aring aud Distinguished mlpner who have left their
families .be 6sidCs ard high social positions to serve
as aids In the rudest OF wars young Generals hitherto
unknown.
THE SPIRIT BOTH ARMIES
1t is eoncst4be that thero Is much passion ana
ardour amor the officers Of the Southern than those OF
the Nor hern army Individual bravery is inconicsaty
superior il the Confederate camp; but The Union army
makes up for this disaivantege by more advanced NH
iay orgarization ard knowledge et least among The
soldiers so that matters bCug almost equally balanced,
il difficult enough to ioresee towards which side The
fortunes OF war viii ncHe.
lis true the vc'ory at Ball Run is Of nature to
cite 10 the highest Pitch the confidence ard en- hu-iasu
Of the Southern mer; but fad it mpossbl, to in
the result Of that bsta of these sotmu Judgments
vi,hon, srpsal which condemn eide to bow the head
beneath the irresistible asceudsncy o the victor These
men after all are nearly al OF the same race, or the
L
iony they have common fund OF ideas, manners ard
.cKnl whloh docs permit iGe TO be drawn through
the threth dcgrce OF iti;ude and to have 1t sat -
All that Is norh Of this line s inferior to all that ID South
of IL.
vide maj rin for the local c'leots, the rhars.. -,
-Snaoiod creevltsrs ti,-- felS d %
sesn eyents which takA hold OF agi2eiy- AZ -
nas ~osd ~ causes whiru u51!a.s - fsH -
90 much the more as the armies ave less cap enee,
discipline aud knowledge.
GzN DEAUREGARD.
have told you Cf the Generls commanding the
Northern army TIE detail, which send you would be
Incomplete were not 10 speak also OF those wi conn
ma The Southern army-Gens. BeauregArd and Jobr-
ston.
Gen Bsauresari is of Frsnci origin, that is to sny
his s,ily emgrated from Fare 20 Canada about hut
drrd and ff,y years since His father LETT The ghsh
colony to become citizen Of the Utited States ard
settled in New Orleans Ho there charged his reieon
sli rnc Pro,eantism and embracing Caihoicity, which
ia the religion OF the General and his family pop
Of wes. Point, BeauregaId was O ltcutenSntColorel
in the regular army when the war broke out de had
iu.t been appointed Superintendent of ;he West Point
Academy.
TIE government of hS State Louisiana, recalled him,
made him leave the Federal army and President J'hr.
son Davis Immediately coaeirsd upon him the rank OF
General aud the Command o ;be troop at Chsrissioa
We know shat the conmlud gave him tho opportunity
of frr thr cannon sh1t NhcN rent the flag OF Thirty
fur starr lie bombarled and :ook Fort SUMTER sue
c 50 Sh,ch achieved him mmensc popularity. Nheu
the secrssion army formed TO march on Washington,
Beauregard invstc1 With the Craze cf General ci
Division n-Nrj>r General
DeAur ,r is forty years OF age. He is small brown,
thin extreme ly VIGOROUS, although his features wear
dried expression aud his hair has wbtenod premature
+ IT, Face, physosnomy, tongue, accent Everything
about him l. Frsnch is bravery is great and underia-
HE nrd everything denotes in him, II not superior gen
ersl int ligeuca a. least remark able military ap ude
lie quick, ;tls sbrup,, and although "'l edaca cd
snd dtiugu'ted in his nanneE5, hs must soneun o.
frd less by what he saws than By hs rGCner OF saying
II p,hsps he does not repFsss with sufficient care tie
alton OF an ardent personality which knows ifs
wnrth aiG TO which inmepss miitary success msy
have gi=sn legitimate seiico eCcs Hs Is extreme
ly n,assnned IN the dsiepoe OF The osuse which ne
sc,yc, Az Least he fakes les care to conceal his passion
under calm and o1i ecr than do most os M
comrades in either army To tnm up Az ih" scum hAs
found in him MN Of uncommon atfolr eeeS' ~
ACTIVITY, and indOmtab' poSI OF eii-eharsc,eS oy
which we resogt 20 the destined TO win bastes and
tolead parties.
l., uEushAL JOHNSTON
General Johps:o", OF West Pcin is little older thar
BeaureCsrd and Colonel 10 the regular army at th'
l. period Of secession lie served very brilliantly IN ih'
l. Mexican camplign ard eijuys in the Uuitd States
great reputation for capacity and yyObity. An extreme
reserve modssty no iess great, cause sort OF sad
meas 10 appear to pllaiyz n him the brilliant cuaie
i which every recognises iu him; bu place him In th
field Of hae and then the true warrior &c sppears
b him as If by enchsntment
IS POSITION on THI RERiL ARMY.
have already told you what are the present posi-
tons OF the Northern army. They are the samc as
occupcd on the l5:h Of July. The Sece' 's'onlss hav
l. also resumed amos. the as they had at the SAM
!, date A.irs are therefore fouad in the me con
l. don as before the ght and If hes had great mora
$ influence it has had no strategic Consequence IL
pos be that the force OF circumstances may sgn pac
g The two armies in hostile on the same hed out
l. present an over xheing heat renders the gr er
ions Of waralmost impossible ard nothing serious nee
- be expected before the autumn.
R,om IN, Nashville Union of October SRI