The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-27

care of by some one and thus my friend took
them under bis own watchful care and pro-
lection. This Is a commentary, MI Presi-
dent, upon the abuse heaped upon NJ ~ oar
enemies
me reference to his military career, his CON
nection with this war; and / have done -
Having devised and inauguratsd many OF the
measures as Chairman of the Military Com
NIT tee, my friend was deeply impressed with
the conviction that it was his duty TO take his
sword in hand and 20 TO execute what he had
and TO others at Montgomery this intsn tioA.
A company Of volunteers OF the city OF Sa-
vannah. learning that such was his feeling,
urged hat they m ght be entered along with
his own service, and that they might 30 to-
gslher to the field of battle. They were thus
| tendered-they were thus accepted. Before
he reached this city his merits had already
appointe him where the Executive autAorl-
| ty of This ContederaCy soon placed him, ii tho
bead of a regiment Subsequently, brigade
was placed under his command.
When he determined thus to TAXA his life
| in his hand, solemn thoughts passed through
his mind, and coming eyepts casting, As 1t
were, a shadow before the sight OF my friend,
premonishing him he would never return 70
MS home. This he comm unicated to several,
AS you and others around me know to be true.
| He communicated 1t also to his wife, ~ she
| has told me. This conviction became very
| strong upon him but with a bravery hsrcie
| in itself, and heroic in the manner In which
| it exec ted It's purpose, he marcD Cd straight
| forward TO the death that he believed GER
| tainly awaited him. 1t was not a death that
| he feared-rather a death that he coveted
HIS wife has comm municated to me the fact
| that several times he told her his desire was
| to die the battle field defending the libsr-
ties of his country.
| OF the manner of his death, Er. President,
| can only speak from runOr; but have taken
pains to inquire from those who were nearest
| 20 him on tnat memorable occasion, and there
fore may speak with accuracy. Daring The
| day his own command had suffered m uch.-
TOY rds hoo
derstand, for the left wing of our army to keep
| from being flanked by the enemy, to fall back
| further and further towards Its original posi-
| tion, occupied in the morning. ABOUT this
| time, the exact hour l cannot tell, my friend
approached Beauregard, ,theGeneral command
| ing, and said, What shall now be donef Tell
me-, aid If human effort can avail will do tti'
The reply was, " that battery should bs
sienced." SelZing the standard OF his own
regiment, and calling the remnants OF his
command to rally ana follow HIM, lie led the
van i'll the charge OF battle. ball wounded
him slightly and killed his horse under him.
Still grasping the standard and rising again
he mounted another horse, and waving his
cap around his head, he cheered his boys to
come on. Iney followed. The next wound
was from a bali that entered his heart. he
spoke afterwards to the few of his brave boys
who gathered around him. His words will
ever be mt M morabie. He said, "they have killed
me, Lut never gipe up the fsld." That last
command was gallan lly obeycd, and his boys
slienced the battery Oh which ne died In the
charge.
Mr.. President, in few days or weeks ex.
pect TO follow the footsteps Of my friend t.
the field or battle and l confess 10 you, sir,
that my natural heart prompted me 30 desire
that upon ths first battle field l might meet
and recognize his slayer, and with the bold
eye and nerved arm OF the avenSer Of death, /
could strike hIm 10 the dust ana almost gloat
over his dying agonles. But voice within
NE lays all such feelings low, the words OF
Holy Writ come to me ''Vengeance is mine;"
And Inauk God tor the nrOmisS-tl Will
repay saith The Lord" Let us then, sir, wait
| on lie Lord, ''for the Lord Onanipotent reign
eth
70 human knowledge, my friend and are
apart forever; but thank God, yes would
praise him, that to both OF us he hath given
a faith that pierces through the gloom of the
grave aud enters futurliy, where it pictured
the bright hope Of a glorious meeting ia an
ucending eternity, W here ciasTet again in our
friendly embraces, we may bask forever IA
the sunshine Of Gods love In that hope
may live, in that faith may die.
l offer these resolutions:
Resoiued, That Congress has heard with
uuteigned sorrow of The death OF the Hon,
FaAsCls BAKTuw, one Of the DeleE ates frOEs
the State OF Geut sia that the natural exal'
taton tor glorious victory achieved by our
arms, is checked by the heavy loss sDsts,lase
by the Conteceracy III the deaih OF one OF her
most eihcient councillors; ana that, as his
colleagues, we fsel s. peculiar less to ourselves,
in one who had won our esteem, and gained
much of our lfec ion.
Resolved, That with pleasure we record our
aamtration of his heroic defence On the fis,d Of
battle, OF the action of Congress, in " hlsh ne
par tici pGted so largely, and 1iui some csnss-
lation Tor his death III the convection that his
noble self-Sacrittoe will serve TO esta bish tee
work which he SO boldly sliced to begin.
ReSofUed, That we appreciate tho loss
which Georgia, his IA tive State, has sustain
ed III the death OF one OF her nobsest sons, and
that we tender to the berenved family tks
sympathy of hearts, to some extent. stricken
by the same blow which has crushed their
own.
ReSoLoed, That copy of these resolutions
be communicated to The family of the de-
ceased
Resolued, That in testimony Of our res peet
for his memory, the Congress do cow adjourn.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.