Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-10
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instead Of destroying their cotton, "can hide
1t on the approach Of the Federal troops"
We spprehend that all the cotton hidden sue
eessfully from thorough searches Of our boys
will be that hidden by the ladies.
Besuregsrd's late dispatch to JEFF. Davis has
caused much comment. 1t Is TO be hoped that
in the battles about to come Of each Of the
two, Davis and Beauregard, will get " q dis
pateh''-one at Corinth and the other at York
town.
Men, like the rebel Generals, who exhibit
such extraordinary performances "upon the
turf, should be rewarded by having it placed
above them.
General Mitchell holds one hundred and
fifty miles Of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad. He is the military Colossus Of Roads.
Did any sounds of earth ever before have so
many and such tremendous echoes as the roar
Of the artillery opened upon the old Aag at
Fort Sumter!
The Yankees can no longer be charged with
meanness. See how literally they "shelled
out" at Fort Jackson.
Confederate sVIetoriss.-Dseply and earnest
ly as we desire the success of the Federal arms
We are constrained to acknowledge in all can
dor, that recently the Union forces, at various
important points, have been utterly defeated
IN their attempts to oyertake the rebels.
A Corinth correspondent says that Beaure-
gard cridciEes severely the policy of the Con-
federsts Government. Beau can hardly be
more critical than his position is
1t is supposed that there was not much cot
ton in New Orleans at the time Of its capture,
except what was used by the men and women
for breastworks-
Where wishes are fathers to thoughts, there
are generally dishonest sires and bad children.
The rebels must think they have plenty of
arms. They threw away 10, 900 at Corintb.
The southern men are brave, but that's no
reason why they should be braves.
II is treason to kiss lips that talk rebellion
The rebel name Of the Merrimac is the Vir-
ginia. What is she staying so long for in Nor
folk Doesn't she intend to run again into
our feet till after our armies shall have run
hundred miles more into her poor old name
sake7
Memphis, Helens, Vicksburg, Natcher, and
Baton Rouge, are now between two fires Com
Foote'S FIRE above, and Com. Farragut's FIRE
below. That would seem to be enough for any
reasonable set Of salamanders.
1t is claimed that the ram Manassas, which
very nearly demolished one Of our vessels by a
single butt. has the most formidable butt of
any cresture in the world, except Humphrey
Marshall.
The Mobile Register says that the rebel Con-
federacy "has brooded deeply over its wrongs I"
Well, but it has had a bad brood.
We are often asked as to the size of Halleck' g
army. Our friends need only know that 1t is
too big to be whipped.
The Mobile Register said of New Orleans
before its capture, that Ii was oppressed with
toe heavy q load" II tits overload ed, we hope
twill not be fred.
The rebels have abandoned for the present
the idea Of getting up q new flag. That's
well; they won't long want any sort OF flag
except the good old one they were born under
0r,r 10 n,
ity to Humphrey Marshall. That old genius
of oil and tallow had better be removing his
headquarters to safer headquarters.
Some Of the rebel leaders are so revengeful
In disposition and so tortuous in movement as
almost to induce the suspicion that Eve was
untrue to Adam In the garden and that one of
her sons or daughters was the child Of the
snake.
Why didn't the rebels keep their pledge of
burning New Orleans before surrendering 1t?
They would II red-hot words could have set a
city on FIRE.
The Charleston Courier says that the Fede-
rails have "no just hope to repose on" The
rebel leaders will soon have neither hope nor
anything else TO stand on.
Bsauregard promised his army thousand
dollars apiece bounty money if they would win
the battle Of Corinth. Beau. proclaimed after
wards that they had won it but didn't hold
out to them the slightest hope Of the bounty
money. That won't do, Beau
The New Orleans papers, God knows, look
ed miserable enough q week ago. We should
like to see photographs Of them now.
The roads are improving. The improve
msnt doesn't yet seem to have reached Hamp-
tan Roads, but We trust that IL soon will
Beauregard certainly surprised Us at Shiloh
on the first day Of the fight, but we surprised
him good deal more on the second.
The Charleston Mercury thinks that the cot
ton States have right to cry aloud when all
their slave property is 1t stake. No doubt ii
case Of great cry and good deal Of wool.
The Atlanta (Gs.) Confsdsracy quotes the
confession Of Surgeon in the Confederate
army that they "sre whipped on all Sides
and "heIl is to pay" Walk down to the coun-
ter, then, and pay your Indebtedness.
A correspondent says that BssureSard mad e
very good moral address to his army the
other day. Probably he thought his troops so
demoraliIed that they needed little noraliz-
ing.
There is one thing, and perhaps but one, In
which the Federal Congress might well initiate
the Rebel COngress-adjOurnment
The Southern papers are publishing that
Landing" When our troops run away from
that point, they will probably run in a direc-
tion that the rebels won't like.
A Memphis letter speaks of Gen. Price as
laid up "With bad cold" OF course his nose
is running continually. All, he can't last long
A essk tapped at both ends will soon run out
The rebels, frem their boyhood up, have
never learned to appreciate the bravery of any
body but themselves. They are at school now.
And good deal Of hipping may be necessa-
~ in that school.
Everywhere the rebel armies, instead of
marching boldly against Us, intTspch them
selves. Their reliance is far less upon chival-
~ than upVn shelter.
The rebels are praying for hot weather. But
We guess their army will melt away long be-
fore the greatest heat comes.
Fe= Of the rebel soldiers have "guilt upon
their skirts" for they have got no skirts
What single advantage have the rebels de-
rived from this war except in the humiliation
Of their foolish pride and vanity?
There was no Gen. Jackson to defend New
Orleans against men fighting under the old
da1 of the Uhion