The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-30


We announced SONS days 80 that dsnsiAl
Bsauregsrd Ind been trana5bfrsd from he
position on the Potomac 70 the command Of
the forces at Columbus. We cannot witness
his departure without expressing the deep
sense Of elimination and gratitude which u
felt towards him BY the people Of Virginia,
military and civil, and Of the whole South
within her limits. The enthusiasm which
was skindled for him, by the successful rsduc-
ton of Fort Sumter, has been only increased
and intensified BY his subsequent services on
the banks of the Potomac. He was then
comparatively an unknown man, and there
were many who said that, although he had
served with marked distinction In the Mexi-
can war, his services at Charleston were too
narrow q foundation upon which to build up
the reputation Of great man. All acknow-
ledge now, however, that the brilliant power
of the rising sun has been more than surpassed
by it, meridian glory. For nearly . year
Gen. Beauregard has been tried in the pre-
sencs, and under the close inspection Of the
assembled South in Virginia, Of the enemy at
Washington, and Of an interested world. It
is needless to say that he has come out Of the
furnace like pure gold, and now stands BY
common consent one of the first military men
whom America has ever produced. His very
name has become tower Of strength az we'll
"a glory to our cause and is held by tho en-
envy in a degree of wholesome terror which
they scarcely affect to conceal. The battle OF
Manassas will long remain an immortal Ian.
rel about his head. The brilliant qualities Of
the soldier are only equalled by the virtues
and modesty of the man. There is "daily
beauty in his ifs'' which is as charming to
those who know him most intimately a. Is the
splendor Of his military character 70 the
world at large.
AS q gentleman Of the highest tone Of honor.
and the most rigid and exemplary virtues, he
would command respect even ii not dissin-
guished by talent 1t is needless to say that
he is the idol Of the soldiers, to whom his
of steel, 80 that they would follow him to the
death, not only from confidence in his leader
ship, but from devotion to his person. The
correspondent Of the London Times, in
sketching this illustrious General, spoke of
the stern gravity Of his demeanor, which, in
his hkenesses, approaches almost to solennlty.
1t is the face indicating what We most like and
respect amongst mankind, that rarest OF char
acters among our race, u single minded, earn
est man. A patriot aud al honest man in
deed, man without guile, who loves the
Southern cause from his heart Of hearts, and
not because it gives him distinction or power,
il this noble Creole gentleman and Christian
hero. He 10 willing to serve in any place,
and under anybody, 70 that he Can serve the
cause which il dearer to him than honors,
position, and lite itself.
These words but feebly express what the
people Of Virginia think Of the respected and
beloved General, who, for nine months, has
guarded their frontier, illustrated their soil
with the radiance of patri olism, valor,
and genius, and who takes with him to his
new field Of action their best wishes and
prayers 70 Heaven tor his preservation and
happiness, and who, whatever may be his
1uturefot, will always have homo in every
Virginia heart, and among the household gods
OF every Virginia home will have place oniy
second to that Of George Washington.