New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-21
The following message was communicated ~
the President to Congress on the 9th:

The following message was communicated ~
the President to Congress on the 9th:
the Senate and House Of Of the
The great Importance of the news Just recaived
from Tennessee induces me to depart from estab'
lished usage and to make to yourths eomAunlca-
ton in advance of official reports. ss@.
From Geographic dispatches, received from OH
cial soasces, l am able to announce to you, with
God to crown the Confederate arms with glorious
and decisive victory over our invaders
On the morning of the 9th inst, the conveEging
columns of our army were combined BY iss Com
mander.inC Chief, Gen. A. S. Johnston, in an assault
on the Federal army, then ancamped aear Pitts !.
burg, on the Tennessee river.
my was driven in disorder from his position, and
pursued to the Tennessee river, where, under
oover of his gunhoats, he was a. the last accounts
endeavoring to effect his retreat by the aid Of AIS
The details of this great battle are yet too few
| and incomplete to enable me to distinguish with
ously earned the right to auch distinction, and
prefer to delay my own qualification in recon-
mending them to your Special notice. rather than
the le risk of The sEs any
victory has been won over troops as numerous; aa
well disciplined, armed and appointed, a. those
which nave been SO siiynaiy routed, we may well
ccaclude that one common spirit Of nnftnching
bravery and devotion to our country's cause must
have animated every breast, from that OF the Conn
manding- General to that Of the humblest patriot
who served IN the ranks.
); There is enough in the continued presence Of in-
vaders soil, to chasten our exultation over
this brilliant success, and to remind us Of the grave
duty of continued exertion until we shall extort
from proud and vain-glorious enemy, the reluc-
tant acknowledgement Of our right to selfgevern-
ment.
But an Allwise Creator has been pleased, while
:. youchsafeing to us his countenance in battle to
afflict US with severe dispensati0n TO when we
q must bow in humble submission. The last nnger-
ing hope has disappeared, ana u Is ont ,o1 nra e,ae
i The tale of his death is simply narrated n o ds-
6 patch from Col. William Preston in the following
: words:
u Gen. Johnston fell yesterday at half.past z
! O'Clock while leading successful charge, turning
l. the enemy's right and gaining brilliant victory.
MIME ball cut the artery OF his Leg bnt he rode
IS on till from loss of blood he fell exhausted ana
& died without pain in a few minutes his oody mas
r. been entrusted to me by Gen. Beauregard TO pc
AL taken to New Orleans and remain until directions
+ are received from his family; .,,.z,on.,,
chieftain and patriot forbid me to trust myself
I'd giving vent to the feelings which this sad lntei-
eence has evoked. Without doing injustice to the
living II may safely be asserted that our loss is
rrensrabie and that among the shining hosts OF
en the great and the good who now cluster around
up the banner of our country there exists ne pure
spirit no more heroic soul than that OF the lnstrl
.ml Gus man whose death join you in lamentlng.
try In his death he has illustrated the character 1ol
nd which through life he was conspicuous, fhat @ Q
ilv singeness Of purpose and devotion to dnty Witi
nj his whole energies bent attaining the victor.
ops which he deemed essential to his countrys cause
the he rode on to the accomplishment OF his obJec'
his foreetful Of SELF while his very blood was tas
eb6ne away. His last breath cheered his con
nS rades to victory The last soana ne nearo
=, If country and long and aseply viii his count
. vi mourn his loss. JEFFERSON DAvl
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