Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-30
Beaurega,d !, : Mode, c,n,raI.

No one man in the Southern Confederacy fully
fills the pubic eye at this time Gen. Beauregard
His entire course since the beginning of the war,
excites the admiration of the public, and challenges
the confidence and esteem Of all. The interests Of
the Mississippi Valley if not the fate of the Con-
federacy, rest upon his shoulders His character
istic modesty and his consideration for the soldiers
under his command, unite them to hina as children
to father, and inspire hope and confidence among
his soldiers. The following orders issued recently
to the Army of the Mississippi, exhibit the real
qualities of his head and his heart:
HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
CoRISTH April II, 1852.
Soldiers Of the drmy of the Vest: You have
brayey fought the Invaders of your soil two days in
his own position fought your superior in numbers,
in arms, in all appliances of Your success has
been signal; his losses have been immense, out
numbering yours in all personal worth Of slain.
You drove him from his camp to the shelter of his
ironclad gunboats, which alone saved him from
complete disaster you captured artillery, more than
twenty-five Gags and standards and tents, and over
5000 prisoners. You have done your duty your
Commanding General thanks you your countrymen
are proud of your deeds the bloody field Of Shi
loh-cOndent in the ultimate results of your valor
Soldiers! Untoward events saved the enemy from
humiliation. His nsolent presence still pollutes
your SOIL His hostile flag still faunts before you.
There can be no peace so long as these things
Trusting that God is with US as with our fathers,
let US seek to be worthy of Ills favor and resolved
to be independent or perish in the struggle.
(Signed) G. L. BEAUREGARD,
General Commanding
The following order upon the necessity of militia
~ discipline will strike the reader as worthy of mi-
tation by all the commanders in our army. Read
the extract:
Eor aka off Lo copca in daf,noo If ,rb;cJ,
we are all engaged n'this critical hour, the General
Commanding is impelled to appeal to the good sense
and patriotism of the officers of this army to give
prompt and jealous heed and obedience to all orders
emanating from superior authority. Implicit ODE
dience to the orders of your superors is the soul of
discipline, and is essential to give unity, energy,
success to military operations. With it an army
becomes disciplined-a perfect yet disciplined ma
chine, calm and steady amid the greatest danger,
and easily welded by its commanders Without it.
an army is soon converted into an armed mob, una
valuable IN action and inefficient Setting exam-
pie of obedience to the men, their control will be
easy. Teach and inspire your junior officers and
men with the conviction that there must be disc-
pline in this army strict discipline but not hu-
| initiating subOrdinaton to authority founded OH
| sense of its absolute necessity for our success
rather than upon the mere orders Of service. And
! the General Commanding feels assured he will be
able to lead you successfully to the credit of your
| country, and your renOwn. But otherwise he can
anticipate only disaster and dlsgraceful issue OF
this campaign"
Let our commanders high and low ponder the
prepriety and the wisdom of the following sentence
| found in the above: " Teach and inspire your ju-
niOr cicers and MEN NTH the conrictiOn that there
must be discipline in this army, strict discipline,
bit NOT HuMLIArING, suborliaatiOn to authority
founded sense Of its absolute necessity fer sue
cess, rather than upon the orders Of ser5ice"
Wise and we-consdered words, by wise man.
Let our petty tyrants in camp and in the field learn
lesson from Bcauregard "Astrict discipline, but
not humating, no requirement which reduces a
proud citizen of the Confederacy to slave but such
resrsnt and conformity TO rule will 4nake a SOL
der, but still freeman. If Beauregard were the
exemplar of the army, We should conquer in every
battle and our ere this would have been tri-
umphant.