Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-05-30

The following article from the Rchmon,
| (Ya.) Whig, strikes us as a very sensible one
And a good deal Of it is applicable at tn,
North as well as at the South. There ha
been altogether too much Of false rcp1rtin.
Of what were in reality drawn battles Ol
worse, and a. Inordinate putting of this oI
that General, " on our side as well as on tn,
other.
The putting Of Generals-hall Of the tim,
not for anything specially done, but for su-
perhuman wisdom imputed to them and l0y
energy and valor they are soon to display
Is a great feature in much Of the profession
al army correspondence, and it is very oli,n-
sive to good taste aud injurious to the public
interests.
lTrom the Richmond Whig.
REPORTs oF BATTLES.
Why the reporting Of a battle BY telegraph. by
letter, or by word Of m mluth should deprive nan
Of every particle Of common sense, or every spark
Of principle, we know not; but the fact is So. A
battle is no sooner begun than We are notified by
a
the enemy will certainly be killed or captured"
This VIC heard in regard to Doaelson, Elkhc-r,
Shiloh and nearly every other battle which has
been fought. II has been claimed that the people
Of the North are liars, and that we Of the south
are truthful. This 1, deitsio1. VIC are fast
learning to tell many lies, big lies, as fool
ish and self-eyident lies as the \ ankees. Every
body knows that "the whole army Of the enemy
will certainly be killed or captured" msaas-'ilt
fis C0ufsfsraf.s tr.H bs dsfsIfsf pcrt daV. But
Why choose a preposterous ialsehood to convey
disagreeable truth? Why not say "the alvau-
tage is far side, but the battle is not decid-
ed yet; tho enemy's rcinf0rcemeRts may come
up" Or, when the stories Of passengers by the
are given, Why not sift them, rejecting rigid
ly all that savers Of the least doubt, and report
in- only what is we'll authenti atei Why raise
hope and false joy in the people
Another piece Of stupidity the part Of our
newspaper and telegraph men Is in the inordiaate
putting OF this or that general. Endless Tidicule
mas been hesped upon Mr.. Davis By comparing
hin to Washington; and we have been PANIED u
see Mr.. Breckinridse victimized by the despatch
IS from the battle field Of shiloh. Hindman had
his Lee shot OF, but that is a small matter when
We consider that Breckinridse won immortal
honor by having every rag Of " his clothes shot
away" lis 81 horse riddled," and even &c his lat
swept down"-notwithstandins which (the fright
ful deprivation Of bis ha), be fought undismayed
W ula- ~. - D4I~nAAi l45u, tAitf t441
contrary. We are only angry that his friends
permit the reporters to make him cut a jacklssi-
cal figure in history.
L'sisys ws can % bIci 20 lts Oh tsi,f Of f,H Hg
fi' frt'b and using moderate language quit
'' shaking Savannah with an earthquake from a
fort that surrenders after four men we're wounded,
and cease TO initiate the bombastical and meudl-
cous lingo Of the Me1iclns and the Chinese, We
hai better shut uP the telegraphic Offices ard sup
press the newspapers. Let US show the world that
we are Southerners-lovers Of truth, and of plain,
honest speech, or else let Us 60 back to the Yam
KEGS We so much resemble. The country IS .icE
Of the inefable no-sense Of the knaves and fools
who pretend 10 report our battles.