Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-17


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~. Confederate Congress.
The most interesting portion Of the pro-
oeedings Of Congress yesterday, says, the
Richmond Dispatch, Of the 9th, was tina:
c occupied in the reading Of the touohiDgly
appropriate message of President Davis to
the. two Houses on the great victory in
Tennessee. We publish below, the mes
sage ID full, and deem it entirely unneces-
sary to present any comments Indeed,
any snch would be i'll. timed and out Of
place. The message is document that
does honor to the head that conceived and
the heart that prompted il:
To tie Senate and House Of Representa-
tsves Of The ntedevats States Of A.
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~ The great Importance of the news just
: received from Tennessee induces me to de-
part from established usage, and to make
to you this communication in advance of
official reports.
From telegraph dispatches received from,
official sources, i am able to announce to
you, with entire confidence, that it has
pleased Almighty God to crown the Con,
federate arms with q glorious and decisive
victory over our invaders.
On the morning of the 9th instant the
cOuverging columns Of our army were com.
bined by its Commander-in-C Chief, General
A. s. Johnston, in an assault on the Fed
eral army, then encamped near Pittsburg,
on the Tennessee river. After a hard
fought battle of ten hours, the enemy was
driven in disorder from his position and
pursued to the Tennessee river, where, I'M
: der cover of his gun-boats, hewas, at last
accounts, endeayoring to effect his retreat
by aid Of his transports.
The details of this great battle are yet
too few and incomplete to enable me to dis.
tinguish with merited praise all Of those
who may have conspicuously earned the
right to such distinction and I prefer to
delay my own qualification in recommend
ing them to your special notice, rather than
. incur the risk of wounding the feelings OF
any BY falling to include them in the list.
Where such a victory has been won over
troops SO numerous and disciplined and
armed as those which have just been sosig,
naliy routed, we may we'll conclude that
one common spirit of unhinching bravery
and devotion to our country's cause must
have animated every breast, from that oi
the commanding General to that of the
humblest patriot who served in the ranks.
There is enough in the continued pre-.
sence of invaders on our soil to chasten
our exultation over this brilliant success,
and to remind US of the grave duty of con-
tinued exertion until we shall extort from
proud and vain.g glorious enemy the reluc
tapt acknowledgment of our right to self
government But an all.wise Creator has
been pleased, while vouchsa6ng to US His
countenance in battle, to afdiet US with a
severe dispensation, to which we must bow
in humble submission. The last lingering
hope has disappeared, and it is but too true
that General Albert Sidney Johnston is nc
more. The tale Of. his death is simply mar.
rated in despatch just received from Col
William Preston, in the following words
General Johnston fell yesterday, at bali
past two O'Clock, while leading a successful
charge, turning the enemy's right and gain.
ing brilliant victory. A Minnie ball cut
the artery of his leg, but he rode on till
from loss of blood he fell exhausted, and
died without pain in few moments. His
body has been entrusted to me by General
Beauregard, to be taken to New Orleans
and remain until directions are received
from his family"
My long and close friendship with this
departed cbieftain and patriot, forbids me
to trust myself in giving vent to the feel
ings which this sad intelligence has evoked
Without doing injustice to the living, il
may safely be asserted that his loss is ire
parable, and that among the shining hosts
Of the great and the good, who now cluster
around the banner of our country, there
exists no purer spirit, no more heroic soul
than that of the illustrious man whose
death l join you in lameDting
In his death be has illustrated the char
acter for which through life he was con
spicuous, that of singleness of purpose ane
devotion to duty. With his whole ener
gies bent on attaining the victory which hs
deemed essential to his country's cause, h'
rode Oh to the accomplishment of his OBJ
ject, forgetful of self while his very life
blood was fast ebbing away. His las
breath cheered his comrades to victory
The last sound he heard was their shout o.
triumph. His last thought was his coun
try's, and long and deeply will his country
mourn his loss. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
TIE PRESIDENTS KINDNEss.-On yes
terdsy the President visited the wounded
soldiers, and expressed warm sympathy fo
the unfortunate sufferers. Addressing th'
other soldiers, he said be intended to shar'
their fate on the next battle feld-com
veal or woe, he would be with them-ant