, 1862-04-19
Tbjir; !. Grihutte.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1869.
nKAuREeAhD AND VICTORY

:. SATURDAY., APtlL 13, 1863.
BEAUREGAkD AND VICTORY.
Beauregard is determined to show the
world that be can " organize victory" any
time he chooses. Il he cannot do it by
fighting he can do it By writing; if his bat
ta]ions Of soldiers are driven back, he can
tar1y erything before him for while By
select body Of words; and if be loses a
!: battle in the Eeld, with his sword, he gains
!. one with infinite ease in his closet with
that mightie1 tool, the pen. There is q
LOFTY disdaln Of tact, and lord1y def
ane oftrathaa his dispatches that show the
best blood If slaye-holding chivalry. He
Is u eanedpr to all ordinary obligations Of
veracity, and as proud in breaking all fet-
hers thai truth forges, IS that ilustrious AZ.
1ican Chief who repelled with scorn
the base charge that he dared
not lie, bJ proudly demanding, "who
: supposed him the slave Of his word!"
Pillow showed the same bold and chivalric
sHtrft5n bis report Of the seige at Donclson.
He also organized a victory in his dispatch,
and proclaimed himself a conquering hero
that cenf1et; but he did not wear his
. 1aufels long, tor soon as they had sprung
up the truth smote tf en-, and they Wi1her-
ed gway.z Gen. a. S. Johnston who sealed
his desTfotion1 to rebellion with his1 life at
e Shiloh. says, ;of the victory at Donelson,
that the military genius Of Pillow in send
ing out reports, had organized, after the
usual Eeba system Of tactics,-"at at night /
received news Of a glorious victory; at
dawn Of retreat" In that case it would
!! seem that the5victory Pillow had so per
fectly organized only lasted through one
4. NIGH, ssnd the stern truth came with the
morning and put it forever to flight
!: -: Howfn'lany hours the victory that Beau
regards report organized on the field of
Shiloh, may sustain its life, it is hard to
says butit + very likely to be held as true
for some little time by the rebels. It is
such novel and pleasant thing to hare
among them and they are so greatly com
forted and strengthened by its presence,
that if nursing and feeding, and fond care
and labor can extend It's life it will not be
taken away from them forever for some
days yet to come. Besides there
is kind, Of military advantage in
a victory, though it be lie; it is
one way Of supporting and reinforcing
= waning cause; and then the disasters
Of d defeat are so terrible, it is no wonder
that Rebel General, though honest as cir
criihstances permit, if he does not lyingly
claim victory, should hold hi. tongue
st least about being defeated Hence
: we find that when General A. S. John
ston--as he says himself saw the full
extent and all the great glory Of the
victory Pillow had organized at Donelson;
"that the people were terrified, and many
3: Of the troops :disheartened;" )" "that the blow
was most disastrous and almost without
remedy" he "remained silent, as silence
seemed the best way to serve the cause of
the country" Only to make it clear that
he could actively lie, if necessary, and was
master oyer all truth, coaId put it under
his4eet, and no more slave Of his word
than any, other Rebel General, like
Pillow or Beauregard, he adds, II msgnifed
my forces to the enea1y, but made known
my true strength to tho Department
: But it seems that in 1ebeldom they
have learned By bitter experience not to
rely too implicitly on these organized victo-
= 1ies Of their Generals first reports When
resolution was presented before the rebel
Senate Of deep joy and gratitude to the
Divine Ruler for the glorious victory Of our
aims in Tennessee that body, for some
reason, refused to pass 1t. Indeed, We can
well understand that both the joy and graf
itude might not be either full OF deep. 1t
would be very natural that their e1ultation
should be tempered with several shades Of
sadness, caused By several affecting Incl
dents IN that conflict; and so tempered as
at last to be changed from praise and exul-
tation into sorrow and lamentation, and
such resignation as was possible. Bcanrc-
gard attempted to use up Grants army, and
entirely failed 10 do it; he set out with the
plan Of driving our forces into the river,
and was driven back himself; he
and his council felt it all Important to
oveTwhelm Grant before Buell. Joined him,
they tried:their best, and could not do it !;
Beauregam led his forces, as he had prom
ised them, to . sure victory, and they were
beaten and driven back, broken and de-
feated, and glad to get beyond the reach of
; the fearful punishment they were receiving
from. sour.. men. Beauregard's discretion
= had got 50 much the better Of his 7a1or that
= be deemed it prudent to retire." and beg
from our victorious commander the next
day, the privilege Of coming back from his
retreat to the protection OF his entrench-
ments, long enough to bury his dead,
Beaufegard has been styled great Gen
eral, but he is greater as Writer. He wins
more battles in the close: than in the field
Splendid Us is his use Of the sword, he has
not gained his greatest victories with it.
He has more triumphant Kcapon! His
pen is mlghtier than his sword!