Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-23
Interview between General Beaura,a,
49, Prisoner, General Prentiss and hi

Prisoner, General Preutiss and his
Prentiss.-You have met and ovara.
the best troops we have '0''e today
BeGuregard-l am glad to hear il and
the result of this days work may bripa uust that
eminent to frame OF mind more favorabIs ~ OoT
5re"t'SS-1hat can hardly be, sir. If von,P vace
had pushed on after the battle of ManasssSO af army
have taken Washington, and oyerrnn H.. It might
and brought US to peace. We had an North
supply OF arms then and were not pranansI clent
muskets purchased in Belgium by Fremnnt The
out little account; you could turn your tb "e[eof
tne muzzle. the bore was so large We oIS u'no n
cured from England the old arms that b a'so pro-
stored away as useless in London Towor o "'e Deem
the war with Napoleon in 1916 Tbev ar vi since
value whatever. 1t is only within the Ia.. y! no
days that we have become thoroughly and aSt Sky
atineu. Our supply Is now ample, and We GU.
be overcome. Your Government has w I'nnOt
mistakes-rst in not availing itself or ,b "due two
the battle of Manassas; and secondI, u; fruits Of
until we had become well armed and or,an;z "SS''nS
The above is copied from the corraSnonJ
the Savannah Republican from Corinth, by wr;.
who gives some particulars of the battle and ~
conversation between Gen. Beauregard and y,
Prentiss, the captured Yankee General IT,.
remarks of Prentiss about the mistakes If H. ,'''
federate Government, only reiterat what tbOn.,yI
OF the Southern people have believed for soro ,in
The NEWSPAPERS AND TIE WAR.-Tbo W.
papers are complaining of great difficulty m co
quence OF so many printers volunteering in tho
ana those who did not volunteer are called ont r:'
the militia, so that it is hard matter to puI<b S
papers at all. 1t is proposed to exempt the worI
men on daily papers, and there is no good reason
why the Workmen on weekly ard Semi-wepLIr 80
Pers should not also be exempted One is As nee
sary as the Other-if anything, the imDorrancs r.
the weekly and g3eamiweekly papers is greater than
the daily, for the former have it not in their nou-
to make lmprudent haste in divulging the mans y.
secrets OF the army or government, while at tLo
Same time they do as much good. ana no Doubt mora
in consequence of their larger circulation and aronS
ing the people to action.
1t is probable that editors and printers who at.
tend 10 their business properly see harder service
than 1t they were in the war. And one thing is
Very certain, editors are not making any money ont
Oh tne war, but, on the contrary, are losing by it
The Richmond Examiner remarks:
:" 1t is almost impossible to keep the necessary
free to write print, press and mail the papers
The army contains more printers, reporters. and
journalists in proportion to the population engaged
IN sLch occupation, than any two or three other
professions. Char. Democrat
Printers have been noted in all countries for their
devotion to liberty. One of the great leaders of the
old revolution, Benjamin Franklin, was printer,
And in the conflict in Paris between the people and
Charles the Tenth three hundred printers were en-.
gagged on the side of liberty, and types and guads
were freely used by the cannoneers after the CAMS
ter shot had given out.