The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06
From Beauregard's Army.
HIS ORDER TO HIS COMMANDERS.
From
REBEL pIETY AND vALoR DISPLAYED.

The Missouri Army Argus is published at
Camp Churchill, near Corinth, edited by
no less parsonage than the pious and Cruz
dite j. w. Tacker, Familiarity known as
Deacon Tucker, who would be noted as the
proprietor Of the Missouri State Journal of
St. Louis, the first paper to be suppressed
by General Lyon, were it not that be won
still later brighter fame as the author of
General Prices famous call for 10000
men," Deacon Tucker in bis paper of the
l4th, sees 10 the profanity of the rebe army
a reason for the divine judgments that have
followed their arms. He asserts that they
ought to seek to propitiate the Diety. He
says:
The Confederates are Gods chosen PEG.
pie. God has often fought bat-
ties for bis people. In the commencement
of the revolution, God evidently was with
u.s. A causeless panic at Manassas made
our enemies, whose force was double, and
whose equipments were far superior to ours,
turn their backs and flee 10 wild disorder.
This great victory male US vain. W.
boosted we were the greatest fighting PEG.
pie 10 the world, and that it Was no trouble
to whip the Yankees. Doubtless, the AL
mighty just stepprd aside to let US see how
great We were without Him. Since then,
how many battles have we won? all of Us
know. Hilton Head, Port Royal, Henry,
Donelson, Island No. 10, Nashville, and
New Orleans have fallen. Our people are
beginning to see that vain is the strength
of man. They are taking to sackcloth and
ashes. God is being entreated to turn
away his wrath and look kindly on US again.
Our loved mothers, wives, daughters and
sisters, our aged men and young men,
morning, noon and night, in closets and as
semblles, offer up earnest prayers for deliV
erance from cur fees. And earnest are these
supplicatons; for if Our enemy succeed,
We lose life, liberty, and property-we are
ens!aved, we and our children, for all line
to come Now, under such circun-
stances, ought men 10 the army to ia Ike
Gods name in vain j.?
This is followed by an article headed,
"Who wins the battles 2" which asserts
that uplsss God be with them they cannot
succeed.
The following communication, from the
Commander of the forces is published for
the information and guidance of the rebel
army:
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
CoRINTH, Miss, May 10, 1862. I
Immediately after any engagement with
the enemy, you will require each regimental
commander to forward to these headqaar-
for n ttor, in, ha n
those officers and privates of his regiment
who shall have most distinguished them
selves; as well as those who have misbehav-
ed or abandoned their colors on The field of
battle. Regiments whose gallantry ano
bravery shall have been NEST conspicuous,
will be allowed to uscribe on their banners
the name OF the battle field in which they
we're engaged, but regiments misbehaving
in action will be deprived OF their colors
until they may have shown themselves wCre
! thy of defending them.
From the difficulty of communicating Or
ders 10 the country in which We are operat-
ing, it is necessary that each division, bril-
gade and regimental commander should
clearly understand that, when without Or
ders, or at loss what to do 10 action, they
must rapidly advance in the direction of the
heaviest fir n; Tor the art OF war consists in
the concentration Of masses Moreover our
motto should be Forward and always for
ward !" until victory may perch decisively
upon our banners. The more rapid the at
tack the weaker. habtually. the resistance.
G. T. BEAUREGARD Gen. Cong.
To Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg, commanding
army of the Mississippi.
BY command of Gen. Bragg.
(Signed) GEO. G. GARDNER, 4. A. G.
Taxes in Insurrectionary Districts.