The New York herald., 1862-04-10

oesas vaor and patriotism, and should INSPIRE us
WIN an unconquerable determination 10 drive bsckour
| Invaders. Should any this army be unequal TO
the task before let him transfer his and equip
At once 70 braver Armsr hands and return W bis
| m' Our cause Is as just and sacred As ever AMI
mated men to takenp arms, and we are true 70 it
and W selves, with the continued protection Of the
| Almighty must and shall triumph
| q. l. BEAukEGAR), General Commanding.
After short time having been allowed for the organi
za'ion Of his forces, in which number of ninety.
aa men, ha began concentrate them the neighbor-
hood of cornth Mississippi where it still expected
| that he may mako final sand. Corinth is eighteen
| miles from pittsburg Landing.
Tho above narrative OF fats is the hes. evidence Of
the character his genius which Is descr bed 70
not The brilliant Ele is rather engineer, skill
| ful IN tho erection Of batteries than commander OF
armies. For spleudor Of natural endowmens, 1t Is tho
test'cony Of those who known him well that he IS
Inferior either Of tho following Generals OF the South
| e-n conlederacy "A. g. Johnston, r. =. Les, g. w.
smith or Brxton Bragg Jndesdp tho question may be
eskedWha has Bcauresard done in this contest? Cor
'anly he gained aures the capture Of Sumter and
accomplished nothing Bull But for the Timely
arri' al OF his superior Johnston the blood stained in
trencbments at Manassas had been lost TO him. lie is
not TO be compared with Mcclellan and Rossc and
host of Others good and true We informed by
ono OF Peluregards classmates at West Point, that the
General is now forty hvo years Of age
GENERAL ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON.
This oicer-one OF he crafty and competent in
The rebel service and whose death has been reported in
| tho battle of Ptsburg Landng--was born in Macon
county, KY. in 1So3 AMI therefore entered hrs fifty
eighth year not long ago lie educated at the
Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky, under
President Holley, graduated the Uniod states
| Military Academy, a, West Point, at tho age of
| twenty three and entered tho army second
]ieutenant in the same year. His first service was
| with the Sixth infantry, with which he was ordered
10 the West. During the Black Hawk he acted as
ajutant general President Lincoln at that Lime serving
rs captain of volunteers AZ tho CLOSE Of tue war
!. he went 10 reside first in Missouri AMI thon in
Texas. When broke out in this latter State
hc resigned his commission in the United states Army
and rushed TO her ad alone and unknown, and entered
| the service q common soldier. He made the
acquaintance OF General Rsk, commanding that division,
who at promoted him to command-he rose TO be
the commander in chief-was Secretary Of War under
President Lanar-fonght the battle Of tho Nechcs, de-
| fcatng lndred Chcrokees At the breaking out
of tho Mexican at the urgent request III General
Tay or, ho again entered the service colonel OF the
First regiment; when this dlsbnnded General
Johnston became Inspector General Of General Buffers
| di, ision, and served such in the glorious bat
tic OF Monterey; no in the hottest Of the
tight, ara HE horse three times shot
| nndeg hini. After this he retired into private
life and turned his sword into ploaghshare, cultivat
| ing the earth with his hands, until. in 1s49 the
United states government in consideration OF his nece
city long service, bestowed upon him the appoint
msnt Of Paymayscr in the army. In 1886 he was sp-
| pointed 10 tho command Of the Second regiment Of
cav airy with the rank Of colonel, and ordered 10 the
Department, Texas and in 1857 appointed TO the
command Of the expedition 30 Utah, and, in 1858,
promoted to rank OF brigader genora He started
| on the expedition TO Utah nnder orders in Sep
| tember, 1861. On the eth of November. in the
] Rocky Mountains. he encountered storm Of snow
! and wind, which, in his own words. cracked the bones
Of his men, and starved the norses and mules"
The snow was from feet deep, and the thsr
mometer NJ sixteen eighteen dsgrees below
for ninety days afterwards bat h, pureued his march
making only thi-ty.hrc miles IN fifteen Gays whore ho
went into camp and snbssted males without bread
or salt unt pro, sops sent by the government In
tho following spring. lie continued TO a' the post OF
commander III chief IN Uiahbsng in fact dictator in
the country which he occupednDtI the rebellion broke
OUT when he abandoned the old tag OF the Union TO
enlist 0nder the banner ii The secesaonsts. Ho is
believed have made energetic attempts to induce Cali
sorna and Oregon join The rebels. but 10 have been
f,ied by the common os Pacific brethren and
sssaciOus adopted BY the government Last
fall Genera. Johpson put in command Of tho rebel
solaers iu rho Department of Kentucky and Missouri
and invested with p,eapotepary authority TO control all
the military operations the West. His Kentucky natl
| vity and his thorough knowledge Of The Western
country, coupled with his great ability, rendered
| h,m ali especially appropriate selection 10 this
important position. General Johnston was six feet
one inch high, Of large. bony. sine~y frame. quiet
and uDassnnjng anners oil conspriug 10 form person
Of imposing and attractive address. His brother, Jo
.iah stoddard johnston who was blown up on q steam
boat the Red river Ia and killed. was az tho time In
The Unted States Senate that State the second
i his lual nh Ransial lnh anAx.
man OF The most eminent abilities. The rebels had the
vea,es, faith and reliance his skill and ability aud his
,oas a this trying juneturs nlct terrible blow on
| their fortunes
| GENERAL JOHN G. BRECKNRIpGE.
| This gentleman Is native of Kentucky, though Of
Virginia extraction u is his good fortune 10 trace IN his
| procenitors Names that have enbeshsd ceantrys
history over the days o. the Revolution. Those
witherspoons and Samuel Stanhope Smith-eniusn the
ooeancaro with the religious world, held in tho high
est vcncraiin In sta,osmanshp find that of Brock
urIdse c.nneccd with the great struggle for States
rights and associated with the immortal resolutions Of
| ,os and ~. lis father, the late Joseph Cabell
preckinrijse, an cmioent citizen or Kentucky,
died at an carly age in 1923, leaving his
ouly SON John, infant not quite three
ycars old He grew up and received liberal education
On the breaking OF the Mexican war; Major Brecn.
ridge responded TO the call for volunteers in his native
stateKentuckyand at the age OF twenty five 70 the
! exclusion Of many older men and experienced soldss,
was made Geld officer in his regiment lie followed
his countrys fsg-the banner Of the Unon--in Its
march Of triumph the halls Of the Montszms, and
when The war ended returned with gratitude 10 the
ouicsudo Of domestic, and with contenment. to tho pur
suits Of civil, life. He remained in private life until
1854. when without effort solicitation no was nominal
ed and elected Vice President Of the United States his
opponent in the Convention for that high office being
that eminent statesman and aged democrat the purss
and tho best Of men, the late General John A. outan
within the past few months ho has been elected United
States Senator for six years, 10 succeed John Crit.
tenden, whose great benignty msnuous eoqucnce and
blandness Of manner has made him TO Mr. Clay the
idol OF Kentucky tho last half century Breckn.
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