Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-18

ing Of the great victory of our army il
Tennessee, paying a glowing tribute o
respect to the memory of the Commanders
Iin-Chief, and conveying the thanks o
4 Congress to Gen. Beauregard and the Off
GERS under his command for their ssrvicei
in that memorable battle.
Mr. Haynes stated that he was one o
the Tennessee delegation who requested
| the President to transfer Gen. JOhnstoIl'l
! command to some other officer after the
retreat from Nashville. Subsequent iQfor.
nation had caused him to alter his opiu.
ion, and'he therefore felt 1t his duty to of.
| fer the resolutions named. ~ 7l.zgz
Mr.. Yancey, of Alabama, moved that the
resolutions be so amended as to designate
the place of the battle as indicated by
Gen. Beauregard, viz the battlefield o.
Shiloh. He moved, also, that the resolu.
tions be SO amended as to tender the thanks
of Congress to Gen. Beauregard, and, the
Surviving officers and soldiers, for their
gallantry and skill on that memorable
field. srs a 4a7l, slT7, =,
MESSAGE FROM THE PREsIDENT-DEATH OF
GEN. A. SYDNEY LoHXsToN.
The following message was received from
the President:
tZo The Senate and House Of Representqtives
Of The Confederate States Of america:
"The great Importance Of the news JUS,
received from Tennessee induces me to de.
part from the established usages, and to
make to you this communication in ad-
vance of official reports. From official
telegraphic dispatches received from Off
cial sources, l am able to announce to you,
with entire confidence, that it has pleased
Almighty God to crown the Confederate
| arms with glorious and decisive victory
over our invaders.
"on the morning of:the 9th the converg-
ing columns OF. oar army were combined
by its COmmnuder-in-chief,G Gen. A. Sydney
Johnston, in an assault On the Federal ar.
my, then encamped near Pittsburg, on the
Tennessee river. Ela@
"After hard-fought battle of ten hours,
the enemy was driven in disorder from his
position, and pursued to the Tennessee
river, where, under the cover of the gun
boats, he was at the last accounts endeG-
voriug to effect his retreat by aid of his
transports. The details of this great bat
| tie are yet too few and incomplete to en-
able me to distinguish with merited praise
all those who may have conspicuously
earned the right to such distinction, and I
prefer to delay our own qualification in
recommending them to your special notice,
rather than incur the risk of wOunding the
feelings of any by failing to include them
in the list. When such victory has been
won over troops as numerous, well dis.
cipliued, armed and appointed, rs those
which have just been SO ssignally routed,
we may well conclude that one common
spirit of unflinchiug bravery and devotion
to our cOuntry's cause must have animated
every breast from that of the commanding
general to that of the humblest patriot who
served in the ranks. There is enough in
the continued presence of invaders on our
soil to chasten our exultstion over this
brilliant success, and to remind us of the
grave duty of continued exertiOns until we
shall extort from a. proud and vain-glori-
GUS enemy the reluctant acknowledgment
of our rights of self-government.
But an Allwise Creator has been
pleased, while youchsafng to us His coun-
tenance in battle, to aftlict us with q Sc
we're dispensation, to which we must bow
in humble submission. The last long.
lingering hope has disappeared, and it is
but too true that General Albert Sydney
Johnston is no more. The tale Of his
death is simply narrated in a dispatch from
Colonel William Preston, in the following
words:
"'Genernl Johnston fell yesterday at
half.past two o'clock. while leading a sue
cesstul charge, turning the euemy's right,
and gaining brilliant victory. A MIME
ball cut the artery Of his leg, but he rode
on until, from loss of blood, he fell ex-
hausted, ana died without pain ina 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.' Ht
-"My long and close friendship with this
departed chieftaiu andtpatrtot forbid me to
trust myself in giving vent to the feelings
which this sad intelligence has evoked.
Without doing injustice to the living, It
may safely be asserted that our loss is ir-
reparable. Among the shining hosts OF
the greatand 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 join
you in lamenting. 5.....,,. -,-..f :
"In his death he has illustrated the
character for which through life he was
conspicuous-that of singleness of pur-
pose and devotion to duty, with his whole
energies. Bent on obtaining the, victory
which he deemed essential to his couutry's
cause, he rode on to the accomplishment
oflhis object, forgetful Of self, while his
very lite-blood was fast .ebbing away. His
last breath cbeered his comrades on to vic.
tory. The last sound he heard was their
shout of victory. His last thought was
his country, and long and deeply will his
country mourn hisilo 81 SAL a.aa-l
u. 5,,s7g -. .'JEgFERsoN DAVIS" J.
The message was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. u" q
Mr.. Barksdale moved to have five hun.
dred extra copies printed. Agreed to
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