Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-11
Confederate States Congress.
TUESDAY, april 8, 1862.
SENATE
The Senate met at 10 NJ, in the Chamber of
the Virgins Senate.

the Virginia Senate.
THE BATTLE or SHILOH.
Dir. HArSEs asked that the resolutions sent
from the House yesterday, in relation to the
hattie in Tennessee, and TIE death of Ten. a.
: johnston, be taken up, in order to Gt.r IN
leu thereof tho following:
Resolved by the Congress- of the Contedc-
rate States OF America, That Congress. have
learned with gratitude to the Divine Ruler OF
NATIONS. the intelligence Of the recent complete
ard br,iiian, victory. which has been gained
bv me a-.oY ni The Confederate States, under
.ba command III Gcuerai 4. :. Johnston, over
tina F,deral forces in Tennessee, on the battle
nsld OF Shiloh.
Resolved, That the thanks OF Congress nre
eminentiy due, and are hereby cordially ten.
dered to General Gustave 7. B,auregard, snd
the ofi cers and troops under h!s command, Tor
the decisive and important victory achieved oy
rl,e,n over the forces Of the uaited States, on
the 9th of April, in lhs State 81 tennessee
and Al! 40 contributed to that signal triumph
in ice Judgment Of Congress, are entitled To
the gratitude Of their ce'liniry.
R:sol7rd, That the intelligence: OF the death
o; General Albert Sidney Johnston, C6irman-
dcr-ia-ch;ef, when leading the Confederate
sorccs to victory vr the 6;h of April, in Ten
ne;sec, wnils it affect, Congress VIII pro-
found sorrow, al the same time closures our
:oy With. a snads of sadness a. the loss 81 an
,lbcer 80 able, skill ful and gallant.
Resolved, That tue foregoing resolutions
be ua1de known, by appropriate general orders
D. the Generals in ctn4Iand, to the omcers
| lnd troops 10 whom they are addressed, and
:oat thuy also BIZ communicated t. !h= :anliy
Of General Johnson.
Mr.. HAYNES sad he had no objection to the
resolution of the Hause, as to wLat they did
say; but he did obj .ct to what they did not
cJu3cy. They do uct espr:ss what We feel
| Tor he galiaolry Of cur troops N THIS well
fought fald.
As ono Of the Tennessee delegation rhn
waited upon the President III Of der to secore
q transfer Of Genera J Jhnston To suue other
coluulant, after the retrea: /: ,ou' BJwilng G:ecn
and The subsequent drfea. at D)reisan, - felt
bound TO ,G.r everything IN p-l'i.!icI ijr the
mistakes that had been made in relation 10
this great General. H.Ying inquired iu:u the
CAUSES and CIRCUMSTANCES attendant UPON the
movements Of che deceased GeneraI n III.
Mississippi Valley. hu WAS led 10 / 1t a2prc-
citation eli tier strategic ImpoftaHce; AID 10
ooe rei,iced more than no w5en ever thing
was fully Gud satisfactorily explained. Hence
ne vas uo@ tbs t:-st to 60 nnner 10 the memo
~ If the bravo dead, whose wise and prudent
strategy eoti.led his memory 10 the love AID
yrnera.ion Of the entire country,
But ho would FAY, in cunclusinr, very
thing il not ever il Trnnc,scc yet Rnell WIKI
3 great Grmy Is there Jst, and threaten, to
wrench from Us tie fruits Of G splendid veto.
~. We must not be Idle, bG: purslu our
victory with eagerness Md detcrm;uGt,On, VI.
I'll We drive The Gnllls End TaGd.ls ;"om eur
soil.
NJ. Oa1, Of South CAiplira. Although be
concurred in tho resolutions AID TGuli not
vo:e ugsinst thsm, still thought lucm prelns
ture, sn.ca we yet kaow little Of the cz;ent ci
tho victory. The fight is yet going On, and
VIC Do not Erow what Tilf to lte le!Ill ut the
pext neHa-
Mr. YAscEY of :rsd the following substitute
to bu inserted within the tre brackets Of the
set0ad resolution, wiiIcl waS acc !,!ca ;: &fr.
HATSEe.
tendcred to Gen. Gu:Luvo Z. 2 .aurrglri aud
The other surviving ottiosrs and prIva:o4 0:
lhst army for The Signal exhibition OF skill aid
g~allsn.ry displayed by tGe:a OF tbs: metlo-
rahle occasion.
Nh. SLAhA e<ilu tiS Si's N;aih iCCI Joy !t -
victory more kneaniy OF sadness mDrv 5cspiy
than Himself, for the death u Gen. Johns.oh-
but he must thinh III The Lb.enc. of further
infJrmstion tho resolut!D1s were premature
&c advised delay. 10 MORROW VIC vii. ha;e
particulars Of the atiir :h;.t will ea.b:r US 10
act understandirgly.
,Mr. HENRY, OF Tennessee, Q5t5rruptiDg)
stated that he bad just learned from u gentle
,n,, ~ ~. Eopcu ftot Nc pyr-rr .J k.n.
lucky, had received a despatch dated The III
which emphaucally denied the death Of Gen.
Johnston, bit stated that be was badly wound.
ed.
Mr.. CLARK, rcsumln6, urged the fact as an
additional reason for t:elay. The light vas
sill going on, and every circumstance should
induce the Senate to postpone this action -
Hu moved that the resolution Dc laid over for
the present
Agreed to.
ST.. iANIEY, ruuIed y :vrGISiteia iIUm ) The |
vG.e. lie stated that the fac, that Gen. JJhr. |
son Has lacerated,,witb wounds was a srept res !
son why the resolution saou.d he adopted,
slucs knowledge OF it would soGiu The pain
and comfort the General:
\ message WAS announced from Tie Pref
dent II was read as follows:
IL tho Senate and House Of Representatives. If
:6e Confederate States IF Amsssel
Tie great Importance pt the ne~s just Ia-
ceivsd from Tennessee induces ms ~ depart
from established ufsse, aud TO make 10 you
this communication in advance OF official re-
ports.
From Geographic dispatches received .,om
official souI ces, ] an able 10 announce to you,
with entire confidence, that it has pleased
AI,pi,,h,u G,d IN nroayn IN. N,rT.i,,o, .r,,
with q glorious and decisive victory over onr
invaders.
o. tho morning Of the On instant the con
verSing columns C our army we're conbio,d
by us Crunandur in Caler, General 4. i.
Johna.on, ia 40 assault on The Federal army,
then enclnped noar PEtsburg, on the TN.
nessre riv,r. -,fter a hard fought battle CT
ten hours, the enemy was driven in disorder
from his position and pursued to the Tenncs-
See river, where, under. cover of his gunboats,
lie was, At the last accounts, endeayoripg 10
effect his retreat by aid Of bis transports.
The details Of this great battle are yet too
fow and incomplete to enable me TO distinguish
With merited praise all Of those who may have
conspicuously earned the right to such dis.
,%inclon; end ! prefer to delay my own gratit
cation in recommending them to your special
nUllCe, rather lla'' incur VIC TlSH Of WCQnulng
:he feelings Of any, by falling to include them
in the list. Where such q victory has been
won over troops rs Numerous, as well disci.
pl:ned. armed and appointed as those which
iisve juss beer So sIgRaily routed, We
may vel! c9rciude that ono Common
spirit Of urH nchias bravery and devotion
10 our couuuy's cause musI have animated
every breust, from that Of the commanding
General to that Of the humblest patrle: who
served in the ranks.
There is enough in the continued p~re;sncc
Of invaders on our soil to chssten our exultn
tiun over this brilliant success, and 70 rsA;nd
US of the grave duty Of continued ererton
until ia shall eStort from q nrsud AMI gain.