The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-11
THE NEW YORK SUN.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL II, lSG2.


lhc victory at Pittsburgh Landing, on the
Tennessee, Is commented upon by all the papers
In a tone Of somewhat mourniul congratulaton
The 7imcs.--Of the splendid achievements Of
the Union army, day unto day uttcrs speech
/ The conflict sets at rest forever tho doubt whcth-
er courage is national trait. On the side Of
the Union as on that ot rebellion, there was eN-
hihited the most obstinate displays of valor. OF
such struggle the fruit could not he other
than irighuful sacrifice ct life. There wa,
indeed, reason In Congress receiving thc bull
l,tin uf victory IN silence. On whichever
side the lead hal fallen, they wcrc our own dead.
our brethren aud friends, who had gone out 10y
ally to redeem the coungy, or those other broth
rem, aud sometime friends, who, misguided and
untaurht, are struggling tor the overthrow or
prevention ut imaginary wrongs. There Is no
aspect of such a victory, save ono, which has
not its tinco 1T melancholy That ono h. the
hope 1t authorizes Of the war drawing 20 an
early close
The Journal of Clmu,rJe. 90 Douhtlcss the
field was the most bloody and awful ever fought
ON this continent and while We rejoice In tho
victory ut the Union, We are weighed down
with the terrible truth utt euch events have
become part ot our national history. Mingled
tou, with all our triumph~ D. deep sorrow ivr the
dead ard sympathy with those Western homes
that will long lo lc.ultc aud sad with tie me-
ory yf thi. battle
I 9, The Tllur.-Grclt MS j. thr public -orsc of
r,i.rIuu ,aruW. chat th,cVVc,t,l ,olll,iuuon tho
/ tennessee n1- taken place amt tho' tile Nhiiouh
| arms utt N..'Uu'1., "" ar hIi'N less t". To
learn .ii,H..N, ou thr cN""li'ui nulh.fiN " SIC
| rotary stanton, that "li a., nl hl"N ,!'i','ohS
/ BOO me - lulimout Ut the Mississippi have been
| conducted with ".,rd a'ltN' No shall
/ await with interest lN' d''ri"ih'ut '' ."' Not
/ latent truths that justify the st,rei'rys COM
mcudiiion.
n, World Tho heroic yolor ot the soldiers
/ ir thoir contest w the hr-t day, against snoh
| tremendous odds. W'h's '',ll h''N' lIf''' N-p
! bless those d'u'l'.' h','ls Hsfli lu' ''"l,r!
/ llHl Nah -u.I r'l. I. ".l'N' i'l' I"l we .'h,"'
! bland ourselves i1 'hr uuy ,'i'U' tru'h NAV t.ls
/ victory Wa t' iIr h'-'I at a inf"ur
/ il h, 1nI ~ o. 'r'n' .1',l.''' i NO. i'''',W
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VINE ,.1 s1.r' u, ,,..h GrI,.l B..W
who ,rri,,. 4 i.,lte. N.tLt.tl.rpal fact We
cannot saw. But. In the absence of all direct
light upon the subject, the probabilities are
win ihe iatier branch % The al.fnH,Ne, zen @
saic g. ~, .Iny man II,lov c,r month. in
nctiye in central Kentucky. and his soldiers ar.
rived ia Bowling Green only to see the last train
rcc''ine IN tho distan'' ne dclal a. m,S.ns
ny ntVI J ,asuv'' sn,,h rc,nrsI,j :, mi Lurn,i the
costly bridges. lie fingered until thcrabcls had
withdrawn every soldier in thc no'- ,horhood OF
Na-hNl'ie, uhul ln' thN ',nl ''''', "
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Tile U,y,,i-T mos, sor..uir,ry battle eyer
Tough, upon tlis continent, and immcosurably
the most important in IL, crownlns yi'tory 10
.,ii,,, C,u',ht i, ,ur ir,ipruic wostcrn
soldiers CON- sunday ami Monday last. az Pitts
INN. I,niir. i'm southern Tennessee That
LY,lity hitherto unknown cN,,rt 60 the resi-
lrpts md ,r ,lcr, ON the Tcuuc-.t, river. hru,c-
r.r,y,rl l,.,,po. one of the most famous laul-
marks i'm Au,,rt,nu history.
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