The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-08

A Bold Article from u Memphis Paper
The Memphis Argus Of April 2s, con-
taiRs the following confession Of the de-
feat Of the rebels at Shiloh
TeIegraphic dispatches from coriAih
to citizens Of Men,ph and To tie author
itirs, convey Intelligence OF The most
startling nature, if reliance Is to be put
upon the iutellg, nee; and it comes l0-Hs
50 we'll authenticated. wlh such au OH
| tial air about il lha it scaro,I y sdd'hs OF
a dou't. If this in,oIIigpuce / 9 uuo.
Beauregard has not only determined to
abandou.his strong position at COslnih 10
the YaLkeU invaders, without struggle,
but is actually 'Onspmmating that pur-
pose. by Withdrawing portions Of his
splendid army, AN ar.ny Il at las been
gathered al immense cost, expr- ssly and
solely for the deleise Of that point.
II this intelligence b. true. the patriot
ic people ofti S)nthwes', who have SO
pobly contributed 10 lie cstahIishm- at oI
Sputhrrn indepenceDcc, may as well re-
linquish their hopes Of success, and pre-
par to quietly Jisld quiet Submission
tp Northern d spOlism. W:1h an enemy {
army at our light, unlrammelc'i and ut
impaired, with New OrlSns in the pos
session Of lhe Lincolnitcs. and their vic
torious boats des ending tie river above
us, and with anutLcr force penetrating
tho wilds Of Arkansas. seeking 80 rra b
This point, thers is really no hope left.
When Gen. Beaurogard cana 10 the
West, be brought hope and confidence
His career hi herio had been one Of mos
brilliant success, and his nam, was {
towcg Of strength. We believed then. .tha
Notwithstanding the hlundors that hac
bren committed, aud the disasters To ouI
cause that had resulted lbercgrom, there
was SILL hope left. . ...l-
We felt confident that the hero Of Ma
uassas could AMI would save the South
wt st, but how great is our dIsappoinl
mcnt if 1t should appear that the in,elli
scuco in print today is correct. Sine
We have had our con6lencei in G n. Beau
regard shaken, by his dJe { on Ms f,M o
ShiLoh, we firmly believe, however muc'
We have on other occasions doubted th'
ability aud skill Of that lamonted officer
but had tho brave johnson been spared
our arms would not lave been repuISe:
IRON thar field made sacred by the bloc
OF thousands Of brave Southern men,.
That defeat is attributable 10 causes
within tho control OF B7aurega'd. no
necessary to be here mentioned. Shal
he now vacuate his defeuses at Coriuth
without first sluully cOolesting lis occu
pancy with the North,rn -hireIinss?-r
Shall he dechue giving tho loyal an'
brave men who have enlisted uud,r Ih'
banner Of Southern independence an op
portuniIy to test their prowess with thos
who seek to make slaves Of IEem? Nay
more; should he basely deser! the posi-
Iiops assigned 10 him TO DEFEND. and. lii
a coward, Ay brioIe a blow has bee
struck. his name. 50 tar from remaining
a tower If strength. will become a by
word and q rel roach 10 future genera
tions. f..-a
We hope our intelligence is founded
We hope, though it is like hoping agains
hopo, hal the movement Of troops fion
Corinih was buIa sep in the develope
msnt of some master pieces Of s,raIea.
which will surely overwhelm and utterl
annihla,e the invaders. The puplic wi
wait anxiously for the news from tn
East. r