The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-09
4: neral ~. I'D.

q Berei FI.yd.
We stated, On Saturday, ths the 'rcora WIZ
which j, i iesignei i'ssi The saicer sh's'i fss"
she field are rapidly enrolling 'henseiFss--
k,,sssuueut iufor,sstioa enables &c 20 coLksfu
~n.. We then e,sled. The nslne oi Floyd
hee BEEN found powerful srell TO eotiare
Nth. aud thoec vie gro au,hoilzsd are usirg
- viii DECIDED effect. Il is rr",er TIA. II
shccA - e. The ouiy faUlt tha, has baea
laid 10 hjs obarsa ss M cihcer, 80 iir ~ vs
have Rec. susoled - Understand his Case, d
,hsl he Tough. tee hard, It'd thereby saved n
Y>os;.cn q. hi. ccnmsrd, WEES acrordiug so
the ruls. Of tactics as uudsgstcpi II Nest
Point, Re ousht 10 bave surrendered The
whole. This il some'biag Ike tie ss,arge
.eaioe' the Hriush srmv. which English van.
,tv fa'eslv attributed TO Napoleon; that they oSi
Not know when il.ey were whipped, but with
'rue insI'sr obs,:cacy, gsircd battles by cop
:,nuinx 70 fight On, ions ai.sr. mcoordiIl,; t"
every rn,s OF science. they ought 10 have con
eiderei themselves irretr svstiy defeated. TIE
rubGc, unable 10 appreciate The niceiies .!
military logic, have very naturally come TO a
diasren, eoncusicr. Taey value ssccess, let
Il lie obtained Sc il may, anc they think more
highly Of the msn who saves portion Of his
command asaias, ali rule, tlan they think OF
the msn whc surrsu1ers i. all, il strict obedi
.nce to the doctrine taught p, military sehoo's.
TIE Confederate Govern en, made great
mie.ake with regard to tbs western part Of
Virgins at the very beginning Ct tais contest.
If they had, at the outset, appointed Floyd !.
fuil General assIgusd las whole country west
Of .he Blue Ridge TO Ii. command. and en-
pcwered and enabled him TO call oct the whole
kody Of EaountaiueeTs, We have not the s2ht'
at douh: that at this moment tLs state OF
virciuii would Iave tsen All unit, witLou'
a Ysukee nearer Than The ether aide Of the
Ohio river. We cay nothing against ;h2 low
land Generals that were cent into that country
They we're brave men snd true patriots, all
I'm, they were out Of their epaere II The noun
&eins, and 90 were tbs troops that went with
them. They we're brave and devoted soldiers
,sne more go: and if they had been leh ~
defend thelr own soil, they would have done
" agsiugt sny iorcs that could have been
hrrus ut against tbsr But, like their leaders
mountains They we're unused 10 the hard
chips which eamrai n ths mountains en-
.aiIe sbcye every o,:ler species OF campaign.
Their constitutions gave way, their Spirits
broke down, they crowded tie hospitals, they
died bv scores, and tie conse9 aence was 4
complete and d;sastTuus failure. a. the same
tins the young msn of the mountains were
brought 10 the !owIands, into climate and
country strange 10 them nj !ry lIg t" theil
constitutions. AMI they, t9o, paid The rsnatE
Of the Government. mistake, !; should ~!
have hecn So The Highlander -hcnnl have
besa Left among bis mountains, and the low
s.cde, ehccld hare remained d. hgme.- A chief
N whum they ali had confidence should Lave
haen given TO the Men Of the tnountaIDs' aud
hsycnd all doubsthe would Lave rGll,ed around
him. We are lue,itisd in holding this opinion
by the history Of mountainous countries in
al ages aud every part Of tas world. : city
contemporary remarked, few weeks sso,
that the inhabitants Of suca countries are al
way. elansnen. This ia certainly true, ~het!
~ rfedicated Of the half.savags Scottish
Highlander century aud a half ago and the
rild Albanian CT the present day. OF OF .hs
highly civilized population that i'ihabis Shs
nouniatrs OF Virginia. With regard to tlie
lat.eF, no man from the lower country 6al
avoid being struck with the wids a"quaia'ance
ehip which they all have With each other
from Abingdon to Wheeling. In tho lower
,f raiHurn l-,p,r
many perscpe liz Ing two counties from them
Owe. the mountains everybody zee me- to kno-y
something c my person OF dry family that
may Be mentioned, provided they live any
where within the region Indicated. The ;r9e
extensive relationships, probably on this COP
tibsnt, exist over there. \ stranger Is soue
times Disposed TO think that ali the inhahisaLtl
arc Of kin to each other. These are the ctar
acseristioe, ae they are TIA Inducements t,
elanships, and it IL not, Their efcre, in the 4tt-
wonderful that the men of the IN ountsiDs pre-
for folio wing 70 battle man OF .heir OWL
It ts like the CsmphsIie following the bsnne
If McCalium More, OF the Gtaharis saiiyip
around the standard Of Mpntroee, or the Nc
Donalds graspiug their shi-,ds aul iraw;u,
their claymyres at The t;4iin;, Of thu Lord o
ks fsles.
OF al the men in the mcuntsins Floyd is th
man whom the mountsinesrs would nc.t vii
hDsiy follow. 4 man of large brain End area
personal courage, he has already shown hi
aptitude for command His connexions al
zmong the most extensive ard the most re
srectable IN all the mountains. He has here 4
tta1y claim to respect, derived from lou
line of fcrefethers, many Of whom in their d.
dis.inguished themselves in the service Of the;
country. The influence derived from tIes
SOURCES, and supported by the personal qaal
tie properly appsrtainiug to born soldie,
cught never to have been overlooked il ih
distribution Of military houors and rank. Ba
IN edition TO all these, Floyd Possesses ON
qualification invaluable to country situate
~ ours 10 ut present. He kuows the resource
Of Virginia thoroughly-they have been hi
study for years. He is acquainted with ever.
foot Of her soil, and can tell vi hat ii is capab
Of yielding to the public service. lis knows
moreover, how to bring out these rcsorrcsa
and TO make them most available.
We are glad ~ hear of the succses wit
which Gen. Floyd has met We feel sasie
about Western Virginia than We have fel
sinee tho invasion OF 1861.