The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-22
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FREDERICKsnURG, VA, May 81, 1863
Pressing duties have prevented earlier cor
New York Her0ld says we have 'nothing to
show for cur 'boasted victory" Eight thou
sahd live Yankee prisoners, and ten Thousand
dead wretches may lie nothing; but G0, 600
4 stand of arms, besides cannon. colors clothing
ammunition, accousrements, &c, make some
| chow The battle-ground of retreatipg
cowardice and punished insolence, and re-
| pulsed invasion was something to show. Their
| enTrenchuents, irpregnabls had brave men
| defended them, taken from them and tnrced
| against them; out-ianked army corps tiyinx
| and hshtirg on the wrong eide of their own
| breastworks, sIsi when taxi len ia the rear thou
sands advancing rapidly in the direction they
were looking when surprised, keeping their
| backs steadily towards our boys, and then re
crossing rapidly and gladly going home, heroes
OF hNndred f. ji.hts, make another show
Want Of msn, suppose, prevented the
capture at least of Sedgwicks whole con-
| maud. Ii we could have captured him, cross
ed the river at or below Banks's ford, or at
| Fredericksburg, while Lee returned to harass
| Hooker III his retreat, and by the crossing cap
| tured Aqua, en-: Off and cut up Hooker, aud
| got to W ashngtor before him, then the He
| raid, even, wouIi not say we had nothing to
|
ed with any ything lika equal numbers with
| HookeIs. If every town III the Confedsracy
| had dops and given, not To say suffered, what
| FraderIs k3bHrg has, there wouli be no lack
| OF men here or io tbs Southwest Let them
| come forward, or be compelled to come. II is
| time each man shonld ask how he can aid the
| cause. 1t IS Lot necessary to wear buttons or
draw pay in order to render Service The
| Confederacy demands the best service possible
| from each aud all of her sODs
| Yankee papers, with profane compliments
10 "Jacksons WORTH extorted by lis unset
! fish greatness even from their polluted lying
| lips boast that he alone was "equal to brig
| ade," and exut In the 'irieparabIe loss of
| this "bTave defender Of an accursed canse -
| True, one blast upon his busle horn were
| worth Thousand Southern neil aud ten thou
| sand Yankees. True, his fall has made his
| battle SCARED and outraged mother. Virginia.
| the Niobe of States. True, cur grief at his
| loss and reverence for his dahntless heroiam
| and victorious ya.or strikes euiogy dumb, and
makes attempted praises almost diarespect to
| his memory. True, the COniederacy s1rrow-
| fully asks, as South Carolina did when Cal
| houn died, "who shall seize from the dead
| haud the standard Of the South T. Yet hs
| memory and example live for us 10 avenge
| and emulate. Lee and u score CT great Gea-
erals are left us, and, above all, a God of
| truth and Justice reigns. Woe 10 the foe
| when Jackson's followers again ehall meet
| them jackson, at Alexandria, shifting the
| insulting despoiler of his household struck the
key. note of jug. retribuGon upon eli invaders.
| We have two Jacksons 10 ayenge Let the
polite extra civilized warfare upon . crusl,
| bastard foe be now forever abandoned. Ii all
| Yankees could see III their wounded, neglected
| and foraaken, like those at Chanceoreville,
! and crouching from the fires, with slow and
inevitable march, approaching to consume
| lhem-a doom as certain and universal aa it ls
| 4 tkn,y h.,. Il nS, ,:.rJt
| theif own dens, and never more "crOes over
| 10 receive the just penalty of invaders. Let
| the bitter, scorcniDg, consuming wrath of til
| iong.sutfering land visit relentless justice
| upon the cruel towards, murderers, and
| thieves who wage. this savage war of tyranny
aud subJngalion Patience is exhausted and
| foI baarancs is not appreciated; sharp, fierce,
decisive, real war Should now begin. A wise
| cruelty may "slow' tie Yankees eome things
| they have nCt seen before.
| The late battles have left US this also to
| show-that our artillery is equal or superior
| TO the Yankees Stuart, succee ding jackson,
fought oar guns 1T shorter range, / hear, than
ever before, and hence the terrible execution.
| / have mentioned the batteries at ChanceIlors
| vile and on our eXtI eme right, their accuracy,
| precision and effect Ga Lees aDd Howl
| sons hills, two Georgia batteries of Cabslis
artillery battalion, Capt. Frazier's and Capt
| Carleton'e, deserve especial mention, aud did
| surpassing skill and unrivalled courage, check
| ing and moving down Sedgwick's men, after
| frinS all except the last round of ammunition,
| bringing Off everything in safety, even the
| dead bodies OF their comtados, and in retreat
after Maryes Heights were taken, giving the
eEemy parthian shot, they have won proud
name for distinguished service on that memOra-
BILE day.
| One incden. deserves record for imitation.
| private in Cailetons ba terry (Sayre by name,
| l think, ! seeing an enemy g shell with the fuse
burning fall near his gun, pushed it OF, to ex
| plode at the bottom of the redoubt, and thus
| doubtless saved the lives of several Manlys
North Carolina, aud McC Carthy's Richmond
| HoVizers, also did noble service in the various
| battles On our left.
Tariy Justice ] sec has been done to the i'm
portant labors Of the cavalry between Spotsyl-
yania Cont House and the Catherine Far
mace, diving back the enamy's cavalry, and
| thus enabling jackson 10 marcn undiscovered
| TO the rear.
A private citizen, who is not in the army,
aided Jackson with invaluable assistance, and
| thus contributed TO the g:and success.
Bat why call the roll when all were heroes!
Circumstance gave some the opportunity ID
win iaurels many others could ah1 would
| gladly have achieved After all, the c01-
sciousness Of duty done is the beet reward
The old patriot and philosopher, when asked
| why has was not amol'2 the statues of his cOun-
try's distinguished sons, replied he woald
rather have that question asked than have his
| statue there, because 1t w;s the highest proof
| that he d. ssfved tho henor So many gal
iant deed if unrewardsd, proves its desert aud
receives its reward in the inquiry of brave
comrades, Why was it not men,ionedi
My duties as your correspondent are dcntt
less about over. Conscious Of omissions many
| AID failufeB often, with no excuse 10 urge aud
no unpleasant memo ies, except that could
not better discharge the unaccastomed Iab0rs.
Abstaining from censure, and regretting that |
could not deal out TO every soldier the full
measure Of deserved applause, leave to some
ADLER hand to collect the incidents and make
un the record of the next brilliant victory
which awaits our arms, assured that from the
helmet of the future we shall yet draw tle lot
of independence won and peace achieveaa
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