Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-24
Reanrerard and Johnston.

These great captains won first battle Of NenaSSa'
They remained together for nearly half year in pei
feet harmony and good feeling. Together they ad-
vanced upon MeClelans enormous army At Arlington
Heights an5 dared it to Dome out Of is entertainments
Small as their force was compared 10 ACCleln lhCre
Is but little doubt they would have whipped him. had he
yentured TO attack them at Aasoas and Nunson's hills
and this seemed to be the opinion Of Mcclellan himself
i was unfortunate perhaps that Beauregard and
Johnston were ever separated. But Beaurcgard
imperatively needed in the West He went solOng
as he retained command there the people felt safe and
coutented There occasion FOR the President 10
visit Mississippi aud make stump speeches tos egsa
ture there was no wranglinG =psSDg the Asior Gen
S-sls -......l
IN moment vi rashnsss, the War Departments fosced
. long furOugh upon Beauregard. Johnston was laid
up with the wound received At Seven Pines. Both were
shessd Cor the time bong andasE f.Eeris-azso Flzs
in the field They tried found vomiting JoAnstOn
and Boauregard we're called from their re:reueni and
again trusted with most important esnaands. Tie
star of the latter has just bazsd ogs N victory almOa
blOOdess but second to nope og the war in the mag
tude Of its consequence Che fame of the latter and
the confidence Il BIS ski keeps ROseerlns IN check and
the whole Southwest in repose.
Out Of pure fear OF his sdToit and brave antagonist,
Posecraas has called for OyeSv helnng reufOrcemeEt
and thew are nov On she,sVay to bin. Burnside will
10000 men, part Of FRI ukns corps aud the whole OF
Grazss array are to be added to his command he viii
have very large AIRY, composed Of The best fighting
men in the whole Eor,h, and be has proved himself 10
h, the mos, determined and lucky Of sll the Yankee
Generals
How Is this last Yankee army in Tennessee to be met
And kept out Of Georgia and Alabama
The question is a serious one. Doubtless our author
,s. have considered it in all It's bearings aud PIE
are8 70 encounter Rosecrns with army at least half
a, large ds own In times Of really great peril, our
noble CHI, Magistrate can forget ali personal prrju-
Dies nd give his whole heart bis country. No one
aeee be surprised therefore, if the heroes Of the first
battle Of Manassas met again ere long in Tennessee
BeAureSad according to the veraeOus and uncOnquera-
be Mcclellan, has never less than 100000 men with
him. Charleston being safe for some months a. least
par, Of Beauregards hundred thousand say ore half
might be sent to Johnston. Little Beaurys" presence
a. TulAhomA would be worth the other fifty thousand,
which might be sent to Lee, a OF loan on call
Meantime Gen. Ripley could easily defend Charleston
with the "tWeDty-seven negro Brigade which the
Yankees assure US being organized at the South
Unite Johnston and BeauTegard asaio, end the South
and Southwest would be safe. Whether Roseerans,
Cont hP5 BurRls would likewise be safe is another
r,rds department., Gen. Lee would to trenBle
,As presence Of Fighting joe Richmond would b,
eOaparatvely secure. Nor this all s:onewall Jack
son, % long qaiescent, might emerge from the boWe
Of the rth where he has been repOsiDs With the sew
enteen year locusts. Give him Hood, A. p Hill, Early
Pickett aAd whatever division contains tie MsisspPans
and turn Hu loose. If this done, there is somc
reason to hope that the Sammer campaign would MOI
terminate without at least partial success some
where. 1t barely possible that Confederate victory
would Ss bsErdVi for the first tine. BsauregUd and
Johnston aightRehieye it so might jackson; nay,
there Is 10 teAA What that feeble man, 30. E. Lee
might accomplish