Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-27
General Early.
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General Early.
The Address Of General EIEiy 10 his amy fully ex-
.ips the cause Of his failure secure the fruts OF
.,.., victory on the lSh-A victory which, bad be
- slovsd TO secure it, would have swept the enemy
Co., ths Valley, AID which, il i, has been Of
Ssnss advantage to the Colf dsrA.s cause. Is makes
,h bs.rt soE 10 read The cam ana ySt indignant eG-
,os,platou OF this brave ana hdsfAngAsls veteran
,,h ths ,Oliisrs uho had dsh0n0Eed him, forgetting,
IN ,b.i, b.Ss rae Tor plumber, thsE own honor TIE
,,Du.sOu Of the army, and the good Of thar country
"a false dscley not 70 SIPois I5s nAnss o. me om'
GERS Who, ~ GensrL ELIy more IhAn hinis' "spfea
punasF, Whsn IhSiF duy 80 70 hsaI Taey easn' nos
osl, 20 b t1pnasd beI be Uisd By eosr' marital
and Il sasrs ss ne laU - RoSSi The" Ter 'aoa sen
apsL 20 BE- sibRsa o. tssif sa0Tas Ans ssp' a's TIE
.,,sss saIdss ,as ssssrllises u Ehs's aIEY and
sAals ssVPe.
TIA Address Of esnssa EAsy u sss 81 shs soss ~
.s.rkabIs predictions as sssr rad, sna does hin q
,p.s. a much credit ne SOnPsh0n 81 al Victory
,o-ls have dsrs. wounded 70 she very Eeal a. he
vst haze Been a the tire Of N'itnS IS nssAn in'sn-
ersss s1presssu not Sssd Nhisn he sOela Afterwards
vish 60 recall. Is sEarea 70 escape. tone Of deep
and Painful feeling peryAdAs tEs whole, suppressed eT-
IDENTIFY only By the exercise OF powerful will eas no
-,rd of abuse a 81 rcd TO e,oLPe his lips towards
,bosa who had done aim and Lner country such orue
= iu,.jce. Il men Who can stop 70 PlulSsr . wagon
heu the enemy hyiIg before then, and she late Of
their county 10 banging, for Aught they anew, IN the
bssnes-it such men eau be supposed - retain any Of
those feelings which do honor TO niy-thsss men
mus, feel such rebuks, delivered in such Tone far
moro than they would have felt Ossrest sarcasm,
" At h. nil
nhiob General Early has controlled his feelings, for We
know lin 20 be . OF PoSeriul feelings, and We re-
card IT as the bee: sVdaree possible that be capable
Of commanding oilers. We hold Is 10 be truth e.
tssli,bed BY al history, that yet obtained
IRE mastery over his itloW.men who hSd not strong
,ssous and powerful vii. Restrained passion is the
motive power that gives energy 10 hoOn the steam
aulj eyspOrae into air we're it restrained by AL
tacAl means, UtbOa. inParting motion to the vessel
W, cannot sufficiently admire The set-consEol Of Gen
Z rly on thi, painful occasion.
General EGl,s Address Pus at rest forever the claim
OF Sheridan 70 = victory on the 10 d. So far from
gaining victory, he sustained what il equivalent to
rat defeat He lost ave or s1 thousand men, killed
., soul ded, on she asd Of battle. Fourteen hundred
prisoners have been brought 10 this city and 500 60
ne we're told yesterday by one Of the morbiUg papers
b.ys been sent 70 Lynobburg. General Early, never
4 ssss, STYLES this "lisRster." Il 30 ouy IN the
ssass Of oar having lost cannon, ard that Was los
IN me most extraordinary way Of which there is any
account Hs was drawing iT from the field of bat;l.
vito the captured cannon and prisoners, when a mere
SQUAD Of cavalry rode up 10 she divers Of the can
1ica which happened TO be in the rstseating on
rayrov and 5cult country road and ordered them 70
turn out They did co. AID IT, tied CT 20 the enc
rD,s camp. Bu. never N nj. Tee eanaOn vas lost
snd the victory was turned into de'eaL Yet there is
osnsOlasion. Toe officers and men Of the divisiona
which sbould have bs0 there to cover the rerea. OF
tbs guns, gOs their pockets aud bAVersAsks suited nj
of Yankee spOils That /, AmFl, compensation, no
d,Db, to these high-miadsd gentry and the country
ought 10 be sstisaeC!
In the campaign Of 1910. in Spain, under Mlssena,
aha French army uAa greatly demOralEsd BY plumber.
In order 20 put stop the state Of things to which il
gave rise, Marshal Eey ordered all the plumber that
had been collected BY his Command to be brought to
oDs SDot and he tieIs had it buEred. standing or
der % the sane PurpOr in cur army, would be Of great
bspeat Lss il b. understood that everything, except
aims munitions and provision taken in battle, il to be
burned aud III Incentive to turn from the battle or the
oursuit 70 pu2der vii be taken away.
Sorry are 20 20 Gee some Of contemporaries pro-
posing 10 reward General Early for hE great services
on the %, a. time too, when bis iseliDgs must be
dss,ly wounded ~ the eOrdVo. Of bis own men, BY
relieving him Of his command. Ho has done noble
service in the Valley aud that Sheridan vas not driven
entirely out Of sec valley is no fault Of his He has
contsndsd al the time sgains. immense odds, and be
5s.retAins his hold on the Valley Surely, this i no:
the way to reward such services.