The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-09
wEBEL VIEW or SUHOFIELD's VIC,
TORY.

REBEL VIEW or SCUOFHELD'S VIC
TORY.
Richmond editors always know how to
work up for their readers a victory out Of a
defeat. They are entitled to credit for inge-
nuity, and as it is unlikely that the Coniede-
rate Patent Office will ever be called upon to
issue patents to any one in the South for
mechanical or other inventions, why not
compliment the editors Of the Examiner,
Vhig, Dispatch and Sentinel with patents
for improved modes of manufacturing vic
tories out of overwhelming disasters? If
JEFF. DAVIS wants to show his gratitude
and prove to mankind that "Republics are
not ungrateful," let him order these issues at
once Besides, it will give the Commissioner
something to do, and rub the rust of the
wheels of the Patent Department.
The Examiner ofthe 9TH has heard through
Northern papers Of the battle at Franklin,
Tennessee, and although it conies5e5 that the
Rebel authorities have had never a word from
HooD respecting the engagement, the Et-
dminer goes off into raptures over the Union
reports, and sees in them magnificent tri-
umph for the Rebel arms.
1t assumes at once that, as the Northern
papers always "lie,' the victory remained
with HOOP. No matter how "SCHoFIELD
brags, it is perfectly evident that the Federal
army was defeated" Truth being quality
unknown to their own generals, they take it
for granted that our generals are like them
consequently SCHoFIELD's despatch, an
nouncing the Rebel losses at from five to six
thousand, is pronounced false; and it is asked
how he could know this unless he counted
the dead and wounded?
We will ask the wiseacre of the Ec0mtRer
how it was that EARLY reported, after the
battle at Cedar Greek, that SuERIDAN's loss
was from eight to ten thousand, while his own
was not more than fifteen hundred or two
thousand? Or how the Examiner published,
after LEES terrible defeat at Gettysburg,
where the Rebels ran away, leaving MEADE
to bury their dead, that the Union loss in
killed, wounded, and prisoners amounted to
forty-lve thousand men? Did EARLY or
LEE remain to count the dead By no
means but then Rebel generals never /" lie -
they are too chivalrous;" their "honor" is
too dear to be tarnished with falsehooi
Somehow OF other, Northern people, after
reading their wonderful reports, do not readily
become disciples to this belief in The immacu-
late veracity of Southern commanders or Of
Southern editors.
But a victory must be made out for home
and foreign effect, and so the Examiners
wits being at work, the man with the goose
quill sagely concludes, after half column OF
specious reasoning, that because SCHoFIELD
withdrew" during the night, HoOD remained
master OF the field. But the Examiner can
not understand that HOODS entire forces had
been terribly repulsed in every assault upon
SCHoFIELD's works. The fact that he was
behind earthworlls is ignored, and that other
fact that the Union columns did not number
a third of HOOPS army, is left altogether out
of sight. The Rebels know well that the
advantage is always with troops protected by
works, and all accounts from Franklin, writ
ten by eye-witnesses, agree that the carnage
in front Of our line of defense was horrible. No
less than a dozen distinct charges were made
by HOODS men, and every charge was re-
pulsed after fearful carnage in their ranks.
HOOD was neUer "master OF the ground" He
was driven Off over and over again, his dead
and wounded remaining under our guns.
But the point with the Examiner is, that
SCHoFIELD retreated. Granted. He was
under orders from General THOMAS to fall
back and Join him south Of Nashville. While
obeying these instructions HOOP overlook
him at Franklin, determined, if possible, to
crush him before he could form junction
with THOMAS. SCHoFIELD comprehended
the situation, saw his danger and resolved to
stop and ac.epG battle. The Rebel General
confident of success, ordered an assault and
when the first was repulsed, with his accus,
toned pertinacity he ordered a second, third
aud 30 on, until night coming down, and find
ing that no impression had been or could be
made on the heroic little army in Franklin
he ceased his bloody attack, after having tel
generals placed hors de combat, sacrificing
full 1000 men, and losing 1900 prisoners,