Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25

rY. \.y?lrY, TUE VALLEY" OIL:
TIE TtLLEY.,.
,.r..., mi. ;s,,or ;,~s attended our rsraa in
So. 4 .;isc md, ..rr,3.,sig bis.a:'chi hT s"s
l,~o.r.,i ,I,.as,I From LSyohhrrg 10 har-
n.r,. r.r-o. t-,c, 10 Ridssx AFegS"r'ss'
w,e.., s;,.y-, end hoaer end glory once "hsd
th..r charming III. sing? oee- Our cause aero
now haocs N.e e,o2wr e'opd O. aS'ea'' ois'
ora, anI 5Crnors:igi:ioo. ]; IA oten sao
w.,.s;ss: "a, rcwa i:na' ';se Valley :"
O., ,,al - W.. es7,c!si' Wins, ws1 "s
ns,:,; that ui4 ause been gor-". !::>m a.
sa.saata. defeat ;atp "&."h = r'":cr7 = - :ar'
81, rot b, the sensraiship OF ahrii1Gii, act hS
tn. ,a)er .: his infsptry, not ~ the charge Ut
t,a c,rsitv. bu: - he unaccouhtab.e bct n"'
,s,s s,,..,g..ai ,ri isrrnosiul ranic Of our oS'n
tr,aas.
Tie w7:i knowa hrav0,y st thsss troops ier-
bids me suspicion las. ie.r carset.tii'4 e's-
81. ,...4! 4 GIT aal abandonment .; ''iii.S:y.
S.,.. , sarpos;.ion is tefnt.3 ~ :ee iact that
t,:,,. Id IN; 3 Tex bsl7s btf5rc "oH 6 great
and ..'saAi4 victory. i:~i!l 10y: ~ tosay the
caya,ty aa-o ,cay--FeT al 'c''n"'H nT3;'s' 'aa'
tae ,.G.nirv ab.2ion1i tia artillery. What
csu<s! this rGo;s: On7 men vert 'n'o ae''2A
w,J ..ou,ra; ,bsy fought trarclY and :ai'aAs-
l.. v;,..4~ attended :ke;c cf.r:s AID cotGuF-
age! t;i.m 70 push oE-al( gent val, beeSa'e
r., cq..oy WAS lyipg before than. Bat the
m,a.ea. ;hsY SEW reg disroeitiIn Gu the
pix og ice .oe llis Sra check c92ci"st, they
hsltt! ic6;ta-ra, ;c-nni. lsl from v;c:ori'
oas amy; Ia tic S,vi2iiicS 0; NJ e2E they
wero routed, emo.aliz:i
TAs.o q no prc2:eiy in making 'zorse''
spl plastsring oror ~;:A r2ti and h'hie4
rh.a:ss t{ris most iliImorg t";cat. 10 say
to- Cur ncn Loaf tle.r TictH7y>y ntcpr;Ts t"
p,urts: re captured camps, ~ IA excuse rno'e
disycsearul than the jcsea'. AfteE four years
oe war, the Discipline that cannot preven;
pu.d cring strsggiers from throwing away tho
@. ed fruits Of hard fought battle, is
cr.iaaull7 defective. The officers that cannot
re- Ala thei, Gncn from Tlundesipg, aad kes?
tho.. in too rIaks arc n0t i; u command.
a aaaego @! commanders il demanded IN
ths Ia'oy. esaera| Ei..: ia' done TO l.sst
~ egl.i, ws'haye no doubt, but bic mode 81
f:c:'n; - 30 expensive. in artillery At lea"'.
A f-ioni writing Of tho Grand cavalry hs;,c'
in tao Valley, speaks Of i. as fight "''hsreH
there ,csr: less men Killed than there scsrs
pieces Of artillery taken BY the enemy" This
lbs. VIC. orious.Geieat swept away twen.y-:hrec
pit:et, and eighteen ;,o7s just captured from
the eaemy-.fosty ore in all. There never has
p peon 8 panic urder General Leland there
neGe. viii bc--becGuso the troops feel th.t
no. 5aIy h-Grc. hlt wise head, watches
over them. II o G..%s is tanned. taey feel
that i WIS nc. VIVA, hs wanted the enemy II
dat Teas. i VS. VIA. he was prepared fo:,
a.G soon wonii 10 AL righs. This is conf
dencc Wen b,aGs and experienced troops
bre.. aaI 1ct:cat. AZ our troops have rcpeat-
ed lgao nnier General Early, il ID because
rh:y - not eel taa: the h9si taa. directs
the4a - cJ2.po:oaE 80 pr07ii, i0C the osgbacy
thss j. upon them This panic can Do sx-
pi~l..ct IA nc ct.es wsy. II the ss7y i.ri
beer nc:s t.oo?s, fear ord inezporierce mi,ht
hcry i,gn.ulteG ttr ;hs flight but i. is impos
ai5le 90 attribute either TO the -sterans "L1n
E~o:l commanded % successfully until, ct sn
uufyItuaate Tcmcat. &c was supposed to be
uui: fer b, n-du.uJ duties Of Al active cau.-
pain. a4i ss.,crod f.r Gea. Early.
fas co-s cnaac: &c maod:d-tac captured
ert:.,c,y gro, no doub:, ere no~ ra7saing the
etrea;- 81 ecac Tackce city as :5s trophies at
SOM HepGe.!cAn mass meeting. But tho f1-
trc. s2y;.. u provided fo., and s3me o. m
U,.atDr scat 10 thss army who can gain lis
coi .e:.ca arI ras.ara la morale. While
daHe.al Joseph f. Johnston "a rcposiog at
MaC'u, u;S5gu: y command. :hn F.aoY ~ BE-
iag ?iuad5yeG ana devastated bY the enemy
TIE - -. o.; Virginia h.yn 'ost 60 c,:.!i lease
II ;;c~, AZ 'oh,,s:tn. Ii9 t5eri l.s il still re-
sat.ei - rc.vo soldier ani q 2 u Of g" nom
th, ,t.eis g-2ui We believe ;ha: bis patri-
oii.n. D., 81 taA: oohc end lofty character that
VII =. i2c7 te rice 10 the caCsc wherever be
ms3 b, ordered. To scc hiu, oncs moro in
c!n..en: il His native STATE would DO graft
fY.aE 20 tho peUple OF tho State, who feel
t~.,.g ais removal from ccmIaSnd in Georgia.
a. uFTl..uciiv "a row presented, which Se
hcpe VIII - quickly embraced BY tho Pr1si-
deaf, a. Ga>;Are Johnston to command. His
,cencc IN the Valley woud res jse confidence
arI mCrGis. snd assure the enemy that .hbir
victori"a wa;e rot the end ct tho campaign 90
our' pa9t. Ias rearrointment CT johnston
would silence the yacc Of fSc,ion aud res,3ru
unily and harmony 20 the conntry.