Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04

Outi tIiau, DucIlaaIl duu Tue MlSaOtl!l
leaders have each used the former
weapon more powerfully than they
could the latter, and have written out
glorious victories over "rollted rebels.
These have served the purpose they
were intended but the effect Of them
must die away and The reaction De
greatly against the administration
when the truth is lral ned that they
were defeats instead Of victories, I'M
less real success be gained. There
fore !GraRt is ordered to serve np this
savdsy dish for the Northern pal
ate accordingly on Thursday last
he rushed his legions forward upon
the breast works of Gen. Fee. Fail
urc, the ineyita BILE result, instead of
success crowned his efforts and h., Z u
til tied, butchered instead Of butcher,
fell back rrecipitately leaving is,deal
and wounded on the field. Success
is not attained yet, but real success
they must have or they feel that their
doom is sealed. This will not be the
'only attempt to take the works of
Gen. Lee before fhe elect son, Tuesday
next, nor viii it be confEets to his ar
NY, if we understand the design to be
accomplished by the lying bulletins Of
the enemy, but it will behoove our
leaders everywhere to be on the alert.
Success the enemy NEST have at once
bnt success they can not get if onr
! brave men in the field have bit half I.
chance. The next few days may be
pregnant with Importance to US. May
we be able in our next still to assert
the want Of success Of our vile foes.
e. Upon the revocation of tse-
tails many of our best men, the very
| hcne and sinew of our land, reported
promptly to the Enrolling Officer and
went soon thereafter to Camp Lee, in
time to make the allowed selection Of
commands. However much the ne
cessity which called them from then
homes was to be regretted, no one
could complain, certainly THEY did
not, bat with exceeding chcerfulncss
responded to the call Of their country
and went to share tho same tolls, IA
tigues sted dangers with the Grave vet
Grams Of the war. We do complain,
however, Of the after treatment re-
ceived by these unmurmuring men
These men were sent from Richmond
to Gen. Early's army under gnard, a.
if they, wko had reported rromptl,
when called Upon and after arriving a
Camp Lee, where they learned tina
Gen. Lee desired men at once, waved
the examination they were entitled t
and with alacrity selected their com
panies, were a set Of skulking strag
glers or deserters instead of being til
best and most reliable men in tn
county If any had delayed to re
port and consequently bad to b
brought to the Enresl1iing Office unae
guard, having thus evinced by thei
conduct that they intended to cvad
the call, then we would utter no COM
! plant, 20 matter how heavily guard
ed they might be, bet tire case how
ever is entirely different.
We have no doubtit was humiliatin
to these men to be marched under strie
guard, through their county town, an
especially so when a,short distance fro1
town they met squad Of 100 Yam
kce prisoners coming from the army
not as strongly guarded as they them
selves were, but We hope this teelln
may have been but temporary for on
people think not a whit less Of ther
/ than formerly. No disgrace attache
to them, for they ksye acted tAe pa!
of men, but the party by whose al
thority they were sent from Richmon
under guard should hang his head i
everlasting shame for such treatmer
4, to such men, who have shown them
selves to be the unfaltering reliance Q
their country in her time of need.