Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-13
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NJ. ven. urs 70 meet k;ia,H end ssids
s"tu-o 10. my Lord, turn in tome, and fsai
not" And when he WAS "iust asleep and
weary" che rcda post to his enemies and said
"csms and will show thee The man thou
seckest." This was an infamous treachsry
and the woman who wss guilty should g
down to tradition as murdereBs. But TIE
ma1 nss Of bis death was not consistent WIN
| the service which he had illustrated WIN
tho guerilla hsbitul vigilance lie the price Of
life. TWAS not in character for John MOI
Gun 70 have been surprised. His fame was
| hp;,. upou the surpris, Of Others. Perhaps
since no has been in the regular service be
ha; contracted tho disease Of Headqusr
tcrs," ono Of the mos. mischevous ipfrmiEe;
.hst oan beaot.a chief. There have been in
stances where gallant ofcsrs have been pro
matel for their deeds. The new staff appoint
| nont has hec:mo matter of solicitation. II
is conferred from feelings Of personal partial
| ty rather than for sterling and useful quail
tea. The applicants naturally prefer good
lime. They provide tho General with good
lodging ald good fare. II is not in common
human nature to resist these attractions, com
ing upon the back Of tolls, wounds and pri'
| vatices. The staff reconnoitres for 20
| widow house" and OF tLesc charming places
al. 10 hospitality and comfort. There is
sentry at TIE door and another in the garden
The Aaiu'an. General has his tffioe in the
psrlor and the rest Of tho staff comfortable
npartmsn:s elsewhere. The General becomes
rather iuaccessible no rarely sees men or Of
Tigers. esccp. on revisw. Ho communicates
w:.!. his oom u,And By special orders aud oou-
risra. lu lsw months his command insensi-
biz ohangas by death and promotion. The
General Ia 10 longer in the Same knowledge
of mis- men and officers as he was when he
slept in CJloners tcnt. By.aud-by comes a
night attack. The staff are walked suddenly
from their comfortable beds aud 90 galloping
over fences and through woods, to carry spc-
cial orders to camps which th.y have only
communicated with by oouriers. Officers are
| ordered to perform service which, perhaps,
they have not the qualities to execute. and
there il d fixture. Some one has blundersd.
Hsues c;urts of inquiry, to relieve the limo
| cont and charge the dsfaultcrs. But who is
| to relieve tho cause frtm the failure? These
ara not impossible consequences Of the dis
| casa to which We have referred.
New, an officer should sleep with his COM
| ,uand as WAGNER sleeps with his horses. -
II IS alike indispensable 10 the management OF
| on q. my or team. The great ancient and
modern captains have done 80. Alexander
eyar, Cromwell, Napoleon, Wellington, Lee,
| jackson, were all men Indifferent to repose or
tho pleasures Of the palate. Napoleon, eating
tho ammunition bread of tbs guard, or sleep
| ing in tho snow with the slvancs, in the cam.
ra;gn 81. Spain, was up with his work and
iuvinciblo When courier sought Stonewall
jackson at night with important dispatches,
be vas sought throughout the camp By the
aoldiers; when found he was rolled up in his
cloak fast asleop. He Jared as his men did,
arl was always with them. When On aid
reported to Gen. Ice, to know ''what house
b, should select for his headquarters" "pitch
our tents here" said the General. And be
has Leon viii. his command and shared their
rations over since he was frat assigned
Con. Charles Lee. Of the revolution, was u
re .ulGr officer Of tho Ene!sh service. He had
fought uuser the g'eat Frederick. Hs knew
all the strategy Ct the schools. He rather
| thou ,ht the American army should have been
committed to his care, Instead Of to tho Vir'
ginia su, vsyor In fIrtberance of these views
no said good many bitter and foolish things
AMI, il we ,uey trust q modern revelation Of
hi1 written purposes, intended some that were
very cu!psbl. Well. this eminent and e1-
pcrienrei geGeral, in the cGSnpaign or retreat
through he Jerseys, rode of the line Of march
one evening to occupy some eligible headquar-
terra, selected. no doubt, by his staff wstchful
Of comfort lie was surprised and captured
and thu British proposed to court martial and
| sho5t him Us deserter from their service
Just az the Yankees might propose to hang OF
shoot the gallant Buchanan. Perhaps, moth.
lug except the tirmness of the Virginia sur
ysyor and hackwocd's colonel, saved General
| Loo frcIn fatal attack Of headquarters.
Il: is n grea. weakness for an officer to hum
soft pieces CT permit others to hunt them fol
him--.r rather for themselves. Ia all this Va
| imply no csnsure upon General Morgan. Fl,
was gallant patriot, one whose fame viii
long Iva in the traditions of his country. WI
| v5nld ha7a preferred for him fair field anG
no favor, an open, ont stricken combat, and, i
the loeirsn laid hin low By superior strength
or courage, We should have sung the cad re-
QUEEN Of tho stalwart soldier, who fell by thu
fortune 81 war. But surprise was not among
the weapons by which We thought the greaa
guerilla inyulne-able. Treachery was MOTIF
means by which We ,supposed no would b.
taken eft Morgan ia no more. The foes o.
| freedom will rejoice ut bis loss they will bt
more delighted that he has been betrayed anG
shot down by superior nunbers. We remem
Der bis courage, his services and bis suf.
ferings. Kentucky will long cherish the
memory Of gallant SOD, whose ohivalrout
instincts taught her the truth that liberty wa,
never gained by compromise nor the espresso,
| appeased By submission. She will bitterly re-
pen. that she did not take earlier counsel O.
his courage. -
FROM GEORGIA.
! MACON, Sept. 9.--The Yankees completely
lestr wed tho railroad between Jonesboro and
East Point in their retreat. burning every tie
and breaking every rail.
The prisoners captured yesterday say that
| Sherman will now reinforce Grant, take Rich
N lpd, and finish the rebellion. They also