, 1865-02-03

TUT ro1t !s1Sl MaS not tIcdeficss9urg; Fort Fisher
Wilderness; Fort Fisher was not Coal Harbor. A
volunteer General commanded at Fort Fisher at
eacn attack: ono was without result but no d,s-
asteri the last Was a ancceas-alf honor to Gen.
Terry and his brave volunteer soldiersI
Again, It Is charged upon us that we did not
make make 90 % blE hole in ne Dutch Gap Canal as We
s onsht 70 bare made. 1t uay be that we did not
alt9ongh Dutch zap Canal was succeas-nakc
go large 4 hole there A. was made By the nspIo-
tlank God, neither did VIC fiji useieesly that hole
up with American dead until It ran blood. ira
neTed newt; applanse,) an therefore content, nay, l
less attacks on Big Bethel ard TIC wholly blood
less failu1e Of FoTt Fisher and do not clltm to
9s p;s 1he hs5e fe e Of
Wilderness, OF Coal Harbor, nor OF that charnel-
housc Of useless dead in the mlnc before PEERS
burg. lam prepared to take the issue: md here
little enclosure on tae other aide Of tbs rlyer,
which hope for my last resting place, pray yon
put over me for ny epitaph: :" Here lies the den.
Bethel and Fort Fisher, and WHO never ] coamand.
cd the Army OF the Potomac" ask for nothing
elae. {Great appianse.}
The james, The telegraph Informs Us that It is 10 be
Incorporated with the Army of tho Potomac, and
its history as distinct organization has ceased,
pd pporadon viii express no opinion. And mark,
hare criticised the act Of no MAIL beg yoar par
donE have criticised no army man, haze de-
lGnueu IlFSel1s E4pIhluf4 uly OWL aCt8t anu EDu-
trasted them with others; they may bo right while
am wronp, although have thought dt, in the
courac Of my Eenarks, to blow of with breath
the roth which ia always the accompaniment of
lively porter. daughter and applause-] ....
Therefore let every man Pfrd himself for still
greater efforts. Do not be carried away BY any do
1usiye cry OF peace peace! for the tina OF peaca
is lot yet come. All attempts to get pelce By ns-
gotiatfon, until the army Of Gen. Leo either capi-
u1ates Is whipped Is as useless to attempt to
break down the stubborn epirit OF the c1tld who
successfully 1es1st yo1r authority. Therefore this
cry Of .'le1cc ehonld lull no man Into eecurlty.
See to 1t that the armies arc flied up; sec to 1t
that recruiting goes on-of good men, too.-ncn
who Will stay In the army inter they get there
: such men as you send from Lowel-good men,
ttue men.
Isce no desire for peace, On the part OF tho reb-
es, IN the appointing OF Glen. Lee generalissino,
nor IN the recent raid by the rebel iron down
the Jnmes River, upon the communications Of
Gen. Grant. These are not peaceful movements ::
they mean Wal, and bitter war, for another, md,
! trust, last campaign. But though speak thus
!; OF the cry OF peace, hive no doubt Of onE ulh-
mate success. Ne1thcr haye any doubt that the
rebel masters will arm their slaTes+ Let me till
you the neg makcs avery excellenteo1diet. Thefe
Is little doubt TN the other hand. that tbs negro
e3dcr Of the rebels will not fight the negro sol.
dler on onf aide, and we hare the advantage Of
being first in the field. Even discipline will not
bring him to this although It may bring him to
+, fight The white sold1ese OF our side, This mdre-