The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-10-15

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more experienced commander wbu
had seen service commanders who
bad been tried IN military operation.
m = large ~alc II his !. not a
spcriic charge, wc don't knov wliat
could amount ~ one. Al know
That The war ha' proved the cvhct
tcserse ofthis and consequently shou !
that General Johnstous criticism
upon this war was entirely vr,ng
and that he did not know The lacls
which he assumed to know.
The article referred 70 BY The 81
O. Times is from The New York Hcy.l
old AMI was published in our PAPER,
ON the eth Of August and II will bd
seen that there il very little diFrrI
ence ms TO the material points in tlcl
statements.
We held, as did the n. q. 7Tn,cs.|
that It was but a point in the history]
OF this mau, and that his opinions.
IN other lssocs might be compared
with that one, and if all were as tod
tally at variance with what aftcr-
wards happened as these opinions.g
II would Justify us In condclnuinrY
h's military judgment, and in com-1
rarlson with his achievements in ourI
late war, we are led to believe hmm
a failure, and a man "a deserving nd
standing as a military chicitain.-
II was our misfortune TO be placed
under Gen. Johnston in 1869 st
jackson, Miss, during the siege Of
s~icksbnrg, aud we were with him
until his removal from command oil
the army Of Tennesses while the arl
my was ut Atlanta with Sherman in
its front. We have neither time on
space to enter upon n careful review
OF his failures IN this issue. but win
publish next week an able article
written by a Confederate General
showing the military operations a
ten Johnston in the Georgia cam
fa'gn OF 1864, and how he disobeve,1
the direct instructions Of the conn.,
msndcr in chief and how he lost hiJ
e'osen opportunity oil striking Slier1
mans army while divided in two ill
visions at Rome, Georgia. WI ~
gard him Us a good organizer ID
troops, but when ii came to figh,iad
successfully. he never showed
any genious-he was succe ssful iu
able to retreat scientifically
INT could not handle an army upon [
aggressive. We are led to these {
opinions by the Standard Il
alone i. the test Of mill
AIRY gcnious and that is success id
We differ with our cores
'ondcnt in a statement OF fsetlls
bout the battle Of Bentonvil,e. n h
=. We vercn not there, but our in1
il that this was a defeat
o the Confederate forces. 4,
Some men dislike ex-president
'avis and on that accoun, think that 4
Johnston was injured By himI ,
nd not allowed an opportunity Il.
'spiay his generalship, and now \
Gen. Johnston a far created h
IAN than ex-Prcsident Davis. AsEtc
&c are ardent admirers and sapportI
Of Jefferson DAVIS and believe hil
cts prove him a great man, and thatya
zen. Johnston's acts prove him inv
apable Of handling an army sic, 10
sssiully, We Of course can't see mat v
'rs through the srectaeles Of our cor !,
'spondent. History alone viii III
'e test of these questions, and our
'rrespondent, like ourselves. ear
lug his opinions Of military men hi
il hnaam vr;fhnut ..,l