New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-12

ment. Ex-senator Louis I. WlgfRli, OF ILL tha
generous AZ he was reckessy braye-when he saw .n9
fort fire. supposng the garrison 10 pe IA With
struggling for the honor OF its nag Voluntary a The
out authority went under fire In an open BOAT 70 .S
fort and climbing through one OF us ~ hn,S srr
for Major and n sSeG mpossbc that be
could hold Major Anderson agreed 70 r1 "a him
before his works were battered down.
The failure Of General Joe Johnston's Army aiter
the victory ut Manassas to chase the Yankees
through MARYLAND into Pennsylvania, was iaid al
President Dayis's door, The following is in his
own defence: 80. A.,
II was as stated. with deep regret ana nitter
pOnmen that found notwlthstnuf or be Rattle Of
Mannssas that It's strength had been but lte nereseu
Tint the arms of absentocs and discharged men were
represented by only 2.50O hand. | cannot suppose
that General Johnston could have nOiceu the .
that his request for conference had set lorth tne o
~ to Inc 10 dscuss the question Of reinforcement nc
would have known that In Richmond WheIs vi w ~
ment nv The withdrawal OF troops from existing garr
sons could best be decided. very niue eAPSIVs 80
10 one from announcing his fusion that
troops could be withdrawn from place OF pces VIII
out knowing how many were therc' una "nH' ""o 'i0
necessity for their presence . a., o, a,oooo ,e,,
at the conference by inc % b re
In those officers ia shown by the fact that met mem en-
alone and did not require any minutes 10 ~ ln VI W.
meeting About -four months fbc fact wes
concealed from me. whereas, both for accuracy ah1
frankness 1t should have been submitted to me even
there had been nothing due to our onch reas ,
Twenty years after the event learned OF ls ScsIet ~
party without notice having bc,n given W
the other OF o conversation said to have lasted TWO
hours. -, 90,
the pursuit OF the enemy from Manassas IN July, isoi
nv assaants have sought to their exposure by
change of time and place, locating their story ~
Court House. and dating IT in the autumn OF lSoi.
When that time and place met General Jonns,o h
to him. Beanregard and g. W. smith me quese ,H o., o
consideration was. What course Hhollu NC huu.cn IT,
oniry by me was IA TO the number OF roops there as
sem6e1 To nv surprise and disappointment the enec
TIVE sren G wa s hoc 20 Of the 2lst Of the preceding
July The frequent retnforccmcnts WnSn hou 49, an
uonnccment To INV inquiry a. 10 what force would be
required for the contemplated advance mo @ !hi
,Sire The number there present for duty. How little
was prepared for such condition OF Things VIII pe Ia
erals in regard to purpose TO advance into Mary ANA
had induced me. when went 10 that conlerehcS, w. an
engineer Colonel Crozet Of the falls OF the Potomac 10
show the feasibility Of crossing inc riDcr AZ t poi
sources OF the country must have suiceu 20 how a
had power 10 make such an addition 10 h ,ne ,hrca
without total disregard Of the safety OF DINER I'M
cned positions. II only remained TOT me 10 aSNi t
had not power to furnish such number ol IT,
unless the militia bearing their private arms rhonn po
relied on could not poesbly MINI such rriS'hho
until after the receipt Of the small arms wl.n w. n
early and constantly strN'n 20 P'o'u'o 'V"
and had for some time expected; - ~, ,,
For the purpose above stated, extracts are herein IN
serted from narrative In the Operations on tue Ine
Of Bull Run In June and July l~6l' INCLUDING IN"
Eary viii 10 all who know him. De sufficient guaran-
for she accuracy of the rtaifnciH anu lut 'ic J
lice ~ mo coucnson- announced To those who do not
know him II nav be- proper state that he wascdueat"d
a soldier, after leaving the army became lhN!t'
but. when his country Was involved IN val W. ~
Mexico he volunteered and served ~ regiment OF ms
native state, Virginia. Aitcr that war terminated ne
returned TO the praccc OF l- rn,c-.on Ta w., -, ,h
sections caused call OF convention 10 decide Nhrtr
yt,,,no sbcuiJ scc.ie from the Union He scn by
the pcopr Of the county which hc resided - repre-
sent them To that convention. There nc "lP"-l u" nv
Ias the adoption ~ the ordinance for secession hut,
Win lfTdtd against his opinion th Ftfnft 10
remedy Of Withdrawal from toe Union, ne true Z" ~,
alirpcr 10 The SLATE Of which he Vas citizen paused
NOT 10 cayi or protest but 1T stepped forth ~ dc
frnd her against Threatened invasion Inc WORD that
had rustcd In peace CLEANED brightly IN %ar IL rosc
more stainless record ~ soldier. none nave th"Nh
higher patriotism purcr nd"y thtonth a." The n'ttrr
wa ended aud nominal peace began
Mr. Davis, introduction to the battle Of Belmont
Will please the surviving gucrllls Of Missouri and
il enc scro-comic history.
Missouri hc Kentucky had wished to prc-crvc peace
fu relations In Tho conitst "ht IL Wa "t-',h "~
soon occur hctNccu tho northern and The southern
prve sc ~ choosing her own position "i'h ',u
no hostility to the General GotcrHnrn ana "a, W.
citrcns should be- used for the -uturaiion ~ thc S"
EN- states. her people and th'ir rrrrscninu.r, "a.
authority hy military force To control her Government
anu a'r acts Of INVASION the Federal troops had
occupicd Belmont % Nag" 90 Missouri. opposite 10 ="
unhu- aud with artillery threatened ihat Town lhHt
ihs ri,tr. under fhr-.. circumstance 81 ian
ju-tiAcntion small Confcdcraic force Coou, l"ppnn
Arkansas Regiment and E'ltlho"'ctT bait, iA ~tt'
irnwn across the Mis-i.-ippi 20 occupy ana h"d INC
village In the state 81 Missouri then an ni' ana 500"
q, heroine member ~ thc C0nfcdcmcy ON the ON oi
November General Grant left his headquarters ~ 'ro
with land aud naval force. ana rncamlHd ON i"r Nh
,nckv shore This act and den 0u. fnion uadc 10y de-
tachucnis from his force ~ Ihdnchh N'r' ltoWhy ~
tended to induce The belief that hc contemplated an nj
tack on Columbus. thus conccalng his real puip".r 10
surprise the small earrson ~ belmont General loiA on
The morning ~ the eth discovered the landing "l
On Missouri shore. seven
H. enemy dctarhc. neral Piow with four rsimcnts
o1 his ri ysinn -av two thousand men. To- norc" the
garrison at Belmont Very after hi, arrival the en-
and with varying fortunc-' for several hours
Readers Of the North will regret that in his rccol
lcctions of Lee. Sidney Johnston. Stoncwall Jack
son and the other Southern generals Mr. Davis il as
dry AZ in his political di.quistion and simply re-
vamp- the least interesting Of known facts Here
are nortrats in STYLE that Cary would call saw
dust to the topmosi'
when General Albert sidney Johnston reached Rich
nord lie called upon me- and Tor several day at various
,rs We rn,,v,f.rd " Inn the freedom aud confidence
belonging 10 the close friendship which had existed he
'j hr me- ic nal,d 10 hat duty would assign him
and When answered 10 serve in The West he eNpr, z-cd
h. pleasure ut scryicc IN that scri"i blt inquired no"
learned that he had been nominated and confirmed
general iu the army 81 lhc toufrdcrucy.
The third, General Robert j. L'r' hnd been commls
stoned los the slate of Virginia a. maorgoncrn and
commander 81 her army. When That army WA trans
frrrc the Of Virginia tn the Confederate
states he wac nominated 10 Dee hrigdicrrcnoral In the
Confederate army hu wac left Tor ON ous tth'on-. In
command at The forces n Virginia. Amer the seat Of
government removed from Montgomery 10 Rich
,noud the cour-- of events the Southern Atlantic
cont induced direct General Lcc o fcpnir ththcr
BEFORE leaving De said that Willie he WaS serving In Nir
inia ne had never thought ~ uccdiul 10 inquire about
h= but when about to go into other states
and 10 meet officers with whom he had not been pre-
V,,isly connected he would like 10 be Informed upon
ina, point Under recent santhorzing appointments
"a higher grades than that 81 his first commission he had
been appointed - ful general, but 80 wholly had his
heart and mind been cOnrcrrurd to the public service
that he had not remembered he ever knew, OF his adj
Sanccmcui.
In November 1851. reports became current that the
enemy were concentrating troops west OF the Valley Of
tLc Shenandoah with view Ia descent upon IT, That
ygllnt cmlrrrI.Ing and naIIollc suIlrr Ncnrtn u j.