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C'tiimnilQicutfd.HickMnd WMr, ra Ucia. ft'.Kira»f Sailtk.The iniixiiii that ••detraction ever follow a iiitfit, receives an additional confirmation in tlie case of th.* Com* inaiHiet-in-Cliiff of this Department The abuse of Gen. E. Kirby Smith, growing: out of the hostility nf Gen Dick. Taylor to himself, has been truaisferied from 1. ui-iauu !lt;• Kirli mouth The t ditor iu his is-ne of the fttfrJi* has published an article highly denunciatory of Gen. Smith•bind «r th.-vmm linn- tgblv land it-u vl’liU edit, ua praiseof Dick Toy lor. Tin* diameter middesign at* the article can not he mistaken. I1 was written and published not from patriotic motives—for lie good of our cans.—tor the welfare ol the country, bur to iuliivt an injury upnu the jusly earned npnt.-itl.e.i .it dell. Smith, ;i: d r.. p ej.,u.- rl„. way for the prom**tion ..f l:ck Tavllt;r to the supreiue coiuinaiid of the Tran--Miss, hepartuietir. The stvh of the article smacks of the extravagances lt;i a w.-il paid attorney in hi- lallt;ui-•us elVurts to urain tie- bad cuts.* of a didmuesl client. The itungiua-i.'ti of tin* editor lias been ac(i\.!\ at work, and ha- tut ?ii-!,i*d him with ad bis material for bis most s-u.table attack upon lieu. Smith.—r, W ......Ill U ....... ;m XVin jKilisbed diction, andwell rounded periods. annonnce.** to ’ tin* pu.dic. in a solemn strum, tin* I i astounding fact, that lien. Smith bad!u in li.s power at one time, ami bv | one blow . to IiHVi- secured tile plt; I I||: -(un-tkt safely of the Tran-. Mi- I !•-j I* u tlileiil — to have recaptured the 'jcity Of New lt;»rJ* a—to h»n on.i ci ij.- J plied the elicrr-v in the East, as t.I have enabled ti.n. Kurlv to capture Washington city—to have enabled ’ i the army of Tennessee to drive .Slmr-j man b.iek npofi bis ■ |. f.-nc.s. without _ ever reaching Atlanta. All these ■ -plendrd ac.'iie\lt;-tri. ti;, say- the j Richmond eilitiir. could have be. n 1: ace.»m ili-lo d by lt;ieii. Smith, at one . time. f,nd by one blow ! Wlu-n w :i . J that auspicious day? When cu-ild i the penuaueilt safety ot ill's Depai’t-meni l.eell secured New I li lcin- I e-f 1 captlin-ii — Wa-hingfon c iptur. d.atid .» Sherman hurl d back up-u bis de-j ! fence* without . v-r reaching Atlanta. . I hi/ •*' ainah- hunt'—all. all. a* oneby mo* blow : ! When Smith have driven the • if Mivmiri. Arkandotvr. at the heart of itr. victim. Hut kippily. the stroke is as harmless as it was intended to be deadly. Tile slander utaud feinted by every uct, word and sentimvnt, in the eventful and distinguished career of General Smith So f.u from being inilueiiced by tin* passion u| envy, he issued a procliUuAt loll Hiiuoiliicilig that Gen. fayb'r wns solely entitled to tin* honor of ha\ in; f.oight and u m the buttles el M.iti-li-!-i a*i 1 I'ica-uintHill, when it was uotoi imi- that Gen. I'avlor bad insisted oil liuhtiiig tin* ••iieiiiy ai olliee ami diflerent point-, b-ss a d v il ii t a g us but had been reslraiiieil by the express com-mauds of (ion. Smith. Turning aside fmtn h consideration of th*' malice of the ii.simmtion. h i us look til rile fact with width it is associated iu this rrii' l charge a_;a«i:st t *«*n**i.«I Smith. Has this fact, at any time, been true, since the lirst day ot the commencement of th** war. to the present hour—that is, h.i- an army in ilie li.-id after its deii-at. and altei its junction w i ll u fleet of gun- boats. been placed iu the grasp of any G.-n-eral commanding out n ioinnou.-troops I I la- it occurred in any «t the gre.-if batrI*• boigbt lv I i.-m-ral Lee in Virginia. Maryland nr 1‘enn--vLauia f Has it .ccurr**d any where 1 j else I We answereiaphaticaliy, tb it it 1 as not. And wh,-*i th** editor ol the Wh.g aftiruis that the armv ot I*.Diks and Id- IIim-i Were ill the grasp■ I Cen. Taylor. »f M rm.-lield and lac' is a uul .umli :*»i».s: lt;li-n. .■'tniiblt;*r powef battlesHill, hi*malice ui t*us,l be editor re*i-ures disparaging t.*:;ii- the ibis xiepaitiiii nt. t*-r troops to the assistance in ilie 11.,si, «i,d i,. sp. . iug the Mississippi, n-ci ossiug a umiiiitaiij stigt nia some rilf'-'-n st--!“ lie t mr b el deep—l.-r .. I* .....1. .It. -.. I • «'__I .Us tMiafter I In* IMeUsant I. a- bi-s grataiin strong' and c .iiiiii.iii'i' r ot not sending • .1 .air armies . ok* ..f ,-ross In* wouid *lt;f cam in \ ir r- wide andt ofCIL app That liel.e oldl\ i ills II •sippi river iland s. a. ru-liiag with a us cm i . m ; la- gulf ol! the |s a i immac -nice fact s' ''I ;« toj tiim*. and• C* • 111d Hell, i eiielilV olltI.•I'll. I,'.!Is.•uisiauaand i'. x«-, and s,*i ured ilie rniam nt sati iyot this |». jiu'in-ui. nid at the same t ime liave recap!iin dtiie city of N.*w I »rl.*asi -. iial.l. d(■eii. Early to capture Washington, i;ilt;l at th-* sat ii i time to have -uuldc i ; Cen. .Johnston or llm.d to Inn! Siier-1 man back upon bis lt;lefi-m*i-s w itbuiit | avcn rem-liiug Atlanta? And .*»j»x-I the editor. 0lt; cap the climax). th J w hich I rhtmrr .to hrifli inf. tf/ni so {' f throtrx tucmj !, We have In r-* iri t us aiti idefaiiwiion nothing but tin* dreams of a Kiclnii-iiid editor, t tin* bit-is and bodx of tb * alnis. be heaps upon tin* military land* lt;•:: rid* able, pare arid jiisr man who ,*.«m ‘ ‘ mntid* the di .-tiny dour p**np!, i*i '■ ’ this dipavtmei,!. But tills is not all. i* ; He condemn** with malignant bitter I ( ness Cen. Smi: Ii for having ordered • *covered IN itil tie* cv’ei moving. hVi* e.itnmii’iat ii::* ■ ! be i. ,-t. jii and tin* lt;-nit. den,* _\ •»U th- bales of w ith it slit,r.*s t: I tl.il. to die li. and s., f ir a- j.r tioiis are com oil pii-ses-toll .tin* bank-guarded ami pi iuuni li.—• -v\ amMeet - • l’ (Il I vigilant »• -t all kiud-W.-:e| , *.That all this migh ■ mi tie* U! li/.*. ir. id -.•nr mi'.itai iid d. in tbM - MC.eiielil \ . pr Vet:t■1lot*! V;i!.tt. I Nindriv-it iifaii.;.**raf the . the M-I.-, ted.IS. t i'h \ti.-my —s i s - i as l •i s-Ile Ofw iid:..rtiiiviois. :iu«l it.r* I'-j* rid-roiis lakes. lag«• n are iiiipHsS.iidi i-ons ol ta. \ .* ir. it i xp* cai■ •rsed - and darn. • v inaiturh-TI»h:ippi are were, byI*NV I f II lili in ir.i-s**s. g i'.*ilaina •Thatamiinan*s thati..11.il•lie. idjll 110a portion t.l tl •• foin*-uml-r tin* com ! tnanti of lbck Taylor, after t'i*f b;it tic of I’lea.-au: Hill. iuf-» Atkan-as for tb.* purpose of op|.o-ing und driv ing back tld* column under t.^toclc, llicn ir.uvitig to lurin a tion with (Jen. liunkji. Th.* edit savs that (ion. Taylor I eld a v. bob. Kcileral army and tle.-t in his •,gru**|». Nviieti he was s'ripp-d lt;*f bis nio-t valuable troo|.s by order of (b-nera Smith. llow absurd and slcun* I.--- ! i- such an allirm-.t o .! It is vvu.il known here that iu tie- battle ot l’lensant Hill, the right w ingot C.-uu.gad- oi i that w I.•Id* M:.s i.ice ol • i- as y.-i a: i '..nf.-.ieiat** t.merry manloi huItself. Vairy to tl.**• iw ft divisir\ it i.u.irtny.a ,iivifllUel.t ..j mi ;»ii I:....].- can l*ej.;:i r:\cr at a •le :i:_\’s tl.*,: •’! il! . V peril,|i litti. ral has h ... b1st rli.!•.-Tit 1.-!. is. :un b v* bit* . I tinwith anti vTaylor's army, was not mdy d. f. at . ed. but rout. lt;1, and that iindiing a\. •ii I rub* th j ilia cei:tre and left wing from destnn -H’..intmitnler i* .!• ternim-d in tb. at - bur the de-p-rate gallautrv of, mosjdiere at Uichtnoiid, but ifalter much .iitlicuhy. .i. 1 «i_\ *ir. .. c.iptuie, tl. ii a singlesay* r* -And rn--flte a*s. . 5dt.-r-• • el, 1 »i,*k T.*i\1 ;.u: i.oiit yms. If his ! rlie wes:.latum lo - the Mis UicbmomlI ot Mi||.It■ps cat. blest i • 1 in • W esf. r-odiitis among the uti-.dv.d pr. bl. in-1*1 the War. to be tested in the .iaii-geron- school ..I actna! i*\periiueut. Tin* last ground of accusa-ion iigiiiit-i (ietieral Smith, i* hi* glaiing incnin peleiicy. 1 do not k leiw bv »but competency of a lt;onf.-ib-r.itclt; )f tin* ni.if* ii.-.i ta tlie pa-silge .if tl'-issippi. iuWhig -*. in- • • b ignorance. W|„ cri•!»•*••• 1 at all. ti i-a-r. or Irom tb*1 !: ot ;i:i ' 11.. r m tl..e/i-t r..in ir..--1'T 11'turn■tii.*3p troops, c iiipl.-d wi’li :).* want jol'generalship in Banks, and the de. i moralizatioii o: bis men consentient i on their defeat in the battle r:f Mans, lidd, which had been tough: only tin*s tn every . nterprtse upon every l.attI.*-ti.*bias Well a- ill die w-est. criterion tojudgi* ot a C rary compeicn *v. ot Insi lt;•-ami victory in the east, be a correct otierul's mill high order ofday provious. It is alto well known } military abilities, then Cen. .Smith’shere, that after the battle of I’jen-aut | Hill, Banks .lt;;•[! had a greater mtrn : her of men than 0ii. i ;o 1 and that after the junction *•! Banks’land •forces with hi tleet at (rani Ecori*.| hi.*capture heeame, nnd.-r die cirrum-stanc.s. a military* impossibility with , the forces und.-r Cm. Taylors com-,. m.tnd. Audit is srifl t'nrh-r well ] kaoNvn her**, that the junction ot t Steel’s column with that of B.udis.l I would have made the enemy's forces greatly superior to our own. and | ' thereby have « ndatigered tin- fVui's ; of our previoua victorit*, ami again have placed in inifumt peril o( subjugation, this v. hole depai tm. nt ; an«l 1 that hence ii was, a portion of (Jeti.1 i'aylor's valuable troops were order- i cd in*o Arkansas to repel die dang r- I ous ndv nice ot Steel's column into Louisiana, and to make sure the fruit;* of the glorious victories we had achieved over our enemies. The wisdom of the policy was veiifieil hy 'the event. It resulted gloriously lo ! onr arins, and o the security and ! safety of our people at home. The I defeat of the eneiny was everywhere complete in this department, and the ' land shunted for joy for its deliver-; ance, and reaontided with prnis.*s to , our Generals and brave soldiers for their noble and heroic deeds in the 1 defence of its homes ami firesides.— But say8 the Richmond editor, the defeat ofthe enemy was not enough— his whole army and fleet should have : b«en captured, and not snatched, (throughenvy, by Gen. Smith from T the *• grasp” of Gen. Dick Taylor!—: Here ii presented the poisoned fang f of the Serpent—it strikes witn the eml nremedttated malic* of th# miirlt;rlt; putatiun will pas.- into tin hand- of th* future hi.-torirtii of mir c-m.frv, radiant withuil tin* glory that -m*o*— and victory can .-bed upon the name of any great .Hicer who is d.-voting 1*iservices and hi- lit'.- to the .-.-tali-li.-liinlt;*nt of our ind'-p* ndeiici*.FAIIl I'LAV.
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Shreveport News
Shreveport, Louisiana, US
Tue, Mar 07, 1865
Page 4
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