...trenuously oppose the junction spoken of by General Beauregard, though his universal practice, as he asserts, was never to do more than to make a suggestion to a general commanding in the field; and General Beauregard , as was his duty to do, yielded to the will of the Commander-in-chief. Mr. Davis continues: General Beauregard, thereupon, spoke of some difficulty in getting a courier who knew the route and co...