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Gen. Johnston's Speeches.

--Whether Gen. Joe Johnston is "no General" or not, it cannot be denied that he is a great speaker. When he makes a speech, he speaks directly to the point, and quits as soon as he gets through — a secret of his which many long-winded Congressmen would do well to catch. Recently the General made a telling speech at Enterprise. "Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for this expression of your kindness." (What could be more appropos than that?) "Soldiers, I hope soon to see you with arms in your hands in front of the enemy!" There! the whole ground was covered. Everything necessary to be said was said; and although the eloquent orator may have been thoroughly overcome and exhausted by the effort, yet it is said that he did not weary his audience in the slightest degree--Mississippian, Extra.

The Daily Dispatch: November 14, 1863. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. November 14, 1863. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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