Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-31
From the London Times, Aae.t 10.
3 "TIXESn ON THE BULL RUN R0UT.

The people Of the Northern States Of America be-
having alter their defeat III manner which Is somewhat
upaccouatate. They do not Mt all inclined 10 iss
sen lis importance They do not Affect 10 conceal that
thsy have been total aud disgraceully defeated that
their opinions OF their merits and OF their enemies
def ,iences unfounded aud that instead OF short
and braut campaign they mus. either prepare for a
desperate war o. give up the scheme Of sutugatng the
South And vet this national calamity aud this gievous
shame do not to affect them as they would Affect
an European community. They even take pleasure in
the sens.on caused By their unparalleled defeat Ex
element Is al cas necessary daily dram, and IL
the have It. it mae.s net whether IL Is bought by
cess or misfortune Then the peop hSve little reas
ed the meaning OF war aud they have such CONFIDENCE 10
their own energy and fortunes 10 their faculty OF what
they call coming "rght side up wards that oommu.
nity they are no depressed by total rout than
they would be 10 their individual capacities by pecuniary
loss nguar trait in human character exhibited by
their opsn acknowledgment TO all the world oil defeat
coupled With enthusiastic seSsston" which they are Civ
ING 10 whole regiments Of volunteers wa on pretence
OF their tins being up marching home on the NOR
row of great defeat and the eve OF an expected ad
vance Of the Southern army. The more aristocralic
Nes York volunteers had returned home loGg before the
battle st Bull Bun, and DOW regiments IRON almost every
STATE are fastening bach to their respective districts TO
be received with the loudes piSGJ!E OF their friends
The l4.h Ohio on returning TO Toledo, "eIpersnces
very cordial reception" II was mentioned that after
weeks furlough they would be ready TO enlistthose
weeks Ill mat tncy uchib w VI
eide the fate OF the Onion o;eyer But the most extra
ordinary case is that Of General Pattesoas army The
General according 10 his oSn account was In ifont OF
G. neral Johnston, who had 10000 men. my ioFce Is
lees than 600 Nineteen regiments, whose tell
Of service up would be up within week, all re-
fused 10 stay an hour over their uhe, win me eIcepuon
O. four Five regiments have gone home, two more go
20 day and three 10 To avoid being cut CT
with the remainder fell back and occupied this place
This is we think one OF the most astounding incidents
in the history OF Il entirely agrees with the
nent given by special correspondent that while the
cannon Of Beauregard were laundering in their ears
regiment of volunteers passed him on their way home,
their three months term OF service being complete II
such thing had happened to one corps 1t might have
been set down TO the bad couuses OF one or more dis
conented Spirits TO the rudicous condu't oil some
commanding officers But here IL Is evident that the
whole volunteer army of the Northern Safes is worth
ess AZ military organization. II 10 useless to comment
on the bshayor of Who pretending 10 rush TO arms
for the salvation OF their country make on 10 thousands
when the enemy comes IN sight, and leave tne genera
to take Of himself This Is certainly carrying 70
its further limit that right OF secession which they new
to arms to punish In any other country such conduct
would be looked upon the extreme oil baseness But
the Americans do visit it SUCH and they perhaps,
have az nEtneve Of the justice OF the case They
feel how hollow has been much Of the indignation eI-
pressed by their pary-how mach the campaign against
the South is sham entered into In obed 10 sen
saton policy and differing widely from the earnest and
steady resolve which Animates men who are Lighting Tor
objects really dear them. II England or France were
invading the Northern StAtcs no one can believe tba
4 whole American army would evaporate because three
calendar mouths were up nor TO bring matters nearer
home can us4a CINE that the Boutherners viii take the
rs homs yard While New York rowdies aud Roston Aeo
tionIsss desotpg the villages Of " 1fS1la
N Istence and consequently steeied 10
s,erner tesolye There want Of this earnestnss to
be noticed in the conduct Of the Northerners They