The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-07-31
from the Pittsburgh Dispatch; Republican,

: from the Pittsburgh Dispatch; Republican,
The n. York papers continue their senseless
abusive, and dictatorial course on the war move
ment. with as much assurance now as beiors
; the Bulls Run disaster. We aud the wholt
people are sick OF their meddling with matters
ofwhich they know nothing. The Tribune is
surely demented running itself by its course
After clamoring forward to Richmond" urging
that the army was amply ready and should
move without delay, it now has the fOolhardi
ness to talk as follows:
eve have fought and been beaten. God Tor.
give our rules that this is so hut it is trIe and
cannot be disguised. The Cabinet, recently ex
pressing, in rhetoric better adapted to a love
letter. fear OF being drowned in its own hon
ey, is now nearly drowned in gore; while our
honor on The high seas has only been saved BY
one daring and desperate negro, and he belong
ing to The merchant marine. TIL sacred soil"
Of Virgins is crimson and wei with the blood
Of thousands o. Northern men, needlessly shed
The great and universal question pervsding the
public mind is: shall this condition OF things
continuer
"a decmated ani indignant people will de
mand the immediate retirement Of the pres mt
Cabinet from the high places of power, which,
for one reason or another they have Shown
themselves incompetent 10 fill. Give us for
the Pres dent capable advisers, who compre.
| hend the requirements Of the crisis, and are
equal to them and for the army leaders worthy
Of the rank and file. and our banner now droop-
| ing, will soon Il Iat once more in triumph over
the whole land With the right men to lead
our peo, lie will show themselves unconquera
Lle"
Is not that cool for paper which had bawl
ed, "On to Richmond" for weeks-w which would
have it that General Scott was too slow, &c
We know that the forces of the enemy were
underated land the Tribune did it as much as
any other journal. whlle the Herald was charg
ed with overratng their strength. Let the
New York press now quite meddling with
these things-do all that is possible to hold up
the Government, but quit urging hastv move
there have been some mis'akes-the calling out
OF three e-months' men was one OF them-but
the everlasting fault finding and spurring for
ward Of the Tribune and other papers of vast
influence on the public mind, has no'doubt had
some wei ht in inducing Gen Scott, (who is
hut human,) to move before he felt entirely
ready. The New York Times. indeed, saws, and
with trnth--making al allowance for its ieal-
ousy and hatred Of the Tribune:
"Nor is it now worth while to enter with
spirit Of bitterness into the causes which have
produced this hapless result They will sug
geSt themselves in varions forms, and with more
or lrss weight to the mird nf every intelligent
observer. This only NAV he SAID in general
terms. that had our preparations been as thor
onghlv maturcd as was desired hv Gen Scott
there ia no lkalihf od that the calamity wonlh
have haprenei. 1t is notorinus that the veteran
Genprsl ,in-Chief consented with the utmost
reluctance to order the advance until another
for NIGHT should eianee. That interval was re
Qnired to bring Mcclellan and Patterson TO the
points designated nv onr leaders, plan of the
ramnagn, ann to aff,rd such additional strength
To bu''er as shonld enable him to max 81
nn'taneonS advance. No man knew better than
Gen Scott ha: the long delqv ve had INDUCED
in conct ntratin@ our strength et Wasl ;nrton. |
had been employed ifnoseihIe, with double zeal
bv the rebels in Virginia to strerg hen their
position and to increase the number and eff.
cheney OF their force -
1t may we'll be asked If IN re ia anv Just ce
or good policy in assa iling Gen Patterson and
many other officers, as has heen done? l. it |
not likely to destry all conf lence in their
judEment among their m1n--to produce dis
content, and lead to defeat? Gen. Schenck is
said to have behaved nobly at Rul's Run, al
though 'earfully abused for one error in pre-
vious affair.