The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-24

frightened all run away. Thev communicated
their panic TO the teamsters, who Immediately
followed them in their fight. The rear of the
army, not knowing the cause OF this sudden
backward movement, were seized with panic.
and joined in the stampede, and finally the
whole army Aed in disorder. IL was fortunate
that the rebel generals did not know the worst
Of it; otherwise. by pressing Oh vigorously, they
might have captured or killed the entire army,
and been now perhaps in Washington The
fashionable loaiers, who were the immediate
cause of the disaster, ought to suffer for their
folly temeri,y and cowardicc.
The Blundcr ut Buii's Nun--A Jacobin
Masked Battery Against the Cabinet.
II requires no graduate OF West Point to dis
cover that the late forward movement OF our
army upon the labyrinth of masked batteries
and the overwhelming forces of the rebels at
Bulls run was not only blunder, but one Of
those blunders which is worse than a crime
Any man Of ordinary intelligence. with the facts
before him, will readily perceive that our dis
tinguished General-in Chief in this matter was
seriously at fault. or that he was overruled by
some malgn influences "behind the throne
Let US assure the reader, however that General
Scott Is innocent Of counseling this disastrous
expedition. He knew better, md bis opinion
of the enterprise, and the mschievous parties
who dragooned the administration into it, may
be gathered from a single remark OF the old
chief after the departure of the army, to wit
This is a Congressional military movement,
and we must await the ISSUE"
We are also advised that General Mcdowell
protested against blindiy pushing bis troops
into that terrible network OF the enemys
batteries at Manassas; but his Congress
sional masters in this bloody business wanted
battle, would have battle, and wonld
be satisfied with nothing less than a battle.
From day to day, and from week TO week, they
and their newspaper trumpeters had SO wor-
ricd the administration with the insane cry of
Coward to Richmond" that it was deemed adj
visablc to silence their clamor. even against the
earnest remonsrances Of the cool and sagacions
officers Of the army. Gen Scott was getting old,
they said; he moderated the strength and fight
ing qualities Of the rebels; they would fly at the
approach Of our troops; he was too slow and
cautious; the people, who had paid good round
bill for the music and decorations were impa-
tient to see the dance begin.
The responsible parties, therefore, in the mat
ter Of this premature and haphazard general as
saut upon the rebel masked batteries in front
of Manassas Junction must be looked for in
Congress. Who are theys They belong to that
fanatical abolition clique who arc laboring in
every possible way to divert this war from its
legitimate objcct--the integrity of the Union
into an exterminating crusade against Southern
slavery President Lincoln aud his Cabinet
have fallen short of the demands of this aboli
ton Jacobin club. Had these Jacobns, last
winter, desired only the restoration Of the
Union, they could have secured 1t in
granting the Crittenden propositions as
a peace offering to the border slave
States. But these rabid and reckless antsla-
very disorganizers preferred war and all its dis
astrous consequences to peace upon any terms
Of compromise with this fixed and constitutional
institution Of Southern slavery.
The revolutionary secession leaders Of the
South, desperately playing into the hands Of
this abolition Jacohin club, have preeipitated
the country into war. II is upon US. and the
issue presented is the all-absorbing issue Of life
or death to our government our country and
our popular institutions. President Lincoln,
thus recognizing his great responsibilities, has
called upon our loyal States and people to
rescue the government from destruction, and to
restore the revolted States to the Union under
our federal constitution. He has indicated not
only In his proclsmations ard messages. but in
various acts In reference to this rebellion, con.
| servative policy and degree of humanity which
have met the approval of all good citizens
really DESTROYS Of a restoration Of the Union
His Cabinet harmonizes with him upon this
policy; but the trouble is that his moderation
and his conservative views, and the concurrence
of his Cabinet therein, have fallen far short Of
the policy and demands Of the abolition Jacobin
agitators Of the late republican party.
They demand warlike crusade against the
South, like those inaugurated by Peter the Her
nit for the extirpation Of the Saracen irfdels
from the Holy City Of jerusalem. In this grand
design, if the Cabinet Is not with them, II mus.
! be dlsgYaced in some way, and superseded by
more flexible elements. Thus we construe the
! agency of our abolition agitators in this prema
ture army movement upon Manassas Junction
as involving deep design to bring the Cabinet
into disgrace and to supplantlt With the success
of the army these noisy Onward to Richmond"
Jacobins wonld claim all the glory; with the
defeat Of our army they could charge the disas-
ter upon an incompetent and imbecile Cabinet,
This war cry Of our abolition Jacobins, therefore,
is the masked battery which in reality has
brought this shameful disaster at Bulls run up
on the government, tho Cabinet and Que loyal
aud patriotic army. II wa masked battery
leveled at the Cabinet, andVkow we perceive
that Mr.. Lincoln Is to hare no pest until this
Cabinet is displaced.
The late speeches Of Hou. +. p. Blair, Jr., in
this city and in Washington and the speeches of
such sanguinary abolition fanatics Us Sumner,
Chandler, Loyejoy and al! that designating
| clique, and their active intrigues atWashirgton.