New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-19

thus fCrclbly urges the policy OF free newspaper
criticism on the Military strategy and movements
of the National forces:
". Ills undenab!e that when the battle Of Bull Raj
fought there least sixyfve seventy thousand
MDowes division, In the vicinity Of Warrington bot
for reason only 6een eighteen thousand could be
brought into scton At Harpcrs Ferry, could do nothing
on superior Of the enemy under Johnston
and length ounumbeed 10 Missouri and dVOu
back ny the 'ebels
For some weeks Press has endeavoredto atone for too
ertici.m OF military affairs by degree Of meek
ne or silence which scarcely consistent with is boosted In
and rather dproportioned to the necessities Of the
case In the time the people viii think aud th and
disguise the fact that there exists great o'sasi
faction with the OF public Affairs Howi they
AK that with four times the population ton tweny
times the pecunary and other OF and with the
prestige of en- old and organized Government the Rebels
swsys bring into the field than the supporters Of law
and ORDER BE- laid TO want Of patriotic srdor Tor
the difficulty with Government. has been to restrain the peo
pie who have disposition to rush to battle which not
even the Rebels have exhibited Regiment after regiment has
and teudeed the War Department but rejected
for which the people cannot understand II Is said
Government accepts all provide for But IL Is not
explained how the Rebels with their destitu,on Of money
dit munitions Of war manage accept regiments than
do provide for them We hear much of their des
tuition their d,ogAn,n and their lack Of srms bat they
nevertheless keep together aud manage TO outnuuber
| every Important field Of battle.
1.-THE brief teessphc account Of tho battle st Springfield In
'olil. Us 'na' oVn M
tic .s expected for weeLs before 4 occurred and for at least
week known that the lad two three time.
many Gem Lyon Then why In the of all that
Irrational the requirements sent forward before the
occurred Three four regiments might have changed
Of day aud converted defeat into victory
be pretended that Was less safe TO send away the reinforce
memo hon, ~ lna osuo Do'' we Oa''s Aa a'sI We
tool ,,,e ,e e,.c viii wear dr,rD, ,.Oet, ba r,bev were
held until 1900 coad try their strength with scOO
E@oo' the io'' Of 'aoh conduct cannot DC defended
D,,.ns a.. ydor or ,ul,Tv ovssnss, ,,g, a., aye no.
penIug But when the Aas Demonstrated their folly
sue' ples in .esien1cn Of eTiem viii answer 1t Is not one
o. >, ,s,- ., ,t.., va, d. b,r5 81 o.oin In, ~, &
lion. may judge Of the result know nothing Of the art Of
war but iHow that five or I millions Of rebe surrounded
"Ou1 ~
devotion were employed in guiding ara .pp,in, the forces OF
the Usion have srrsyed sl, IT, Iii. vain that
'ha' o" eye" hhin van 'ns' inc rr'' !, Ia' oiaon
- 80, sor, ,h .,, or =,
ip,eilr,s. public. "oBsERyEa"
CoRm.nt, Jy Tie Tribune.
IL strikes US that sfObserver'' in his last
remark has answered nearly all that precedes
il. IL the "Teteence " of the Press will not
. screen glarinR inconpe.ency from the censure
of an inteIlipent public what harm can result |
from that % re,iceneo ~ Let the Pres, pript all
,bo fact. and tho nnblic will render "A ina, |
s,d,u.,t t,croon II follox. that journalistic |
criticism Of military movements is ne test super.
erop,torv. We believe the American people.
tbounh nj G-Ft preiulieed and msled. hare thus
reached substantially correct conclusions with
recard 10 the responsibility of The Bull Pnn fail.
nre not by re,.on of pewspa,er structures. but
Inv a careful reading and compari,on Of the
v,r;ops official and other eutb.ntic account. Of
,h.t de,,or,ha bu.;ne..
-Rrt " boy-, i, il that the rsbels can alwavs
"bring more men into Ia, field than tho Union
i,,,1 This question is a direct impeachment
Of the wait-ana-eet.ready policy which we IN
5ers,ooA TI, Tis,s Ia commend as that of Gen.
Scott. For if we were to wait and prepare an.
iii Fall IL il very certain that the rebels would
not. On the contrary. tbey wonld choose their
points Of attack along frontisr line of two
thousand miles Ind would Of course be careful
to mike every demonstration in overwhelming
force, as in case Of the late desperate battle
near Springfield, Missouri. Gen. Lyon could
only have avoided that battle by retreating, and
thus giving up South. Western Missouri to the
rcOcib VINO were certain TO piunder the Union
lists OF everything movable and largely swell
thel1 own NUMBER Dy the accession oil Tue eisled
Seoeasionlsts oil al mat region we profoundly
refTet that Ten. Lyons lorce was hoI nah 90
numerous as that opposed 70 nun; had IL oeen'
llH IeDcb WOuiu nave Dcoh uINeu once Mofo !