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nie suoorulnates made a sad p,;etoLa -
IRON the Nelc J ork World
mt praot otrata:t a1 our new.made Generals are
n"I great strateglsts because thew oro o,r. ~ ~ \ \
that our enemies are not To ho go: o 3uIs, anu
they are rebels. sPlseu because
lHE AFFAIR AT GREAT BETHEL-Tha Nau Wi,
oo"rn' " commerce wants to know whether the
position and strength of these works niHbt as .ne
have been ascertained in some other wav r. noI n
experience, and says: The result of this afftir i
attributable in part to the habtual disparagement
or the enemy's forces by portion of the press -
Editors and correspondents charge them with
drunkenness, diSorganization, &c, alleging that
they are decimated bv desertion and disease; that
they are unarmed and starving. Such tactics nav
answer IN common political controversies but where
the success OF the campaign may depend on a calm,
unbiased estimate of the opposing forces it is folly
ana CRIME to lure the public into ambush with false
representations.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
We have received our first lesson t?) 1t has
oetn ruue one, aTd we must know how to profit
Dy It, is evident tn at our brave men have hoan
sacTlhced by the incapacty of their leaders It ia
most cheering to find that they stood the sacrifice
most maniuliy, and showed not the slightest evil
uence OF tant-heartedness. General Pierce 10
evidently cypher, and bad better at once retire
10 the shades OF civil life The man who was en-
trusted with the charge of three thousand men
ana the honor OF his country, who loses his nra
~ w -iipt WIEN ne comes under fire has mi
taken hls meter, and his services ar. scarcely
worth the hundred valuable lives which his in
competency is reported to have sacrificed All tbe
service be can render in this war, will but nnorIr
compensate Tor the LOGS of the heroic Greble. But
All the Diane is not to be attached to General
flerce. There must have been great laundering
in higher quarters.
Letter from President Davis
Frederick, June l2.-The following is the letter
oi president JEFF. Davis to the Maryland Commits
sioners:
MONTGOMERY, 25th May, 1861.
Gentlemen-l receive with sincere pleasure tho
assurance that the State of MARYLAND svmpatbizas
with the people of these States in their
vIne ,Ition of the right of selEgovernment. and
E%le people OF Maryland care enlisted with
Peace" anu
The people of these Con federate States, notwith-
stahulng their separation from their late sister,
nave not ceased to feel deep soiciude in her well
l"Le, ana 10 nope that, at no distant day, State
whose people, habits and institutions are so closely
related and assimilated with theirs will seek to
unite her tate and fortunes with those of this con-
federacy. WA
Inc government of the Confederate States re-
ceVes with respect the suggestion of the State of
Maryland. ''that there should be a general cessa
tlon OF hostiiltes now impending until the meeting
vi congress IN July next, in order that said BODY
may, II possible, arrange for an adjustment of ex-
lSuhS troubles, by means of negotiation ra ther
than the sword,' but is at a loss how to renlv
without repetition Of the language it has used
on every possible occasion that has presented it
sell, since the establishment of its Independence
In Difference to the State of Maryland, however,
1t again asserts in the emphatic terms that its
sincere and earnest desire is for peace; that whilst
tne government would readily entertain any propo-
sitlon from the government Of the United States
tending to peaceful solution of the pending diff
recent attempts of this government to en-
ter into negotiations with that of the United States
were attended with results which forbid any renew
al OF proposals from it to that government
IL any further assurance of the desire of this poy-
ernment Tor peace We're necessary, it would be suf-
hcient to observe that, being formed of confedera
ton OF sovereign States, each acting and deciding
ior ITSELF the right of every other sovereign State
to the same selfaction and sefgovernment is ne
cessary acknowledged. Hence, conquests of other
States are wholly inconsistent with the fundament-
al principles, and subversive Of the very organza-
tlon OF this government Its policy cannot but be
peace-peace with all nations and people.
Very respectfully, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Messrs Mckaig, Iellott and Harding, Committee
of MARYLAND Lnpislatura ~