Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-02

mond, !" "the people cry for an advance" etc,
etc, regardless Of the condition of the army,
or the ability Of its separated divisions 70 CO.
operate, until a forward movement was HTecip-
itated and the country Inundated by defeat
Philadelphia Inquirer.
For weeks the New York Tfn!ss and Tribune
have been bowling about delay-m3dly have
they agitated the public mind with open
charges and insilious insinuations lsVeled
against the autho,iti.s because of what they
denOminated their hardness and cOwardice {;
and the public 20 some extent, were made to
re-echo their mad yells of Forward to Rich
Eond!'
The real cause of the disaster we have suf-
Pered is to be found in the weakness Of the
government in listening to the cIamors Of these
sels-constituted irresponsible advisers and die
%tators. On these agitatoTs s1ould all the in
dtgnation and anger Of the public be visited
american Standard.
It must be with feelings Of entire s~elf-con-
demnatIon that such papers as the New York
Tribune contemplate the sad work beyond
Washington; and how must the thousands be-
sides who make bat and kindred prints their
unquesiiOned oracles in relation to events Of as
grave import as ever sought attention from
any people, read such utterancss aos as ena-
mated from The Tribune OF a few days ago.
"Water and seam turn the wheels of our ma
chinery as li~stlessiy and laziIV az your lieu
tenant general Dovesh columns toward Rich
monde sitting like q grand sultan in his Sc
raglio, with eunucbes and mutes about him, to
use bastinado or bows-ring5 upon all who
question infallIbility or look upon a file Of SOL
dieTy except to be awe-struck and admired.n
Baltimore .americGn.
We know from authority which ia unques-
tjonable that it was originally No part OF Gen.
| SCOTS plan TO commence the offensive at this
time, because careful calculation Of the period
requisite for preparation had satisfied him that
to do the thing properly we should not be
ready to act in Eastern Virginia before Sep
TENDER. He knew the force Of the enemy bet
ter than the public, and even when at last
compelled to succumb to The pressure. and or
der General Mcdowell TO advance, he did IT,
we are persuaded, against his own Judgment.
-Phiadsiphia Gd=ftie.
BAD FOR GREELET.-Tue result at Manas-
sas junction is bad for Greeley and those other
Blood Tubs, who were opposed to Gen. Scott
making this a bloodless war Greeley wanted
action. He did not want the enemy conquered
By science and demoralized by delay. Greeley
wanted The forces pushed 90. He wanted a
fight. He wanted Manassas captured, while
Gen. Scott said Manassas would be abandoned
i net attacked, and no force that could be
brought into the field by the rebels could pos.
sjbly ePdanger Washington. Greeley and the
Blood Tubs have had their desire g%ratifed, and
in a manner that will probably make them
more modest hereaftsr.-Albaay KHiekeTb'r.
In this connection. sc must say a word with
reference to those New York papers whose
idiolic war cry has beeH-"Ou to Richmond y
thus embarrassing the administration, and
having a tendency to bring General Scott into
| disesteeIn.
Verify they have their reward. 8
Tae incessant cry, GOA to Richmond" and
the bulldog obstinacy with which the veteran
Scott and the chief eye-soTe Of the Tribune
Mr.. Secretary Seward, was pursued for weeks
past.-PhilG3eiPhia EUsning Journal.
The repulse of our troops in Virginia, hu
initiating as it was, will have taught US some
useful lessons. It will silence the clamor OF
those eminent strateglsts who hsye been de-
handing "forward movemsnts." It will put
an end to the silly gable OF men who have
been denouncing the acknowledgement "a toe
"slow." 1t will teach rs that "on to Rich.
mond" will prove no mere holiday excursion.
but a long, dangerous and bloody expedition
albany EUsntHg Journal.
The effect at the North, after the first thrill
Of disappointment has subsidized, will be to con.
solidate and rsinvigorate public sent ment
Hereafter we hope we shall hear 10 more oil
the newspaper clsmoT Of "FOrward to Rich,
mond," and that Gen. Scott will be allowed
to plan and prosecute bis campaign without
toe Intervention Of Lieut. Gen. Greeley or any
crazy coGgrsssman.-Ne0 HaUeB Registsr.