New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26
cuLMINATIoY OF THE CRISIS.
DANGER IMPENDING OyER TIM CoUNTRi-HOW
FAR THE GOVERNMENT A. NOw CoNSrII' rTD
MAY M RELIED JPON-nJTY OF PAT stclIC

DANGER IMPENDING ONER 1llL ColNIh1-iON
FAR THE CoyERNMENTAs SOW coNSrll' rID
MAY M RELIED UPON-p,rN OF fhN"ilC
CITIZENS ~ THE EMERGENCY.
10 ne Editor Qf 7hsM u TibSaG
SIN: No one who has bad much Intercourse with
the merchants and capitalists Of this city can have
failed to observe the feeling thai generally
prevail that tho Magnitude OF the has been under.
es,imalod and that to get through with success,
proater ability II needed in tho Federal Admnis,u-
ton When the Gnanciers Of our metropolis were in
conference q few days since in respect TO the loan
asLed for Ly the Government, it might have been
pcc,ed ,hat THE ling wouli have found expression,
and that some terms would have been prescribed the
condition Of the loan-at leaft that strong ndmontion
would lave been given 90 the Precedent Of what
deemed in this business community essential 10 the
maintenance Of confidence in tie Administration. II
nay be that this has partially been done. rather IN
fer however tha, tic subject disposed Of un,on-
,.lionally under come apprehension that an appeal
might be taken from Wall stree. to the people at large.
II l. nv opinion thu. our bank otccrr lave not very
f.reachGg wisdom. IL may admit Of question there
II ability OF the higes. oIoer ia their own re-
culhr department, aside from great political con-c-
ouou,es such as arc now depending. But i Is not my
nesen purpose to Discus what II paft. What have
10 say roaics 70 Affairs which yet obe tan-acted-
10 dahgecs nat arc pressing, JH clcA nay be sur
aonpi,5 j Acre slaH be Jota1 sgF'c,| Vri.io',s~
/ and eacrgyin oHPeYr.
l. The comparative military Irowc,s Of the No5h
and Soal has been brougl TO a tet, which we mlst
admit IL anything bot factoring TO us batle has
been ionIlt and tie Federal amy has not exhibited
lie courage and endurance which had been expected.
think, However, it would be uujuh to infer from
-ipalc instance what is to be the character Of cur
soldier for ai time There c!rcunftalccs which
mitigate The disgrace Of ON defeat, and may make ls
moro Lopefll Of future suCcess i can but hint "a,
J these TIE mort prominent wa he want Of general
ship in the preparation for hste. II matters liltlo
whether he neglect OF proper strategy it TO b. changed
| upon the Conmandsr-u-Chiel, or upon Gen. Nc
Dowell. II was generally known before the panic oc-
CURED that Johnston. division lad joined the Rebel
force at Mlnagas-ihis indeed is said % have been
! known by Mcdowell the day before the battle. There
ID some confusion on this subject, but il is certain that
| the iuncson bad been nado before the battle COM
! nepoei. Tie belief that the enemy had an over
Uhelu;nQ fofee was what overcame the courage that
onr army might Otherwise have displayed. Again,
there was on utter Absence of actyo surveillance by
| the General IN command after the baltic was COM
menced-a neglect 10 bring up fresh troops o replace
those who hid been brought earlist into aetonin fine
the want o. that providence and yiglant attention 10
everypart oftte line which ia the surety 10 the foldeTy
that they are under tie eye Of th,ir commander, and
will be sustained in of Any disastar. Another ma
teral circumstance was that the regiments which COM
Iaepsed the battle had undergone niglt-msrch, aud
had been allowed no rest or re,eshment. To one
familiar with our Revolutionary annals, II will readily
occur that the defoat of Yorkton St the CowIens was
mainly attributable to the fact that tho British soldiers
had been aded by forced march during the night, and
by singular iuprOvdence OF ha, enterpriziDg officer
we,e mredately brought mp to the assant, slthouga
our forces were found prepared and waiting for battle
ALI these things being taken into account the defeat
can be explained without impeachment Of the courage
Of the eolden. That the defeat became rout % TO be
charged 10 the officers. II is unfortunately TOO true
that large proportion Of epanlettes were seen In tho
midst Of the struggling host, instead Of being in tho
front rank nearest the enemy. Infer that little was
done by the ocer 10 resufciae the dsprited soldiers,
and nothing could have more eifedUaily liked upon
as national disgrace.
Tie late pHtzoworIhy moyemen. By he war De-