Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-07
From the New York Post

right to blame a commander without know
ing all the circumstances which controlled
his actions, and we must remember that all
blame of a subordinate falls at last upon the
commander-in-chief Nevertheless it is i'm
possible not to see that the army corps of
Patterson has not performed its very impor-
tant share in the general attack, and that in
this way only is the temporary retreat Of
our main army brought about.
Meantime, in the general anxiety, we must
remember that the strong Notifications
which Gen. Scott wisely erected opposite
Washington, will give our trops a rallying
point, where they will make 8 stand.
From the New York Herald.
Our own opinion is, tnat our noisy and
f~anatical and foolish politicians forced Gener-
al Scott into this thirg against his superior
judgment. Whatever may be the truth in
th~;srespeet, it is now manifest that the Secre-
tary of War and the whole Cabinet have
been unequa, to the exigcncies of the loyal
States.-Tae whole responsibility, in the
end, falls upon the President of The United
States. He cannot fail now to comprehend
the dangers and duties OF his critical position.
v ashington is in great peril. Z : : The
loyal States, within three days, may dispatch
20, 900 men to that point and if we succeed
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may have by that time an army of 200. 900
men entrenched around it..
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
The superb scheme for ov~errunn:ng yir-
GINA has beer defeated for the time, ard the
national cause has suffered a eavy blow
from one of those fatal chances to which an
army of raw troops is peculiarly exposed.
The disastrous panic which turned our victo-
nv ;pFo a rotroot into n won't ruoc n J.o~o. -
which the enemy was as much exposed as
we, but which fell to our bitter lot, apparent
ly from circumstances which oar general
in command could not control.
1t is well known that the Abolitionists of
this State goaded Charles Summer into max
ing the speech which preceded the Brooks
difficulty. 1t is now known that Gen. Gree
lev goaded Abraham Lincoln into the unf T.
tunate advance upon Richmond. Corporal
Raymond too, has done his part. And the
New York World has not been behind its
contemporaries in urging the citizens army
into the Bull Run Trap. Will the people
follow these towards, VINO are sacrificing the
national army for the sake of the sectional
party? In future let US follow Gen. Scott
From the Bos ton Daily Courier.
The latest news published in yesterday
Courier was down to six o'clock, P. NJ, san
day, at which hour victory seemed certain. But
yesterdays operations were against us, though
not so sadly as the sensation press and the
sensations reporters, and the drunken Con-
grcss towards who led the retreat, wou {
have the nation think. Mcdowell, and those
within the Influence of his cool face and
voice, were in order it was only those who
are accustomed to mock courAge-srepre,
sentatives" and wagoners, Greeleyites army
jobbers, they originated the Defeat" anc
in order to carer their pale-faced conduct
they telegraphed in all directions that the
army was demolished. The country will re.
turn upon these scound els. The country
will return upon those Congressman, who
because they had voted largely for the sup
plies, deemed it fit and Just 10 crowd the av
enue with preferred carriages.
The country will remember Lovtjoy, who
while the nation is in it's saddest throes, sighi
only for The negro. The country will re
member the cool Indifference of the Congress
men who went from their place of delibera
ton to scenes ofbavoc, and thought the dis
play of fireworks fine. The panic which
shook the nation yesterday was created b,
the cowardice of the managers of the p arty
How long will intelligent Americans endur
it?
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Never has the continent exhibited tn
sight it did on Sunday last. Never Wer
assembled on this side of the globe such hos
tile forces, and never has the Republic me
with a reverse to its arms SO diSpiriting il
effect. Now is not the time to c~riticise, tn
military operations-th the strategy and manoeu
vres Of the commandments. Thes
may have been skillful or otherwise, futur
facts will show their true character.-Bu
one great mistake on our part has been i
undertaking the power Of resistance of tn,
rebels, their resources and their courage
They have been preparing for many month
for the contest. They have abundance c
small arms, immense amount of cannon
their troops at Manassas amounted to 80, 90
men, with the railroad trains in their rea
ee~Qpttii2lal!y at work pouring in fresh troop
therefore, oututhm38866fed heafltfhye tEW6 to Ole q
the Federal force, chose their own grounc
and had every foot Of it that our army WI
expected to pass over strongly fortified. A
for their courage, it must. be remembers
that they are Of our own race, not PHYSICAL,
perhaps, as strong, but equally as intelligent
and what is of greater Importance, longe
under training, to give frmness to their cou
age and assurance to their skill, besides b
ing Offered with some of the best miiitar
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foe as this, it is not advisable to rush G
without adequate preparation, and without
force equal to any emergency required Is
norant presumption may cry out inpatient
'on to Richmond )" but there must be NEAR
at hand greater than the resistance, or tt
/ pathway to Richmond will be ined with Il
5 graves of our soldiers.
, From the Philadelphia Inquirer,
When the history of the conflict comes
: be written by the dispassionate historian, I
: causes of our defeat may be summed
c briefly in a few words. Masked batterie
: inexperienced officers, the unaceountable al
: unobstructed escape of Johnstons colun
: from the upper Potomac and the wild al
f~anatical Glamour of the Tribune and
. allies for an unreasonable advance the
: are the pernicious influences that did t
: fatal work.
. This disgrace must be wiped out, tt
: defeat must be retrieved by a victory befC
: which this Of the rebels will pale. But,
achieve this great result, our troops mi
! have generals who know how to deal "
= masked batteries, who are able to estimate
= numerical force of the enemy and the strens
y of his position, and, above all, these gener
, must be protected from the Greeleys q
other mischief-makers of that ilk, who
:. responsible for much of our present trout
From the Pittsburg Dispatch
/ Disaster, mingled, we say, with disgra
as has fallen upon our army. 1t boots not n
* to inquire why and how such an army,
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