, 1861-07-29
Gtiragp Ttitutte
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1851,


The repulse received by the Nationa
arms at Manassas, is seized unon hv a -. !.
eel Of howaing Deryiisshees as affon1i6r' , ;
pre.ea for an assault on this paper.
1he TRIBUNE is proclaimed the Jonah
which caused the tempest and endanrer.
the ship Of State, a.overboard with it,
cries out the Post Times and big and little
journal, in treble, alto and bass. .-'-. q
HmaHng q scace-goat Of tho TRIBUNE
to hide other mems b1unders; and conceal
their failures, would. help the loyal cause
and ensure: victory in. the future, we are
patriotic enough to be willingly sacrificed
to appease the wrath Of the gods but we
protest against being made q victim for the
qualification Of malicious, '.hard up"
knights Of the quill.
There is large class Of common sense
people who can distinguish between
senscless clamor and the facts Of history,
There are few things which we desire
them 10 consider
1sf. From the day Of the bombardmeut
OF Fort Sumter until the present hour the
eMcaso TRIBUNE has adYocated yieor-
Gus, energetic prosecution Of the war. It
has cxhorted The apowers that be- by every
argument .and entreaty, to call into the
tleld an irresistible force, and march upon
tie enemy as quickly as practicable, to the
end that the rebellion might be crushed
and peace restored in the shortest nn,s;h1e
period.
I'd In saying, last June, "Forward to
richmond" the TRIBUNE did not say, on
ward TO Manassas or by way OF Manassas.
"a. The TRIBUNE did not advise whiting
until Manassas was covered will, eart;f;oa
taoos, studded with masked batteries, and |
occupied by $1,000 rebels, and then to at.
tack it with 10000 men.
4th. Tie TRIBUNE did not oppose a tank
march by which the position at Manassas
might have been turned, and the road to
Richmond pursued BY another route.
5th. The TRIBUNE did not advise that
one Third Of the Grand Army in Virginia
should assault the entireC Confederate army.
stationed behind strong. fortidcatianz,
bristiing with artillery.
Gth. The TRIBUNE did not oppose
or prevent, Patterson from max
ing a flank attack on Beaurccard
while hcDowell assailed him in front, norI
1sit 10 blame for keeping some thirty regi-
ments On the day Of the battle out of the
fight, when every mans helm Tas noodo1
eth. Tie TRIBUNE was not the cause Of
rcj' citing the offers Of two hundred rcci-
ments OF volunteers, who begged, in AIay
ard June, to he accepted and marched to
Washington for the purpose Of going
"io1wa1d to Richmond"
We say here, and stand by the conse-
quences Of it, that had the Secretary Of
War accepted one-ha1f Of the regiments
endered tc him during May 1ast-reei-
nents which begged and entreated to be ]
received, the disaster at Bulls Run would !
never have happened. An hundred thous-
nd more men should have been added to s
'lcDowells army; they were offered and j
pressed en- the War Department By every I
nfiuerce TINT Governors, Senators, Con- i
ressn1cn and committees Of citizens could |
ring to bear, but all in vain. They were I
I'D that men enough had been enlisted:
la: more were lot needed or wanted, The /
o:sequences Of this policy is before the Il
t"'Etry. History will place the blame i,
!" re it ri;htfully belodgs. c