The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-12-02
Trea lie Clsslessea Msssasy, osl .ssA-
The r7caafcsurd and Jca. Busis Dsn-
Guilty.

The ffrI1fc-ufu ana Jew f>rsf> assa-
Guilty.
Our readers will doubles &c ne rabef that 4
some tine since. We venfurcd 4, assert that
President Davis. and no one slse. was 70
sensible for the war-or. rather. aati-war
policy ofcus army or the Potomac. Bya
strange pcrrersicn Of truth. the newspaper
press Of the Confederate States were persist
Inc in charging on the Generals in command.
the extraordinary and unprecedented mac
tisify which characterized the army
The Mercury quotes part OF the synopsis
Of Beaufe1nrd's report. and saws:
New, here Is proof positive that. before
The battle .: Manassas. President Davis did
control the n ,vemclts OF the army. He TO
ieeted the plan o. General Be.urekard o. Ike
Washlugton and relieve Maryland; and when
General Bearegtld knew ol the attack u
Gc.esa. n Dsseii. he autographed the tact TO
tne War Department. ON the 18th oi July.
urgently asking iora junction OF General
Jcisr<sois's forces with he own" The 70
quest not beng granted, he continued -
alzke urgent requests Tor the came Until tie
l7th o. Juy, whss the PIE ,i.isut Consented
u order General Johnston to h = ss-istsnce."
Here - pr, 90 csac-ns,s y ths sbs.siats cnss-
,rsl and rersr amt 90 Presidents ~ Eva over the
army be ore ths b.ttle OF A.ns-sss. We
ordered the pufss.t "a be ARRESTED. But
General Besure1sra's testimony d.es not
eui with tins report. In iis Icter l.id he
fore & n<rss<. very generally known In
kichnl llsd. he tom planned 04tieg.y OF his Il
-,-ing ct b ei or allowed 10 realize the
~ = o bis victory st NJ ,aassn>. ey tu!vv
lng up the enemy. Both beioss and after
tins bsttle. we thus hnd 0ener Il Be .urexard.
with the army. vigorously under the cofsrul
vi President Davis. and be a responsible, 10
great dssree, tor the inactivity.
lFror ne kssrcnt Examiner q October al
We regret to observe such al uneas,ncs,
as to reputation as 70 evinced BY General
Besuregard Ia this some what curious mode
| OF appearing before tho public. Aitel
strangely declining for three mouths TO make
I a report OF this battle. In which the country
sas so deeply interested. aud thereby delay
iEg tho promotion oil many meritorious OH
GERS. who could otherwise have been appoin
ted for gallant conduct ia action, IL Is hard 4
understand why this General could not hav,
waited. at least for brief period. befor'
rushing into print. We can idly imtsin
that the very worst consequences will ensle
ii this case Is 20 form prececeu: for othe
commanders in their correspondence with tn
Department.
Tho New Orleans Delta saws the ''enor
nous feet and largo army of the U. 5 Gov
eminent is:
Osfensibly despatched for tho conquest c
the Cotton States, but really IL seems 10 u
TO make diversion by which his army o
the Potomac nay be relieved. n"w that b
knows the Soafhern election isorer AID n
impedimeaf, aafaraf or created for the puYpos
coa further be inteyposed 10 Gen Beaare9ard
! vigorous prosecution Of the rsy. That h
sssdiers stll occupy tneir Virginia camp
that Maryland Is stil prostrste, but not dcje'
ted. at his feet: that teet. exceeding.
numbers of armed steamers and iormsi b
} prep .rations for land operations. any ever b
tore sent upon hostile errand. Is sttsekit
our batteries and forcing our haraors, Linco
NAV from his herat return daily thanks ~ Il
5 parsl, zing influence aud supremacy OF Il
3 officials az Richmond, who had other ideas
srbserve than those the single hearted Al
loyal Beauregxrd contemplated when, il ]
alone, he would have cleared Virginia OF q
n black republican legions, occupied Washin
!. ton and restored MARYLAND to the South.
The vrctched administrati'
of our affairs. which has left Us helpless
u the ocean, without the leas. means of cri
:, ping the cnemy's commerce. or cutting
Il his transport and supply shirs, 30 cam
y sufficiently deplorc; We are still. howcv'
e invinc.blc on lard. and another week W
e nos We trust, see the dissertation of a SIN
. inch OF our territory by the :fcad Of Al. ins
Q. der.