New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
FROM BOSTON.
from Our Own Correspondent.


Of eonsolations quite good those which OPP
tinist friend Gen. Butler found in the Great Bethel
disaster. In his dispatch to the Generaln. Chief, as
You will perhaps rscoect, he expressed the opinion
that we had gained more than we had lost; our troops
had leaned to have confidence in themselves under
fire, and the officers had learned wherein their organ
zation and drill were inefficient l think we have
leaned at Manassas lessons quite as important ashese
and tme which rapidly changes the apparent disasters
of the just and brave into victories will coon reveal
still more important advantages which we have
g.jned, ] reckon one Of the most important OF
these TO be, that we are at last able to appre-
ciate the character and resources Of our enc
my. Congress, at the latest advices, was allow
ing the Hon. Mr.. Breckinridge the Hon. Mr.. Bur
nett and the Hon. Mr.. Vallandgham to talk and vote
treason in the Senate and House, and Listening 10 old
Mr.. Cendens notions as to what the is or is not
waged for. Pleasant and usefl employment for the
day after defeat of the Grand Army" have not
heard from Richmond, but l suppose that the rebel
Congress is similarly engaged, hearing long-winded
descriptions of the entertainments of Jefferson Davis
upon the principles of constitutional liberty aud resolv
ing that in making war upon the Government they
mean no harm to anybody BY the way ia not the ex-
y
piece Of exquisite Congressional humori Ifthese gen.
tlemen would only make their appearance in Washing
ton and take their seats, like their Kentucky and Ohio
friends we should of course make way for them and
pay them wages and mileage: but now that they are
in the rebel rmies and councils doing their best TO ex
pei 10 we think il quite safe and proper 10 expel heM
The Manassas repulse will perhaps help toteach usthat
the rebellion IL unit and that even II Messrs. Breck-
nrdge. Burnett and yallandgham are not quite rebels
enough TO be hanged, they are rebels enough to be
turned out Of Congress and sent home, or arrested as
spies. Mr.. Hiokmans famous eighteen millions 10
eight millions sounds very WELL but so long Us Be-
ceson traitors are allowed to sit in Congress and hold
office in the Departments, liberal percentage must be
deducted from the larger number. Since the battle.
difference than usual seems to have been paid to
Mr.. Burnett. He has even presumed to institute an
INQUIRY into the personnel u the Union army, '6ith
view of ascertaning whether there any Negroes in
IT, am surprised that he did gets specisi committee
perambuatory powers. can give hina fact which
will 20 toward satisfying his righteous soul on this
subject. mula,tO from Weotchester County, n. Y,
came into recruiting Office in STATE street yesterday,
and said he had come all the Nay from home - pur-
pose 10 enlist, for he had head that in Massachusetts,
colosed men were received in the army. He was
turned off, Of coure, because Congress is so select in
ts tastes that it will not employ yellow men to hight
yellow men. don't as the poor fellow can serve
his country and the cause OF freedom unless he can
conriye to get captured BY privateer and then shay
the prize crew and bring his vessel into port as your
black hero, Tillman, did
The Massachusetts, losses seem 10 have occurred
mostly on the day Of the first engagement with the
rebel batteries, and they fell mainly upon the Let
Regiment, which everybody agrees behaved galantlY
Col Cowdns courage has never been seriously
doubted, though his enemies, who very numerous
limited that he showed some disinclination to enst;
and everybody is glad to hear such good account of
his exploits Before he left here and for long time
afterward he was the but of many people Of the
Hnker persuasion, because he was a Republican and
a Teeotaller This last trait of his character was to
be sure, absurd enough in militia colonel but there
was nothing unlawful in it. The Post followed him to
the seat OF war with savage article, styling his regi
ment AN armed mob. The attacks upon him came 80
hot and heavy that the liberal classes began to sympa
thze a good deal with him, when upcame news that he
had for some inexplcabe reason chosen to engage in
the ayecaehing business, in which be has since been
followed by Jones of the 9th Regiment in a still more
fragrant case. This completed his unpopularity; but
now that he III known to have fought CALAMITY at
Bull Run teetotalisn, regmental quarels, oyercoas,
and negro-caching, ALL perhaps properly enough,
forgotten at least for time. The 18th Regiment had
a chance 10 smell powder before its term of service
expired. 1t left Boston on the I'D OF April, and
suppose will Immediately return Its Colonel, Law
renee of Medford is reported to be severely wounded
Our three months men have not seen much hard
fighting. The 9th Regiment had n severe time in
Baltimore on the 18th April and will be ever freshly
remembered for lis steadiness that day; the 9TH had
some,hing to do at Bull Rum portion OF the 4th was
M Great Bethel and the Sd did service at Norfolk
when the vessels were scualed and sunk, but they
were not under re and believe the 9Th has not been
ia battle But we know this is only the accident of
war and Judging from the enthusiastic reception of the
ID and 4th yesterday when they came to the city from
Long Island, Massachusetts, has just aud warm ap-
precaon of tho services of her sons who so speedily
took the field in defense ofthe good old cause.
Gen. Butler is unpopular with the returned voun-
teers and portions the 30 and fth Regiments actually
oroaned for him while on the Common yesterday. /
have in vain tried to discover any adequate for
this The General has unquestionably made blunders
as a commander in field and fort. They cay he blum
dered at Baltimore and tho Relay House. Probably
he did bat let us have more such blunders, rather
than come of orr recent successes He has been under
the ban of Gen. Scott and the army officers at Fort
Monroe who have pretty assduousy fostered the idea
that he 4 not III for the command, and who have de-
teniued that as far as they are concerned, he shall
have no command. The Great Bethel disaster CON-
peted their catalogue of bis dhqualfcations Think
however, that the tide must turn now. After
Bull Run, Gen. Butler and Gen. Pierce are
as good as anybody, and may bold their heads
as high az any Of the Potomac Generals, whether vol
unteen or regular. Give Gen. Butler chance, o.