, 1861-07-27

The grave and conservative Philadelphia
-aofth 1lne1itd1 thus conlmante Gu the d e:cat
Of the Aa!icDsl forces at Manassas:
net1t ri 1e is Fss 9.s np. 70 apP5oxs to
almost within sight Of Waahlngtol Tor
months in transporting the can1oa they took
fto1n tie na:isnal stores and troops ut their
will, to the choice Of positions ali along tie
front Of our lree. We sat down il tho e'aad-
ow Of the Capitol and intrenched, ~hilc theY
a1ns ara troops. They sent fc1ces to Har
per's Ferry, aad agoin withdrew them. They
went to anu to in all directions as thef pleas
cd, ana EEet car eicEets at leisure. It is not
Wonde1fu: that they were we'll prepared With
masked batteries, and that their positions
we're at last held With great strength, and tt.
ken hs us OF great loes OF life. T. Is not Won
against them they broug:a: a reserve
b their easy railroad to uenacs our
tlsnk and to put err exhausted r0ops ia ter
ror Of having their communications With the
rear cut oil. That trooes should get Into :
panic In such circumstances, is moi uuprece.
dtnts5, and tlat they should fall into tlght
sea!cely morettan natural consequence.
+ The Union Is strong enough, thank God, to
survive even thiI great disaster, and the arms
taken up in i'll defence are powerful enough
10 retrieve evan greater losses. The lesson
caught us Is, that this war was more afro.
tions thing thsn ne had believed it.; that 1t
had ITS origin n debasen1eut oi the public
miad IN the d!sloyal States, the full depth Of
which has not ret been conceived. Tbs trai.
tors who betrayed aud assailed US were fiends
N tnelr 4eetruriive purposes; they knew moth
lrs OF US that did not fill them with en1nisy.
and a7 most Of all they hated our prosperity.
This peaceful prosperity they care more to
destroy than to do anything for themselves,
and their delight il demonIacal when th.J be.
leve any cart Of The end counlishei
IEe bombsrdment OF Fort Sumter WAS one
gItat call to. duty On the part OF the peaceful
citizens Of the ioyal States; this is call hun
oTed told as loud, and it agitates the hearts
at al! men at this moment more deeply
and bitterly than any event the Oldest
msn living has known It will be re-.
sEoletsd to BY The rush of tens Of thousands
aneW to the conflict, A force numbering l7e
70 cne OF the utmost the teces6ionist8 can
Islee must lake the field, and this force must
acs, hot rust in ldlc1ees at Fart Monroe, or Fort
flcktne, or anywhere else. If We hare fleet
tEat can menace Southern port, in Heavens
name let that branch Of the ferce be put to
uEe. To give holiday and restricted license to
rebellion on all sides but one, Of course puts
she Whole rebel force at the disposal Of tue
leaders 1t any oAe point, % ne have sean it as
V'nef POINTS must have given occupation to
snaIe ol these reserves who at last put IS to
n'sht Whether there was power thero
20 menace them CT not, let there
Is lofce enough 10 do SO hereafsez-Eorce at
MlEchseter and in the approaches to Stecn.
,1n, at the kanswha, ut Aqua Greek and ut
,.smaon M9,o,k' We hsye given the reoels all srr
everything they could desire except men and
r'ehteous Gauge. Gather the necessary force
70 outnumbtr them, il this ia the only Har-
1a1e IN Ha1ch VT are to excel.