Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-04
Ene sun run Kout abroad.


The London Timeg OF August 1O.h, the very
day on which Gen. McCulIoch gave the Fede-
raj forces a teri. bic tbrashiDg in Missouri,
has he following editorial;
Tue people Of the Northern States Of amer
lea a e behaving after their defeat In a man
neT which - somewhat unaccountable They
90 not seem nc an inclined 10 lessen its impor-
lance. They do not affect 10 conceal that they
have been totally and disgTacefully defeated
that their opinions OF their own merits and of
their enemies Deficiencies were uDfounded and
hat, instead Of a short and brilliant campaisD.
they must either prepare for a desperate war
or give up the RChrms Of subiugating the South.
And yet this national calamity and this gTIe-
vous shame DO not seem to effect them as thev
would effect an European community. They
even take 4 pleasure in the sensatinn caused
by that unparalleled defeat. Excitement is 90
all classes a necessary daily dram, and, il they
have %, II matters not whether it is bought bv
success or misfortune. Then the Deonle have
so little realized the meaning OF war, and lbey
have such confidence 10 their own energy and
fortunes, In their own faculty OF whatthey call
coming "right side upward" that as a rom
munIly they are 10 more depressed by q total
rOut than they would BE- in their individ-
nal capacities by : pecunisry lose 4 sin
guldr trait IN human character is exhibited
by their open acknowledgment to all the
world Of defeat, coupled with enthusiastic
rtcePtioL' which they are giving to whole
regiments Of volunteers who, on nreteuse Of
their time beirg up, are marching bomewsTd
on the morrow of a great defeat, and on the
eve Of an expected advance OF the Southern
army. The more arisiccraiic New York vol
nn'eeTs had returned hone long before the bat
tie al Bull Run, and now regiments from al
most every State are Fastening back to their
respective districts, to be received with the
lOudtst plauiIts Of their friends. The 14sh
Oaio, on returning to Toledo, "ezueTienceu
a very cordial reception" It was mentioned
that, after a few weeks furlough they would
be ready to Te-eniist-those few weeks, for
all they knew, being destined to decide tue
fate Of tie Union forever. But the most ex
trsordinaTy case is that Of Gen. Patterson's
sTmy. The general, according 10 his own ac-
count, was IN front 81 Gen. Johnston, VINO
had 80 O0J men. 'My force ia less than 20. 600
men. Nineteen regiments, whose term Of ser
vice was up, or would be within e week. all
refused 10 stay an hour over their time, with
the exception OF four. Five regiments have
gone home, two more 60 to-day. aud three
more tomorrow. To avoid being cut off with
the remainder, | fell back and occupied this
place" This is, we think, ore Of the most as
founding incidents in thehist0ry Of war. Il en-
tiTely agrees with the statement gives by or
special correspondent, tsat while the can
non Of BeauTegaTd Fefs laundering in their
ears, a regiment Of volunteers passed him on
their way home, their three months term Of
service being complete. II such a thing had
happened to one corps, it N gbt have been set
down 10 the bad cOunsei5 OF the ORe or more
Discontinued spirits, or to the iujudicious con-
duct Of some commanding officers. But here
1t Is evident tBst the whole volunteer army OF
the Northern States is worthless as a military
org auization. Il Is useless 20 comment on the
behavior OF men who, pretending 20 rush TO
arms for the salvation or their country, max
iGg of IN thousands when toe enemy comes in
sight, and leave To ir generate take care Of
himself. This 10 certainly carrying to its
further limit that right Of secession which they
flew to arms 10 punish. 10 any other country
such conduct Gould have been looked uuOn as
the extreme Of taseBe5s. But the Americans
do not visit it as such, and taeY, perhaps, have
an instructive sense CT he lustics OF the case.
They feel how holioW has been SO much Of the
Indignation expressed by their psTty-hOw
much the campaign againsttae South is a sham,
entered into ~ obedience 10 4 'sensatiOn' pol
icy, and diff ring wild ~ from the earnest and
steady resolve which snImates men who are
fighting for objects really dear TO them. II
EDglant OF France were invading the Northern
States, no one can believe that a whole Amer
Icen army would eyapOTste because three cal
ehdef months were up; nor, TO bring matters
nearer lome, can we imagine mat the SOUTH
erners will take the rail hcmeward while New
York rogdies and Boston aboliti0lists are tes-
oisfing TIE villages Of Virginia.
In al ages success in war has inclined to
the party which is fighting for an existence,
and is consequently stee!ed to a steTuer resolve.
Tneie is a want Of this earnestness to b. no.
ticed Ia tia conduct OF the NCTthprneTs. They
take things essy 70 a degree which agtoBi5bes
Ell Euziisumsn whc rscoiiects the frenzy Ehieh
! followed the first mIefertunss % 0Jr array o.
tbe cod Of 1854. The whole story Of tbe battle
OF Bull Run is given By the northern papers,
IF course With many variations, but we are
bound to say with entire candor. The CON-
p~istensss Of tie defeat, he courage Of the
enemy, and the panic Of their own army are
not eX'enUsted or denied in any way. There
is, Of course, the usual tendency to lay the
blame on tie commanders, and TO save toe self
love Of the army at the expense Of its chiefs.
But, making allowances for this, a. is probable
not only that the leaders were incompetent.
but the mass Of The troops felt that they were.
From The FIRST there seems to have been little
purpose in anything that was done. The sd-
vance began before dawn, and one writer says
that even sttbat hOursthere seemed a lack Of
unity and ijrect purposes among the officers,
which sometimes vas made too evident to he
troops not 10 affect their spirit and demeahor.
At the very opening Of tie day it was plain to
all that real and sound diejp!ine was sban-
doned. On the other hand, the CJnfederates
were evidently commanded BY men who knew
something OF war.