The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-01
THURLOw WEED ON THE BLUNDER AT
BULL Run.

Editorial Correspondence, .! tho Evening Journal
WASHINGTON, July rs, 1861.
The public mind painfully but reasonably eycited il
eataed 70 be inion what so deeply and vitality con
ccins the general welfare. When rebellion broke on; into
open war upon Fort Sumter, the people with una
nanty Anexainpe IN the worlds history Offering them
selves anu their ssessio!s 10 the gov rnmcut asking
only I'd return that war thus wantony and wickediy
provoked, SHOULD be vigorously Prosecuted
Passing oyor III interval Il three months we como to
tie disastrous battle Of MANASSAS Who responsible for
tins & eat national dsaStcrY Officials answer
indy d,,as may speaAhoir answers passing for what
they w0fh according to the estimate which the rub
lie pat upon their Judgment ami n,oaps Of information
Lieutenant General Scott i'll the discharge his duty AZ
conmandefnches OF the army conceived and perfected
pan or programme by m'ats o. which he confdeuly,
as The results Of Summer ana rl campaign Anticipated
ta1 overthrow OF the confederate army and thus virtually
to end the rebellion.
THIS plan, primarily, contemplated camps of nstruc.
ton, where raw levies might during the months Of June,
July and August b. subjected to discipline Injured 10
service, sending the regiments, they became ct lor
d! into Tho heid making room, as they departed, for
green organizations.
With this dsposablc force (atcr the safety Of the c
assared) ten Scott COMMENCED operaiors a, M
trcss Monroe, NEAR Harpcr's lcry and ia Western N.
ga, the latter point beng most favorable profit ng as
no other section did, by the cooperation and synpathies
oi loyal inhabitants. with Washington for his base Of
operations thcwcstorn wnls of hs army to feel
ana hbt their way s0uthward until at the annotated
thnc, having reached their designated POSITIONS all ms
columns were to move simultaneously Rictmond.! ling
| o. Mexico icll, before an irresistible army.
Bat this plan did not accord with tho popular idea
Fonihe individuals whose counseis and cian,ors
tacd ~ outbreak demanded preci,at action Tbes "a.
mans were more and more ctmorous Exciting appeals TO
popular feeling we're soon followed bv onen os sion.
! and commentators OF Gen. scott And finally with nre
sumption Gni insocncc unhcard Of leading oarEai As
Stunning command OF The army, issued aud reiterated tue
| order, son &C. Richmond"
While widely spread newspapers we're thus weakening
! Tie administration by assaults upon It's comnanlipS
genera ms cmharta'sehs were aggravated by the per.
sischt hostility an every Jay aslerSons Of the Post
master General whose brniher prominent member OF
Congress- as,sicd h.n iicln The stump.
Meanwhile Congress assembled senators aud repre.
ScutatiNcS WITH more Efat tuan know edgo ytuplt m
aud reiterated III cry, son 10 Richmond The ma.
tirut Congrcssmcn were leading and Influential Th. =
waited upon the President complain of the inacy tv
OF tha army and upon General scott, urging him con 10
Richmond" Army bilis prepared with driibcfation by
Senator Wilson On accordance with The views Of The
govcrnnen), we're emasc'ila,ed by the House Military
Cominlttee. a.! which Mr. Ear chairman In, presi.
ucn' iuu M tSoet nj" te's.a 70 aprehend-- not The
cclsufes u tonfresS-te failure OF measures essen.
l % the prosecution - the war Unless the riane order
o, ''un 70 lNchmo9d' obcyod
And now the sensation journals began dspara1c the
strength aud courage q. the rebel army. ''Ihc rebels
viii n0t fight "Ihc towards wil rnl'' &c, &C. al-
pcared ~ flaming capitals oyer Hash ,sragraph. ~.
whole popular miad was swayed by these irenzied Ar.
pcls. Amoyeincn upon Manassas was universally and
biadi! i,nlndea Pass ~ AMI onimositics, kindred To
those which once Geuscd France ID bood were bong az
eed The tyranny 9. the lress, the dchunciatons Of
Cabinet minister aud the ltnpetdosity OF a dozen mem
brTs Q! t"ngresx exciting ihe masses, moved" Gen.
scott "lr,m! his prolricicsH For once III bis lie his
purruscs ware ,hwa!tetor chs mind became the
nind ot other m'n. lne result has shown that 1T
latd " asHcss And yet who knows what NO at have
been tho eect OF an adherence % hi. p!apf The New
h"'k Ffbtee was educating millions to dstrust the wis.
a"h % titf administrator ami the d tcy Of the com
hdlSh> 'hcfNs Er.y lay eIabo1eae its asdactty--
every ia. md wire d,soiu rqstd It's rcasun-ana oycv
hour Augmented TIE ppiilar discomfort Con ,rcss oggh
lis seaSlH pcNe@ al cuty began 70 at r. Ine i3Sfs
one IN thc Cabinet tni ~. otbrr ~ si,.uyc w.~a ~
ganiIlg ~ " on c Rcpnold lactr II haig ..isted
thsc deslAh Nhuli live overth Own The alni istta
non, n,sA,Sht We ifit05s u the government. +" Mad
ness rVle' TIL h'er aH@ battle al Mana sas gs, or
wroEs pecan'e NJ hhl2iy bgt political "ncoeasu
Il .. not Uu however 80 las been asserted ,hl. Cen
IA l,tF. al, y
ffeSieni tetweeh tio Frcsdent and with oae excap.
tim, III cabinet aud General Scott there las been mutual
regard an C0uiiicuccA
vii bot bow step 10 COPS Ter d.tas or criticize acts
ite MAJOR tilnlcr nculs all the minor onrs There
s2r' have been no general cngagGmcn urt We were N
ne 1 0dh an army strong cuoggh t. uvtrvhcIn and
cch uGt rebellion. 1horo age other no. Us "a IA .h ,ye
eoMd we aaN.ntHg'o;sy aud spccts ully uccrn.ed
1911 even 1t were eSc0sable 70 assault a., army equal