The national Republican., 1861-07-17

particulars as our buzzy little neighbor Of the
Star properly remarks. We abstain for fear
that we should "jeopardize" the battle.
THE CASE OF COL. EMORY.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch, 4,h.
Those who have lent themselves, in most
cases. we trust, through ignorance of the true
state Of facts, to the malignant assaults upon
the gallant Col. Emory, need but listen, as we
did on Wednesday, to his own indignant refu.
tation of the charges of disloyalty to the glo.
rious flag which he has followed SO long. We
sympathized deeply with him when be detailed
the circumstances Of his so-called ressnation-
made, as he assures Us, scith no regard 10 or
knorledge Of the alleged unsoundness Of his
natire State, Maryland-of which he declares
he had no evidence, and Of which, even at this
moment, there is none, and we yet believe the
as he apers, by the state Of his prirdts afdirs-
having no reference to the secession troubles
,ras recalled instantly, on his learning that the
fair promises Of the leaders in the secession
business, not TO interfere pith his command,
rere false and tredcherous; and although his
recall was intercepted by the secessionists, as
he subsequently learned, he proceeded at once
TO prove his loyalty by acts Of successful gal.
lsntry which in any other country would have
insured high promotion, instead Of abuse and
reprosch.
Learning that the secessionists, two thou.
sand strong, were moving to capture his nine
hundred men-scattered at four posts on the
Texas frontier several hundred miles apart-he
at once proceeded TO concentrate his forces
with only six hundred, agsinst two thousand Of
the enemy, captured their advance guard, out
mana uvered them by rapid marches, finally
gathered all his gallant band, aud by march
Of six hundred miles, without provisions for
his force, reached Fort Lesvenworth, with every
man, horses, and arms, and all the Government
property of any real value-having destroyed
such as it was impossible or useless to remove.
We can we'll comprehend the feelings of such
an officer, when he reflects on the abuse re.
ceived at the hands of a portion of the press.
Solely through his devoted gaantry we have
secured the services of nine hundred regular
cavalry, while, through the vilany of Twiggs,
aud the Encouragement or treachery Of other
officers, the country is now deprived Of the ser.
vices Of some forty regular officers and two
thousand five hundred or three thousand Of its
best regular troops, all suffered to fall into the
hands Of the traitors in Texas. We honor
Gen. Scott and the Administration for rein.
stating Col. Emory without regard to the base.
les. unjust clamor against him, and hope they
will also reward his gallantry by wellearned
promotion.
If Col. Emory can make no better defence
than this, he should have kept out Of print, and
left it to the women to besiege Senators in his
behalf
Iu the midst of the troubles aud difficulties
Of the country, he resigned his com mmission, his
own State" Maryland, having shown, as far as
the secession leaders could make her demon.
strate, that she desired to be untrue TO the
union. The aristocratic minority Of Mary.
land are bitter secessionists to-day. They have
the right TO their opinions. But Mr.. Emory
was soldier. He had been educated and fed
al his life long at the country's expense. In
her trying hour she needed his services, and he
should have allowed no exigences of "private
affairs" to hass stood in the way of his public
duty. If his private affairs" are such that he
cannot give sufficient attention to his duty as
a military officer, why reappoint him7 Let the
Senate pause For the sake of truth and their
county, for the sake Of true men everywhere,
let them pause before they confirm this appoint.
ment. Mr.. Cameron did not dare to recon-.
mend it. If, with what is known to the public
on the affair, the appointment is confirmed,
does it not insult true men everywhere, in all
time, make loyalty an empty lie, and bid men
believe that robbery, baseness, and treachery
rule the world2
MYsrERIoUs.-The Mobile Tribune Of the
3Oth ult., has the following:
Two gentlemen who had gone fishing saw
u small sail.boat capsize. They went to its re-
lief, and found a small negro boy belonging to
MIR. Newton St. John on the bottom of the
boat. 1t is ascertained that there we're at
least four persons on the boat. The boy Dick
refuses to give any information On the boat
was found file OF the 4doertiser and Register
also one Of the Evening Nees, also one of the
| Tribune, also small cotton United States flag,
four or five packs of cards, file of the Illus.
trated Neus Of New York, ETC. We refrain
from giving more particulars for prudential
reasons.
The WHEAT HARvEsr.-The wheat harvest
has now fairly commenced, and the golden
fields are falling before the sturdy Graders
The crop is generally frst-rate, though in some
fields the weevil and the cheat have done little
damage. The corn and potatoes are also doing
..on WIaoInn TnfeIIi1Snoer l0tb