Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-09

pared with deliberation BY Senator Wlisop. N
accordance with the views of the .Gotsrnment.
were emasculated by the House Military Cbm.
mittee, OF which Mr.. Blair 10 chairman. The
President and his Cabinet had reason to appre.
hend.-if not the eensures iof Cooere eas = tbe
failure Of measures essential 10 the pposecution
ot % the var, unless the Tribune order of aOh' 70
Richmond was oBeyed. pl.N''' -" ',' s1l
And now the sensation journals began to dis.
parage the strength and courage Of the rebel ar.
my. "Ihe rsbfls tDil not fgbti',, 1Tae eoto
dTds icH rum" etc., etc, appeared In flaming
capitals over Hash paragraphs. The whole pop.
ular mind was swayed by these frenzied ap.
peas. a movements upon Manassas was mi.
yersaily and blindly demanded. Passions and
snlmoalties 2 kindred TO those which once deluged
france IN blood, were being excited, The IT,
ranay OF the press, the denuneiations OF Cabi.
net Minister, and the impetuosity of a dozen
memosss oi Eongress, exciting the masses,
IN movea zen scott "from his pfoprieties."-
FOR once To his life his purposes we're thwarted
for once "bis mind became the mind az otb ~
men, The result has shown that IL was d IA
tai weakness, And yet, who knows what would
nave been the effect Of an adherence to his
plant = a1i6' i1oeJha 40 L179T INV
The New York Tribune was educatibes mil.
lions to distrust the wisdom Of the Administra.
uon and the fidelity of the. Commanding, Gen.
erals. Every day emboldened its audacity-
every mail and wire disseminated its treason
and every hour augmented lie popular discon.
tent Congress, though ita session opened aus
plciously, began 10 falter. The Blairs--one in
the cabinet and the other In Congress-
organizing an "0n TO Richmond" faction, To
have resisted these demands scould have over
thrown the Adminiatration giqh have
destroyed the Government. madness ruled
tne hour, and a battle at Manassas, right or
wrong, became, not o military, but political
necessity" ir bss1s's loiisd oeUtf
~ Is not true, however, as has been asserted,
tnat Gen. scott was constrained to hazard this
pattle py the President. Between the President,
anu, with one exception, the Cabinet, and Gen.
scott, there has been mutual regard and conf
dence. - --f. t... r.t -. r-.-.
Will not now stop TO consider details or criti-
olee acts. The major blunder includes all the
MINOR ones. There should have been no general
engagement until We were in the field with an
army strong enough to overwhelm and crush
out rebellion. There were other points at which
we could have been advanta geously and success
iuiIy occupied. T.5 .g- u.r.. .tyfru'l
But, even If 1t were excusable to assault an
army equal in numbers to our own, in Its chosen
position, and behind It's intrenchments, the pur-
pose should have been abandoned when the
army oil MANASSAS was strengthened BY that
from Winchester. Then, surely, the conflict
was TOO unequal. With all the conditions and
circumstances 90 changed, Gen. mellow ell
should hare taken the responsibility Of disobey
ing ms orders. The reason would have justi.
ned him in the Judgment of the Government
and people. .s1 .Dfl lsaio a.-lsl Z.