Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-26
The New York World ON the Battle
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| While the New York Tribune lays the blame
Of our defeat on the Administration and the Of
acers, the Woyld, the organ of the Administra'
ton, says Il Is mainly attributable to "the
wretehed demagogues who have raised the In
furiate popular clamor for an immediate ad
vance upon Richmond" The World says: "II
was not in the power Of Gen. soorr to Withstand
the clamor. His own military Judgment pro-
nounced this advance premature" =, lr-
Whether Gen .scorT will consider this com.
plimentary or not, ehave our doubts ''
II Gen. Scorr had not the power to Withstand
the clamor Of demagogues, the country has al
ways oveTated his military ability. II his
military judgment pronounced this advance
premature" why was it made? Or was II
made without bis order7 Did Gen. MCDOWELL
obey GRIZZLY from New York, when he bel.
loved out, "FoRwARD TO RIcHMoND," instead
Of Gen. Scorri ~ t,g
IL has been too apparent that the powers at
Washington have been too much moved by
"demsgogues," ever since Mr.. LINCOLN took
the oath Of office. Therein lie our troubles,
and we fear 1t will continue until the country
and the people are wrecked and ruined. II
they will take GRErLEY's advice -abdicate,
pack up their baggage. and leave the Govern.
ment In the hands Of men who wlllnot be con.
trolled by "demsgogues"-his advice will not
be as disastrous to the country as has been his
Forward to Richmond" ,a J-- si4a
b The World further says; sea .s a'a'
"The Southern people understand this, and
practice upon 10. Not q Southern newspaper
mas presumed 10 dictate the movements Of their
Generals, or even criticise them after being
made. They have surrendered the entire
control OF the war to professional science, and
have therein manifested q maguanimous conf
dence and puolic.splrited self control that we
must say-rebels as they are-is truly admira.
ole Are we Of the North so degenerate that
We cannot equal THAI Must impulse aud bot |
passion alone rule us1 II 60, our inferiority is
proved; and the soonerwe cease dssecrating a
noble cause with our ignoble support the better
Tor every interest Of humanity"
This Is the first intimation we have seen,
fsom Q Republican paper, that the Southern
people understood anything. Our people had
been led to believe that there were scarcely any
soldiers there, and those who we're there we're
half naked and starving, and would run on the
frst fire; that they were pressed into the service
and did not want to fight against the grand
'rmy OF the Union;" they had fintlock mus.
kets; but little ammunition, and scarcely any
'amrods. A constant depreciation Of the enemy
mas been the theme Of the Republican papers, !
until many of our people have been made to
believe that our gallant army had nothing TO do
'ut to marshal their forces and "Forwsrd 70
Richmond" without reference to numbers.
II is fact written In our own history, by
'ur own writer's, that in the battles of the Rev.
hutton, in the war Of 1872, and in the war with
Mexico, the gallant men Of the North and
'outh stood shoulder TO shoulder In defense Of
be glorious old flag. Their blood has mingled
q the same pools-their bones lie bleaching on
,e same fields of victory and defeat, and no !
ne has dared, until nov, to praise the valor Of b
10 at the expense Of the other.
Their officers are Of the same people, educat
at the same school, and enrolled upon the :.
'me books in the departments of our Govern. b
ent. And yet, all these we'll known facts .
I'VE been ignored by demagogues until neces- =
ty has compelled them to look these truths in I,
70 face, and govern themselves accordingly. In
ia dangerous to undervalue the power and In v
lligence Of your enemy. s.. ..r..t