New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04
A WORD TO JEFF. DAVIS.

To ne Editor Of The ~ j. 7risaHt.
Sin: Jefferson Davis processes to le the leader Of
brave az ctivarous people claiming TO act on prin-
cpes Of humanity and civilization and claims that Ia
the late encounter Of his orres with those Of the
United States isgoiast the GosernmeLt Of which he
and his people are in rebelIion, he gained great vic
tory. Let examine the laet point. First, his army
has been for months concentrating at Manassss Junc
ton, and has carefully fortified a lace which Is
naturally srrung, gsTisoned It with at least '1,OeO
men, and had re endorsements within reach amounting
10 81. 900 Thus lie had 0j,cC0 men behind foriiea-
tons well supplied Win artillery Hi advance posts
were al Fairsx in q country where fair open, and
manly fight could have taken Place. An al ,anc. was
made against bis forces by tie troops q TIE UHiel
States not more than 5O,eW men IN oil. DAVIS &C.
cIine0 the encounter in the open field although be
coull have met them with two men for ore, arG had
5000 10 spare but awaited The attack behind his N.
trenchmelhs Sumo OF those Iedoubts were not SUI
hcieutly strong, even though backed ana co'eitd ~
an overwhelming 1Orce 10 hunters, 'Cr they were
Vrested from his rebel troops by the arms OF Tie
United States At let no succeed'd M repelng tie
attack vet 30 shattered his army that lie cld BoI
dare press the reat in the open les, even though
his force was double that of the rrrta'ing army, h..
cause nc could not carry lis TedOuOts with bin. ILis
either shows hat he was really beaten the ground
Of bis own selection AID WITHIN bis Entertainments,
or that be did not dare expo'e his cfrdk m The open
field 10 tho attack OF TIE pdI11t arms. Truly TIC re-
mark OF Gen Tar lOr in r,aiiCn 10 tie Mexican aruY
nav with propriety be applied TO the hores Of Jeer-
son Davis, "Ih-y Are not formidable without ar'H-
lery, AID mig III add without IedOuDts. What caE
be sid in Gofcuse Of biz humanity IN refusing 90 buy
our dead Il il said that tbs extends only to the
Xuuave Regiment Of iiremtn; bU II this II true, &c
will yet stand dtgrac,d before every humane and
CIVILIZED community OF the world, for here asssh
that in ali the Attributes that maze soldier aud
man. every man Of these Iouayes was ms peer-In
al that makes useful lqan Ear his Ipeiior. ii tls
il the system 0f war he intends To inaugue, ict bm
be assured that he viii TIC met with such an over
wbelmiug buYrt of Northern indignation that the
deepest cave or darkest swamp Of BIS Southern Con-
fcderacy will n0t project him. We don't wisil to DO
aLy more than sGa be necessary 70 establish the al-
tbority Of the Government Of The United States, such
as Wellington Jefferson, aud jackson made it; bat
we do intend 90 that, aud we have the pov 10 90
IT, and If Jtfirrton Davis has followers who "Il pes?
NIT such barlatism ~ above noticed, It VIII be they
who will meet with fearful Teuibuiion. WHY GOut
be attempt 20 90 Washington So he has prorIi ed
The simple reason il that ii did attempt n is rebel
crew would have 10 meet men in tire open field and
this neither he uor they dare do. JioAsoS.