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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR.
OPINIONS OF THE. NORTHERN PRESS.

Gnu SsPeSiahy tuo W" Jou' u'uo'S W 1'o"
York, on the defeat of the Grand Union
Army will doubtless he read with almost
as much interest as the details of the battle.
We therefore make several extracts:
From the Ne,c York Journal Of Commerce.
This reverse, at the very outset of the
advance Of our army, will disappoiut the
hopes and the confident expectations of the
people of the Northern States. For, if
there were some who, with a more correct
knowledge and a just appreciation of the
strength and material Of tho Confederate
army, have doomed the result which has at
tended the first important movement not
unlikely to occur, it 10 unquestionably true
that the masses Of the people have enter
tanned different expectations, and have look
en- upon the March to Richmond in the
light of triumphal and grand occasion,
which should inspire our troops with the
highest spirit, and which could, by no pos
sibility, result in disaster to our arms.
Probably not one in hundred Of the
millions at the North who daily read or
listened 10 the demand of the war journals
to forward to Richmond had any concep-
tion of the difficulties in the way of such
an undertaking. For weeks past, and more
especially Lieut.. General Scott, has been
urged to make forward movement; and
measure of abuse has been hcaped upon
the Administration by the journals of bis
own party, which, had it enemana.ed from
their opponents, would have prov oked the
most serious charges Of dsloyalty to the
Government
In common with all our citizens
we are distressed at the intelligence which
every hour brings us of the loss of brave
and respected men, officers and privatcs,
who have fallen in the encounter between
the two armies. Many homes are thus
made desolate, many hearts broken-crush
ed-by the sudden announcement. Simi-
lar scenes arc witnessed and similar griefs
felt, among the people Of the South. l.
:here 10 way to put an end, honorably and
rightly, to this state Of things This ques-
ton is full of importance, and we ask the
people, in the light of humanity and of
Christianity, to ponder we'll the momcntous
issues which it involves.
From, tie NeD York Tribune Repnblican.
We have fought and been beaten. God
forgive our ruler that this is 80 but it is
true, and cannot be disguised. The Cabi-
net, recently expressing, in rhetoric better
adapted to love letter, n fear Of bsing
drowned in lis own honey, is now nearly
drowned in gore; while our honour on the
Iii igh seas has only been savetl by one dar-
ing and desperate negro, and he belonging
to the merchant marine. The sacred soil
Of Virginia is crimson and wet with the
blood of thousands Of Northern men need
lessly shed. The great and Universal
question pervading the public minl is
Shall this condition OF things continue!'
!, A decimated and indignant people will
demand the immediate retirement Of the
present Cabinet from the high places O
power, which, for one reason OF another
they have shown themselves incompetent te
fill. Give us for the President capable ad-
visers, who comprehend the requirements Of
the crisis and are equal to them and, 70
the army, leaders worthy of the rank file
and oar banner, now dropping, will soor
float once moro in triumph over the whole
land. ~....
From Tie Ne'e York Times. Republican.
There is no occasion to belittle tie ca
iamity which has fallen upon the country
The gallant army Of the Union has bee'
routed and put to fight BY the army Of tn
rebels and If, from the fragments, enoug|
material can be gathered to insure the i'm
mediate safety Of the Capital. the natio,
will have melancholy and imperfect rea.
con for congra!ulation. But, although. W
have suffered disastrous defeat, the cours
OF events make It something better than
national calamity. In one respect, It vii
unquestjonnbly prove great national bless
ing.s4sIt does not weaken in .an appreci
sble degree, our strength either in men 9
munitions Of war. TITS only mortifyin
experience, which will, We believe, secu,
US from itsfepetition. :.
>4a 5s~-s Fsom7 he ,Nev York Herald Il.
Our own opinionis is, that our noisy an
fanslical and foolish politicians forced Ge'
srsl Scott into this tliing against lis supe
riots judgement. Whatever may be u
t.ush 10 This respect, it isa bow manifest th'
tie Secretary Of War and the whole CAT
i1sthase been unequal to tlie exigencie
andiar behind the spirit aud liberal pa
triotism Of the loyal ssates.-The who
L. \. ell.