Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-20
,yaI Union people are in no mood for any tar.her nj

loyal Unlon people are In 10 mood Tor any further nj
fling
This Big Bethel misadsenur4, though ,rfaing sTtir
in military point OF view il rcgar led by our pecpe q.
costly tlGnder ggesise Of budget Of bundsIs tI.f
able tie sbinet Washington. The moral effect o.
this bad managed enterprise OF Gn Pcfc. (unfor Il a
e. Iame) will 10 Strengthen tho rtbcls TO s.riJut
resistance, whereas csge oceat Of the enernv la th
little ncd' nal fight would have vastly dsmoralized tie
whole cause. Accordingly, unlcss tn. mshsT
stall BE- V,ry sooR repaired, tie mu'tcring thur.
ders OF pubic opinion which bear around us vii be
heard at Washington; President Linco1 vii! be aGmon
isei tbat .cks in tho cOncuct of this war ore
in bis Cabinet and that BE- cast about at once and
reconstruct il OF Efficient and energetic Instruments
ualcss BE- is prepared TO hazard The confidence of the
loyal Amtricau people.
But the party organs Of the administration tell US that
the in Eastern Virginia drags heavily from our
numerous petty skirmslcs with the enemy no mlters
advantage has bean gained that they are building up
their do:ences under the very of our ships OF war
and army columns and that when these rebel detach-
ess4led they neither captured nor dspers
ed We assured too that these things must be reno
died promptly that there wi be second uprising OF
the indignant North sufficiently poserfu TO compel Mr.
Lincoln reoig InZ, biz Cabine. according 70 the war
standard Of public opinion, aud push the vigorous
~ into Africa, not with divided conrns Of doubtful ef
6cency but with All army overwhelming in numbers
equipI euts aud cement that il will be able walk
over the course.
From the same
GREAT AIsTAKs To REMEDlED -The dsss.er
which has beGcn arms at Big Bethel reveals gfea.
mistake which We have been making in military mat
ters. Whoever responsible it is obvious that il
fatal blunder TO order to charge up ditch,
without providing them with ladders any other
OF crossing t. fatal oiuudcr organize the exp 'dion
80 that two oi cur regiments fred each ctheT fael
bonder TO undertake military operation with whole
brigade without preliminary reconnaissance by engn-
eers. These blunders chow tha. somewhere there
iaQY that silaH
account OF the affair reaches shall know where Il
bl.me lies.
IL the meantime, we may observe that we have beer
by our foolish policy, counting precisely such Clssst'
this one. We have entrusted the command of gs.-
ant Voiuneers the finest raw material Tor soldiers 10 the
world. to gentlemen without the least practical Know.
ledge or experience OF wariaFe
Now while il true that occasionally civilian by he
orct oil innate guLus, turns d competent general
without any previous training, it is vious th. euch
cases are very ions and aat tue business Of
soldering, Ike that Of making sesm engines perform
ieg surgical operations, requires regular apprentice
ship. 10 se-d soldiers 10 battle under who have
not any apprenticeship at all mad would be 10
30 10 se4 IN E shp wilhCu sailor on board
The War Department refused, in every nsoncs 10
permit clhcers Of The army 10 accept volGnees eoa.-
manas. We cannot but ihihk that ..5 decision is the
work OF some CT the rfdtap5 cs ks in the department
AID that it has o received the nature SANCTION Of See,
ietary t4Il ron mao Of M CGmeTol5 SQUAD prac.
agn bodies Of men 20 toe genersshp OF inexperienced
civilians. lie mus perceive The .bsIciiiy OF directing
gallant officer like Captain DoubIed4y, who has served
his country, aud studied his profession praclc.i iJr
twenty-five years, to report 70 Peunsi ivi gTOc,r Or
lawyer, who beprns to naTo political irdgonce o.ougi
20 obtain the tile Of Bligaiier GeOerIi Surely 100
ihei disaster viii rouse Ag CamerOns attention Ia. b.
-urrc II 10 will crly study il carefully, We have 10
dolt: Of ti- dcc-ioa
Every id rficcr enP!oycC IL Ibis var ough t. have
received Go@scr MI any CGucaGo. ii pO- iul5--ot
Wet Point E,.ry i,.gtI,t ur h i.r General oul b.
. 90 an old soi'f, COED s:'3-c record ia tie
EoTid', A'1:.1a q ll1il4 rasS. /. us uie De Ci-
served oue .l-cess vi b. sirg spescy, bad cssg II
!; be Le:l c,d, ai.I S,-.uG-5y, be in Inoarn r
Fhoe simeat- Of ve!lnteees slaughtered ~
the incap-c..y Of .b'iT c.i.cers.
Pom tie y. I. TiIbure.
THE CAMPAIGN II yiRuisfA.
Gen Scott; plan iof he current en has for some
tim been understood 10 contemplate slow ami cautious
udVanco movements 10 such lcc the rtbes cain I
hope suc;cssiuy 10 RESI- Thus 40 allowed the tIaiOI5
sut then q ( uI.a a:be iOr weeks at Aexaudia,
in plin sigh Of lie CAPITOL but when he did see fit
.4vs-ce on thtc cy, ney G5de 10 resistance, bu:
possess.d Gy very sudden and irr slstaOe dcse TO q
away. IT, would SEEM he is about 10 -ves. and sssal
heir strong position a. Harp-s Fery he evidently IT,
tends TO threaten i. f.om dhsret directions ia su.n
force will compel It's evacuation ath hltis |
no fyh'irg. That point g :-Sd, ths burned or
broken bridges on ta5 Iil-ulcrs and Ohio railroad
may he REL I'D, and the OHIO and Icdsna diyision
observing or operating in Western Virginia, may
mite with the Penpsylvani.1- from Chambersburg |
the Fsrt", .Dd the whole doga 70 ope.
rate against oe main rebel army at a4nasss Gap or
wherever IL may be concentrated dispute the edv.rcc
Of tho Union army Oh Richaoud G,u. Scott Is pro. !
verbally Uy OF lie, and bis calculation plainly is that
ae lehes will not venture TO give battle bu; viii thus
be slowly and steadily pushed blok until Virginia shall
baVe been recovered to the Union with very little blood
she'd We think he undertakes both the a.g.ug,h and
the desperation Of The traitors but Ss norma oa with
regard to them ought be better than ours and if be
estiuates them rightly hs plan is Of admira.
BILE crc,
G'n. Besurasard on the other hspi recently intima-
tsd - .. Charleston bis conviction that the "Con5Gera6"
forces are lot calculated abide the brunt Of battle 10
the open field with their agonsts-that his policy will
be TO collect fifty or Sky thousand men in &C.
fensibe, commanding position ke Manassas Gap, in
strongly intrenched and fortified camp, and compel Cen
Scott 10 assa him under every dsadvautage or waste
the season in taking positions Of material conse
quence Ths probably bis wsest course, but exposes
Norfolk and Richmond TO capture by strong column
from Fortress onroe without seskening the main UIion
army seriously to ebdanger the loss OF Washington
But we do not believe the rebels well supplied with either
ammunition or provisions that they could keep thin their
trenches month Il Gen. Scott shall have sufficient light
troops especially cavalry to harss7 their
and intercept part OF the supplies they must be cor
santly drawing from The tdewater regions. To hold en-
intrenched camp spd decline hghung elsewhere, requires
not merely good Generalshp, which presume the |
rebels have but ample material which We confident
they have We trust therefore, that they mus soon
accept battle il they do offer ore, and that Geo.
Scott will have quite much TO say as jeff Davis and
Beauregard as to the ground which it is to be fought
and the advantages thence accruDg TO the respective
belligerens At all events when the rebels shall have
abandoned Harpers Ferry, and with il the line OF he
Baltimore and Ohio road full third of Virginia will |
have been restored 10 the Union.
WO0D,s N0nTR CARcLINA FAMILY HOE
w HEhhINGs
80 half bbs OF @ Family Zoe Berrirg,, Woods brand,
~ bhls Of Family Gross Herring, Woods brsnd,
8tbls OF N. q. Family Cut Herr ng-, woods brand,
IO0 bbl OF FAIRLY Flour that csnnot be surpassed,
10 chests superior Gre'n Gunposd der and bset Teas
5000 Of Mil oGal such Bran BrownstaG and Ship
STUFF
1000 bales OF Timothy and Glover hay,
100 bales OF Oats,
1000 Qleen City Hams,
Old iumgardner whisky, otari Brandy and Champagne
Wines OF the very best quality.
For sale the reasonable terms by
RoBT. A. DABNEY,
apis Corner OF Broad and 7ih Ss oppoG,e Theatre.