The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
THB ENLAY's SOLUTION.

rIous explanations Of the causes of the
late terrible and disgraceiul rout al
Manas as, leave old fat Falstaf''s cec
brat"d report Of the memorable and des
pcrate engagement at Gad's Hill far IN
the back ground Nothing can be more
absurd, contradictory, laundering and
false thaa their warn ~ solutions OF this
to their readers and the Northern people
generally, most mysterious aud unac
eonntable affair They assign every i'm
aginable and fictitious cause for this dis
aster and never, IN the most remote and
obscure manner, refer to the real, aud To
all impartial lookers.on, most obvious
cause
II may not be uninstructivc to allude
TO some oil these absurd ictions and
bundcrs
1t is charged by the New York Herald
aud others, that Gen. Scott was forced
to order the advance by the inpatient
politician- and newspapers that this
advance was premature, and found the
enemy too well posted. The response
bility therefore, for the defeat is thrown
upon the politicians.
II this position was true, in fact il
ought, as is suggested by a Lincoln
journal, to establish the incompctency Of
scott who as Gcneralln-uhiel. ought to
I have the firmness 10 conduct the opera
tons on his own plan and according to
his own best judgment. without regard
To the clamor Of demagognc5 and lac
tlous We nave little doubt that Scott,
who during his whole military career
has been wearing borrowed plumcs--
monopollziug the glory oi victories won
by Others, and mostly 10y the very oil
GERS who are now defeating and DIS.
grazing him-will sdopt tins susBes'
ton oi his organ and seek 10 throw the
blame OF that affair upon the politicians.
But IN tha, ignubie business he VIII be
met and lelutod by his own assurances,
and those OF the Herald aud other Jour
nails IN his interest, that The whole move
mcni Of the grand army was lbs own /;
that he had prev allied over the impatient
fanatics AID politicians around Ia IN aud
deferred the advance untli lac had coiicc-
ted all army Ut overwhelming lur'e.
This was AIS confident belief, when WITH
~ much p,ide and pomp, he matched
over the Long Bridge, looked SO pleased,
coulenlcd and youthful, AS to elicit the
widest huzlus from the vast asst mhiago,
and to inspire all with confidence. ga
| Lundy's Lane was now IN the field aud
victory never failed u perch ON h's he'll
met not a word was said Of incom-
plete preparations and inadequate force
/ On The contrary, 1t was stated and uni
yersally believed that the grand army
40 far as numbers and appointments
were concerned was ample 10 accom-
llish the object This feeling became
stronger and stronger as tbs AN ad'
vanced sirnciug battery iNsSr>aOfry,
and driving the rebels preclpitateiy be-
lore them. No, nnly was tins belief oi
the adequacy Of this army universally
entertained. but it was fully justified 10y
the fac, wh,n the grand army sci ont for
Manassas. that its force was more than
douhle that of Gen. Bcanfcgard We
have the most definite and precise iulor-
nation ~ reference To the ln'terH lorcc
and pnsitl5n " hen Mcdowell reached
Fairfax with %, 900 men, followed at
some distance hy considerable rem
r.rc,ms,,t sent from Washington alty-
49, 49, ,'',r,nr, Cen B,aurceard c,.sld not
- ,,,,rc ,b,n 40 200 n,eu t. defend
i|snx,,n1,1 lines With sriall por
lion OF tins army the battle ~ Buil Kun
was fought, On Saturday aud sunday
Beaurcgard was joidvdty Johnson, with
about twelve thousand men, making his
whole disposabls force about forty .tonr
thousand Gen. Scott was therefore JUS
tiG.d IN believing the grand army was
AN Overwhelming one, That army, when
reinforced. was never st, down hy the
enemy at less than sixty thousand. 1t
i, true they harp great deal upon the
fac, that only portion Of the army was
called into action, which is pretty much
the case IN al battles. A Ike proper
,iopa,e force Of Boauregatds army was
also IN action. The excuse Of the supe-
rior,y OF our artillery is an equally alb
surd one Beaurogatdo artillery con
sisted OF volunteer ana m'p''. ,'"'p"'
mes, organized and put w 'nc ''e'u s'"oe
the war commenced lh's 'o'oc ~ nun
bcr aud calibrc ol guns was s''s',y nv
icrior to that brungh' mo .he n,'o y
\ the most cXpcriehc.u "iiV''S !" ''' '"'