The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-03


tho hcarts II our people have bled with
the painful recital Of the ouirages worthy
os!y Of basLAsisns, perpe,ra,ed in 'iF'
gidia by ruth 81 and dcrrased sol
dicry. We had watched with the deepest
solicitudc the reports Of the movements
Of the ccnscnding armies, and had await
Cd with painful suspense, the in,eiI''
scpcc of decisive battle, which. ut
whatever cost, was to cxpcl the invaders
from the soil Hope at las, dcepcncd into
ex ,cciation. aud exqccialionin, anxiety
The intelligence at last came, hu, the
accounts that reached II, ~ the conflict
we're anything but satisfactory. The
enemy had been driven back, but at a
fearful loss Of life to our army Their
rcpulse WAS not so signal but that they
wc, q enabled to claim the victory. Sub
scaucnt kilograms, however, have re-
vcalcd this glorious triumph in its full
aud almost incredible proportions, and,
to day, We feel a. If our enemies had re-
solved a blow IRON which they can never
recover.
In order To appreciate 'hc eAec. Of this
victory, j, is necessary TO recur to the
cvcnts Of the last few months, and the
circumstances under which the Northern
army was organized and brought into
the field. The fall Of Sumter united the
entire North in favor OF the war. The
friends, or supposed friends OF the South
in that eectipn, who had previously stood
with unainching Gtmness BY the Constr
tuition. and whom we had been led, by
their own professions, to believe wonld
| i.auQurale civil war at home before they
would permit an invasion Of our soil,
either went over 10 our enemies, OF were
forced into silence BY che overwhelming
popular sentiment in favor Of our subln'
CATION. Public buildings and private
re silcnces were surmounted with United
States flags The churches wcrc bedecked
with them. At the beginning OF church
service, 10 W. were told, it WAS cnsto-
mary to play the national air, Hail
Columbia. aud vt The close, The Star
Spangled Banner or Yankee Doodle
The press. ,hc bar, the pulpit, and every
avenue by which the public mind could
be reached was arrayed against Ms, and
Wed with each other in exciting the pub
lie mind .ItD prompt aud vigorous
prosecution of tho war III three weeks
the voluntary pecuniary conlri' 4 ioHs u
States, corporations, and Individuals,
amo, 4 TO the incredible sum Of twen-
ty-eis. { millions Of dollars. Thus the
war opened. Never were people more
united ard determined The call Tor
volunteers was responded to with cnthu
siasm snd, although tho largest army
ever organised on this continent was
speedily brought into the field, oil &C
counts concur in stating that three times
~ many offered their services ~ were
received. Tho deduction that VIC draw
from this is, that shis army, 50 for fro"
being made up OF the oh.scourings Of tho
North contains as fair a proportion OF
the best citizens Of that section a. car
ever be gathered together aga'a These
men had been under constant discipline
and daily dull for three months. As an
evidence of the formidable numbers aud
importance attached to this battle, II
anticipation, we copy the following ex
tract If u letter written from Washing
ton. on the 9th, to ihe Baltimore Ex
change
Gen. Mcdowell was with Gen Scott two
hoars las, night Ne recommended that no at
tack be nndc with less than 10000 men. and
that they be divided Into three columns Scott
| believes that the entire success Of the war de
| :eBis on the inst important engagement, and
while forward movement is going on IN the
rear guard u the army, the reserve corps and
sappcrs and miners are engaged in erecting
carthworks in the immediate ncighborhood Of
| the city These Notifications now extend IRON,
! Alex andria 10 Georgetown. There is every rea-
son TO believe that Gen Mcdowell has received
his orders to march with the main body Of his
v.,u... ,sa,Gce, 70. MANAGES 80 'hn. We mas
expect TO hear Of n grand pitched battle. probn-
bly, on Monday next. Owing to 'cnforccments
being sen, TO Gen Johnston, the real strength OF
Bcnsrcgnrds Army n the Junction Is rot known
There II yet no cessation in the advance OF
the troops from this city. One Massachusetts
regiment let, for Alexandria this morning at 8
o'clock, ard two others tNcw York; are under
marching orders. mud expected 10 leave to-day
also. Since last Monday tjuly lsn there have
passed into Virginia 81 200 troops, with all their
baggage, equipments and entrcnchiug tools
The following is the rep rted strength
Of the divisions Of the Federal army,
engaged in this battle AZ given several
days before il occurred
Gen Patterson northumberland $4,000
Gen. Butler ................,..2 o,u"o
10000
II IL reasonable TO infer that the Fed.
eral force at Manassas exceeded = hun.
bred thousand men. The movements Of
thu enemy indicated that they anticipated
"a easy victory and triumphal march
to Richmond. Taking into consideration
the character Of these troops. the thor
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