The Van Buren press., 1861-08-14

ward, eay with unstained banners and flush
ed with surety oi strength, was covered
with the fragments Of its retreating forces.
shattered and panic stricken in single day.
From the branch rout the trains attached to
Hunters Division had caught the contagion
of the fight. and poured into its already
swollen current another turbid freshet Of
confusion and dismay.
"Who ever saw q more shameful aban-
donment Of munitions gathered at such vast
fexpense? The teamsters, many of them.
cut the traces of their horses, and galloped
from the wagons. Others threw out their
loads to accelerate their fight, and grain.
picks, shovels, aud provisions of every kind
lay trampled in the dust for leagues. Thous-
ands of muskets strewed the route when
some of US succeeded in rsllying body of
lfugitives. and forming them across the road.
there was hardly ono but had thrown away
bis arms, If the enemy had brought up
bis artilierists, and served upon tho retrcst-
i ing :Ia,s.7 or Fad INTERCEPTED our prcsfsss
with 500 of his covalry, he might have cap
tnred enough supplies for weeks feast Of
Thanksgiving. AS it was, enough was left
behind to tell the story Of the panic. The
route of the federal army was complete"
re- Horace Greeley, who has been shout
ing +" On to Richmo mond." at the top of his
voice. for the last three weeks, says:
eve have fought and been beaten. God
forgive our rulers that this is So but it is
true, and cannot be disguised. The Cabi-
net. recently expressing, in rhetoric better
adapted to a love letter, fear of being
drowned in its own honey, is now nearly
, drowned in gore, while our honor ON the
high seas, has only been saved 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
7 blood OF thousands of northern men. need
lessly shed. The great and universal ques
tion pervading the public mind is Shall
this condition Of things continue? p
"A dccimated and indignant people will
, demand the immediate retirement of the
! present Cabinet from the high places Of
. power, which for one reason or another, they
have shown themselves incompetent to fill.
Give US. for the President, competent advi-
!, sers, who comprehend the requirements Of
the crisis, and are adequate to them /: and
for the army, leaders worthy Of their rank
. and file, and our banner, now dropping.
v will soon float once more in triumph over
the whole land
% Raymond. of the New York Times, bet
4
). following
A "There is no occasion to belittle the Ca
, lamity which has fallen upon the country.
!, The gallant army Of the Union has been
T routed and put to flight by the army of the
!, rebels, and if, from the fragments, enough
4 material can be gathered to insure the safe
h ty Of the capital. the nation will have .
melancholy and imperfect reason f.. cou.
r graduation. But, although we have suffer.
IT. ed disastrous defeat, the course Of event,
7 makes it something better than nationa
A calamity. In one respect, it will unques
, tionabiy prove great national blessing
t. does not weaken. IN an appreciable degree
o. our strength, either In men or munitions o
: war; 1t is only Notifying experience
= which will, we believe, secure US from it
repetition"
r, Bennett, Of the New York Herald. wh,
e has been loud in his denunciation Of the tar
: dy movements of the '' Grand Army" say,
is the whole responsibility Of this disaste
lie falls upon Old Abe" Hear him:
re "Our own opinion is that our noisy AM
l. fana.lcal and foolish politicians forcet
t, General Scott into this hing against hi
lie superior judgment Whatever may be tn
lie truth in this respect, it is now manifest tha
80 tuc 'ocCttt3Iy Vi w Ut, aHu tEc WNOle O6Dl
l net have been unequal to the exigencies O
1t the crisis. and far behind the spirit and lib
g eral patriotism of the loyal States. Tn
s. whole responsibility. in the end, falls upo,
st the President of the United States He can
E. not fail now to comprehend the dangers an,
y duties of his critical position. Washing
y ton is in great peril. Tn
loyal States within three days, may des
lie patch 10000 men to that point and if W
Or succeed in holding the capital for twent,
e. days, we may have by that time an arm,
in Of 100000 men entrenched around it''
ne WHAT THE LONDON TINES CoRREsroNDEx.
~ THINKS OF THE FIGHT.
D, a special despatcH to the Baltimore Ex
ST change. from Washington. says that Mr
S. Russell, of the London Times. who wa
te present at the battle, states that the loss il
C. killed and wounded Of the Federals mus
s' amount to l2,O00-and that the loss of tn
H. Confederates will probably reach 1000
al lie states that history records no such de
.. ), teat Tor the past century-no rout SO ute
oe aud complete as that of the Federal forces
es The lighting of the Southern men was ma 2
or nifcent. They fred with the precision Q
veterans They would fall to permit thei
- artillery to fire, and then rising, discharg
to their muskets and charge bsyonets in splen
tn did order. Some of the evolUtions wer
6. superb. and performed with perfect rapidit
ed GOODNESS and discipline
as
n ONE REPuBIAcAN PAPER FOR REcoGxzrs,
. THE SOUTHERN CoxTEDERAcY.-The Hart
e' ford COur0~t. the leading Republican pape