New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-21

Rred by The Senate t.he House Representative
cnrug That Joint COMMITTEE Of three men bes Of be
irqure into the conduct ~ the that they
have power snd for and papers and to cit dasg
the recess of either House of Congress
In accordance with that resolution, the Committee
has expended mnch time and labor npon this invesi-
g ton. Although he Committee has made but ono
report to Congress, and that only upon the barbara.
ties practced upon our dead wounded and prisoners,
yet when the testimony s printed, it will be found
that it wss not for the want of material but for the
reason that in the opinion of the Committee the pub
lie interest would not be subserved by printing tho
testimony. Tho Committee has been in constant,
almost daily, communication with the Admioistra-
tion and has, from time to time, submitted such in
formation in their opinion should be furnished to
the Executive. How valuable this information may
have been TO the Adminis ration il not for me or the
COMMITTEE to decide. hut in my opinion, when the
history of the war shall have leen written the coun-
try will give credit wher- cr'dt is due.
| The battle Of Boil Run seems 10 have been the
eliminating point of the Rebellion. 10 to tea' time
the North hardly seemed to appreciate the fact that
we were 10 the midst If war. that a gigantic and
wicked Rebellion was shaking the very foundation
stones Of political institutions, that the Rebels
meant q bloody, fratriciial wa. The firing uoou
Sumter was considered rather the action Of frep-
zied mob Than the fixed determined inte' 10 break
up and destroy the beet Government the world had
ever seen Thai bai'e lef, the enemies OF the conn
try masters Of the field, and virtually besiegers Of
the capital. From that 2ls' day OF July, lo6l, the
nations Of the earth conside I'd the experiment Of
Republican institutions q fsilure or AZ least AL mn.
tried experiment. Rebellion had triumphed, and the
nations believed the Republic wa tottsrog TO hs
fall. Our securities became va'ueless outside oar
borders and onr armies to he aised were consiierd
men IN buckrom. No, 80 the brave and loyal mil
lions OF the North. They knew that the resonrces
Of the North had not boon he'd that the battle OF
Bull Run was bnt an Insignificant .kirmish, without
70 uts TO either side, and forthwith began TO put
forth their mighty energies. Up 10 this time the
earnestpers of this Rebellion had not been sppreci.
ated ny the North.
/. Upon the cause or canses Of that disaster pro.
pose to dwell very briefly. The army OF the Po-
tomac AT that tue was comr.sea OF Two columns:
The one under Patterson a. Ma..Dsburg, consisted
of force o. about o. COO effective men Of all arms;
the other under Mcdowell of about 5000, and q
reserve il Washington, Lieut..Gen. Scott IN cop
meud Of all, conducting both columns.
will read Gen. Fssserson's orders: ,..,
Gen. R PATTERSON: tesgrapbsd you yesterday. u noe
to st .s s y ty
But II he ia force tow ard Msnas and be hsz
Ferry, Lee.buIs, etc. WINFIELD SCOTT.
wAsBIssTos July H. 1861.
Gen. Patterson, &C.: have nothing official from YOU
papers you have advanced Do not e, the
~ s jy with With 4. ; %.a , Sdsy ' s s.s
has driven the beyond Fairfax CourHoose Tho
''D'''D W." ''''''' " '' WiSFiELD SCOTT
Had these orders been oheysi, Johnston could
never have Joined Beanrega'd had Johnston not
Joined Besnrgard, the battle Of Boil Run wonld
have been but skirmish between forces greatly mn.
equal and the army of tie South wouli have been
destroyed. The failure, therefore, OF Patterson to
hold Johnston was The primal OF that ingOri0uu
defeat. Why did not Patterson obey ortesl
| Before the battle WAS fought, Gen. Scott tele-
graphed to Gee. Patterson:
MsjorIen PATTERSON Gc have sinly been expect.
h strongly or At rss, he'd ocru him by and dem.
You have been at least nj equal and suppose
enforcement, toward Manassas function week is enough
10 WI" ''''''' WINFIELD SCOTT.
Patterson hsd turned IA from Bunker Hill, where
he was threatei ing Johnson, 10 Cbsretowp, on the
18th of Jnly. Upon receipt Of the above Telegram,
he replied ~ follows:
Col f. d. T0wysg.p. A. A. o.. &C.: Telegram OF to day
s eops,.S and ~ best, snS
s.n g n srrs caused hn b. have
psh.d hi respect than ,hs Gsnersln a,ksd.
numbers with no lie Of '''a''''u JEFFERSON.
Gen Scot, says. in relation to this matter:
Gen Pate ordered by a. he seems 70
ALE ,e the enemy ~itbou, PROBABILITY Of
nut on occaons he wrote II he a.sned OF
conqu,r an viii nix noting .nd July sxp-ccs sap.
Pile tho nes d1 DC add; :; H. 900" =, 'ss s ,s .e
Accordingly hr issued ore icy the movement ~ me oth
called coSpc Of wsr aud stood iss' at MsTtiobug
80. sthough Gen Patterson sproh ally ordered
the be certainly told and c1reoed even
with inferior nuuers 70 nod tine Rebel army In his oa on
Alert. and 20 prevent n Manassas jane
ton, by threstening manenver' and delensaieDs results
often obt.red ia war win half naaber' nm,
AFTER a time Gen Patterson moved upoo Bunker Hnl
aud then tell OF from Charles ." whence he seems % have
made her d. mcnsratioD thai d not look Ne seas
johnston liberty 70
Join BeauT, gard vi sny part OF the army u Wncoe.ter"
Tie reason assigned by Patterson and biz staff
WAS at Johnston bad received large iorcements
rnd greatly outnnmbered him bO.h Ia men ard CONS.
Gen. Patterson testifes:
"Ihe superiority Of the enemy q. Winchserin
N en- ana saa. a. Wei, poa,'yn' IN IA b
there from prisoners from deseress sad ron vaioie
all offoo'y thousand men and
sixty guns"
CT. Pnce says:
He tGeuera P.er.On> got positive informson a. Bun.
ker Hill that Johnston had ortytwo housstd men at Win
chester, sud. think. sixty three pieces OF artillery"
Col. Biddie says:
That il the testimony OF Patterson and bic staff.
The facts were that JobDston had received re-
enforce ments except Of disciplined, unorgauizsd
militia from Il . surrounding countIy, aud held
elective force less than that OF Patterson.
Nathaniel 4. Palmer (prsouer at Winchester)
says:
little thirteen thousand aen there"
DIR. Ira ir PIP (prisoner 1T Winchesterl says that
there were atont twelve thousand men VI the en-
envy at Winchester Oh the 18th OF July.
Alfred spaes. President OF Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, Gays:
"rhe general preston In that vicinity ths, John
.ton'. srmy was between .sht .sd ten taou'mt nss
A. X. Stoke ltIeueral superintendent VI tue Ches-
aIeaAean anu Ohlp CANAL says:
know that Il Wa the nlession throughout ne son'.'
nity .n: IA the Army, that .nofc were n't more thtn veg
thousand under Johnston there