, 1862-07-24

Tho Great Defea1 ed.


| met VIII our Last defeat Snc1 VAS tlit
Eo1'pous bo@oast Win Na 'olson Nc.
taking COMMAND Of it, ~ will prcse
them to the WALL" we're the no ieis
tomnastic words III whicn ft announced To
biz government his differentiation 10 folio =
t6e .'rene1s" 3 np to Rsamond ..l .fc fton York:
seemingly very hrroic explosions OF vaior, and
served wonacEfallS to fire up puelic cxpecta,
tion a& the North.
With 4 general so Intrepid Of speech, 50
MAJ o't on1c III ts1+ Et.n's, lhe universal belief
| lii 1an6tedcodledom TAs that he WAS In
yinclble In the feld-that be had only to
march fur ard ut 1ht bead Of lis l-gfuas to
put m ind to fl.e rebellion and 10 tue war.
Ills Goliah Of he Puritsuic Philistines was
t. sweep everything brfore him. Never did
con n,auder promise snch great thipgs
n " did mortal warrior pledge himself to
such pr.disinus deeds Of arn. There was no
sucst wDrd as "isls" In hts vocAb,lllry-no
snci1 ti-otion as fear in his bosom. Thc
| e:fth almost tren,blcd under his feet ns with
towering aucacity he proclaimed bis fixed 4nd
irFcs ocatle purpose to rush Onward, con-
| qHtr'ng and to corquer.
How is this migafy nlaa fsllca! IL WIS
] pulWitttd hy Iht - 'reb+ls" at htan1ssas. Hc
then tried Lis fortunes iu the Vieglnia pcnln-
su1a, where, ins cad cf boldly marching M
| to Richlnond, h. commenced series OF de-
| Inonet'a1i"ts with the spads and EI.k-,undy
the di,t tiy ~rh thvs. srenchaut weapons
crtIt On Ike tortoise, hatt1g -v.:ry iuw
huheIcn yards to 1hrow up BREAST works aud
dig tN1c clues. A. last he reachrd thu hauks ot
The Chirkahoniuy, whrre ht was almost III
sight ol the hterplts OF Rim ID.
lie ll2.i but lew miles fur l+r to ttpressr
tile " "rehtls " before thes would be driven
plumb ITO the wull." But the s'pressur,"
did Lot come. He rat htmse1f down In tre
6~au,ps OF the famous old strean, aud aeaiu
Wbacks d away with the spadc- Ht studiudsly
shunn.d q pearsr approach to ,hs city lie had
do"ti'ed, and WIS content quietly 10 await
the Development Of the mturc. In the 1ileau-
time, to keep mp the spirits OF the peopi,
whom he had SO long deladed bY his grand
assurance, he glve the cue to the lying cores
ps ndthts tf thu Lincoln press, aud tney rang
ont the Inspiring declaration h.t the clpture
ot RicEn.Gnd WAS with Mcclellan onlF ~
qut st'on of time"
Tnis was net enough. They cl7sped the
new pt anton to theit 1osons, and tre wess
no hounds to their silIy enthusiasm. n the
Course OF "t'ste" ts,ty were tUlu'thtt tue
l:n'e hatcs, att: |" the..rnptnse excircd By 1nis
1narnit"+r' Intelligence, 1hry f',rSrt that tine
vas counted By y ass Is we'll rs days.
H..n;: tnus III. sked all his delays urd4
byclline atrb'au t, OF words, witch might he
construed eitLtr 1n1n IN imrn"diate or indehp-
;te]y relnote stnss, this shot pressed (1uil-
taz3 darling" ot the Yankees ieisurrly pro
ceet4td viii The construction Of his parallels
and rcdonb's his tr:nctes and his aoatti....
and wher they were i'll completed. hc consf1
Ct. @ Lin,sen slor9us,s secure against any ut
Bu! be way lot permitted long to remain
undtr this eal'ucfna'iut. Tue rebels, tired aua
ditRnsted with bis fntermiaablc pfocrAs Ina
ftohs, tirst sent 4 cavalry brigade #ronud hia
n ar, 10 asccrta'n bis po-i'fob. 1t was Que Of
tile most resl'arknle 7. >uuns!a aces til It was
tV:r tfrctvd, aud McC1eIlip, as scum ~ h.
i.a1d Ut it, should hare kuown what it. Dor.
tchoed. and have acted accvrdiog1y. But Ae
treat Il 1t as titaibg atfair, not worthy Of ST.
rt.us nofict.
Th' n it was that he ought to have anttci-
ny q bold and vigorous 4 ash upon Riennon1.
h,sit.g his intr nchments to fill .ck upon
III Cafe Il his rcpulse. This would have been !
g.netolship Of TIE Nspr1eonl: stamp, aud,
have Won substantial rcnuta fon by such q |
display. But he WIS lot equal to the oc:.-
SION. Hn continued his inyorious rest be- |
hihd hls fort 'tcafions until Lie was started by |
q tki}l vi tnt furious onslaught hy Tie " re!. |
cis' UPON the most elaborate and strongest Of |
his works.
The tug OF war came, and he had now to |
prt'sc lls fighting CAPACITY. Surely he could |
b, at back froln his lines ! despistd and DE-
Tlded .ntmy. Sur y Lc could maintain pe- |
sitl "a as which hr had rendered iapr*gn'ole by
lis iat'ors. But not 20. For hours and days |
the bloody conflict went on. Position aflrr
nrn,.,1 unon him ~ uil, o euna
strorta ~ ia 'hoia Ia s,,.,' t,!.. .oa' 4
can,1re' "'A~ "-''' 'N's"Aen'o WILL
~ iart cut of from +na p,,,unta7 .,d
co1uclI.a to InaEr ~, =, ~ .,r'at IN
ID order TO save himself and the remnan OF |
r.brIt." he siir,rd ont n ,nr a,.,d Io"rs ~;
The f,,Ir,h ri,.l,i affer tnn ha.1,. sa,no.."
aud 1n4d.. tracks fur t;s ynnhasts H. I'm.s.
liver nnrsntd or the Il r.h.1. = hnt S,.;na1