New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
THE FLIGHT Or THE REBEL CONGRESS.
THE RICHMOND PRESS on THE skEDADDLE"
OE TnE MEMREKS.
From The Richmond Examiner, -fipra q.

From The Richmond Examiner, .fp,h ~.
If there b. modern ouaseonsy brave tns' ne can.
not admit OF ,nt under any wnsever say
but whisper tia so'tly vi hout intention 70 e,c vse
10 any brave msu the nAon) say or rather Thper'
hs be an ignorant fellow ana hath neither read Homer
nor Nrei be anything OF Hector and iuiuus
nav that he is unscqusine with e history OF some rea
men living vino though brave lions tigers, nave
run away tie Lord knows how i4r ana the I.oio Ano"
Why the surprise ef their friends and the ener'nn'n''
Bv such reasoning dols the immortal Fielding
Justify the falling back OF favorite hero ANA Ia
searching good plea Tor the dispersion VI our Con'
federate-but not Romsu--Senae, we can Ind none
better They TOO have been brave as lions aye, as
tigers; and alas they, 100, have run away, " tne
Lord knows why, 10 the surprise Of their friends
and the entertainment OF their enemies
It would be amusing, Il IL were not sad, 70 read
ana hear their protests thal tue ol mon ney IN
from Comprehension" was altogether an /" "ontside
idea" aud that their adjournment was due to the
sim,le fact thu Congress adjourned because Con-
! gress had "no more business TO 90, wuiie 'ner @
record shows thst the trii hung IN neuias' wh,io
no military commissions lay unopened on The table,
and while listening to message OF the President,
declaring that he returned unsigned q Number OF
hills HE titles OF which be had not the leisure to
relate. nor Congress the uUie TO inquire.
Wa, OF occupation certainly WAS not the reason
OF tie scampering adjoufnEe"'' ana appfehea'
sion" hal nothing on earth 10 10 with IL, rs We
are bound in pohleuess 10 believe, then the LORD
knows why Congress is gone, and the Loid Anows
when Congress will come back " us.
We hope that all other person III hltnILoni WHO
intend 20 prefer night 10 ight, should the city ever
be In danger vii! do what they 90 III that way-ko
Copcress-w hout apprehension or panic. IL
Richmond falls, it will hot be a sudden tumble
There In not tue least danger that their precious car
c;tsses will be ci.ugbt under mashtrap. aoun'
dant time for an adjournment will .l"ays oe 'u'
forded by the operations OF such cnceIs as pom ar
iies have in the field. No large city, deiehoeu y.
extensive iIues aud several great armies, ese' "as
or can be sirrrisea Richmond VIII always oc 'leu
on one ride and those who want 10 &c, o" u - -,
do 20 at any tine. IL Is hoped thae pe a,y , ",,",,
lie Confederate armies will not oi.nch OH "'ei
hn,,;,,r steanboat or two anc 4 orioBe s's mo
49,. -, ls,rn the enemy are IN the blSbooFuood,
-, i',,,,n,, now mauy there are, nor Nh.'hei
,nt ,voTse heightened than themselves.
'nol - ~ rensat the falling oi Richmond, II
ni.ce AZ ALL will be slow process, 'sd we
'aAS' p Ill about il long before IL comes ~ l"ss
sn.i ono therefore get out OF breath beIo'c che
Le. !" ,s the Confederate Government ID worth @
I&"e' & :, Oil; defend Richmond 10 the last, Tor the
rusn of it though it VIII give up 10 rnn many
",ds of s citizens, will not be less fatal to the
c"yern,nenI Itself. Nothing will remain for the
had, OF that Government bat speedy resignation 10
es,pe a load oil execration and inamv sneh ~
would crush the greatest conquerOr and despot THAI
has ever ruled the world They had better sees
death on the field that will decide the fate Of the
capital than atteapt to prolong nomadc iesis'an"
at Montgomery.
Thongh the people Of The city and The country
wolld lose terribly by the occupation oi klchuoha,
see Tweiuh rpge.