New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-29

than tina, we should forego our portion ss trst-
rate power. How 10 it that no one ventured in reply
to palier with phanthropc phrases and 10 PROFOUND
the doubt whether the preservation of the entireness
of the nation were worth 30 great price Not
murnur Of the sort was heard from any Scotch or
English member, aud even those Repeslsrs who
were present could only urge the red ess once more
Of that injustice which they averred bad PROVOKED
the cry for repeal.
Far different is the ease Of American Secession:
Instead Of cOpstitutoDally demanding separation ana
arguing for H. IN Congress, the men OF the Sonth
treacberously and furtively took arms to rend the
bend that for eighty years had held their States and
those Of the North together On terms OF absolute
equality. No sectaiIaD assumption ny tne iuii'ans
of New England hlniha'ed or Offended them; no
.grudgiug laws denied them substantial participation
in poI,ical rights which the N0rtherIOrs enjoyed.
In the general administration, far from being over
reached or ez ouded by their more numerous neigh
bors they had actually been permitted to ENJOY an
undue preponderanee; aud far from having their
locs, necessities condemned or ignored, they had
more than once succeeded in oyerbearing the repug
nance of the Free Labor States to the enactment Of
general statutes recognising and protecting Their
peculiar me,irtion."
They have taken arms, not for the increase OF
pubic liberties, but because the fellowship oil lib
erty restrained them In carrying ont projects against
the liberty of maukind. They have appealed from
reason and free constitution 10 the sword. Sng-
pised 10 find against them the conscience of the
world which they had learned 10 despise 40 hypo-
critical prstense, they have taken revenge worthy
Of their barbara enterprise by destroying tie cotton
on which the Industry of thousands depended Their
sufieriDgs great, but they are voluntarily en-
dured III sn enterprise which outraRes humanity,
and which history Will stigmaIize M infamous. We
are naturally disposed 10 sympathi1e with large
BODY Of men aepiriug To existence m a separate ma
ton, because in Europe we have been accustomed
to in tina, aspiration the scarce aud pledge of pc
ltioal virtues. But .he American SecessiOnsts can
only promise the world that if they but achieve
their separation it shall zee an extension Of bar
bdrsm such rs ii Europe IL unknown.
From Ihs London .n,s July IL
We eadiy want "a Homer for tins Ameri,an Troy.
The acconnts we have Of these battles before Rich
mond are still very hazy. All that we can safely
extract from them is that the UDionis,s have suffered
severe defeat, and that they have attempted by
frantic boasts and impudont fai.ohoods 70 palm it
upon The world as victory. II is one Of the most
remarkable circumstance connected wish this fav'
ace civil war that it seems to have destroyed III a
common ruin all The finer feelings OF thoeo who have
taken part in IT, We Judge only from the universal
and uncoutradicted testimony of the Government,
The Congress, and the Press when we note that Pc
cuni0ry honesty was the fret quality to 20. When
General Batter be came a popular hero the Union
States formally renowned The reputation they had
os,enla'iously cultivated for gsl8niry toward
women.
After the letter from Gen. Beauregard winch we
published Yesterday we are obliged TO withdraw all
confidence IN The yeracty Of tie highes, military
officers IN the Union service. There us.d 10 be Pc
cuniary honor manly gallantry, and candid veracIy
among Americans. What ID become OF them since
this war commenced Even previous 10 Gen.
Beauregard letter there bad been sufficient ev-
dence Of the carelessness reckessDfss with which
the Union Generals made their official reports. After
Gen. Mcclellan, for instance, had officially described
several brilliant bsyonet charges il Was tardily dir
hat, ..ara mi n. GalI
who had died Of a bayoDet thrust. But that two
Generals shonld positively and officially announce
in despatch 10 their Government the capture Of
100 prisoners and 1000 stand OF arms, and that
the fact 30 solemnly announced should turn out 10
be an utter falsehood, is we believe altogether un-
preceden,ed 10 Europe, and even In America.
Gen. Beauregard not only denies the whole story,
il ne lameniabe dsrespect for truth
but he asserts that the Whole OF the Losses suffered III
his mastery retreat were 500 damaged muskets,
overlooked in the camp, one or two hundred strag
pers and four sick soldiers, barbarously burnt by
Col Elliot in a railway station. That Gen. Beaare-
esrd has given the correct version OF the affair 10
evident from this, tina, Gems. Halleck and Pope
might have readily confuted bin by producing Ihe
pr1sooers and the arms. But !. III not suggested
ina, any one has ever teen either the one or the
other Afef the dispatch had produced tie effect nc
more was card about tis exceedingly Important cap
tare OF q Confederate army. After this experience
we must have rome testimony other than the Official
report Of an American General before we can place
confidence IN the result, even belief 10 the sznt-
ence Of any operation he may describe.
Under these circumstance IT 10 reasonable TO take
every statement teegraphed from the Union aide as
strongly ar possbe against the Union interest.
With the rule Of Interpretation, II IL clear that mp
% the 9Th Of this month Gen. Mcclellan had made
no successful effort 20 retrieve his fortune, and that
Riebmond which waq 70 have fallen on the 4.h, II
still AZ far FROM being taken or ever Bot, accord
ING 20 oar reading Of these ielegrans 1t II no, clear
that Gen. Mcclellan has not met with subsequent
defeat; for when tbs UDionists report " another
skirmisb, which has resulted IN the Conedera'es be
ing forced 20 retreat" we have All admission which
N qai,e 20 strong IN that which described The ter
rii battles Of the last week ia June. i, pottible
that IN a few DAYS this ".birmish" also may
a difieren, omplexion and hostile Importance.
Gradually olso The facts Of Gen. Mcclellan great
strategic yictoree will ou., and gradually the
facis OF that victory Of the 9Th now oozing out
for even the American Government cannot destroy
truth forever, and must be conien, with the adVan-
iases they gain by putting out hrst h'se I'M
preston. Somebody used 10 cay Ina, lie mad done
i;s work if il could I've for n hours 10 this IN
stance II. fals.hood has died very gentle death
On the I'd Of July, then, Gen. Mcclellan was toie
araphed by tie American Government 70 have stated
thai be hai lost but one gun aud one wagon, ana
even tbis admlssl0n wac eased on by iato report
mt about that Gen. "S,onewalP' jackson had been
k1,led before Richmond. J1st, however, to prepare
tbe way for the future, IL wac admitted that the
Union army had re,rssed " miles.
ON the 5ih OF Jlly the old story 10 still repeated
and i, il reapserted with obstinate presidency that
ftbe Union forces were not bea'en IN any conflict
/, ia, however, this date admitted, ass fact which
j, WAS jmpOssblo any Longer 30 conceal that Gen
Mcclellan division was az first overwhelmed, md
that Is pieces OF artillery f. into ibe hands Of the
Confederages. Two days later little more ~ per-
mjt,ed to creep INTO publicity in NewYork, and the
newspapers are allowed to say, as Southern YER
m Il. "A hot, hat hA nm Tod raj \
nsd captured ~ coo prisoners, had got possession Of
ali Mc(,lelan's siege guns, and had taken from him
supplies euf 70 last the Confederate army three
m65tbs Ii we compare this last report with the