The National tribune., 1907-06-27

| no proofs, by no orders, nor even sug-
gestions to the commander of the army
| by the President while he was at Man
assaS Junction, nor correspondence on
| the subject after his return to Rich
| mond. The author cannot assume for
him, as he does for Jackson, that his
sense of official propriety sealed his
lips He came to the army as Presi-
dent-to give instructions-and, If nee
essary, orders in such crisis.
If he had been far from approving
the inaction which followed Manassas
he would have required action.
If he had expected different use OF
victory he would have compelled me
to attempt to fulfil that expectation. He
came to control both General and army.
IF he had thought that an advance
would secure immediate and consecu-
tive triumphs,' and the certainty of
| even more glorious and valuable
achievements he violated his duty and
his oath, by neglecting to compel an ag-
gressive movement by the army to ac-
complish such results.
He was with the army about 40 hours
quite long enough to see what had
been accomplished, and to learn if more
could be done. but expressed none of
| the views and opinions ascribed to
him in the biography, and gave me no
orders for movements of troops, and
discussed no matters concerning the
{: y, except such as related to admins
tu m. The fact that he gave no instruc-
| ii, i'm relation to the employment of
| the fmy, nor orders to make any ag-
gress, re movement nor even suggested
such. proves conclusively that he thOt
none eXpedient, and was satisfied with
the victory as il was. His dispatch of
Sunday night. and the speech at the
depot of the Central Railroad in Rich
mond, express that satisfaction, and it
only.
THE President approved the course
pursued after the victory at Manassas,
because he knew the discouragements
of a march without sufficient food, the
utterly inadequate supply of ammuni-
ton, the hopelessness of assailing a far
more numerous enemy in strong in
trenchments. and that the Potomac was
impassab bic. At that time, too, defen-
sive war was regarded by the Southern
leaders as our best policy, as, it was
unprecedented, invasion by us would
unite all the people of the North. Dem
ocrats and Republicans. in the defense
| of their country. 1t is certain that
either country could have raised armies
stronger, both in numbers and in spirit,
| for defensive than for offensive war
The President could have expected
no different use of victory because
he knew that i thot that the next i'm
portant service of that army would be
near the end of October, against the
invasion of a much greater Federal
army than McDowell's: and he pre-
posed, the day after the battle, to send
me. with part of the army at Manas-
sas. to western Virginia"
The Extra Session Of Congress
The special session of the 37th Con-
gress which President Lincoln had
called met at noon July 4, with full del
egations from all the loyal States, in
lcluding Kentucky. Missouri, Maryland
land Delaware. In the Senate Tennes-
see was represented by Andrew John
son, and later was to send three men,
bers to the House from East Tennes-
see. John S. Carlile and Waitman T.
Wiley presented themselves as Sena-
tors from Virginia by the appointment
of Gov. Pierpont, and after some dis
cussion were received as such.
/ President Lincoln's first message was
a masterpiece of reasoning and gave the
Union lovers a logical basis Of unas-
sailable strength. After reciting the
conditions which had preceded the fir
ling upon Fort Sumter and his calling;
forth of the militia to suppress insur-
/ rection, he proceeded to a careful pre-
sentation of the theory of the Union.
This was an argument that would have
won his case in the Supreme Court on
its purely legal aspects. Except Texas.
not one of the States had ever been out
of the Union. The Union had made
them States while they were still de-
tendencies of Great Britain. The Union
was therefore older than any Of the
States; 1t had created the States and
given them whatever independence and
liberty they had. Many of these States
had been actually purchased with the
money of the Union. Florida had been
bought for $1s,000.000. and altogether
she had cost the country 100000 ,000.
Texas had been immensely costly to the
Nation, and large part of the National
debt was created by the money paid for
Texas and the assumption Of her obli-