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mere politicians have made these ravings the pretexts to precipitate him into movements he would never have originated. Thus, upon the guilty heads of these journals rests the blood of the slain on the soil of Virginia.--Chicago Times. It is useless now to speculate about the causes, near or remote, of this terrible disaster. At this writing, we have neither time nor heart for the task. But of one thing we feel assured. This result is chargeable to the culpable inactivity of General Patterson, in allowing General Johnston to escape from Winchester and fall back upon Manassas without annoyance or attention. --St. Louis Democrat. The events of Sunday last, which forced the army of the Potomac to resume its old quarters near Alexandria, show that Gen. Scott knew what the occasion of taking Richmond demanded, much better than did Greeley and those Republican members of Congress who were constantly progging him to a forward movement.--Cincinnati Enquirer. Wagons are c