The New York herald., 1861-12-07
The Satanic Element or Abolition Organ
ixing Against the Administrat ion, and
I'm Favor or Jcf. Davis.
Fro the Special Washington Correspondence OF the New
0 York TrbuDe.1


[rom the Special Washington Correspondence Of the New
York Tribune.l
how GOES THE WAR?
WASHINGTON, Dec. L. 1861.
The particuiar interest in the operations Of the army,
the general consideration Of military progress
want Of progress the alternate hope and despair Of the
more immediate excitenens Of the Congressional open
ing We have all learned that General McCIclans OPT
MONS intentions Of too nscruable order to be
penetrated by any amount OF public curiosity and it
quite relief 10 an opening towards the eua alton Of
the policy and principles Of such subordinate per-
sons az the President and his Cabinet BY the Message
and the reports might learn something about the
and it's future conduct Al least, we should have the OPP
portuny Of discovering whether we had and II so
what it about. distinguished Representatives foreign
opiaio and Influence, rho, although destitute Of diplomatic
e is I one of the most The most i'm
Doyian,-f our European oserrers assured me the other
day that his long growing aud finally rpcned conviction
was that " tbs is edr 10, he preservation Of sa.
perv'' and mildly wondered AT onr impatient cry
for foreign sympathy, when we bad ct least 10
European eyes, no better cause TO show than this.
know very well that bis view is shared By the majority
foreign representatives here and that would require
very different sort Of evidence from any that the Pres
dents Message affords TO bring them 10 contrary belief
IL In not bad thing 10 occasionally ourselves
Others see us; and when Gnd--as all can find who
choose seekthat representatives Of foreign Powers
are united in the conviction that pushing this
contest with the earnestBess which IL should demand
that although with arms in our hands and presenting
show Of vigorous hostility, we arc still lingering in tho
which score OF wasedyears has not taught US; that
are fghGngoH e side Of the isur,sors. quite rehc
tp,oIV fgfiny against them; that HOurish
sg aa,d amudtg the cry yoo Of the rebellion hile ftcby
Ginning al its areaky branches, that, in word, are
warring for the preservation Of slsveryhhow we
Justly plain Of the apathy with which those Powers
regard the struggle and Its resu you that
such the vicws which foreign ministers enter
TAIN and which they naturally transmit to their cspec-
tive governments And II does not need the keenest
intellect the world TO decide whether the present ati-
tnde Of our administration viii strengthen abate these
views.
As to the advance Of the army it is as much question
now as ever On the hand the troops have not been
authorized to prepare winter quarters in spite OF the dis
comforts they are forced undergo in their present con-
dcn good general would not, Of course, subject them
10 needless suffering consequently we judge that farthor
oneratons are contemplated this season, and That tho
winter oartcrs are to be fixed elsewhere On the other
hand tho roads are fast becoming unfit for army move
monte Their condition is such that not one officer
in 0rtv credits the possibility OF campaign before the
wnrthy These are the two horns Of the dilemma. No
MIN iro,cs aat General AcfTeliaa lsteads c1cf, o.
eol,yse ne General hinscf, Io Is presumed % hare an
understanding in the matter Everybody conceoes ms
rig 70 perfect nscruiabity, which probably however,
no vast amonn of difference IN the mystery o MS
ways sncc if every body disputed IT, he would not be
more conInun .cn1iye. His plans Tor the winter must
b. soon ey eoped for the soldiers cannot stand her ex
csrre much longer and unless something s given them
Ia ID TO Nar, their blood and FIRE their natural onthns
as, thcy nuat be packed IN winter quarters and kept
alive ~ artificial heat -
The j3icy OF the government is now open. We are Z
aeia RdY otki gsg, '1sb deetmtotea, ofd tfti
oar hd,.9s I'd We are 70 march boldly and swify for
ward ,ci IL q; upoa car feet We are to crush out h
rebellion ID tSnklin9, ad Rrer strike lgop at VS.