New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02

the measures which have teen taken BY tle Cover
ment at Washington are wen adopted for the purIoi
OF defeating the Southern army In the field ard ena
bhag tie Union party III the South 10 ASSERT tieiI
power
ftbe Union II to be restored il can only be by force
of arms and TO that end the TWO essentials
rerienced commander at the haad Of a numer and
| wel@PFoiuted army. Although the treasOnable con-
cuct OF 70 many Southern Officers Of the United Satt'
Army igbt have served a. apology for tie Wa
Secretary If he Rad distusted any officers from the
South, s il is 10 the credit OF Dir. Lilcons Admits
tim That they should have retained Cen. Scott, Nir
glnian 90 the head of the Federal Army. To those
who have that noble aud gallant old man, it
can be no mat ofslIpi,e that lie should exercise
remarkable influence over boh Cticere and men; aud
those who have watched Lis military career, and o.
served bis capacities ~ scientific soldier, can have
| 10 Gliheuly n Gnderstahol- why MI. Lincoln
and lis Cabinet sloulI place unbOunded confidence
Ill bus military judgment and should allow INN 10
conGuct the war iii whatever way he tLinks best ~
| Is well known that in the Mexican campaign Ms
sagitiIy enatled him to draw mp plan az Warrington
Which carried into effect almost TO thvery letter.
aid II will be no email triumph ii III the present cam
aigu he is able 10 repeat splendid achievement
Nor Is the American Government disposed 10 STINT bi
III means. According 10 latest accounts there ls 10 ne
an army Of 400 600 men. OF these there ale already
10000 in tie field, who oil Engaged TO serve Tor
three years. and is anticipated that there VIII Do 10
difficulty in procuring the lye 800 that are sn wanting
At present. the interest OF the campaign eeners IN
Virginia ana 1t may be interesting 10 point out the
plan which is being carried into effect. For the pres
ent purpose may look upon tie United Sttts DC
vast parallelOgTam, bounded the moth by Cauadh
on tie sonlh by The Gull Of Mexico on tue easl Oy
the Atlantic and the west by the Mississippi iis
paraicioaram is divided between the norm ana 'no
south by the river Ohio. which runs westward ih,o
the Mississippi and by the Potomac, when rams east
ward into the Chesapeake. The country norm Vi
these rivers is in toe hands Of The teceTu Go'efn
ment; the oountry south i'll those of tie rebels Az
first, indeed, IL thought that NaslngloI WHICH
ca at the u Oulh OF the Potomac In danger OF
being attacked and sacked ~ tie Southern rebels,
but mat danger has lorg since been dirpt He'd lie
yigor and patriotism of the North not only supplied
number OF troops sufficient 10 protect the capital hut
nov they ind ihemse ives strong enoagh TO ass ue ne
initiative. AND, az bias already been observed, The
fact is significant that the campaign should have
olened at very moment when The PTetluent was
declaring lis determination 10 put down the REBELLION,
and was calling upon the men of Tue Norm " inaAe
CODside rabe tacnilces.
Until the be-. inning OF this month the Rebels oecu.
pied tie whole country between tie Potomac nnd
James ivsr-the whole OF Eastern Virginia. III fact;
ana If their forces had been sufficient there ~ 10 ea-
son why they should not have held them still. forH
NUT be OBJ eryed that there has b,en ample time To
organize and equip ia. If troops, aid AMI le c TO con-
centrale them. Until the ID OF July, between the
Rebels and me Federal troops there lay tue Poo
mae On the north ana the Allegheny Mountains The
wcst. General Johnston, with 900 men, occulie
Hapers Ferry which had been abaiidOotd by The
AorLern officer: and some distance north lay Genera
lateis con, with some %nVvo men; fuitier cart, 70
protect Washington, was General Mcdowell, with
a corps OF 40 0O6 while Gen. Mcclellan, who has the
reputation Of b,iDg skillful officer was advancing
with more thsn Y, 900 from tie Western States OF
Indiana and Ohio. But this officer would have ~ pass
the AleghaDy Mountains before lie could be upon the
flank OF toe Southern troops. II indeed Gen. Johnston
had foud himself strong enough, ho Woald certainly
have aitaf ked and Defeated Gen. Patterson in bis
passage acrcssthe Poiolac but having found that
impossible the probability is that the Southern GEN
erals intend TO concentrate all tLeir dispo,able
forces at Richmoud, which lies directly south of
Warrington, on the Jamea River ard there deliver
great battle Ii may be t5at before falling back 20 the
eal al II Virginia, engagement may take place,
but that Richmond viii not bc surrendered without a
determined struggle il absolutely certain. Tie moral
effect Of losiug that town would be most difstrOus TO
the Southern cause IL II The chiei city IN ihai STATE
whose Traditions are tho most ancient aud digTiied OF
sny in the Union. ii the army OF the new Cohied.
eracy il defeated in great pitched battle there ard
Obliged 20 "he Old Dominion" il II difficult
TO believe that any further resisiance In tie open held
will lie possible. Assuming for tie moment, O. we arc
entitled 10 assume that the Southern States deter
mined TO resist tie North, tie State and Capital Of
Virginia sje lust much the basis Of operations ne
any other place in the South aud il The Norten
army succeeds in taking Richmond there
son why tbey should hot equally succeed in taking
Charleston, Savannah and every oheroity On tie sea-
board.
In the meantime IL is probable that TIE Rebel
Generals will retire southwark toward Richmond. IA
Cen Scott will iod il necessary 10 advance in three
columns the dmy Of his opponent viii obviously be TO
eudeavor 10 oyerpower of there columns before
the other two conc 10 bis aid But O. The Sonth
ern generals will scsrcely succeed in doing without
the imminent chance Of de'eat from so cautious an
officer as the American Chief, the
is that be i'll content himself by retiring
southwark 10 prepared field Of battle ucder the walls
OF Richmond. WHAT the number OF the two opposing
hosts may be when they arrive there il is impossible
TO conjecture But the number Of the Northern army
cannot be lees than 0,eOD or $1,000 men.