The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-12

Tlsc New Army Lende~s-Ina ug uraticn Of
am Improved Military Epoch.
The fnst traits Of the elevation Of Major Gen
erM Mcclellan to the Commandership-ia Chief
Of The federal army, have already appeared in
the place left vacant by the removal Of Gen
Fremont, in the Western Department, and of
General Buell. to supersede General Sherman
in Kentucky. Every single portion Of the great,
patriotic army of the loyal States is thus placed
under the leadership Of young, able and vigor-
GUS commanders, whose antecedents secure for
them the confidence Of their troops and upon
whom the country can rely for a successful
prosecution of the war which is to suppress re-
bellion and restore the integrity of the Union.
With such men at the head of the loyal forces
which the administration has summoned into
the field i may be safely assumed that no more
military blunders need be anticipated, and that
the promises recently held out by Secretary OF
War Cameron, Adjutant General Thomas, and
the Commander-in-C Chief himself, of 'short
and decisive campaign" and a "rapid onward
movement into the heart of the encmys coun-
try" will soon be fulfilled.
The North have IN army now in the field Of
over five hundred thousand men, for the most
part thoroughly drilled and disciplined painting
for conflict and an opportunity of browning
themselves with the laurels of victory, and sas-
tanned by reserve Of million more Of the
j" tants of the loyal States, if their services
should be needed. Yet, when the Presidents
proclamation of the 18th of April last-only
seven short months ago-was issues, it seemed
as though little short of o miracle could produce
the stnpendous revolution that has since been
Witnessed The West Point Military Academy
and the army had become so completely
demoralized under the baneful influence Of Mr..
Bnchanan's imbecile administration, and the
the principal fortresses many Of the arsenals,
immense military stores, and large pro-
portion of the most efficient officers in the
United States service, at once passed over to
the cause Of secession, and everything con-
nected with national defence was found to
be honeycombed with treason. Such, how
ever has been the unparalleled energy of the
government that, in little over half a year. raw
recruits have been changed into hundreds of
legions which, if occasion should require would
be able to cope with the standing armies of any
power in the world.
Enthusiastically evident is it that the war is
about to be carried on with tremendous yigor
and energy, which, ere the lapse Of another
quarter Of year. will have removed every fear
of the destruction Of our glorious American ma
tionality. The naval expedition, so wisely
planned and prudently executed, which, at this
hour, is striking terror into the hearts of the
rebels of South Carolina, and causing treason
to quake throughout the slaveholding States, is
but the first beginning Of the storm which will
shortly burst forth over the South from every
quarter Of the Northern horizon. Our arms
have hitherto been paralyzed in Missouri but
with proper leadership, only few weeks are
needed to remove every vcstige of disloyalty
from tho soil of that State. Kentucky is ours.
and the desperate preparations that are being
made by the rebels to defend Tennessee, show
that our armies, under Buell., will soon be an
ticipating an onward movement. General
Mcclellan win speedily give glorious account
Of himself in Virginia, and, under the new
regime that has been inaugurated, the clouds
that have obscured the minds of the fearful and
doubling and enabled abolition incendaries to
embarr9sa aud thwart the administration, will
disappear las the moth before the whirlwind"
The recent measures of the new Commander-in-
Chief, and the appointments that have been
made under his auspices have inspired univer-
sal confidence, greater than has been known at
any previous moment, and Of which no forbod-
ings are entertained that it will prove mis-
placed.