The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-07

the practical direction OF the campaign. The
people knew and the press announced that
JEFF. Davis was massing all his troops at Rich
mond, just as good business man conesnt rates
his means where he finds the best investment
this. Consequently our troops at James Island
retreated from foe who had gone to Rich
mond; our troops in the Shenandoah built in
trenchments against Jackson, who had gone to
Richmond; our troops at the West stood on the
defensive against Beaureeard, who had gone
to Richmond; and Burnside sought in vain
for the North Carolina rebels. who had also
gone to Richmond. Mcclellan was, therefore,
overwhelmed. Now let the Secretary Of War
reverse his policy and call our troops from the
West, the South and the East, to reinforce
Mcclellan, and the rebels will reconquer CO.
rinth, Memphis, Newbern, the Shenandoah and
Hilton Head, by returning as hastily rs they
left. This is not strategy, but simple common
sense. We hope Secretary Stanton will not
thus complete his long list Of blunders through
ignorance, conceit and incapacity.
Omittng for the present references to the
extravaganza and corruption in financial and
contract matters which are openly charged
upon the War Department. we have space only
to refer briefly to the official errors from per-
sonal and political jealousies and abolition in
trigues. The public no longer doubt that GER
tain parties in Congress and the Cabinet regard
this war as mere machine to make Presidents
and achieve emancipation. Every general
officer therefore, who distinguishes himself or
adopts decisive policy is at once attacked
and if possible, disgraced by this half political,
half abolition clique. McCIelan's plans have
been disastrously disarranged Fremont was
supported in Missouri when he ought to have
been removed, removed when he ought to
have been supported, and appointed to the
Shenandoah when he should have been kept in
retirement Banks and Mcdowell have been
sacrificed. Butler has managed New Or
leans so we'll that it is said the War Depart
ment has rebuked him. Hunter is first ordered,
and then forbidden, to arm negroes, and is
accordingly Disguised Dupont is kept idle at
Hilton Head, while Goldsborough, who was
implicitly rebuked by the President for not
destroying the Merrimac, keeps our iron-clads
lulc III Jhui0S IIVtI 10 u0t0iHOu WOVhS
before vicksburg, because ignorant of the cap
ture Of Mew,his and the existence Of Davis
and Elet's fleets. Incompetent officers are
promoted and competent officers kept down, by
the influence Of these political and abolition
wrspulers. Is this war What other govern
msnt ever assailed its own generals in the
field: What other Secretary of War would
have forced the President to 60 to West Point
and submit Met lellan's plans to General SCOTS
supervision? How much longer must the
people endure this transformation Of war for
for the Union into political squabbie and an
abolition intrigue. We all feel sure that Presi-
dent Lincoln is honest and well-meaning. How
much longer, then, will he allow himself to be
deluded-to be separated from the people-to
be misrepresented and misled by these in
triguers, How much longer will he allow our
brave soldiers to be sacrificed? How much
longer will he permit defeats The crisis de-
mands the sublimest statssmanship and we
seem to have no statesmen in the country.
We express but the opinion of the people
when we suggest the removal Of Secretary
Stanton, who, rightly or wrongly, is unanimous
ly regarded as the tool Of the abolitionsts, the
organizer Of disasters, the author of defeats
The President may rest assured that the
Secretary Of War distracts the confidence
Of the public, and that his mere retention in
Office delays enlistments and discourages en-
thusiasm. The people desire, also, the sup
preston of abolition traitors, who injure the
Union cause by their intriguss, by their public
utterancss and by their asserted familiarity
with the President, who has more to fear from
Charles Sumner than from JEFF. Davis The
people desire that the oath of allegiance be
administered to all the citizens Of the loyal
States. Abolitionists cannot take an oath to
support the Union as it 10 without deserving
their abolitionism; and thus abolitionism
is proven to be treason. Those who
take the oath, then, become conservative,
and those who refuse should become prisoners
Of State. The President General Scott, Gene
raj Mcclellan and General Halleck should con-
suit, and arrange new campaign, and the
President should see to it that it is carried out,
aud our generals supported firmly against all
cabals. Thus treasured for the future, the PEG
pie will contentediy endure the prolongation of
the war, the increased expenditures Of men and
means, and the possible foreign interventions
which past official errors have brought upon
US. Thus will the Union be speedily and glo-
riously restored.
THE RADICAL PRESS AND THE LATE DISASTERS
IN VIRGISA.-The revolutionary press is very
Bit ter in its assaults upon the War Department
and tho administration generally in relation to
the late disasters in Virginia. But these very
journals and the radical members OF Congress,
whose organs they are. are morally response
Bile in far higher degree than the Cabinet,
though exempt from any legal responsibility.
II was under their influence and clamors that
the War Department, ignorant OF war, weakly