The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-18

The Prospect Before Riehmund-signs OF
Alarm I'm the Radical Abolition Camp.
What is the prospect before Richmond The
public mind, with the advance Of our army
across the Chckahominy, was full of enthusi
asm; but this has been changed by subsequen,
events and Developments into all sorts of specu
lations and conjectures, and to some degree OF
public anxiety and impotence.
In this connection our original radical "On
to Richmond" contemporary, the New York
Tribune, through its army correspondent OF the
Seven Pines" has undergone wonderful
change compared with its bloodthirsty hue and
rebel evacuation Of Manassas. Then McClel-
Ian had the most imposing army ever collected
on this continent, while the rebel army which
had slipped through his fingers was represent
ed at less than forty thousand men. Now, from
the same source, we are told that Tin front of
Richmond) "the enemy are greatly superior to
us in numbers;" that they are courageous.
daring, savage, disciplined, well armed, and
will desperately dispute ''every inch Of the
way into Richmond" and that 'sthey consider
that the coming battle will decide their fate;',
that "they desire to fight" and that "to march
into Richmond we must pave our way with
twenty thousand dead SOutherners." Hence
the Tribune man calls Justify for reinforce
ments to General Mcclellan, and ION the in
stant," and Gin Gods name, and says that it
would have been economical, humane and
polite to have given to Mcclellan all the dis
possible troops north and west of tho Ohio
when he commenced the invasion of Virginia"
Now, how are we to account for this great
Improvement in the music of the Tribune since
the rebel evacuation of Manassas! The answer
is very simple. Some of our radical abolition
republicans Greeley is among them.-are
beginning to be apprehensive that some serious
disaster to General Mcclellan is within the
range Of probability; and should any disaster
befall him they know whore public opinion
will fix the responsibility. Our loyal people,
like our honest and sagacious President, have
always had the fullest confidence in General
Mcclellan. Not so, however, is it, or has 1t
been, with our radical republicans. From the
day when it was made apparent that General
Mcclellan had repaired in our Potomac Army
the damages of Bull run, and had rendered
Washington perfectly safe by his military skill
and incessant industry-from that day that abo-
lition agitation and incessant clamor against
his inactivity, timidity and loyalty commenced
which eliminated in the breaking up of his Po-
tomac Army into three or four separate armies.
and in the arrangement Of his well laid plans
for the capture of Richmond and the suppress
sion of the rebellion.
He was not and would not become wor-
shipper among the niger worshippers, and
they resolved to immediate him. Hence the cut
ting up of his Potomac Army into three or four
separate camps, to make room for two or three
military politicians. Hence the Late disastrous
repulse of Gen. Banks from the Shenandoah
valley, and the general disarrangement of ali
those beautiful plans which were to supersede
the plans of Gen. Mcclellan for the recovery Of
Richmond and the State of Virginia to the
Union Mr.. Senator Wilson and his radical as
socates had decreed that no more troops were
wanted, and recruiting had been for some time
suspended when this repulse Of Gen. Banks
fell like bombshell into the War Office.
MIR. Secretary Stanton was thus persuaded Of
the expediency of calling out fifty thousand ad-
ditional troops. But why not one hundred and
fifty, or two hundred thousand, in order 20
bring this war to an end at once? With this
additional force on hand . month ago, Rich
mond, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and every
other place in the South of any Importance to
this rebellion, would be now in our possession.
AS it is, without going further, Gen. Mcclellan
evidently needs reinforcements, when he might
Just as we'll have had in his camp to-day an
overwhelming army Of two hundred and fifty
thousand men az the more limited force now
under his command.
We charge all these drawbacks upon our
abolition radical faction and their domineering
held them in check as far as possible; but con-
trolling, rs they do the lawmaking power Of
Congress, the President has been compelled to
handle them somewhat delicately. We are in
cined to the opinion, on the other hand, that
the Secretary Of War has lent too willing ear
in some cases to these abolition radicals; but,
believing that lie is at length convinced o.
these expensive blunders, and realizes the diff
ficult position of the army of Gen. Mcclellan,
we feel assured that the necessary measures
for browning victory al Richmond, and
speedy end to the war, are under way. and will
be actively carried out. Out Of their own
mouths our abolition disorganizers are con-
demned; and to save themselves from the pos
sibls consequences Of their folly aud treachery
they come in at the eleventh hour for reinforce
ments to the army Of General Mcclellan.
MAYOR OPpYKE on CORPORATION ADvEaTIs-
Move published yesterday the severe re-
hnl,c of tie irnnudent attnmnt To amend Cnrnn-