Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-12

etc.-have been yielded for the time, and the
avsilable Confederate strength concentrated al
Richmond. This, of course, with the COnfed-
crate understanding Of McClellan's crippled
position. Here, at last, our enemies see their
chance of meeting US under such disadvantage
as may well justify their desperate attempt to
strike a vital blow. Surprising they are risking
all on one hszardl 1t behOoves US to see that
the hazard shall involve no risks for Us. 1t
must be az firmly met as it IS vigorously prof
fered.
/ believe that Mcclellan, from the first, has
been opDosed on the peninsula by force larger
than his own, and that, even were the western
army out Of the question, concentration and con-
s~eriptiOn alone have garrisoned Richmond in
numbers for beyond those Of the besiegers. But
within the last week q dread and ominOus fact
has been added to ell this. The question,
.. What has become of BeauTegaTd ?" is begin
ming to be answered. Hosts Of endorsements,
dozens of we'll trained and disciplined regiments,
are observed filing to the front Of the Confeder-
ate 6nes-not drawn from the rear, but evidently
added 10 the gross number. And jackson, Ike
wise, even if the rumor of his large reinforce
ments is false, cOntrives 70 make it appear so
true as to deter thousands of our troops from
leaving the Shenandoah valley and joining
Mcclellan. The administration, at least, puts
such faith in the story of JacksOn's reinforce
menL-dluD I hCEIbtiUuS IiOm SOAAhlA NANs Il
doubt not but that the War Office is at this mo-
ment fearing another raid down the valley
raid in such force as to enaanger Washington
and is occupying itself quite as much with the
prevention Of this possibility as with the position
before Richmond.
What is the conclusion Of the whole matter 2
Why, that we must have more men and instant
", both at Richmond aud in Central Virginia.
The great mistake of Mr.. Stanton, three weeks
ago, was not IN frightening himself, SIX Gov
eTnors, and six million citiz ms at ~large-though
that was an unpleasant one it was not all IN
ordering out q hundred and odd thousand troops
but in revoking the order as soon as issued.
Would to Heaven, says the government On be
sworn that we had those troops now in the
field But let bygOnes be bygones. Here is an
emergency, and it must be met. There are two
ways of meeting it one is to push forward to
the seat Of war all the loafng sOldieTy between
Albany and Washington to cancel tuTlOughs,
to stop drilling at home camps. Another is TO
reduce Halleck's army to the smallest number
with which be can hold his position, beyond
peradventure, against any combination which
may be made upon him, and to send the residue
by lightning trains to Eastern Virginia. Then
let some one leader in the field mot a mentor
msjoT-geneTal at the head Of Mr. Stsuton's staff
have intelligent control over all the corps now
playing at blind mans buff in the Shenandoah
aud Rappahannock valleys. In some such
methods this terrible csisis must be met. We
have climbed to the very top of the hill, the
plize is within our grasp, and It were base in
deed to fslter and fall at the moment when loyal
hands open and the couEtTy's patriotic heart is
beating high.
I cannot say half so much in one letter as
even my own knowledge Of these matters would
warrant. I had intended to have limited at the
urgent want which government now experiences
of twenty-five thousand extra troops, which
should be thrown on Ire south side of James
river to co operate with Burnside and others in
closing up Confederate communication South
Another topic of sad interest IS the wretched
mismanagernent-ineffectivenes in numbers,
skill, and facilities-of the surgical cops at
tlched 10 McClellan's aTmy-a mismanagement
which has made the sick list twice what it
should legitimately have been. The necessity
of a new reserve corps, consisting Of a score of
skillful surgeons, whose services should make
sfter-battle work complete and rapid, is also q
theme for your humane structures Meanwhile,
who knows what a day or hour may bring
forth Mcclellan is at work before Richmond,
as he was before YOrktOwE-nOt charging the
enemy's immen9e army and immense earth
works-it would be Tuinous and wicked to at
tempt that with his diminished force but pa
tiently making his approaches, day after day,
holding his own and gaining a little, knowing
that he is doing lis work, and trusting hopeful
ly in government and the people to do theirs in
the hour of need.