New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-10

and that suifced them. no matter what were
his own purposes. What Gen. Howe and Sir
Henry Clinton were to our Revolution. te was
to the Shareholders Rebellion. Those Generals
lacked not loyalty but energy. They did not
comprehend that every hour that passes idly
and uneventfully 10 war OF insurroctIcp
is a clear gain to the insurgents and a
corresponding loss TO their ndversares. Such
Generals always squapder the golden opportu-
nifty. II thoy advance into the enemies country,
they halt Just whom they should press on. and
wait till the ravages of disease aud that dcsul-
tory. inlecsive warfare OF pckets and out
posts. wherein the advantage is always and in-
eyitably with tho party that is familiar with
the Ground. has seriously thinned the ranks Of
the invading army. while those Of lis antagonist
have been swelled by the levy en- m0sse to
superiority Of numbers. when the General
who should maintain the Offensive ia attacked
and woreted. The invader who bestate', and
fears to strike. aud stands on the defensive. is
doomed.
I II HAS UfTu i'Nus Di'O'hhh' h'io''+A'''''
and still mora the countrys. tbat his intimate
+ friends AID trusted counselors we're nearly all
at heart opposed 70 an unqualified discontinue
of che Rebels. They arc Unionists alter taeir
I fashion n.-they would not hayo the Repnbiic
divided aud rulncd-lut they have no coDccp
ton Of, 40 liking for, any othor settlement Of
our troubles than one which shall bc based on
Compromi4e-that il, buying of The traitors
from persistence in their treason BY new con
cessions, new guarantees. to Slavery. Their
ideal bond of Uuon is chain around TIE
slaves neck with a gag in every freeman
mouth These men desired tho War spun ont
through months Of prodigal but fraitless mac
ton until the exhausted, discouraged people
should be driven in desperation to call on our
Scymours. Joel Parkers and Fernando Woods to
eud the struggle by giving the Rebel chiefs what
sOeyer they might be pleased to fsk as the
price of their, condescending TO resume the
government of the country. The fact that
these chiefs had stubbornly refused to resume
the oyersoership of the Uaion on any terms has
been wnfuy ignored by these politicians, who
could not believe even with their experience
at Charleston in 1860 to enlighten them. that
the Rebels prefer absolute, indeieaSble rule
over half the country to qualified aud pre-
carious sway over the whole OF IT. But tho
truth is that the slayeholding olgarcby are weary
of the sham whereby they are designated Demo-
Gratis and disgusied with their alliance With the
Five Points, the Hook. aud other dens of coarsc
deprayiiy and debauchery ot the North. Such
associations give them an uucle eanly feeling Of
disgust nal eelf.abasemcnt from which they
have long wished to be delivered. They have
seized upon tie present as their opportunity.
aud will NO, be persuaded 10 forego it.
Gen. BURNSIDE fought gallan,ly at Bull Run;
he led ably aud yictoriously the brilliant cam
paign m North Carolina, he was called thence
! 70 reinforce Mcclellan after hi. reverse, before
Richmond; and he ably commanded the lett
wing at the battle OF Antetam. Thus far, he
has done well whatoyer work has been allotted
him: we trust he will, in his new aud more
arduous position, justify tie hopes and retrieve
tue fortune. of bis country. That he will al
all events avoid Gen. McClollan's cardinal
error Of treating the orders Of his superior as
so much waste paper, We are confident. II be
cannot oboy, he viii ask to DO relieved from
ls command And, though the Rebel Grand
Army has once more completely eluded our
forces, through Gen. McClelau's persistent
disobcdience TO tie express orders Of the
General.in. Chief aud even Of tho President,
and, marching around our slowly. creeping
'front.' has placed himself once more between
our advance aud Richmond, we believe that be
will yet be compelled to fight decisive battle
before going into winter-quarters or abandon
Virginia to the arms Of tho Union. But we
shall judge Gen. Burnside BY results, not by
our prepossessions. Should he spend the coming
Winter as fruitlessly, ingoriously.as Gen. Nc
Clellan did the last we shall not hesitate to
call in the Spring for bis removal as openly
and earnestly as We did for that of his haltng
predecessor.