Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-13
vo.rHErsN sIIsCELLANY.

The New York Times, Of the 5h instant contains 'ne
following article on the present 1pec. OF fsnkee Al
fairs which is remarkable for Its sincerity ard t.uteia
ness: - |
POSITION OF TIE UNION cAusr.
The Summer campaign which was to have gwen us
the rebel cspAl has come TO disastrous eno hcn'
moud is relieved and Washington Is besieged INA.
magnifeen army organized and drilled with 90 m1en
care by Mcclellan year ago, repulsed frat on the re
nnsula has been again repul.ed In lie advance upon
Redmond fsom the North, aud now seeks safety Tor II
self behind the forts which line the Potomsc. Dlsepse
as we may the Union arms have been repeatedly as
gracefully and deoisively beaten. TIE whole
against Richmond has proved failure. The repeis
have resumed the offensive, and have driven our troops
back to the precise position they held after the DA
of Bull Run more than one year ago. Oar Geaeras 10
rot seem 10 be whether they intend to asoA Us
there or push forward some ohsr line Of opersno1s
One thing may be deemed oertsin--:hey will not az
Town u iront of Washington and attempt 70 reduce
by siege. They will either atemp. nAnk moVensh'
upou IL or what seems 10 Us e'ill more likely,
thsy will push powerful column directly into PtnnsSi
vanA and strike blow al the Uaion cause On ioyA
soil. ,
There Is a cass of public mon who think II highly un
VIA 10 admit that we have Suffered any serious eVsrses
Taey have copous explanations OF the apparent ensSA
our forces have sustained and abundsnt sssuraoes tna
hsy are all to be redeemed in the Immediate insure
We regret that We cannot SHARE their creduous COLI
deyca All their expanAaone ctnnOb cnAtko .nn
f,c that wherever We have met the rebtls,-whe her
b,hr an esrIhwosk in front Of Richmond, or N the
open field as lin front Of Washngtor,-hsJ have neaten
Ca Sometimes they have GU atked us; scmeVmes
they have gos completely u the rear OF our orcf =
sometimes they have thrown their vhos force ufSn
ain yIs weak o1nt OF our line and overborGe ne "
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they have drawn US into an am
bpacade but il matters not hoS,-the fact remains
h,t taey have beaten And ali that these various
EXPLANATIONS amount to ia hst theig nerss are bolder
and more skiliu aud their armies more thcave than
ours This is all that anybody can ask in war And Il is
worse than ide-it Is childish and i'd Otto to attempt to
shut cur eyes the glazing and rpusve taot that thus
ar in The war the rebos have the beat OF the hyhtDg-
The sooner resE our actual condiuon, Tie sooner
shall We Rld . remedy for IT,
Wn.t !. tho cause of theee awful disssteIsH Not In
Aoy lack of men, for our armies ou.number the rebels
two to oue Not In the lack OF arms, OF nurinons oil
.upps,-of al the means snj appliances Of Successful
sarfo no Army the face OF the earth az ever been
. laystl' supplied With all these Ss onrA Not IN
tho Goodness OF the csnse,-nor IN the spirit of
tho peop!e - nor In the yalCr and patience OF
GU, soldiers, - fsr in al these respects We my
clallerge the world TO surpas5 us. We are driven
70 toe c9ncluso that the eb, Generals superior 70
N ours that The rebel government has been better able
q WELD skilluy aud -sly the weapons placed In
ia hauts Results az I'd the only ties. OF military csp
oity The army that conqu5Gs is always the best Luge
r ANAL raggsd or well clid, hungry or full armed OF
unarped tho army tas' drives enemy of tho neli s
Al The b stCf OF tue Two. OuE h~No boos
s,edidly drilled admirably clothed and armed, and al
vays supplied with abundant food but they have been
dsie..sd ard that feet oyerrides all the others and
IRA de the IS interior.
We all hone that all this is 10 be change; but
nave been hoping fer the whole Year past TIE very
,s,t s,ep was assys 70 turn the tide We to have
40 more Bull Runs," when II, Cielap took command
The snsmy vas to b "jriven 20 The wall" alter he had
eyscr.t,d Yorktown. The Army OF the Potomac, it
ss declared shall enter Richmond, after i had slfsrsd
&c on behind lis owl forlfcatons AID there were TO
be no more retreats or cur side after Pope took the lead
towards lhe rcb. cspits Ye In spite Of all these ss-
urancee made With confidence ann eagerly welcomed
b, the credulcus country arm's are bslege5 but
all "sa" In the Potomac forts. Who can say that the
de OF disaster he's yes been stayedt What there to
iura itf We have fresh men In the ld-but 80 We had
bslcre Possibly the enemy Oannot take the ora-snd,
poss Div knowing thai fact they vii notify. But II se
can Judge tbs future frome past, they will be very Ike
IL 20 ATTEMPT something which they accomplish, and
tn frat We shall know Of it will be, thatii has bsen DONE
We see no ground for predicting better results $50
o. q "a we employ the esme means" We hsye the same
G ,usrals toe sane pclcy, The ssne government, the
s,rpe Presideu. and the slme Cabinet ~ We have bad
hitherto. We enter upon the il'ure Cldaf 'uo zane
aaspcss precisely wbio1 have presided over our pact
Iissssr1 What possible reason, then, have We TO *
NJ a chang Tie entire rcspoCsblliy tor Gil these
s.ani lea res Upon the GJvenment-s,Dp'y because
"A n, mr. IS in ia bands. Gran; that many OF our
couns l6ng Gsneras are Il conpe:e7-ihai they vase
in personal Arsrgs energy that ahould b. given to
tie cau;cthat they weak irresou;e incapable, and
therefore ulsuccsssa'-the Government is responsible
fr their fAaTSs because it hss the poser to dpAce
;hcm A General my fail once through his oTa taul
f he fais a second re the iSul; With those who
kspt him there. War ia no time for elaborate Iosri-
mtnls, or for patching up shattered repusuo
The PrssdslG needs to reinforce bis Cabinet with new
yigor and new sbilty. Without any improvement Of
his own capacity, the Psesiieut must have strong
O4ainet or he will have weak government The sblest
OF cur Presidents have been the who have sur
rounded themselves with the aoest meu. The theory
that CAhiIe tcers are eecre'art ard thereto
no, responsible, does not svSi each Secretary CARR
no; only iuto his oVn department., but into the whole
policy Of the Administrator the spirit the vgor, the
energy Of his nature AID il the Cabinet Is made up
OF weak men, they viii ineyt4biy give the country
weak government. We need now the strongest govern
msn tho country has seen. And 1t neees no pro
ohst to predict that ~;tLoat Strength more vigcr
ous power srcer grasp and more energetic mastery OF
he resources which The couary il Pourics lto the hands
Of the a6mias!ri ion, than We have bad hitherto, the
Unicu o.uae doomed to speedy and disastrous over
throw.