Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-11
The Northern Press on McCleilan's
RepuLse before Richmond

TugSfruArroN Asn ITS Consequences Gene
,al Mcclellan has failed to take Richmond,
and has suffered serious losses in men, ariii-
lory and warlike materials and stores IN ms
strugnIes TO eXtricate himself IRON poslton
rendered untenable from the heavy reinforce
mepts sent in to the army oil the Coniederates,
and from the very scanty reluforcements TO
his own. With his army thus weakened by
battles and disease, he could not hold his
White House operations miles in his rear and
his intrenched line Of ten miles in front Of
Richmond. His original plan, if we are not
mistaken, was to move his whole Potomac
Army Of last winter in grand semi-circle
unon Richmond, sweeping the entire country
from the Potomac to the Valley Of Virginia
before him, and contracting his lines as he adj
yanced upon Richmond, not from the east,
but from the north, thus leaving no loop-hoie
for Confederate raids into the Shenandoah
Valley, nor any chance to the enemy to cut
him of from tie base Of his supplies.
Unfortunately, however, this wellconsid-
cred plan was set aside by the disorganizing
abolition radicals Of Congress, aided and
abetted by two or three political generals Of
the Cabinet.
In the failure OF this greatand all important
enterprise we have lost the labors Of cam
paign; and TO repair this loss and to drive
The Cunfederates out Of Virginia Will require
an additional budget Of many millions TO our
national debt The President cannotfail now
TO see where the responsibility belongs. A
very significant feeling of Indignation is "
ginning to develop itself in the public ldind
upon this subject, and directly agaidst the
Cabinet, as at present constituted Let the
President look to his Cabinet, ana to It's re-
construction as working anti with himself
in the prosecution OF this war for the integ-
rity the Union, y Gnd not for the extirpation
Of slavery, and all yet may be saved Let
him neglect essential duty at this momentous
crisis, and we may go on from bad to worse,
until all is lost
T6e Storm Coming. The excitement now is
but the mere muttering Of the storm. Wait
until the long lists of Killed and wounded in
the recent battles before Richmond are pub
lshed. aud the storm will then be at Is height.
Already the people Of Philadelphia hoot Stan
toms name in the streets, and declare that no
more men will enlist while he remains in Of
fee. New York city has suffered quite as
much as Philadelphia, and shares these sentl-
ments. Two New York regiments suffered at
Bull Run, and the excitement here was fearful.
What win it be when the lists Of killed and
wounded come in now2
The Blow to Public Credu.-The financial
credit Of the country has received shock
from the disasters to McCelan's army from
which it win not easily recover. Previous to
his being driven back from his position before
Richmond, Government stocks were at an IN
exampled premium, and the credit Of the
country never stood so high. Within q week
all this has been changed and now Govern
ment stocks exhibit more unsteadiness than
any other class of public securities. Who Is
responsible for this state Of things2 Not Nc
Clellan who, in his misfortunes rs in his sue
cesses, has displayed all the qualities of an
hla hut . no Ia ha wa
his command by taking Banks and Mellow
ellis divisions from him, and then prevented
his being reinforced, although they know that
he was in position Of the most pressing dan
ger These are the traitors who would de-
stroy the integrity of the republic, ruin the
fair edidce of our financial credit, and plunge
the country into hopeless embarrassments, to
place the negro in position in whichhe would
be Of no earthly use to himself or Others.
Thus far they have been successful in their in
trigues Let them look out however, for the
retrihution that is to follow them. The coun-
try is losing patience, and twill not be long
before they feel the full effects of the wrath
which they have so industrousiy provoked.
Nev York Herald, July 6.
Our ARMY BEFORE RIcHMoxD-CAusEs OF THE
RECENT REVERSE. The first necessity of every
community, after a disaster is a scapegoat.
whom can be fastened all the sins of a whole
people, and who can then be sent into the
wilderness, to be heard Of no more forever.
OF course, we have II very active search for
such u scapegoat now. The reverse in front
of Richmond is a serious affair." and until
somebody has been made to suffer for it, the
country win not feel safe. When somebody 5
head is off, It matters not much whose, we
shall all breathe froer. The Post insists that
General Mcclellan shall be the victim. The
World censures the President. The Herald
falls foul Of Secretary Stanton; and the Yri-
buae, tired for once Of its deuunciations, or
having long since exhausted the list, contents
itself with calling for help on Gen. Hunter
and his negro brigadcs.
We see little good likely to come Of all this.
What the country needs is courage and new
army--not examinations or criticisms of any
kind. Indeed, if We had had less Of these
hitherto, we might have less proyocations for
them now. The great cause Of our weakness
has been discussions in Congress, in the Cabi-
net, and in the Press concerning the merits Of
different Generals, aud the wisdom of differ
ent policies. In carrying on war, the one
thing needfnl is confidence in the Government
and its agents. Whatever strengthens this
aids the common cause; whatever and who
ever weakens it, inilicts upon that cause a
blow which may be fatally. Y. Times,
July Z.
MIsMANAGEMENr- There is time to- keep
silence and a time to speak. The campaign
has concluded with our repulso from before
Richmond. The campaign to come will re-
quire new troops, new plans and new combi-
nations, with perhaps, new emergencies of
foreign complications. The time has come,
therefore, to expose, rcbuke and correct the
errors and mismanagemeut of the past in or
Der TO secure a thorough reformation fer shc
future
The Secretary OF War makes no provision
for accident or emergency, and issues cali
for three hundred thousand troops, not just
before battle, when the people are enthusi-
astic, hut Just on the heels of a repulse, when
the people are depressed. When Stanton di-
rided McClellans command he himself as
sumed Impractical direction of the campaign.
The people knew and thu press announced
that Jel Davis was massing all his troops at
Richmond, just as good business man con-
centrates his means where he fnds the best in
vestment. The Secretary Of War could not
understand this Consequently our troops
at James Island retreated from a foe who had
gone to Richmondi our troops IN the shenan-
doah built intrenchmen,s against jackson
who had gone 90 Richmond; our troops at the
Mast atood on tho defensive a~of,st 49,. .