The New York herald., 1862-03-04

II he should not, and the Yakees move upon w.
lumbia, they can move down on the railroad 70
Decatur, Alabama, seize the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, and operate at leisure against ootn
Chattanooga and Memphis.
All the leading Southern journals have commen's
on the late ''reverses," some dolefm enough anu
some characterized by mingled spirit OF cnagrin
and boastfulness. The Mobile Register ior In
stance consoles itself with the assurance that the
rebels cannot expect success in every case; that
the war must be one of "give and take"
that they are engaged with an enemy ''who mar
shals the most majestic military strength
that modern times have witnessed" 1t declares
the policy of The government to be "to keep the
grand armies of Kentucky and Virginia strong,
and to strengthen them, and we may probably soon
hear that the fsrces which are popularity considered
already too small at some points are being weak
ened to reinforce the grand armies" which, it sug
gests, should be massed In such strength as to be
enemy. This seems to be the ruling idea just in.
culcsted into the minds of Southern Journalists by
the late terrible disasters; for the Petersburg va
Express agrees thoroughly with JEFF. Davis mes
sage to Congress in the opinion that
the government attempted in the outset
to do too much-more than 1t had the
means of doing. Our forces have been spread over
zoo large frontier. Results now teach u.s." says
This journal, chow greatly we have erred in this
respect, and the first thing now to be done is to
abandon the error, and pursue wiser policy. We
had infinitely better select few leading points, and
throw sufficiently strong forces upon them, than to
distribute our army in smaller columns in multi
tude of localities distant from one another where
they are liable to be captured in detail by the pre-
cipitation upon them Of overwhelming numbers of
the enemy, as was the case at Fort Donelson and
Roanoke Island.''
The occupation of Nashville by our army is ad
mitted by the Memphis Appeal of the 2sth ultimo,
which says that at noon on Thursday General
Buell. and Commodore Foote" tsok possession, and
that the United States flag was hoisted upon the
dome of the Capitol. The same paper says that
the South is now about to act on the offensive;
that "the policy of the Fabian Davis will yield to
that of the Napoleonic Beauregard. In view OF
these facts we can see little morning through the
dark clouds that at present environ u.s. which will
burst forth in less than sixty days in full resplend-
ent lustre." w
The Norfolk Day Book predicts that no cotton
or tobacco will be cultivated this year, but
that the ground will bedevoted to raising food ex-
clusively.
A letter from Turin, of the 10th of February,
speaking of the contemplated despatch of an
Italian frigate-reported in the HERALD yester-
day-to the Gulf of Mexico, says-The Navy De-
partment at Genoa has received orders to prepare
steam frigate for despatch to Mexico. The Italian
colony there being numerous, as in Southern Ameri
generally, the erets ,cich about to take place
in those distant shores necessitate the presence of
the flag of nation which has 30 large number
of subjects to protect. The commander of this
figate has ders to place himself at the disposal
Of the allied squadron, and to act under the direc.
ton of the French Admiral.
CONGRESS-.
The Committee Of Ways and Means of the House
yesterday reported the Internal Tax bill, providing
revenue for the support of the government and to
pay the interest on the public debt 1t very volu
minous document. 1t covers two reams of paper,
and is the longest bill ever introduced into Con.
gress. A brief abstract Of it is published in an
other column. The bill was referred to the Com.
mittee Of the Whole, ordered to be printed, and
made the special order for Tuesday, llth inst.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Wright, the success
sor of Mr.. Bright, of Indiana, was sworn, and en-
tered upon his duties. The House bill requiring
shipmasters trading to foreign ports to take an
oath of allegiance, was passed. The bills encou-
raging enlistments in the regular army, and organ
ling the cavalry service were discussed and laid
aside. The bill organizing division stats was
passed. A joint resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint many staff officers as the service
requires was adopted. The Confscation bill was
taken up, and Mr.. McDougall, of California, spoke
in opposition to it. Before he had concluded, the
Senate went into executive session.
In the House OF Representatives., the Tax bill
was ordered to be printed, and made the special
order for the 1lth inst The Senate bill to facli-
tate the administration of the prize laws was
passed. The Senate joint resolution, de-
caratory of the intention of the act of
July. indemnifying the loyal States for ex.
penses incurred in raising troops, so as not
only to apply to debts contracted before, but since
Senate joint resolution providing for the payment
Of the awards Of the commission for claims grow.
ing out of military movements in the Department
of the'west. Mr.. Holman offered resolution de.
claring that the war should not be prosecuted for
any other purpose than the restoration of the
authority Of the constitution and the welfare