New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
INACTIVITY OF THE AMERICAN ARMY.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPOND

There j. little prob3blY OF an! tnihB occurring 10
d;furl he march OF eve r., which are tie only
tI;,T. thot march AZ Washington, aud which have
CT into q humdrum sort oil parade aud rev. W ORDER
syakinr one dav az like tie other as eau be- There
is TO be sure always TIE confidential assurance that
s.there will Oe a move soon, ana pcrhaps theie
may. but hitherto u. Mcclellan has succeeded In
sycrting the danger which is presented TO him of
making an attack a desperate and brave enemy
with an ill-discipined army. lie may, however, at
any moment be led 10 order an advance and his
army is certainly better prepared to make 1t now
than ii has been at any previous time. 1t would
be amusing TO look back 10 The Northern journals,
and zee low much or the pompous programme
OF "our Fall campaign has been tglhHeu'
New-Oreans was to have been seized, Cbhries-
ton laid waste. Memphis, Savannah, Richmond,
aud Nashville occupied, aid the seeding STATES
held in subsection Ill the loyal men co9lo DO
induced 10 cone out and vote themselves PACK in'o
tie Union. The good public is presented WIN
strip Of sand at Haters, ana an III at or NO! a.
and 80 lar il is thankful for The results OF tnese vo
quests The " Rat-hole Squadrons' are az their
work. and the tack Of the tlock"dng vessels VIII
600, no Ii hit enough. In fact, The weather Is sucn
on the Southern coast duuug January, February ana
March that it would not he possible 10 MAINTAIN
force of servatiou off the tors hence most OF
them will be blocked up, aud the others can be
watched from time 10 Time 10y vessels running out oi
Port Royal Another great eNltCiuOn, The naval
part 10 be commanded by very dashing oihcer,
Capt. David Porter, i 10 be prepared Immediately,
aud Gen. Burnside corps now ready 10 Start from
Annapolis. The utmost eXeriioos aIc made by Gov
sramens TO procure uor'aIs of the largest sizc, but
these are not TO be made in "a day. Nolug indicates
luy expedition of the first ca's-one Intended TO
opcrate against Charleston or New Orleans, which
8Ie the iayoiite objects OF tie No tLeIneIs
To the earnest. seii-satiiiyius thoualiCs who re-
gard this war as tie hottest and best in which man
ever drew q sword, the conduct OF affairs must be
most discOuraeing and iriiaiDg. Tse-e are myriads
OF people who literally wonlip tie Union, and who
would gladly lay down their lives for that political
" ides. Blu, they have 10 opiotGlIy. Ihcy have
lefl professions, trades, and lcasHat nomes. 10 80
ont ana fight, aud, q, tty staid IN mont Of tie Tat
tie, they tee the ground for which they are striving
Crumling under their feet. I, ere are hundreds OF
men in the northern arui's, Ike James MGd,worih,
Geu. Sprague and Gen. Butler, " 10 have abaudo ned
e.se aud comfort tost ann le ~ erson Oh cevo-
tiou to--wel not their country 70 much as to-the
Union or a. Earl Russeii - led It, Power. And the
Union was ssureCly power. 10 was POWER Tor the
STAKEHOLDER, power for Slavery, lover lcr demo-
cratic institutions TO aruLt the world. Without the
Juion the NoItheru states would be caolued ana
confined within The Canadian hsts and Virginia,
and no reasonable human eng can OBJECT 10 TIER
refusal to submit to such a fate. To 'e deprived 81
TIE Mississippi would be to have iie ~ u nT'ei! t?Ih
from the heart. Are tiey uOi justified IN striking
for life at the hand witch Is stretched
out for the purpose But Is beyond con
ceVfion that, all this being 50, The var j. earned
on as if were intended TO ia'e 10 msdncss rather
than induce "suriendcT To force Of arms. God
and Nature NAV not, indeed have pat tie Black into
the bands Of the NOrhcrIers any more ilan the III.
dian was placed at our Gi-ros4l 10y tie same Power
l. the American war. Bot here are all The horrors
without any of the results Of war. Conquest over
the SOlih may great ruln 10 the North, Ont ~
least IL would be proof OF strength gwen IN the
achieving Of the Iosuli now all tie cost II arlna-
nents, prodigious and protuse, j. endured without
anv actual OperatiOn if To realize tie Northern
idea. That 1t nay al last lie attained cannot hesl-
tate TO admit bu the Ie alton v III he terrible 10
victor and yanquished alike. The question Of the
fate Of that which is not yet in the power OF the
North already disiracis aud cOnvulses tie country
before the battle has teen fought ~ all II Is not.
indeed, unlikely that Gen. Mcclellan may he averse
to great battle, the grounds Of aversion 10
boodshed, and tie hoVe If succes By milder means
and tie smaller oT CratlOus OF war may encourage
him TO resist the suggestions which are 10 ny knowl
sCge made TO him 'or an attack upon the enemy.
Magnlhceut weather is lost and no slRn OF an ad-
vance Is visible There impatient Sen ators aud
angry C)ngie smen, but 10 one cares TO oi en- III,
hps who remembers tie result OF the " On To hlch-
nlond'' cry OF June and July last The ex-
peditions and the news of others about TO be,
smuse the people for the time, but he pressure Of
eaXation VIII soon render them irritable IN tDelr
clsmors for peace or victory. As ye' the war has
no. pressed hardly on ihe bulk Of the people. Six
hundred thousand Of the people are amply paid and
well fed, and 10 them are joined hundreds OF
thousands who are employed IN clyI Work ABOUT lie
sfnv. TIE noble army U. contractors ana suffers lie
,raltirg a fortune and he tlelfy that tie country
cannot be loen. anytii be aure sll the money Is
spent in it, finds universal acceptance. There are
Erle frauds understood TO have been detected ~
comrlssariat Transactions recently. No doubt
greater NAV be undiscovered. Many persons have
already made large fortunes very h0ne,ily Fraud
seems some what suIerinous where prices are 70
reuuueraiive and examiners lenleut. " All II
quiet along our hnes." The river blockade still
continues. No men-Of-wlr EXCEPT a tiny guubOat
has PASSED up or down in front OF the ereuy for
weeks. Mr.. ScAes Il sin at work on board tie
Pensacola, which Ice uotionless Of Alexandria.
ia a. f.-f 4.
tory in all that relates tie marching Of the men,
but never chance to roe decent battalion drill,
any formations, EXCEPT OF the uost documentary
kind and much doubt If there are half dozen
regiments here which could form square with
seadiness and rapidly against a c-arge oi cavalry.