, 1862-03-15

GxtE ARm1 OE THE EUEVN1At-
Gen. McClellan has made his reputation I
by cele1iiy Of movement and rapility Of
combinations in the field. His campaign
in Virginia, though short, was, added TO
lis well known requirements in the theory
of his profession, the cause Of his being
called TO the command at Washington
Whatever may be the contradictory. opin-
ions as TO his ability to manage six hundred
thousand men scattered along q line fifteen
hundred miles in length, OR as to his fitness
10 cope with the politicians and statesmen
l,y whom he has been surrounded at the
Capital, and by whom his usefulness has
been impaired, there can, be no question
as to his courage before The enemy, nor as
to lis eminent qualification to direct a
single column according to the plans and
by the orders Of lis superiors in rank lis
maenidccnt army, thoroughly prepared
for war, yerwhelming in numbers, rich
in patriotism ard courage, and anxious
for an encounter with the enemy, is
now il the field; and ne shall soon know
how hly it is led. We believe that,
with tIlee I'D q Ills Division Commanders
and l,y the direction Of the President and
AEr. Stanton, +t1le General may achieve a
brilliant and enduring SUCCESS which will
he as honorable to his name as it is disas-
trous to the rebel cause. He can now, If he
will, shake off the politicians who fastened
upon him, lid himself Of the weighty
cares to which he was not equal, and
with an eye only TO what is
in the line Of duty before him, give the
country what, since the 21st Of July last, it
HAS hoped aud prayed fora victory orer
the rebel hordes who have n1enaced the
Capitar Of the Republic When he sets out
in pursuit, the hopes Of the nation Will so
with him, and if he ovcrtakes victory, the
entire people, forgetting the grave causes
Of dissatisfaction which have been accu-
mulaing since October last, and which, had
they not been Ightcned by two OF thrce
victories which others planned and ael.iey.
ed, would, ere this, have broker
out in clamors that nothing could
have hushed, will repay by thei1
gratitude and admiration all the geniu!
and talent he may display. They know
nothing Of strategy, and do not greatly
admire it; but they believe in fighting Gene
rails. They can understand the plan npo1
which Commodore Foote acted ant
upon which General Grant practiccd
The first showed his gunboats within thrc'
hundred feet Of the enemy's earth-w.orka
and let fly with his heaviest artillery. For
Donelson was, We believe, a stronge
position than there is in rebel pos
session in Virginia, perhaps stronge
than Manassas itself; but Gen. Gran
moved our Indiana, Illinois, low
and Nebraska boys within range, bea
The ccemy when he attempted to cut hi
way out. and then when he had him with
in his entrenchnaents, sent word to him
in reply to q proposition to treat, II I 4rs
pose 10 naore Immediately upon your teorks :!
There was white flag hung out in 6y
minutes after the reply was received Dee
mud, rain, SNOW, 1ail, three nights Of litt]
sleep, three days Of labor and DANCE
1aw troops, hard work and hard fare, o.
posed his success but the men, who WEI
there to fight, fought and conquered Th
prisoners at Camp Douglas, and the pre-
ence Of OUT army at Nashville and Z
Florence, Alabama, attest the magnitud
Of the victory. These two cases embod
the strategy which pleases the people, an
if we know them, they will honor any ma
who is master Of it, They will, since tt
campaign in the West opened and sint
its first results have been attained, no lon
eT accept mud, nor bad roads, nor impe
1ect information, IS n excuse OF justifc
ton for the policy Of inaction; becau
they know, from the example Of our Wes
e1n boys led by Western Generals, tn
all these can be overcome, q,
troops marched from Fon Henry TO Do
elson over roads that Virgins cam
match. Yet the boys went through vi
artillery and baggage; and never stopp+
to think they were doing that which
1uginia was pronounced impossible. T.
weather in which the attack Wasm made y
simply hor1ible-snow, rain, frost a
wind conspired to do their worst; but t
gallant fellows persevered and won. ;Th
suffered all the e1tremites Of hunger, ct
and excessive labor in the three days Il
1he reduction required; but their Gene
suffered with them, fought with them a
conquered with them The West has
glor5 OF the memorable victory, and
strategy which achieved it is that viii
the people want Now that the army
nc lctomac IS to move, let US hope Il
lie example Of the West is that which n
be iu;tated-
H The firm Of Jeukk s. Mitchell.
Bridcabarg, 1ear Philadelphia, conmen,