New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-16

0fNe OfiO, ,rkcn he commenced Ne inrGst0R 81 ltr-
siqi0. lie cou!d then have bI0lcn through tie con-
ter Of the rennsuar deienses stretching from York
town to Lees Mills-haye saved the time lost IN
the siege preparations before I0I Aiown-haye over
whemed the fugitive enemy on The road aud ia their
imr erlectly occupied deienses az Williamsburg
have chased them right up 10 Richmond, If he did
no. scatter them forever right and left OF the wav,
and would have spent IN TIE capital city OF the re-
beon, with useful political effect, the weary weeks
wueied in IN uneo ual struggle with the ram and
mud Of the peninsusr swamps, and would hsye
kept ia lie and heath, under klchmonds sheitering
roofs the thousands o! soldiers VINO have unayoid-
ably sicsened and died in THE unhoa,thiesl aud most
difficult country that civilized army ever operated
IN. The past is gone but tie present - with ~,
aud il any part Of IL be used 10 recty the lear
tul mistake OF weakening Mcclellan, in Gods name
let il he 20 used, and Tsed on f1' Instant
But TO this coming light. There are some things
would Ike 10 done before me regiments are
formed iog It.
7. II it were ro.sile to get tie Job done would
rub my hands In eloc at wnessingthe acl .al trans
lation BY divine or disbOc power. OF al the coward
GERS in the army. 1 know That brave aud de-
teInincd officers can hold silaky troops under fire
and make them fight. And 1 also know that, under
cowardiy command End example, the brayest men
viii become deuoraiized and break and rnn. /
leaned at The Seven Pines what shall ever here
after consider the iIsJ Of military nl2Ims. " select
your officers with The most Jealous and ,ho most
anxious scrutiny. They give character 10 armies,
and win victories or iCfe battles."
III. 4 would Ike TO hear general order read 10
the regiments iofildug sodieIs 10 leave their ranks
to assist the wounded to the rear. From two 10 ten
was the escort which the wounded had al the Seven
PneS-,.at il, every wounded man, become useless
Us a combstsat TOOK out Of .be gnt from two TO ten
sound figLing mea. Suppose that q regiment
has GjD--lhat It's wounded rs happened here on the
Jlst, amounts 70 eleven per cent; cay 90. Now,
allow tnree as tho average OF the sneaks who Ia
ong-iaced procession get out o. Ire under the pre-
tense OF assisting wounded comrades 10 the surgeons.
That would make dcserii0n from the linent OF
l92. -Four per cent. RAY be aoded Tor killed and
missing II land we have total OF dim
nuiion Ol Ggbtn, numhcis ol fS,--abOut bali OF
tlc entire regiment. The wOsudiug OF 66 men
custs the battle 90 lOse the eer ices of l99 beside,
aud the care thcse wounded could inst as well rs
No, be deferred tie close of the actior IN most oil
tho cases. In rome of The eases j. could better be
deferred. | have not deemed II necessary To say
that the Sad escorts OF The wounded never return 70
the tight. did moi see them return either ~ " IL
liamsburg or at the Seven Pines nor 10 The military
talk about the camp-res nights have ever hsaiu
Of these faithful escorts returning Ihey s'lcA 10
their bleeding trllsshours after the surgeons nave
got them. :. ,a
Ill. should like TO see the general IN COMMAND
of the receives stretch line OF cavairy-a Whoie
regiment Of cayQry &c s,gg!: LIS ANY a..9lA '1e