Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-14

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The late orders Of President Lincoln
would seen to indicate that the 'hoffo's
Of the conflict day" are to Be coor.eo
on . large sssls-thst the entire "''''s-
~ force Of tho Government 10 about 70
Establish new line, nearer to the heart OF
r.h.lliou and treason. To this end Gen.
Mcclellan has taken the field the lines
ofGep. Halleck's division have been WI
deued. and Gen. Fremont has been cai-
al 10 command the central division.
The numerous admirers OF Gen. Nc
Clellan will rejoice that the burden OF
Overseeing the operations Of the entire
armv has been taken from his should
orr. lie has matured = plan of action
-he ha. perfected, after many months
Of most assiduous labor, acheme BY
which this rebellion must inevitably he
crushed, and now that the plans and
specu:atioos are all drawn and approved,
he turns the general superintendence Of
tho work over to the President, and
take. his proper position IN the feld, at
the head of his men. lie has presented
q theory for preserving the Un'on-be
now goes into the contest to develop that
theory by stern practice at the mnzze
Of the cannon and the point OF the bay
onet. That man has millions Of friends
and weIl-wishcrs. If he proves himself
a. CAPABLE at the head Of his veterans
on the Potomac as he did with his
handful of men in Western Virginia, be
is tho leading military star Of the ma
ton. His enemies count it a disgrace
that he has thus taken the feld-giving
up the general command. Let them
enjoy their comfort.
Gen. Hallcck likewise has . most
glorious opportunity to distinguish him
self as one of the leading military men
Of the world. His field is larger than
McClellan's and Frcmont's combined,
but the people feel that he is equal to
the task-tEey have confidence in his
ability to clear the Valley Of the Missis
sippi from Columbus down, Of every
traitor that disgraces it. General Hal
leck is in the right place.
Gen. Fremont's field is Of less impor-
lance than that of either the other gen.
erals, but he will probably find enough
to do. He has yet chance to distin-
guish himself, confound his enemies and
confuse the rebels. May he do it.
With the opening OF Spting-as soon
~ the ground has become clear Of frost,
lock out tor Spring campaign that will
make the very earth euble. Manassas
is not the only strong point that will be
evacuated. Nor is Fort Donelson the
only fort wrcsted from the rebel grasp
by the proves Of our brave Western
boys.
The work of organization and prepsr.
alton is now completed in the main, and
now commenccs the tng of war in
earnest.
Don't LIKE MccLELLAN'S PLAN.
The rebels are beginning to see where
the shoe rnches they now profess t.
have no hiking whatever for McClelsn's
way Of dong business. Like some o!
the AMI, udcrs in the North, they think
he has been too slow and las taken q
great many ''uuch,valrous" d'sadvanta-
ges. The Memphis appeal thus lays
bare its opinion with regard to our
military management:
They Qhe Fcderals) expect to con.
centrste IN overwhelming numbers, and
overpower our scattered forces in detail
We are never, if tie Federal leaders
can avoid t, to be offered battle, whefe
their triumph is net rendered 'maihe-
matically certain
"We dig traps and bitches, a. at
Bowling Green and Columbus, fortify
them, and patiently await the enemy's
approach, only to witness 'stratege,ic
movements on either flank, for the pur-
pose Of forcing equalization without tie
firing Of a gun. We are to have no
brilliant battles, where all is risked to
gain triumph Of that dash
which characterized the warfare OF
Napo!eop, Alexander the Great, or
Scipio. But multitudinous hordes, like
those Of Aerxes, are to move npon us,
attempt the capture Of our entrenched
armies leisurely In detail, aud thus crush
US out surely and slowly
"The Federal troops, indeed, arc
adapted 10 no other sort Of warfare.
The Lincoln Government, like the Per
sian Empire, derives from the force of q
despot an involuntary and reluctant
species Of attraction, very different from
. cohesion arising from a spirit Of pat
riotism. The Lincoln army, like the
armies Of Xerxcs and Darius, immense
in its numbers, is like the heavy and in.
animate limbs of vas. and i'll organized
body. Its parts yield sluggish obedi-
ence to the will of the head, but the
whole is incapable of any spirited and
vigorous cxertion. Hence the wisdom
I'VE may sly the absolute necessity
OF this sIo" and tardy process of over
running the South, for the purpose of
conquest and subjugalion.
"Therc is but one remedy for the