Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-23

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Tie Federal Disasters IN Virginia. EUropcl
! Intervention the Probable Consequence.
From the New York Herald
The series of Federal disasters in Virgini
ending with tho latest and greatest Of all-tl
retreat OF Gen. hcClellau's army before superb
numbers-is well calculated to stir the nation.
heart to its depths. The whole country
reused, and everybody inquires what is Il
cause OF the misfOItuuel The blame does nC
rest with the brave troops who have been secr
] need, lighting like heroes, nor with the genera
/ who, at the outset, said he would do the best b
could with the small number of troops entruste,
TO him, but with the iInbecil1ty of the navy an,
| the War departments. It was Gen. Mcclellan
purpose to proceed up the James river at first
but our Incompetent Navy Department wa.
unable to clear it for him, notwithstanding th,
immense number of vessels at the command O
Commodore Goldsborough
The AerTimae was permitted to control the
waters OF the James river till it was too late
and the rebels had possession Of the strong
points on its banks. Had the river been under
control OF our feet when Gen. Mcclellan was
ordered to march up the York peninsula, very
different story would be told to-day The James
would have been his basis of operations from
the beginning, instead of the York and the Pa
mUnkey; and, supported by the guIbOats, he
would have been IN Richmond a month ago.
The War Department cut up and divided Nc
ClellaR's army in despite of all his remon-
stTences, sending one portion here and another
there, ia order to give position and consequence
TO political generals, while the rebels concea-
tTGtod their whole force around Richmond-the
cecIslYe point of the thester of war. The result
was serious reverse to our arms. If this blow
had been brought about By design on the part
Of our high officials, it could hardly have been
more disastrous. That the radicals intended to
have Mcclellan Tepulsed on the Chickshominy.
as they caused Banks to be repulsed on the
Sheusndosh, there cannot exist doubt
Bat there is something still worse to be sp-
pretended The news OF the disaster has zone
to Europe, and upon its heels will probably fol-
low Intervention on the part of France and
England, if not of all the maritime powers of
Europe
The principal question is, what ought to be
now done IN the crisis that is upon US The
irst thing the people ought do Is to demand the
of the imbeciles from the Navy and
War Departments, who have brought such dis
grace upon our arms. The next most essential
.hlr is to secure the coast, from the Rio Grande
70 the hennebec-tO stTengthenth the foTtiica-
ions already in existence, and to add new
works wherever they may be needed aud lastly,
70 organize home guard to man the artillery
and practise constantly at the guns In the
nesntime the feet Of gunbOats ought to be made
i.rong, and the new iron clad vessels ouzht TO
Dc fastened to completion. Lastly, let the 300
lOU mon called for By the President be speedily
enrolled, organized and brought into the field |
Thus prepared for the powers disposed to inter
7ene, they may shrink back from the conse-
luences, or, should they be rash enough to as
all US, we can retalitste upon them with terri |
lie vengeance. Not only can we wrest from !
hem every foot of soil on this continent and on |
vi the islands which belong to it, but we can
any the war into E1rope.
TAere are plenty of ITishmen throughout the /
Northern States who want to go to Ireland with /
rms il their hands. Then, if the country is |
orcibly broken up by foreign interference, the /
oss Of American bonds, amounting to six or /
ight millions of dollars, due to English capital
SITS, is inevitable. If the republic is divided it
) no longer tie United States, and the question 4
which half Of it will be responsible to foreign /
OuntTies fer TIE common debt. Among the
angers, too, Of European powers, viii be reyo-
ItlOn e. home, organized by tic democracy in
with the United States.
Such are some of the difficulties Il V0lvCd IN /
he meddiug of European nations with our do
nestle affairs. Yet there is too much reason to
eieye thai they mediate intervention, and that
hey will attempt it if our statesmen are not care
Il and energetic. Our people should be pre-
aTed for this ensrgency. 1t IS extremely prob
bic that they will make the recent disaster in
'irginia al excuse for the recognition Of TIE In
ependence of the so-eslled Confederate States,
nd that step would involve consequences of the
lost tremendous chsTaGer Our citizens should |
old great public meeting, where the voice of
le people could be heard and the conservative
Tength and power of this metropolis made
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