The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-04

- WIG eonicucraCy iootS NiIglnla, ~ ioo0S tho
back bone and right arm of the war. : - The
wisest plan of the South is to place all its force
on the peninsula, stand the hazard of that great
throw OF the dice without fiinching, and think
about flight only when they are sure to have
lost it." That they are pretty sure to lose we
have the guarantee in our splendid army, splen-
didly equipped. and the ample preparations Of
General Mcclellan.
That the rebel leaders at Richmond have no
hope of success is clear enough from the hasty
adjournment and precipitate fight of the Con-
federate Congress, leaving very important bust
ness undisposed Of in their anxiety to reach
some place Of greater security than the capital
of the confederacy. But whether they will be
safer at any point further south is extremely
doubtful. The Richmond papers cover them
with measureless ridicule, and remind them
that by fleeing south they will "be caught in a
snare by which goslings would not be entrap-
ped" The Examiner says" The dispersion
Of Congress is q most untoward event. 1t is an
odious example to all classes" The Wing says
the members left on the canal boats, from fear
of accidents on the railroads; that regiment
of ladies has been detailed BY General Winder
to protect them In their flight to some remote
village, where they will be taken care Of by
the children, the women then returning to de-
fend the country. How like the abolition lead
ers at the North who did their utmost to pro-
duce this civil war, but keep aloof from the
dangers of the battle field. The Examiner de-
nounces not only the cowardice of the rebel
Congress, but Of the government, which
has evidently shown symptoms of weakness
in the knees 1t says, with great force and
truth, ''they had better seek death on the field
that will decide the fate of the capital than
attempt to prolong q nomadic resistance at
Montgomery" And is it true, then. that it Is
in contemplation to remove the government
back to Montgomery, after failing in Richmond
Perhaps both the government and the main
army are already on their way south, and that
only few troops have been left behind in the
fortfcatons to delay the pursuit of Mcclellan.
As to falling back on Montgomery, that city is
just as accessible TO our gunboats as New Or
leans, and the new capital must be fixed at some
other point
alt may be that the last desperate chance is a
junction Of the army of Virginia with the army
of Beauregard, in order to crush HalIeck before
Mcclellan could come up; and that this ex-
plains the retreat Of Beauregard from Coriuth,
in order to gain time and space to effect the
desired combination. But we think Halleck
will keep too sharp an eye upon Beauregard,
and that Mcclellan will have too bright look
out for Johnston, to let these generals slip
through their fingers, and thus prolong the
struggle TO a fan campaign. All tho indications
from the seat Of war 60 to show that the days
Of the rebellion are numbered It has already
received its death blow in the capture Of New
Orleans, under which it will reel and stagger
till ii falls. To complete the pacifcation Of the
South it is only necessary to open its ports and
permit the planters to sell their cotton and
tobacco, and all the world to trade with them
as before. This would be SO much better for
them than the destruction Of these staples by
the rebel leaders, that it would induce them to
abandon the instruction and cling to the
Union, which can protect their property. That
our government is shortly to take this step we
have every reason to believe, and, when II
does, that win be Ut once the finishing blow to
the rebellion and the beginning Of new era of
good feeling between the North and the South,
whose fruits will be the rapid development of
the greatest and most powerful government
the world ever saw.
The ssskedad dling'' OF the Rebel Congress.
The extracts which we published yesterday
from the Richmond (va.) papers, commenting
upon the sudden fight of the rebel Congress,
furnish an amusing picture Of the fright OF
those gentlemen composing the one horse Con-
gress of the Southern confederaoy. and the final
loss of all faith in the cause they have so long
been aiding jeff Davis to sustain. No one act
SINCE the commencement Of the rebellion has
given greater proof Of she ultimate success of
the plans of General Mcclellan, and the speedy
crushing out of the anholy and wicked conspi-
racy against the best government in the world,
than ,his-the sudden departure Of the law
making power Of rebellion.
When the rebellion first organized, their Con-
gress met at Montgomery, Alabama, and there
deliberately planned and natured their arrange
ments for a grand government suited to their
own taste. to he made the home for all the con-
spirators. Montgomery being too small place
for their ambition, they sought more flourish
ing town further north, and finally moved their
documents, chattels, DC, to Richmond, Virginia,
and there hung out their flag and Hourished in
all their grandeur. They had not rested long in
that city before they manifested a discontinued
spirit, and commenced signing for Washington.
with its marble building and we'll arranged
rooms. and its Pennsylvania avenue, in which
to flourish their canes and yellow kids and ex-
ercise their legs The mastery skill Of General
Mcclellan soon set at rest oil hopes of their
setting up shop in the federal capital; but still
clinging to the idea that they must have new
capital, they resolved in secret session upon
moving TO Nashville, Tennessee, to pre-
vent being bagged By our Commander
in-Chief But the movements of our Army