The national Republican., 1862-10-25
THE POSITION.

late. 1t has been apparent to the country, for
nearly year, that Gen. Buell. was either in
competent for his place by reason Of lack Of
force, or Of capacity, or that he belonged to
that clique in the army whose programme is
an indecisive war, to end in a Democratic COM
promise, was betrayed by Major Key and did
not need that betrayal in order to be UNDER
TODD. Gen. Buell. refused, during long months
last winter, to advance against the rebels at
Bowling Green, whom he outnumbered three
to one, and would not have advanced to this
day, ii Gen. Grant had not cleared the road
by the capture of Fort Donelson.
At the head of magnificent armies ever since
Gen. Buell. has done nothing but return fugitive
slaves, and has now closed his career by per
mitting the escspe from + lucky OF General
Braggs army, loaded with the spoils Of pro-
tracted and substantially uninterrupted raid.
Let others take warning by this removal (al
though tardy) of Gen. Buell., that it the Presi.
dent is long suffering, be will strike at last.
The Star Of last evening makes The following
admission OF Inc iaisity OF the statements OF lie
political friends, by which il has been attemp,
ted to shift The responsibility Of the non adva s
Of Gen. Mcclellan upon certain parties here:
"After diligent inquiry, we have satisfied
oursef tina; no requlsition for shoes or clothing
for the army of the Potomac upon the depart
ment OF tbe-depot qusrtermaster here, Colonel
Rucker, has tailed TO be complied with prompt
~ We are also now satisfied that the quarter
master # the army Of the Potomac hiss M NJ
time lacked an ample supply OF those articles;
and tnat the failure Of Gen. McClellan's troops
IT, receive them AS required up to this hour, is
likely 10 turn out to Le the result of want OF
energetic and business like mana cement on'the
part o. those charged with the duty of their
prompt distribution after their arrival there"
The World and other New York papers Of
that stamp. are now urging men to vote the
Seymour ticket, upon the special ground that
Gen. Mcclellan is disabled from advancing
because the Secretary Of War will not send
him shoes and blankets. They will continue
to make this point until after the election is
over.
clique and OF certain views 10 the army, had an
elaborate and very significant article last
evening, advising against any advance by
General AcCleilaa for thirty days, and thai
then, if an advance upon Richm6nd be made.
1t should be by the way Of James river, or from
Fredericksburg. The Star wants delay, in order
that our army may be filed up by the continued
arrivals Of the 600, 900 men last called for
while it affects to believe that the rebel army
cannot be further recruited, or even kept to-
gethsr, by reason OF the want Of supplies and
clothing 10 this connection, we remember
bat too we'll that the non advance of General
Mcclellan year ago upon Manassas was just
ihed by the theory that the enemy was 10 such
condition that he must either make an attack
upon US, and at q disadvantage, or disperse.
That theory answered for the tools, until the
event dsprova d it, aud hat was long enough.
However, our purpose was not to combat the
&Ir's views, but to state what they are. That
paper is the organ OF the men in the army OF
the Major Key school, and this article fore,
shadows what they intend to do, if the P esi-
dent does not peremptorily overrule them
There is no sort Of doubt that there has been
from the outset conspiracy, in high quarters
in the army, to batti, the purposes OF this war,
and there are indications that the President
now sees it and will defeat it.
The Richmond Examiner, ot The 18th instant
says:
I'VE notice that in Texas and in some por.
tions OF the Mississippi Valley, the proposition
is urged To make cOLscript"n or forced levy
of slaves where their labor is necessary for
The army. Since the invasion of the South, the
Yankees hrve stolen tens of thousands Of ne.
groes, and IN ,de them useful as teamsters
lab"rers 10 camp, DC. 1t appears that slave.
holders are averse for some reason, to hire
their negroes Ia the Confederate army. The
prejudice Is certainly an ignorant and mean
one. As the war orr iginaied and Is carried out
IN great part for the defence OF the stakeholder
In his property, rights, and the perpetuAtion
or the institution, II Is Reasonable to suppose
that he ought To be the first and foremost 10
aiding and assisting, by every means in his
power, the triumph and success of our arms
Good wages are offered, and proper care and
attention viii oe glveHevery negro hired to the
army, and the stakeholder ought to remember
that for every negro he thus furnishes he puts
soldier IN the raLks.
Two points will strike the reader:
FIRST, Tbs admission that, on the part Of the
rebels, - the war originated and is carried on
in great par. for the defence Of the Shareholder
IN his proper y, rights and the psrpetustion Of
the institution"
Second. The statement that every negro EN-
ployed as " teamsters, laborers 10 camps" &c.
puts soldier In the ranks" If that Is true on
the rebel side, it Is none the lees true on our
eide, but we have been iettered by scruples
about using the negro, which the more zen.
sible rebels do not trouble themselves with.
1t Is gravely announced, in correspondence
from North Carolina, that Gov. Vance, whose
election was hailed us a wonderful Union tri-
umpb, proves to be a rebel Of the FIRST water
This ought not to surprise any body. He wa
an ultra pro.slavery demagogus when be wa
in Congress here, and was q colonel In th
rebel army when he was elected governor
The $50. o.called) Uni IN of North Csrolin
has never been any lug but dull hoax
That State has furnish more troops for th'
rebels, in proportion to population, than Soutl
Carolina, and is quite Us deeply committed II
the rebellion, In every respect. The New Yorl
Tribune has lad faith in North Carolina, be-
cause it was " an old Whis State" Ifit woul,
take q look at Virginia, it would L.d that il
precisely in tho " old Whig districts tina. re
belllon 10 most viru!ent, and We believe it
be 30 all over the South. We can remembe
very we'll when South Carolina WAS q banne