New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-22

signed to cover the withdrawal Of Gen. McClel-
lan's veterans from the Peninsula, was success
full in that object, but closed disastrously
through the failure of some Of Gen. McClel-
lan's lieutenants to reGsforcs and support at
the critical moment the army which had so
bravely and effectively belrended them. The
utter incapacty, if it be not something far
worse, of Gen. Buell.. had allowed nine-tenths
of Tennessee with more than half of Kentucky
to lapse into Rebel possession, at least Ten
Thousand Union soldiers being captured with
post after post, while not one single blow was
struck by Gen. BIS Fifty or Sixty Thousand. On
every side, the Rebels had enjoyed for months
an astonishing run of good luck. Even our
irresistible gunboats seemed to share the gene
raj fatality, and TO have answered for months
no other purpose but that Of guide-Posts for
the British clippers running tie blockade OF
the Southern harbors with arms and munitions
for the traitors. Never did great cause,
when apparently on the verge Of final success,
receive such q succession of staggering blows
as did ours in the ten weeks preceding the LIST
instant
Now, said tho Rebel organs, is the time for
our grand advance. 1t was the end OF Summer,
when forage is everywhere abundant, and
when the green corn and fruits which every
where abound can be made TO furnish subslst-
eDce for even the largest armies. The rivers
are 40 low that eunboats can only be used
within very narrow limits. The intense heats
of midsummer have passed. Yet the weather
il still so mild that the ragged, shoelcss Poor
Whites, who form the rank aud file of the
Rebel legions, can march, camp, aad igh'
without blankets and without extreme soldering.
II is plainly now or never. The cards run
our way" said The Richmond Erominsr, "nud
pla,ors aud siatesIncn agree that LUX should
be pushed.
Well: they have pushed it, Washington
has been in part oyerIun by them; Ono niomen-
tar.iy entered at two or three points, Cm-
cinnati seriously threatened and the naylga-
ton of the Beautiful River Temporarily OBJ
s;ruc,ed. In tbe East. the Rebel Grand Army
threatening Pehnsy ,aula, and making loud
boasts OF ITS purpo,ed advance to the Susqar-
tanna, the Delaware, and perhaps even to the
Hudson.
The Rebels stopped a forth eht in MaTyland-
10 what end Tdey appropriated what food
and clothing they could find, yet left rs hungry
and ragged as they came. They welcomed "a.
tbs recruit. that would join them. ye, lost os
dsseriion ~ many a. they gained. The >ouae
Chwalry Of mary land-lhat H. the slavrhrid
ers' sJHs and nepbews-are generally traitors
at heart, but the boldest Of them had already
slipped over into Virginia aud enlisted ~ the
Rebel service, while the residue Lad no stOn-
nch for fight. TITO Rebels looked wissauly
over into Pennsy ha nia, but Gey. Curtiu's
levy masse was raising u new and great
army in their front, while that Of Mcclellan
was preparing to operate IN their rear. The
ri.k was evidently too great. aud they decided
to hug the Potomac until inter they had tested
their strength in two or three battles. Two
OF these satisfied them, and they stole back BY
night into Virginia, taking of their guns and
trains from under the very eyes Of our Grand
Army with a celebrity and success which email
lenge admiration. They have proved them.
selves 20 good at retreats that We trust they
vii be kept in that line Of business henceiorth
to the end Of the struggle.
We do not consider the events OF the past
week a subject Of cOngratul,tion. We would
much prefer to hear that the Rebel Grand
Army was this side OF the Susquehauna than
than that il had safely fallen back 10 the other
side Of tho Potomac. We are disappointed aud
grieyed that they have got of 10 cheapy.
Considering our heavy, needless dscreditable
loss a. Harper's Ferry, and the unaccountable
IMMUNITY with which Gen. Buell. allowed the
Rebels 10 bag Five thousand more Of our
Munfordsyille We do not think the Union
cause has gained anything by tho events Of
September. This, however, nowise invnlidates
the fact that the Rebel nyasons of the North
have proved q mistake and failure, and that
we have seen the last of them. Raids there
may and will be. but iuvasions never again.
JEFF. Davis has always opposed them, but the
hot.heads insisted, and he let them for once
have their way. They are silenced by the re-
suit, while his prestige will be sigualy exalted.
Henceforth, be will cling to the defensive.
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REBEL GENERALS.