The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-25

A H0rd ca Iiar Wise.
There i triie story HAT has conc
dusn T. ~ fran The pas. n shoemaker
vho upan .e-ins the l~iifaii Of Ii. ling
and p passing HI. jsdsmeni thereon elie-
iici praise 80 .ong a. he conhned hunssli
70 Tie docs ST tie paiiied monarch, bat
Lcy,Ad lli- bis criticism was 20 mari.ih
and absurd as 10 .tijcc him TO tn, royal
diplessurc; and hence cnn.cs tie maxim
Tie shoemaker cloud not 20 eyond
his lssi." THIS fable il TOT without a
wl,ole,ome moral and enc which appear,
10 Is no, enlie'y itapplisabie 70 ilose to
whom ID Sc + marks ore addressed.
Il is not to be denied that We lave
among "a members II the press who seem
10 imagine hat TO Them alone belong, tie
rghl and the duty not only Of directing
public opinion h rat onal affairs, but slso
OF commanding lie movements Of cur mr..
my. Foremost among these journals may
be mentioned thu New York Tribune
Now, although We do not by any means
join IL the bitier warfare which many
wage against this Journal, believing that
!, possesses many ana marked merit. a. a
newspaper, yet it does appear 10 Us thai
ils repeated asper,ions against Gen. Ne.
Ciellsn On iAo score Of incompeieney a.
vel a. IL. criticisms upon the command
and movement Of his army, are entir y
hey ond The province Of a journalist, aud
hence reprehensibc. What means Of it-
formation, we ask. has any editor Of that
journal seated in hi, sanctum many mile.
distant from tie seat Of war, rs to the
strength, The condition, lie supplies or The
position either Of our own OF The ebpl for
ecs And even il such Information were
within reach, what pas, experience 81
study Of military ailairs has TIT him TO
practically apply such knowledge in the
cenduet OF 20 vast and so important an
army The chief cause Of complaint
against Gen. Mcclellan seems TO be- Tie
delay o. lie advance Of tie army Of The
Potomac, and set the General In lis adj
diess 70 the army furnishes The reasons
for sueh delay IN language SO plain that a
wu,faring man though fool cannot fail
TO perceive Heir force. lie says:
" Soldiers Of the army OF tie Potomac .
For a long time ! have kept you inactive
hul not without Il purpose. You were 10
he disciplined. armed and instructed. The
formidable artillery you nov have, had TO
b. CREATED, o;her armies were TO u owe and
accompiish ccrisil results. | have held
you back that you might give the death
blow 10 the rebellion that has distracted
our once happy country. The patience
yon have shown, aud your c0niiic III
yonr general arc worth dozen victories
These preliminary results are row nc
soAplis!cd. lesl that the patient lab0rs
Of many months have produced their
fruit. Tie army Of the Potomac is nov
a real army. magnificent ia material al
miralie ia discipline aud instruction, and
rxceIltnily equipped AID ARMED. Your
commanders are al that | could wish.
Tie moment Tor action las arrived and
know that csp ,riI.t in you 10 save our
country. As ria. through your ranks !
see in your face. the sure prestige u VIC
tory. feel that you will - "hHieN'r /.
ask Of You. Tic period Of ina @ilon Lns
passed. will bring you row face t.. tce
rIlh rcbsls, and only pray that God ma,
dcfvnd tie right
Now these structures of the Tribune
may he harmless and even beneficial bat
II 90 We fail TO see Il. On the otter hand.
VIC b.lieye they are decidedly ii curious Ia
tending 10 ~eaken the confidence ~ le
People snd the army in Tie Hbility Of him
uloa whom i imposed tie ya.i rrspous-
bility Of commanding ,hi, army.
OF course sc DO nc, deny The right Of
the Trit,ms or any other Journal a pur.
suing iLis ccursc II !, sees fl to do so, bot
10 ase the spicy iliusiraiion ri the above
mentioned Journal, We can only liken such
eonds,i 10 tie practice Of those ancient
danes wto may lie found IN every village,
q ] vile 10, unfreqaenily d. eongr.gaie
sof The apparen, purpose u tea drinking,
bal really sUh ,icw q relieving their
miDds ~ e the sundy demeiis AMI short
sumiss II GAAS rvapscsivs eeishbOrs.