, 1862-03-20
Tbt Tribu11e.
ATTACKING GENERALS.

We find fault, and mean to keep doing
so, with Generals who make this war one
of costly iracion, We know the inffu-
ences which invented and are supporting
the policy OF putting the rebels in vice,
squeezing them little, but good naturedly,
with view, after the energies Of the coun-
try are wasted and the people arc worn out,
of inviting them to come back, ana pay
ing them for their graciousness in consent
ing, BY Offering new guarantees for slavery
We oppose and shall continue to oppose
all who are carrying on this war upon
policy so ruinous as we believe that poncy
to be- Hence our censurcs fall thick and
fast. We are for activity.
The Chicago Times has quite another
rule Of action It pitches into all our Gen
erals who disturb the plan" By achieving
great successes. Its latest assaults are On
Gen. Grant. and Commodore. Foote, who
have 1oused its ire by killing thousand
rebels at Donelson, and opening the way
into the very bowels Of Secessia, Il opens
in this strain:
Tic abolition newspaper Generals Affect 10
1idicnle the strategy b5 which Gen. Mcclellan nss
driven the rebels ont OF Centres1lle and Aanaasas
and applaud the fighting by which Fort Uonelson
WIS taken. Hadthcre been more s11a1esF al fort
nooe1so,,. less fighting weuld have been necessary
ard the event would have been more satisfactory
than il: actually wac. For example, had commo:
ore Footc been content to wait the arrival Of the
land forces, combined attack wonld have carried
The Fox, probably, In 4 few hours. the gunboats
would rot have been so badly damaged as they
were, much 1oes Of life would have been
spared. and Floyd and Pillow and their
commands con1d not have eRcaped. The dificu1.
tr with Commodore Foote apparently was, that he
had been affected By the abolition clamor about
forward movements. Something else was the diff
fcu1ty with General Grant, Of which the country
will probably be informed some time. We only
remark here that it was most unfortunate that he
asnot In condition to move upon the enemy
works at IN caller and more critical moment IL
the progress ct the battle than that at which he
threatened BucRner that he shonld move upon
Them. ....
We venture the assertion that General McClel-
Ian, by the employment Of more strategy and less
fighting than distinguished the proceeding, would
have taken the Fort with infinitely smaller dam
acc to ourselves than was sustained It was IA
kfn DS LIE lul[E IL VtE4hEI4AAAA4s A0AA0%AS @tAAs
tc1,ifc fighting, not by good generalship.
There, We knew that these fellows coult
not keep theU hands Of Of Gen Grant fol
what he did, any more than we could aroit
censure Of Port Royal Sherman for wha
he failed TO do. And assoon as Mcclellan
under the Presidents command, and by hi
order, takes the field and achieves q victory
the Times, now glowing with praise g
the policy that has done nothing, Wi
stem to take its inspiration from an ice
house. It will. be cold for q period, the
Indifferent, and finally hostile, while Vt
shall begin to applaud. The secret OF II
malignant and scrr111ous assaults upo
Gen. Lane, is IN the fact that he promise
10 make war-not to play wsr-to hit tll
cntmy in his tende1est place, and to fgh
10 conquer The reticence which it ol
Serves in regard to Burnside has its origi
in like cause In 4 word, its fayorite
are the do-nothings; its dislikes are for al
tion Hence We see Commodore Fool
comes Ia for double ccnsrrc- He is nj
only q fighting man, but he is an Nahol
Zionist" AS soon as Hunter gets TO Po
ROYAL, and he begins to make the rebe
smoke, he viii be attacked; and if b.
Butler should make dash upon New O
leans, and open the mouth Of the Miss
s;;,,i, the 7sss<s will haul him over Il
c,:ls. Plan an your campaigns and fig
I'll yonr battles - ss not 10 harna SLAYER
That's tie 7fmes's command, and vhoey
1:soleys incurs its wrath.