The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-09-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s, 1862.
rnE MILITARY roLIcv OF THE oovERNxvsr.

tray u s IN reaty The best Tine we have had since the
beginning Of the war. lie best, because author
aud the people now know the strength of the rebel
lion, and putting forth grea, efforts to suppress it,
The proper appropr atoms have been madsCongress has
reeeled from that almost fatal step, the stopping OF
iistment The old abolition that the rebels had
streng tn, and all that VARIED "rapd forward
movements without thought about base OF communications
lines OF retreat" has been practically tested and has
failed
The President has put military I'm command Of all
the armies and great soldier the head OF the army
for the defence OF Washngtn That army Is no longer
dssa,ihe and demorazed but strengthened in numbers
BY levies II will IN short time take the 1ed for
solid and substantial trumphs. 1t must the
enemy aud dispose Of the negro question afterwards 1t
cannot stop to drill and discipline negroes The most II
do with negroes 70 Transfers and
the 70. OF the fugitives who able bodied II cannot
stop to provide quarters for negro aud children
and the dscrepid among them. Nor IL stop
to serve them with ratons, and guard and protect
quarters where they may be educated The army must
60 on. The rebels manmuvsring TO keep Il back
until winter but It must advance 70 such point IN the
South, that operations may progress winter to the
end that the death blow my be given TO the rebellion in
the spring Of 1868. After the enemy 10 conquered
can with show Of talk of what will do with
him, with his property and his slaves. The radical
shrekers who hurried thither to overthrow the late
policy Of the President in placing in high COM
mands tho able soldiers who have the conf
dence OF the army are as yet held at bay.
The most they say against General Mcclellan tina,
he might have taken Richmond after the battle of Fair
Oaks but he could have taken it then how much easier
would he have taken it II General Mcdowell had
operated with him by flank movement according 10 his
original p2 ii he could afterwards have stormed Rich
mond over endless ride pits aud formidable inrench
de end by haiti ISL MT
with larger army than that of General Mcclellan, has
bcc defeated in open field Washington by the same
rebel army that was at Richmond9
THE TREASoNABLE PLOTS OF THE RADI GALS.
Notw iLsiandng the fright oecasoned by the present
condition Of affairs to The radical agitaors, their denunc
atoms Of the present administration of character
quite as reasonable any thing uttered By tho Lead
OF the rebellion, if Only last night Sena
tor Wilson Of Massachusetts who type of this class
WIS publicly inveighng against the government, and de
nouncmg to crowd Q. hunters and news.
paper correspondents. that if this government
was located in New York 10 would be over
turned IN less than ten days, and a provi.
sonal government established In its stead. This
was stated not in tho way Of threat, II ex-
pressed as proposition OF the Senator himself, but
given with IN emp basis which was peculiarly sgnif-
From other radical it is learned that the
pnrpse entertained by the friends Of Fremont is to
raise an independent force OF nifty thousand men
to be plac under his command, and then declare
him military dictator, and allow him TO assume tho
direction Of governmental policy and his authof
ty by the bayonei These things whispered in the
corridors the Capitol. and indicate the reasonable
sres Of the Jacobns, who have eIdeavored in vain 10
pervert the policy 0! the administration their par
tisan purposes
UNANI,ITY IN THE CABINET.
There Is less prospect now Of change In the Cabnc.
than there ten days ago The unanmity just now
existing in the Cabu.et aud among the military author
ties and the General commanding is unexampled.
EFFECT or THE RESTORATION or GENERAL MCCLELLAN
10 THE COMMAND OF THE Army.
Washington has been astonishingy quiet since the
restoration Of Gen. Mcclellan command OF the
army. Previously 10 that immediately upon tho defeat OF
Gen Pope at M run and the Subsequent advance Of the
rebels to within the outer crelo Of our nrenchmcnts
thero good deal OF teyerishness and a tendency
excitement, which might in a few hours have been
worked up into panic but the appointment of General
Mcclellan seems 10 have restored public confidence
trey and, notwithstanding the presence OF large rebcI
army beth sides OF the Potomac, the people have
implicit reliance upon The commander Of forces that
there is the slightest indication OF panic or appre
henson.
EFFECT or GENERAL BANKS APPOINTMENT.
The appointment Of General Buks 10 the command Of
the dcfencos q Washington has gwen very great salts
faction here His modes; and unassuming merit, since
he entered tho military service, has FOR him popu
ary and public confidence next only that accorded to
General Mcclellan.
Large party Of citizens, accompanied by band or
music, visited Wizards Hotel tsis evening sercuade
General Banks bat h. had removed private residence
which tho sercnaders unable to find
FAMILIES LEAVING THE CRY.
number Q! families let Washington yesterday after.
noon for the North In view Of approhcnded danger The
alarm, however is not general
PUSH on THE FRESH TRooPs
The fiERALDs position in favor Of pushing small
parties Of recruits wcl large cnss, meets with
much communication here. The larger the army this
point the less the danger Of rebel Invasion Of any State
north OF us.
ARMY PROMOTIONS AND ORDERS.
The following named gentlemen were yesterday ap.
pointed Brisader Generals for gallant and mer,orous
ice In the GeidColonc Gershon Mott Of the Sixth
New YORK; Colonel Joseph b. Carr Of the Second New
York and Colonel Nelson Taylor, OF the thirty third New
York.
The friends General Andrew Porter here say 10 has
ordered report Curtin the organi
zliioI II the volunteer forces.
Asnorg other military officers here il General
Manxacld who viii doubtless 10 assigned g. duty under
MAJOR Gcu raj Mcclellan
Colonel George ~ Rugges, chief OF General Popes sta
is relieved from duty with that Greer and ordered TO
port 10 General Mcclellan.
Colonel Henry Van rcnsseasr, Inspector General o. the
United States Army has been ordered 10 report for duty
10 General Wright, at Cincinnati, Ohio
TIE MILITARY couRT OF INQUIRY.
The Court OF Inquiry, composed Generals Cadweadsr,
Mansfield ard Casey again to-day and by the dlrec
ton OF tho Secretary Of War adjourned FOR week
sTEAGGLERs SENT TO THEIR REGIMENTS.
since saturday morning the Provost Guard has sent To
the different regiments numbers Of s,raggcrs. Many
OF them were really out by long marches,
bus others skedadded from their regiments
az they parsed through, and were soon found
tho low GROCERIES from whence they were taken and
treated to shower bath ct the guard house As
thoy appear In the streets in other places thcy arc
collected together and sent under guard the commanders
&c their respective corps. Tho IL the case with the
ofcers Al Il. FOR duty, and here on orders have