New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-20

Centrevlle-wby. Gen. Sect may know; w
do not.
Balls Bluff was q repetition Of the same
strategy under different commander on
smaller scale, but with similar results.
Fort Donelson was taken and West Ten
nessee nearly cleared of Rebel forces while
Gen. Buell. stood idle near Bowling Green.
Had be co0perated, and pressed on directly
after to Nashville, Sidney JOhnstOn's army must
have been anniLilated and all its munitions cap
.ured or destroyed.
Gen. Grants army was nearly lost at Shiloh,
because surprised in an exposed position with
regiment in the front without cartridges It's
General several miles in the rear. its divisions
QUE Of supporting distance and Buell. lar away
II was saved at last by splendid fighting, the
cooperation of gunbOats, and the tardy arrival
of Buell..
Gen. McClellan's heavy losses at Williams
burg and at Fair Oaks were due to the
same general cause.-The exposure of part OF
his army to be assaied in overwhelming force
BY the Rebels while the residue was precluded
ov distance or obstacle from assisting it. ln
tho later series of bloody engagements which
resulted in his change Of base to the James,
the presence of McDowell's corps slone-then
standing idle on the RappahaDnock-would
have Insured him the victory.
| Still later, Gen. Pope-whateyer may be
/ .aid Of his leadersbip-was constrained, with
a portion of our forces on the Potomac, to
bear the brunt Of the entire Rebel Army OF
Virginia. lie says he would have triumphed
at tue second Bull Run if the Generals OF GER
tain divisions detached from the old Army OF
the Potomac to support him had not treason
ably refused to do 80. Whoever may be in
fault the fact that FItzjohn Porter. Franklin
and Griffin did not practically reinforce him,
as they we're expected and directed to do,
does not seem to be disputed.
If the last battle in Maryland had been
fought by oil, or nearly all. our troops within
fifty miles Of the Antietam. we presume no
one imagincs that the Rebels would ever have
taken their guns back into Virginia.
| We recall these facts for tho single purpose
Of urging that our next battle DO fought in
full force. As We urged before tho bloody
week on the Peninsula, 30 We urge now, that
every regiment on or near the Potomac be
sent to Mcclellan. No question regarding his
capacity can possibly be pertinent. If hc is a
good General, he will find good use for every
battalion; if q poor one his need OF a vast
force is by so much tho moro urgent. We do
not now. any moro than hitherto assume that
he is the fttest man for his place: We only
insist that, so long as he shall be continued 10
command. he should be so strengthened for the
inevitable conflict that he may
"usle s.uraree doubiy ssre.
And tale bond d Fsis"
Better temporarily risk, and even lose, both
Washington nnd Baltimore while beating Lees
army to Jelly, than hold them firmly and let
McClelnns army be defeated for lack Of the
regiments that form their ssrrsons.
Gen. Hacck commands. under President
Lincoln, all the fosces Of the United States
lie ia believed thoroughly IN understand at
least the theory Of War, whereof the cardinal
principle VIGOROUSLY il" 30 tho stronger
on the vital point, no matter how weak every
where else" Sbosd our Grand Army be-
beaten for want Of regiments that might have