The New York herald., 1862-03-04
THE LATE REVERSES.
fErnvvn the nohsto RaUictor I

snca the late reyesscs to our arms we notice quite
she to upSn IL the
responsibility Of these disasters and TO complain gene
rally the administration Of affairs. This seems 10 US
all wrong-transp parenty and absurdly wrong. II owl
dences no Judgment and Is far from speaking well for
the possession Of those stable qualities Of fortude and
patient discrimination which Is believed the Southern
race and which essential to in
this war and 10 the maintenance Of sustained career
OF national greatness in the future II confidence in
the ability and rectitude OF our government is so little
that is TO be overthrown by few
patriotism is of SO poor quality that II may feel
dsheartened by hem we are not the people TO deserve
or to wn or to sustain our independence
Il is unjust to the government to charge with the
responsibility Of losses II would be to charge with
cowardce and neciency the brave men who directly
their victims, and experience the msfortunes Of
through Of circumstances and overpowering
bers. We must make up our minds to bear a certain
amount OF disaster 1t is impossible that such
this should be career Of uninterrupted We
are engaged Nth enemy cho marsdls The most majestic
military strength that modern times haze witnessed He
assals along land and coast frontiers Of five thou
sand mnes in extent Is it poss bic that government
should have the or the presceDce TO make every
post mprcgnabe which the foe may choose to select for
an assault with overwhelming forcey
The enemy is ranging along our lines On coast and
frontier and prepared any moment to
an overwhelming force at any weak point he may
detect Our government has neither the men nor
munitions, the supernatural foresight 10
ablo 1t TO have powerful force at any posi-
ton which the enemy may choose to select.
With such must force ourselves to the conclu
son-rendered doubly distasteful by nvarabe sue
cesses in its outsetthat the war Is Of "gve and
takon We must take the bad with the good, and may
conceive ourselves especially fortunate If the latter
prodominates that tho will be shortened much by
the successes Of by the self exhaustion Of
the enemy Is Efforts.
We should not be dlsheartcned If we hear OF succos
sion Of such small have encouraged them
consequence Of the grand advance and general offensive
policy OF the enemy These effect little TO directly weak
cn our vital strength, whio they the yalor and
OF the nation 10 it's best efforts and sternest
resolve We make them pay dearly for these small sue
and trace in blood every stop that they advance
upon our SOIL and they do not weaken vital strength
for our grand armies remain intact, and must be over
thrown and destroyed ere the cause Of the South will
look gloomy.
/ To keep le grand ormies Of Kentucky and Viroi,sia
sronq and 10 strengthen sm, iuiu be the policy of Tie 90
vernnent and ray probably hear that TIE forcts
kich popularity considered already too small at some
points are beng wcakssd 10 reinforce the grand armss
II may be that Of these points whore the forces
have been weakened will be successfully attacked
Grumblers will then have fine text, Of course But lot
them be needed The great armies the true bull
warls Of our safety. On them we must rely when the
enemy attempt to pour their solid columns Of hundred
or hundred and nfty thousand men into the country
How could such forces be confronted with troops
scattered squads Of five thousand TO twenty FIVE thou
sand at all the divers points and frontier
which the people adjacent thereto think should certainly
be defended by the best Efforts Of the government we
must keep great armies mdssed in sueh strength cs 10
abie 70 gre cane TO the strongest armies Of The eNemr