The New York herald., 1862-12-27
INSTABILITY OF THE NORTH.
Burnside's System of Attack
Ridiculed.
THE DAMAGE DONE TO FREDERICKSBURG.
II T. BEL RET TALIATION,
&e. &C.. &e

From the Richmond Enquirer, Tee. 20.
II Is almost impossible 10 form any opinion to the
probability Of Yankee action under the modification Of
defeat But II the past to form any criterion for the
future Burnside will only be oecaptated. like his
predecessors Mcdowell Scott Mcclellan Pope and Buell.
but .drawn and quartered," J" If political butchery in
vent the means.
The present was SO far as the Yankees are concerned
has witnessed more sudden changes Of commanding
officers than any other war OF tho world
Agovernmen like that OF the United States based upon
the universal suffrage Of vaclating aud nconstant peo
pe under the strain to popular feeling and
disappointment from itself to some one eso as long as
success attends its effort all goes "as merry
riage be but whenever disaster and defeat has
taken its army the inconsant rabble, thougtess and
incapable Of reflection Immediately growl complaints
and The government seeks to shift the responsibility from itself
to the head of the unfortunate commdnfr. Such weakness
ON the part OF the rulers and such nconsancy on the
part Of the people, and such unaness and dishonesty
the part Of both, argues national instability, that
foreign governments cannot fail TO Observe and upon ,och
IN due time they i0iH hare TO act.
The defeat of the United States army at Bull run
not chargeabe TO Scott and McDowel they had shown
@ u no @ ny ana % the future
geterashp Of these commanders; and yet weak
and frightened administration sacrificed those officers to
appease restless and unreasoning country. Mcclellan,
who had risen into notice by reason Of the battle Of Rich
Mountain, was made TO supersede Mcdowell and Scott
Mechanicsvills Games Mini. savage Station, Malvern
Hill and Sharpsburg all fought under his cammand and
all claimed as Victories nevertheless resulted in his de-
capitation, and Pope was invested with supreme com
mand. Cedar Mountain, Rippahannock. Thoroughfare,
Manassas and Chantily-a victores-resued in super
sedure OF the hero whose headquarters we're in the sad
die"
Buell. whose advance from the Ohio was attended with
the victories Of Forts Henry Doneson Columbus Island
No 10 Shlo and Sperryvne, has also fallen, and, like
Mcdowell, is now before a court martial.
With such retrospect what standard shall measure
the humiliation for Burnside? win he he
New Jersey the Botany Bay for federal commanders
to Minnesota, the Siberia Of the United States will he
be brought before court martial, like Mcdowell Porter
and Buell.?
We make these inquiries not from any particular m
erest the of Burnside but calling attention the
pctn Nnhun Hiatt n ptad and
graduating the people OF the Confederate States upon their
escape from association with people whom adversely
their government TO act with nsensae snimosy against
officers who have done well with the troops furnished
them u real Napoleon wellington could have done.
"A ration Of soveregns cannot be expected to stand
killing at the command Of Of their temporary
manders They vote thcmseves out whenever the rc o
tho enemy "more than human stand p
and their soldiers both the judges TO determine
and the sovereigns 20 execute the backward
Universal suffrage exercised the battle field under the
fire OF m enemy, will always, sa a courcl of war end
officers stay the movement countermand the orders
the sovereigns' they have voted themselves out
and they GO Mcclellan Burnside to the contrary
notwithstanding.
resulting from universal suffrage exercised by aliens and
foreigners just from Europe fighting for pay and feeling
interest in the pride in the country, the ad-
minstraon at Washington have unhesitatngy disgraced
commander who has evinced ability until the
command OF their army devolved upon Burnside. To
state that from the balcony Of the Phillips House. in
Stafford county he sent ms troops 10 e flh columns of
attack "doubIed The centre - thus ready food
ecery maske ball. cannon ball slug schrdfni, canister
Universal suffrage has nearly brought about the universal
destruction Of the Yankee army.