The New York herald., 1862-12-24
Tho Effect c1 the Battle at Frederick


Light breaks. II is well ascerained that Burnside
army refused to perform further orders The spirit q
the ocers crushed by the defeat Of Saturday and
the men completely demorazcd by the death and wornda
Of eghteen or nineteen thousand Of their number, una
levated by tho reflection that they had inflicted loss oS
out crodng the stories thar from every quarter Of
riots amounting TO battles in the streets Of New York and
Baltimore cannot do otherwise than regard the dea
velopment Of dsobedence In the army Of Burnside az
the beginning of Lincoln's troubles
The people and public affairs Of the United Safes
have reached that condition when revolution by
the armed force Is not merely possible ont natural
sequence Inc sole obstacle is the want o. Leader ms
lie commands the respect Of the army and people He
need only show himself to tho army, now smolldering 10
take complete possession Of It, II would be facie feas
with that army 70 overthrow tho usurpaton al Wash
ington establish provisional government, and call
convention Of the States TO consider their perous situa
ton. No action in history would be moro easily ust
fable. Though without warrant in the constitution OK
tho United states, 1t would DO In direct accord with
the spirit Of the organic law For two years
directly in all its parts by persons having
possession Of tho army navy and treasury Of the United
do the duty in such case OF taking away from those pcr
tho powers by which they thus violate It, and Cf
whom they belong such act would not be injury
the constitution but restoration Of its fc Any gene
raj might do without SHINING against his conscience or
his cath
Not only any general, but any citizen who had the
power might and should be inspired by his conscience %
that leat performance II would gain for him the ap
pausc Of Tie whole world o all living men and Of theif
pcsier,y. It would render his name illustrious and
memorable romotest Ggcs Cor he would thus end
which only DO described as the reign Of he'll
upon the earth.
Bot Mcclellan is not the man to do the work He
is timid, he is Slow he is destitute Of enterprise,
his views confined, his mind is narrow N
improve a glorious opportunity and accomplish .
righteous revolution, to restore order to social
system falling into anarchy and save nation that 10
dropping into the gulf Of despolsm and abect misery re-
qus tho strength and the giant hand Of Of those
peror beings who appear ia their time to redress The
balance OF humanity. Caesar Napoleon or Cromwell
Il Of the TepJOiC which QfijCtS
astonishcs mankind in the nineteenth century The United
have only Mcclellan He is Of their breed not
one Of those
who could by Industrious valor climb
To ruin the great work OF Time;
And cast the Kingdoms old
Into another mould;
but rather Poor Pill, who falls futerng through the
storm, which eagle would to the empyrean
Nor does the whole horizon OF the North contain larger
stronger than Mcclellan. II there great IN
that country he Is yet to be discovered II is most
bablc that there none and that the confusion and
direction Of the nation and It's resources will long
tnue.
hs win endeayor to carry out plan anticipated by this
ioarna-to vii ter the resources Of tho Northern
Neck, with tho slight difference Of Urbanna in
case, il is probable that he win ship OF
half shis arny-always sspposing that he can
side Of the LINES. III aae meantime e probable movement
Of Gsas,ai Lee Is te cause # eqaal ariey 70 de s'sesy
rs eo +. s,S s ~ no 'sr s sr s; SS;
Lnoc 70 modern times. Very TILE, indesd, Of n strength
necessary 10 sed Burnside 'eci.2 do,0a the sleping
baltic ssch and quality Of the military material
in the hands OF General Leo admirable that pro-
bable he might have held position with less half
his force What s to follow? The ghoe Of that rensn
dou orrsp, ho mol necessary 70 guard tcstcn foe,
o." soer s Iea M Srs na aasags % M,a - ns
the pentuia, and the lao IF Lincoln Is still in full force
on The banks OF the Potomoc.
An Alleged Rebel Victory fn Kemtucky.
From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. 49,