, 1862-07-10

The SOC, 700 New LeEtes Called For.-
Mo1 aie ofthc Eupieal.-SecretaryS rySta.-
TOMS Rigid and Mistaken Ekrstue-.
Hts 1kesHlts"-Eu umors Still I11fc.

The SOC, 900 New LeEtes Called Fnr.-
Mof ale ofthc ENpikal.-SecrefarySt
1on;s T9l aSiSla and Mistaken Ik.gtule--
Especial Correspondence Cincinnati Comm erciaI |
WAsHINGroE, July 4, 1862.
At last the great test OF the country ms
ccme! Three Anntirtd thousand more D,4n Tor
Tic shdT! With That a fearful Significance are
these few little words fceighted. 300, 600
more lives to be staked on the establish
t msnt OF @ ths principle that re are 4 govern
hundred thousand more living arguments to
ProVe that Secession is an accursed here5y, to
be put down By this genera jon, and not left
to po5terlfy to settle, And Who doubts the
eSpsdieney oT the wisdom Of settling it for
quarrel the equality Of man and the iudefeasi-
ole f1Ght OF the majority. to rule, would BE-
cheaply purchased at the 1ces OF million
IVES, end the remotest ages Of posteritJ
applaud ns for the sacrificed!
about II o'clock last night, after which It was
sent over the wires to all parts Of the country.
70 say that it eFas received with enthusiasm
Wonld be far from truth. Nothing like the
eager response which attended the first or
second o.Sa M Proc:anatlons for men, fourteen
aDd solemn pause-almost fearful in its mean
The letter to the president from the goEier-
nors Of eighteen States is understood to have
been the product Of consultation between
the president, the secretary Of state, and
other members of the cabinet in conjunction
with eminent men from various parts of the
conntTy, and to have been ct once assented to
By the his gh officials whose names it bears It
may, Or may not be indicative of q new polly
in the conduct Of the war. No doQbt is en-
teftained here that one leading onct Of the
call at this time Is to produce wholesome ef-
tect abroad.
Meanwhile, in the midst Of this exciting
sueFense, the continued, obstinate rctieence
how lasting five days and nights-of the
War Department., adds to the excitement aud
discontent to an incredible degree. II there is
one very unpopular maa at this molnent-that
man is Secretary Stanton. His "tigh. reius''
over the newspapers, which even TIE p7es;-
dent refuses to relax, is seen and fcls BY tie
Whole people to be a wanton and inexcus able
aggIayation Of the difficulties under whicl,
the government labors. 1t is pretended that
tie object is to Keep any intelligence Q: thu
real result at Richmond from relcnine Eng
land BY the next steamer. But this is is to
leave Eig'and, like our own people, to infer
the worst aDd bloodiest defeat OF the ma ioGal
arms. Tint IS to s,iye every semi-secess:on.st
in the North c1rFe blanche to .ro3k his oE.l
version Of the tale III the ear nj tt. B-i,i:h
public through TUG flcile fr:crGs OF the Lon.
don Times, uncontradictel hy any oGirial yer
sion whatever.
As to the great question of rcinforeaa1ents
to Gen. Mcclellan. That nona were cent in
time to save him from falling back from be-
fore Richmond is unquestionab1y trae; hut
that the means existed to rci.farec min 10
! any considerable extent from this quarter is
wholly untrue. Washington Tas ssTipa=d OF
81 but half dozen regiments, to syel! Nc
Clellan's ARMY on its departure hence for
| York Rivers nor have subsequent IeTies or
| transfers recruited to any considerable extent
Ncre Frx %1,,
| corps nov under command of Gsnerals SIC
| DoWtl, Banks and Siyel, the way to the fed
| eral capital would be vide open to the rebels ;
and if MeDowcll's force-thc only consider
| able enc cut Of there then had been
Etnt to tue support Of Mcclellan, as
ago, it is tolerahly certain that tile
rebels would have willingly exchanged their
capital Of Richmond fer Washington. Tuey
would have known, far better than your read
ers, the utter weakness Of the force lef5 in de-
1tnse Of the federal city: Their allies and
coadjutors here, who still lark in s1arms
about the city, would have taken good care 10
furnish them with the information, and reacl
raid upon Washington, at 4 time xhsn jack
son drove Banks out of the valley os Virginia,
is now known to baGc been designed, from
captured dispatches Of their general himself
Nothing hut the 1nenaciug strength ind yicia.
ity Of McDoWelrs army prevented it. It=
Withdrawal in 2 eoutherls direction, leaving
tue road to Washington open, would have
1aySd ccS19 MsGlsbh byc Te y wkfy but it Tod
is the most important. lie: the c iunsry judge
Nex:-as to the plan 0? Gen. Mcclellan
himself 1t is known her. beyond rontro
yelsy, that the circuitou> and protracted
route Of approach to Richmorl via yorktown
was wholly Gen. A1cClel1a.l's OWL. II WI;
tisapp1oved By 1T least four Of his aole5
generals OF diyislot-by the majority q
military men-by the SECRETARY Of war, ant
By 1nost Of the cabinet. But he vas sustained
By the president, Who Insisted that ne shoult
haFc bis way, aud CHANGE for fair trial
Now that he has failed, it is attempted tc
throw all the responsibility upon the failur,
ct the government to reinforce him. Bu
Who rendered it necessary that his 1000
troops should be augmented to zoe, 900 befur'
he could attack Richmond? Who consuuee
tue twelve weeks Of precious time and th
Thousands Of yet more precious lives in e
ting the army of the Union in sight OF I'll j
rebel stronghold? Who caused the long de
lay THAT enabled tic rebels to conccn:r4t t
tt1ee armies at their seat Of var, thus far out
numbering any force that ne Ind thcr
to oppose them :? Why was tue toxer OF on
army confined for weeks in the marshes ot til
! CEickahomlny, until compelled by an over
powering scrtie Of the rebels to seek NOR
wholesome and commanding locality I
tho azn"s Nir"r and the guobo2ts are no:
| found to be such valuable auxiliares for OIL
salvation, why was it not discovered before
General Scott long ago declared that the Jame
River was the Peninsula road to Richmond
sttecau=e it vas i healthy route" Geners
Mcclellan was fore Earned months ago. By r.
peated and earnest representations, Of the TT
n,cndous hazard he would Incur BY bcin
caught BY the hot season, owing to too lnn
delay, in i place from which the greatc:t ski
end bravery might fail to extricafe his arm.
But it is needless and ungrateful tax
distribute tic responsibilities Of sucu di=a:
ter as this. Let Us rather return TO III
chances Of recovery. These must lie prin:
Tl]y and most Of all in the people. It the
are disposed to render success certain in til
tremendous stake now at hazard, Of nation:
existence or national destruction, they NH:
: ac: nov as they have ever acted before. Til
outraged sense and patience Of ! long suffe
lug nation must be trifed with no louge
: The fresh lives Of noble hearted volunteer
who are row to spring to the rtscue, aud
save Us from the shame Of foreign dictatiol
much less than the ignominy Of dome5t
submission, have right to command the 60
| ernment to crush this bloody minded rebe
, lion By al means and ut ever haz.rd.
: SIGMA