, 1862-09-09


dters .Jte1-ltoyen.e,4ts Of the -Eaemy-Gsn.
SiQd.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Iribune.1
WASHINGTON, September 4, 1852.
Let the government give the people leaders,
and let the people give the government pol
icy, and all may yet be veil. No one who
knows the American character can doubt that |
the nation will come out Of the present trial |
as it hae done out of past ones, like BRIDE |
groom out of his chamber, like strong man |
to run race, or rather to wrest1e with the
adversary. More money, more men will be |
freely offered; but will they not be as freely
equandered? The prospect is certainly dis |
couragipg. tI have heard n Baid the president
to visitor to-day, "of being knocked into the
middle Of next week; but the rehels have
knocked us into the middle Of last year" Be-
ipg to-day, as I wrote you yesterday. to all
outward appearances, where We were last
year, our Jurisdiction extending no farther,
on the whole, our armies in the same
hands, our administrative policy, or
10 policy, but slightly better, and still
verg fur from the true one; what have
We to look forward to, but another year Of de-
lays, digging. disease and death, without re-
suit or achievement, gaining nothing Ia the
east, 1osely keeping previous gains n the
wcEts The Pope failure will emhosden the
sssnaconda" or do-noth;ng party, and McClel-
Ian, tie great leader and idol OF that party,
confident of retaining his mex placable hold
upon the army, will dnd new reasons for his
olt ro]icy. There is already talk, In his Phil
a6elphia organs, Of psrfee.ing the fortiications
OF Washington. His staff hold forth upon the
difficulty Of keeping open the long line Of
communication, overland, to Richmond, be-
irg thirsty apparently for another drAught
from the Chickabominy, They talk too Of the
present denomination and OF the necessity oi
reoreapizing. Presently kiug Mud will re-
eume his sceptre, and the other winter kings
will defend Richmond till spring. Wall Nc
Clelan be permitted to hsve his OWL way or
will Gen. Halleck OF the President, as soon az
it is practicable, push forward 3 column under
afghuDg general, leaving Mcclellan in charge,
as at present, ct the defenses Of Washingtou?
| Upon the answer to that question depends our
| future; let the people say in unmistakabie
t language what tuat answer shald be-
| know tbat some think, that it matters not
what we do or Leave undone; that the sup
| pression Of the rebellion is 'tonly q QUESTION
ct 1ime;" that We shall, even il We ouly Kill
man for man, BY simple substractlon, reduce
the less populous South. They forget that
| cur resources, however large, are not lnf-
mite; nor our patience, nor our 6elfsacritice.
Thty forget the existence and rapid growth o'
| peace parry, which may force terms to be
| ulaGe just SIS ne ore on the point Of yic:orE,
as has been done more than once i'll tue his
tory Of the world. They forget. also, the
MEMORABLE saying OF Wendell Phillips ia h!a
speech here last winter, "Tne South has neither
men, money por munitions Of war-only 81
idea. We have plenty Of men, money, muni-
lions and major-gensrals-but no idea. and
see what the South has accompl&sed.' Wher
t these words We're spoken all was quiet on tbs
Posonac-as it is nov, or at least would bt
I did he enemy let us alone.
We are pretty badly off, to he sure; but mol
quite TO badly ct1 Us you think, from tue cir
| cun,Etance that the clerks Of the sever1l de
pattments have been organized into battas
ions. The rspidity With which some OF Ihoss
who went 10 Ccntreyil1e the other day iu th'
capacity Of purses, executed q "grand strate
ejc movement" to the rear, and the excelleu
use which others made Of brandy sent ont il
the same train with them FOR the wounded
leads one to augur well Of their future mill
tary career, since to know how to move and u
mike the right movement promptly; to knoe
how to reetnit, reorganize and Inspire, and t.
arrly the proper Inspiration Without delay
are anloLg soldiers first exce1lences.
| Nor is Washington quite so near being cap
| tured as those rebels topdly hoped, VINO yef
first glimpse OF th-lr allies victorious col
unns. We still have an army bet 4een on
I a, d two hundred Thousand s:rong, stroog fol
tifc*siors, . river and Sunboats upon it. Ne'
! regiments are pouring III At the rate OF thre
CT 'our day, and the satisfaction which tn
| al E11hot1i p.,.t3 q y
Mcdowell to Mcclellan has already grcatl
| improved their morale.
! / have disbelityrd the reports of the q
ny's af1ettion tor Mcclellan; being ent,rc'
unable to account for the pheootnenon.
c;nnut account for it TO 10y satisfaction nou
but accept it as 1act. Even Gen. Hsin,ze
msn, whose entire disbelief in Geaer
MtClellau'6 ability is we'll known sui
1orty-ejeht hours ago that he was the onl
man in whom the army, as whole, had CO,
/ 1idence; the only man who could lit it OF
| ct its prescps der1or iz4tion. Gen. H-lntze
n,as,. SIS veil as other witnesses. not sSPScttl
friendly to Mcclellan, testified to The enthus
, ;sm with which the soldiers welcomed the
| ! cid commander. Had Pope proved success
) 1hey might have been cured OF their uua
| couptable affection tor q nj N who has motor
i | ously ard disgr;c.fnUy failed in the field. b.
. Pope is future also. The srla,ers know
T and y i'll not fight uudrF him. They laught
!. at his proclania7icIs; they det"sted b
I lying, and they have no confidence
Z his gereEa1:hip. Had this been otnerWis
latt eek might have closed with victory i
t sled Of 'cieat. O:her causes, doubt!es
: conspircd Il, produce the result: the non-s
!. | rival of Frank1iu's corps in consequence
l. MlClvllan't llsooedlsnce of orders; the nj
= et1tuct Ct t'}under Of Fltz John Porter, who
: failure 10 Cooperate with other corps, a
;. 1tl|rglnent t1onl the field at the erit,cal III
l. uent is alleged to have heel the e1licie
,t cause of tht. turning Of our lcft fank-t,
e y, ~ suebicicr. circumstances taken tOEeth'
= ,hr sups rior genet alship OF the enemy; b
Ii it is doubtful whether I'll thsse things mis:
le net have been overcome had our men foug
te SIS the would have fought had they had cor
d. rcc either in Gen. Pep, their Eomlual co
Il m:nder, or in Gen. M~Dowell, the &C I
~ planr.1 Of the hattle. ''With shame conf
L. H. sad an artillery nlajnr and staff ot1ic
h III USUALLY Intelligent, wiru uousual oppor
h. mites, to STE aud 10 look behind the seen
- ".ith shame confess that they whipped
L. With Inferior forces. Their men fought b
Of ter than ours and yet their men are, to
in ! outward appearance, immensely interior
az ours; hut # they are not better diseipllG
- thty have more enthusiasm for the cause
witch they are flgh'ing." Or to quose. "
'01 Thtec facts Heing 50, say that the II
40 statement of Gen. Mcclellan was p:rha9
~ ~ Necessary step Bs this crisis: The soldi'
n al huugh many OF them are free to cr4ti'
70 BIN and p rceiye his great deficiencies, c
}0l tider him the best general WHO has thus
N] commanded them, and will fight Under b
III: if :lo ~eo and the rebels anM force him 10 fl
g OF the intention Of the eneIny to cross
y. Potomac there seems ro longer any dor
ar. He has taken Le-sburg ehelied our Ii
I'd camp at Edwards Ferry, and before this s
nd ! b c.valry over. BE bad only 9 picket
~ naibirg ut Centrevltle yesterday. Ia "
'e- CitecfiUn he sill move and what the ups
,u- Q, it all q i'll be, are questions. We are
he without anxiety here. Inc army Is SET
Cd enough IN 7stn.6ers to save phl!adelpaia,
" timore, Washington, whatever place t
LIE strike for, but will it?
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III GOOD WORK IN KENTUCKY,
The Tnfontvxn Raid Avenged