Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-14
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The Situation,
From the New York Journal of Commer,el
The profound gloom of yesterday continn
until halt-past three, when we received the h
patch OF Gen. Mcclellan from Harrison's Be
announcing the safety of the army and its su
eessiul contest OF the previous day. When IN
news was placed on the Journal of CONNER
{ bulletin the most intense excitement prevaiIe,
Cheer after cheer ascended from tbe imrnan,
crowd who blocked the streets, and the reIi
winch the public mind experienced ssexbibite
IN a multitude Of ways, tending to show IL
terrible strain under which il had been lsbor;n
for some hours previously.
ISt. The Union cause depends at this unomer
| on Maj. Gen. Mcclellan aud his army The j.
sane business of the past few weeks and month,
winch mas resulted IN the crippling of that army
ana "hlch mas prevented its being properly rt
| lnforced, should stop at once and forever. W
eharge this on the radical men, who have mad
the country ring with their denuncistioDs !
! Mcclellan and with their Quaker gun stories
They denied that there was any enemy At Ne
nassas they denied that there was sDy laro
! force at Yorktown; they Tidiculed the dema1,
for relntorcements for Mcclellan before Rich
mond. Senators, Representatives, politician
lnnumerable surrounded the administration an,
pressed these views on the War DEPARTMENT
The President and Secretary of War are human
and could not but be influenced to a certain az
tent by this tremendous pressure. We do no
now reeite this mstter for the purpose of con
demmng the past. 1t is too late for that w,
recall 1t for the purpose of demanding, on be
nan oi the people, different course IN the fu
turs.
We repeat, the hope of the Union c.use rest.
on the army of Mcclellan and on ina beroiC
young general. The whole army, the whole
nation, the world knows his ability. and now
begin to know that he has been nearly sacri
nced. NlEh instant reinfOrcements he can drive
oack the ioe travel swiftly over the route be has
for q few miles come back upon. and snter tbe
rebel capital with sudden and sweeDinp victory
Are the administration awake 10 the fac:
Have they recognized the Importance of tbe
crisis Or do they still suffer themselves to bs
deceived by the voices of political managers
who would sell their souls and the nations fife
to crafty political desire, or further political
scheme ?
:. The war must be managed by soldiers. and
not by civilians. The principle of Mr.. Brown
lng's argument, which we trust is the view also
OF Mr. Lincoln, must be adopted, if we wouId be
saved W that Congress can order war. but
the soldiers, the army, must make war. must
carr on war. The cutting up of the army into
FsTlous departments, TO be directed by civilians
at washington, Is gross error. II was a great
error IN Mr.. Stanton to deny that victory must
be organized. This error lies st the foundation
OF all the errors Of the war. Victory must
always be organized by soldiers skill When
ever 1t occurs without such organization. il il
an accident Fighting the enemy wherever
you ma MN Is very well sounding phrase,
pat II IS terrible biunder for war. II General
Mcclellan had retained command of the entire
army Of Virginia, we do not believe thai stone.
wall Jackson would have made his raid in the
Shenandoah valley, or having made 1t, that he
would have escaped, as he has escaped from
Fremont, to hUIl his thousands on the right wing
Of the army before Richmond.
a. IL IS time that radical men and rsdicalism
were taught distinctly that the nation, the army.
the Union do not belong to them, to be used.
abused, directed, divested and DESTROYED. a.
hey see lt. The eounsels of the President sre
by their folly and madness. Enlist
nents ere discouraged by such men as Andrew.
VINO publishes loud proclamations for soldiers
lRd quietly tells Massachusetts young men that
'ney may IS well stay at home; by s5olitiOuists
u boston, IN New York, in other parts of the
country, who openly dissuade men from enlist
ng, and who prevent good Union men from en-
tsting by convincing them that the President IS
.oout toyleld and make the war a war for abo-
itlon. The President will find that OF the three
hundred Thousand men now to be gathered, not
hree hundred will be sbolitionists. He wants |
ecrurs and he will have them by hosts, but |
hey will not be men who want to fight for or /
gainst negro rights
Heretofore if Union loving citizens held a /
Meeting, declaring their loyS.., and their de.
eInlnah9n n 70 sustain the war for the COnstitu-
.on, the abolitiOnists have secuted them-ealled
hem secessionists, and claimed the sole right to
ITect the President and the war. We have had
nough OF this. The strength of the nation is
4 the conservative men. There were ten men
ctiye IN the great meeting at Cooper Institute
n Tuesday evening, who have given more
honey, equipped out Of their own pockets moro
len, and done otherwise more efficient service |
} the government IN the war, than the entire
lass Of radical newspapers, politicians and men
! Massachusetts and New York added together
nd these men are reviled by the radicals with
very form OF denunciation because they resolve
lat the war shall be for the Union and the Con-
tuition. The President mistakes if he hopes
be strong on radical supporters. Let him
leet the great conservative sentiment of The Ia
on with approval, and he will find radicalism
winding away, and mauy of those now at
lched to it will swear that they were always
onservatiYe.
We quote the following startling and admira-
le words from the Commercial AdreYtissr, a
publican authority:
BREAKERS AHEAD.
The reverse at Richmond, if It proves TO be a
9rious one, will probably cause the sympa-
Users with rebellion aud the more radical among
gal men to attempt to resuscitate measures
hich they are known to have reluctantly kept
| allegiance. There will be some who will say:
We had better let the South 60. We can do
ithOut them, and there is no use fighting about
E" We suspect the party disposed to talk in
lat vein is not without adherents in both houses
Congress. But it is not the party of the
)untry. 1t is possible, however, that govern
ent anticipates some trouble in that direction
here are those who would force it to the brink
this Tadicalism. 1t is believed that they
ave been industriously laboring to that end,
ld are disposed to take an early opportunity
disclosing their purpose. Certain governors
q not sign the gubernatorial letter to the PfeSi-
snt, asking him to call out more troops. Gov |
nor Andrew, of Massachusetts, was one. Iii I
ew understood that he joins his fellow excel
ncies. Did the visit of Secretary Seward, Mr. | {
Ieed, etc, strsighten out that kink Are there (
Ot breakers ahead in this direction If there ]
re, hope the President ,oiI GIyoD himself upon
c conservative seHttmsgt Of the country. E loW !
'uHdGRtly sustain him.
4. The nation wants 3O0,0O0 men. The radi-
ii party will not give dollar toward the re-
-uiting. Let the conservative men do their
lty as heretofore The Administration must
3 taught again and again the truth that if the
MON depended on the snti-slavery spirit of the
orth, it would go to pieces in a day. It de-
ends on the great constitutional and loyal heart
the nation-snd this heart must never grow
I'D, whatever counsels rule the cabinet, what
7er Tsdicalsm boasts or threatens We must
I'VE tho nation from all its foes.
SALE OF CONFEDERATE BoNDs.-The Au-
usts Chronicle of Wednesday says: AT the
Ne on Tuesday, lst instant, in this city, $4,000
Confederate bonds were sold at par i