The New York herald., 1862-11-11
THE VOLUNTEER SYSTEM DERlDED.
General Plans fer Carrying
on the War.
Ehs blockade, the MississiPpu and
the Rebel Capital.
gssvsESs An AMERICAN CHARACTERISTIC.
TIE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
As~s SS.s Aes

Prince Dc Jo,ny,ue who with ME two nephews, the
xnnai dc the Dakc de cnsTtres made the cam
pAn OF the Potomac, has beer Furnishing 70 the Rsrs
Sz Rsss Moades pin fosopnc descriptive analysts Of
Aha organization the Union and rebel armies, pointing
sut ihs several merits and defects, and showing the
tpaaense dincu,ties that General Mcclellan had
tasa with n entering thar campagn The Princes
vtsws much attention Europe, and viii
psrused with greater here The article,
which the following translation, brngs the events
up 10 the evacuation Of Aanassas by the rebel army
ARRIVAL
my arrival curtain had Just fallen
I'm Of the sscessonis nsurreeton 1be attack
Fsrt Sumter BY the people Of Charleston the pro
hs~s Than the disaster os Bull run The South
go army was sncamped within sight " Washington.
WORM ~ defence hastily thrown around that
r>rxai. Every now and then roared at the
advanced posts In the midst of these emotions
sks army Of the Potomac SooR birth.
Vp " ths time, surprised by events the federal govern
only taken provsonary measures which
vaGed the peris instead Of dispeiug them At the he.
ginning oS insurrection eli the advantages had been
h favor of the insurgents. They Vre prepared for
contest the North for ,sng time past,
n reality, the work Of secession haa been prepared
unAer the presext Of military organization for the sup
prsos of slave nsurrections the Southern stss bad
given themselves permanent militia, ready TO march
~ the hrst signal. Special military schools hac been
established, IN which the u slave be
knesed with the qualities, good and bad, which 60 to
make up q race OF soldiers. The Northern In tine
meantime reposns with confidence the regular work
ing Of the constitution remained simply occupied with
hR interests and behind his The nat;ona
syms Of the United States BESIDES belonged
slsaoM entirely TO sou,hern For many ysars
the power been their hands they had
failed 6l with their creatures all the oces
particularly the military school, and consequently the
army Mr. Jefferson Davs, long time Minister of War,
bad than any other PeSeon, acted ths
Bssses, the disposition a - Northern siates rendered
tbs. easy for him. Among the industrious and
ss, somewhat Puritan people Of New England the mill
sary career considered OF dleDess. The
West Point School enjoyed with them only mediocre
sstator and families kept their children far from il
m hpe. the very of the crisis 70 which Mr Lin
ens's election gave rice, Mr.. Floyd, Mr.. Bachsnans
N1tsser OF War and or the secession generals
send the South the contents ~ al The
ssdsra srssnas and 70 dcsatsh the whole regular army
Texas placing between and Washington the Southern
States O barrier 70 render powsrless the sept
sosni duty which nigh. induce the soldiers follow
the very few officers who remained faithful their ns
nothing wanting the prosecution Of the
andertaksn BY the rebels. They had done for
sne navy NE ihey had dose for the army
was dispassed the -four corners Of the globe 60
thss 10 rendered useless " the North. And
yes warnings had been wanting for since years
ssseston bad been openly preached remarkable book,
TIE Partisan Leader" published twenty year. ago is
proof OF This book under rofisee
10 really prephstSc sketch of the which al this
devastating yrgnis represented under sclorf
~en adapted 70 explain the ardor with which tie iagi
Of creole iadee have espoused the secessSo
ss~s, But IL was believed al the North well as eee.
where that everything would be settled The Scr. felt
assH the stronger and considered IL usssss the
svB advance It still the old history of tie
tAe tortoise In fne, the Sorthernes reckoDed
necesssy, thoes hundreds Of thousands volunteers
- " all aln,sDscs rspreseltng the military
force u the country and which the popular iaerpieoe
regarded irresistible. They quickly undeoaivsd
The soutberness ioee the PTesident. eectIc but they
hsve sti majority In the sorAte. Is becaa-e powe
snApes them, but because II h their pride
The leaders andAsnbiious this wound into
" success and raise the standard Of usrTectaco
Tbs federal power. stu hnmcvaSle, sicws ro by
the psros d conprouoise, O; coDcilision
s~ge.ic and in.medaae suppression. Both sides
themselves for q STRIFE which has becDoe Mevi
sxble. But the So9th possesses trsined " wSr
II has the arrns the organization The differentiation and
the passion. The North pow.r.sss reDlosc fs-t
suInter, and It's volunteers Taisd three r.ut.-as
the campaign NOT to kss tsgss--ar- beaten y
Boil run-aot from e courage. 'oS the e1asy4es
iAait o. General AcDswei. VINO commanded lbsl, AMI
wisee plans deserved sncccss. pvs from DIS
saArAlson s.s discipline
Ayr4 FrLl Acx.
san run 10, IN end 70 illusions. TNe~~ great
tsfose the county toKa.ed BY PRIDE eoooursssa By
all thoee who, Tor another wished III 70 tbs
ruitsd staies, rsecAms hzcsfrth svidsa, tina, gbs
south would not y up.n gs,I sier
had met ne bop4s s.nb,scs sessies~
vein, and Tor price weld der sl-ndoo il. A 80
North On The othe hsnd hsmilisi.eu t..d e,-aed ali
s,- n foit that, having thesf SIDE, ~.
,,er,orty Of I.5,0isihs and wealth the right .e
ssli,y oi the guest oohaytn the dnsy Insssed
q, seend cqsststotioE against fsrtors roucssty
which, ytezsHi, osy tOcS arms " sstsoi sty,sg
they would become bygurd sor the w,sld II ,.e, ild
D", resist, TDsy iei 6csies, lhs, b .he cOcu
cassion s,inttss soi SauCitDod Il would %
s'eosptnle o; mhrite application tba, rglssfe
another, u would bring about tl,ss- wHhu SoGld
nos he iong IN ieadrlS = foroisn They feii n me
tat y ~ eshsFNcai ~ s'pyFe thN to- fsgs,H c"1c
I've side by sds leaca i, h.i yet the
proof u tbof rcs-sotss s,resgtnsio separated
r cAliy, not shh soreine .heif cmEoon lsnsue aud
ursn, By tbs snsttutioa u say cr.ths unu .shng ~
cloptnent ard the vthes its aba .ou--ebo
4 2lom House line s,cia oacilate. aus ~
tS. mpossibnHy "a regulating, Fihcu, ssily
qlareis, the numerous questions connectes .llh he
iestson o, Western riyers Az lhe-r reasea,~
.fy comprohsnact, added 70 Tho pain y wounded -.H
love, and 10 the ety .arIAs noy clsrit % those
rpa~eful lands resulted IN setting cs fool IN, inn,a.s.
armament with which The Nor,Lcrn hs,e up a.
its day sustaneo sns s-a,r-i a sr esiorts ID
ses~seior.
and bsre let admire bes4e psesisg . 70 %. n.,os
rous criticlsms WI have 10 make tho snercy
the devotisn, The spirit courageous elfdenal Win
which ihe population ~ th@s stsosrahet loAdue tl,@
government fhau iod BY thas ,tsg aSd sBdcr to ss
Impulse Of is patriotic good sente gwen uneoants es
and money sacrifices its comforts reDouncsa voluntarily
and Tor the public gcoc e tastes is habits, the
freedom W the press aud that, too, not she in.
cnenos n q vomentary passion, poi In uenttori u
transient enthusiasm, but oooily ana ior dftsu,
ohJeotthst Of ns,ional greatness They themselves
io work 70 create az @my-s grand Sarmy -
sended by public y-rnn. Congress roso'vet upon the
rtisns Of Eve hundred tbcsafd men, with the funds
nsshary for the purpose Unfortunately 10 could
mand the traditions, the training aud the experience
quisc TO form ans svci military force Is
able 70 collect mssses " and mmonsc material, ~
~ sncnastmen but y had tho power 10 create by
vote ube spirit 0f dsclpnc obed spcc and that bis.