The national Republican., 1862-09-08
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rhe NNsssona' lrtslbsnee OF - Thursday
4 the ieloyiOg: R 81 III
Lot yhete>be aS.snllcf tho kais6ao ,,ul
ssca y. "n b iis shsSsr ssSs sssi.s III :" {,
psbIio S1As1S whc,to jkiify tSSis spri, u
carpinR at ING 'delays' u brave COMMA nders,
have studiously and hsSitually disparagod ,he
numerioal force and material appointments Of
swsSappas ,na,,mprsssnos o,,as svsns,
Wnloh haye jvst ocourred, there are few who
will have thS hardlhood to deny the probability
that Cen. Pope WAS called to encounter sups.
riSr nuMoers, and tets though bic powerful
the veteran troops Of Den. EcCielian."
II is apparent from this, that Il is Ne cue oi
As Clique 10 play over The old game Of lnac
zion, BY exaggerating the numbers Of the enc.
my. All wsllinformed persons here, agree
that our forces Ut The moment OF the late re-
treat, outnumbered the enemy enormously, AID
that at this moment we have two 10 their ono
in the vicinity Of this city. '....
The object Of he clique Is 10 hold Tho war In
abeyauce until the elections Of members Of
Congress are ever In the free Siatea The
movements Of The clique will be governed by
the complexion, as soon asascortained, Of the
naht House uf Representatives. Ifitiss .poacs"
body, that IL. favorable 10 an ignominlous com!
promise with the rebels. the clique do not intend
that there shall be any more fighting. ..
We do not intend to censurs the late retreat
We are, In fact, more recouCiled 10 II than
~bcu 1t occurred, not from any new belief In
the strength OF the enemy, hut from the devel-.
opnent Of some elements Of veal ness, In our
own army. upon which Il would bc equally dis.
agreeable and mpolitic publicly to comment.
A few days OF quiet iusids Of our fortiaca.
lions, may bo we'll improved in adjusting quar-.
rsls among oar officers. II Ia much more cor
tain that they will be improved, in recruiting
both officers and soldier, worn out, as many Of
them are, by incessant marching and hardships
Of oil kinds.
The new lcvies, who arc pouring In by thou
sands, are full Of fight. They demand to be
led at once against the enemy, and it will be
difficult TO restrain them until the necessary
prelIninaries OF organization and drill are com.
ple'el. They are noble representation Of the
phyical strength aud moral ptamina and elias.
ticiiy Of The country. 49,.
The position ut New Orleans, as reported 10
the 6rst d'this month, seems to be good
one and especially in the vital particular Of
the health Of our troops. A few moro weeks
sill bring Jack Frost with healing on bis
wirgs, and the question Of our occupation Of
New Orleans, at least until another summer,
will then be settled. 4 Southern Coniederacy
without that city, will bc Hamlet with tho part
of Ham,c. omitted. Everything looks favora-
ble 10 our unditturbed occupation. General
Butler has already filled The first regiment Of
white Louisiana volunteers, and he IL rapidly
dlliDg another. lie 10 also getting bis colored
regiment into camp. II we cannot hold New
orlcaus. with our lower Of destroying IL by
our gunboais, and Of submerging 1t by cutting
the l-Vecs, and with our capacity Of arousiug,
at will, the overwhelming black population Of
the State We cannot hold anything, and may
aswoll retire from contest 10 which wo ehouid,
in that svsnt, have demonstrated an entire H..
competency TO manage affairs Tools 10 tbOsc
who can use them. That was the maxim oT the
grand old French Republic.