The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-10
rhe Yankee Press on the Disaster

OUR ARMY BEFORE EICHMoND--cAUSEs OF TIKI
EfoEHr R.tfissF.
Ff"m the New J orh Times, Editorial July =
me ks't necessity oi every community, after 9
e4ssStrr, IA scap1.at Il is immense relief ia
find some lpou whom can bs fastened ell the
sinS OF a whole people, and who then Ire sent
into the wilderness, 70 br heard of 10 forever
Of ccnrse, We have Very active search for such
s2hpegoat iiass. The reverse in front Of Richmond
Is 4 serious affair: and until someboGv has been
l.:le fo9 iS eoIii.try l no. feel SO fe
| When somebody hs I'D is off, il matters not much
whose we shali AL breathe Sfeer. The Post insists
that Gen. MeCielap shall be the victim. The Uoyia
cenSuies TIE PresrIent. The Herald falls fonl OF
Secretary Stanton and the Tribune tired for once
OF It's OWN dennnciations, or having long since TX
halsted the list, contents itself with calling for
help ON Gen. Hunter and his negro hrigndes
We see little good likely to come of all this
What the country reeds is courage and new
afmy-not ordinations or criticisms of any kind.
Indeed ii we had had less Of these hitherto, we
might have less pfovocaton fer them ROW. The
great eanse o. our weakness has been discussions
il Congress- in the Cabinet, and IN the press con-
eerning the merits of different Generals. and the
wisdom OF different policies. In carrying on war,
the one thing n"edfn is confidence in the Govern
iient and its agents Whatever strengthens this,
aids the common cause; whatever and whoever
weakens ii, iIhicts upon that cause blow which
may be fatal.
BEFo az RICHMOND.
From the New y ORR Tribune (Editori:,l) July I
IN" pihih hi. peiiSe oi TIE ittGt lew DAYS was, III
a measure, relieved yesterday by the intelligence
received from Gen McCleIlan's army. For neurly
!. week that army has fought against oyerpswering
Numbers, and though compelled TO fall back. bas
fought bravey, repulsing the enemy from time to
time with great slaughter, nowhere p ernittng i;s
Hank to be turned or its front To be sIrokeh. Re
firing by a dangerous and difficult light march,
through forests and s'vamps, exposed 10 constant
attack, hsirasSed by enemy hove ring about
them and constantly reinforced by innu, acrable and
fresh troops our brave soldiers made their way,
through almost inconeeivabe diifcuiti es, TO the
point aimed at on james river, al Turk " bridge.
L rom tins point they have fallen furth er back
one, 1t il TO be presumed, more defepsibIe, and
where they can count with more certainiN upon he
ala OF the fleet. Here, at Harrison's var at the
last accounts they have made n stand, and en-
trenching themselves, with the gunboats behind
them, will be able to get the res. the, so much
need. and choose their own time for a r anewal of
the light. We know, the authority Of some
distinguished officers who reached WASH netou tu o
days ago, that the linz of defence from ae Chieka
Loniny 10 the James river is considered. absolutely
stronger than it was ten days ago.
1t IS natural enough, perhaps 10 Sc, * when
disaster ocetrs somebody to whom the exclusive
blame alay be imputed and it is equa 1y natural
that i.nch of that blame should be alto erther un-
re;tioiable Before we come 10 any liz I'd opinion
on this matter OF reinforcenents, viii ch there is
inth uniuteiiGenf II not ie discussion, il is as
well that the public should be informed L at not
much, if any, less than forty thousand metr have
been added 10 ae Arny of the i0tolnac ,sit.hn 4
-oi-'h 'iid SIi oheF aiitt large ft2loicenl ntS
were some tine since ordered forward alrd are low
on tAeir way t:ir off; and that probably ir the
military plans II General Mcclellan Of which of
course, nobody bat himself and the c<rrarnna ept
cO;ii 'iesif thug, sciTacS fUf their aeconpkish-
mont was fio, sdEp9n tlis Very conjunction with
large .Ey;l force. brfufe Unquestioi ,et biani-
a'tached amy ywherc, lei as iJe quite are that
know ali III, faet= R-iosctri. as 10 be made
at Il give tilne both sides; IS tAe ieiuy in ;ner
des perl;on, he Sprcdier III IL RiF actiol--the
spca,i.r. because heir facilities n L given ease
were tbs reater--et us emember. that ,hc greater
haste is not .ways the mos! spe' 80; II IL their turn
to-day, il may De oilrS to-...0r royy. War never
G!..:es unyar iEs success TO 'jAe side. only else
ltl. woU.G be 4y var.
W. do not nc.tu, II course, to wink out of ight
tie acrioU5 tha reter Of rcce ut events On the Pc
uSt;l "a blind oarsalvcs OF our readers TO tlle
fact Of tie c'}eci. oar arms have received there
Btl these ought net - disc yurage OF overwhem us
GA the contrary, they houli new
aeteIi. nation antt REV effort.