New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-06

with its bounteous wheat crop just secured,
and its abundant Rebels painting for the prom
ised return of Stonewall Jackson. There was
the Army OF Virginia, much weaker than Gen.
McClellan's, commanded by q green yet nd
yenturous General, maneuveriDg carelessiy III the
heart of the Old Dominion, and pushing forward
cavalry reconnoissances to within forty miles OF
Richmond. IL was evidently not difficult TO
get fight ont of Pope on almost any terms;
while the railroad from Richmond to Gordons-
vile afforded every facility for bringing to his
front artillery, munitions, &C., with the
greatest celebrity and economy.
That the Union forces were weaker-iar
weaher-n July than they could be at any
time thereafter, was just as well known IN
Richmond as in New-York. That the expecta-
ton Of the Rebels friends in Europe and else
where would demand q prompt Improvement
of their alleged victories, and that the moral
value of their successes would be seriously de-
preciatsd by failure to follow them up was
palpable. That they had achieved, tor the
moment, an opportunity to repeat their ia'or-
ite and CAPITAL maneuver Of striking hall our
force in Virginia with all of theirs, was Gear
enough. OF course, they discussed oil ms IN
their private conferences, and resolved that
something must be done. Yet weeks haze
passed-one, two, three, four, fse-and they
as vet have done nothing. In fact they qu'-
etly conceded the initiative to Gen. Pope and
and have allowed him TO strike irritating blow
after blow without getting IN single lett
handler in return. They are now, We presume,
on the point of doing something; but why have
they stood still these five precious weeks, with
Suffolk, Norfolk, Yorktown, Fredericksburg,
Winchester, seycrally inviting their attention.
TO say nothing of IIarrison's Landing, Gull
pepper and Washiugion-why have they stood
as if parayzed for so many weeks
Mind that, though thus inactive, Gen. Lee
has failed to issue bulletin of his boosted rie'
tories. or any of them. lie has not yet stated
the strength of his forces during any OF the
six days, nor the extent and character OF his
losses. Would this have been the case had
they not greatly exceeded our own What Is
the motive, the explanation OF his silence
Certainly, We do not mean TO claim prac'
teal Union triumph Us the general result o
those conflicts. We admit that cur SIDE lost
guns. aud ground, and was compelled to de-
stroy large a,noun, OF m,ni..ons and pro-
visions. But the result of the fighting was
against us on but one day-Friday AWHILE that
Of the last two days wac decidedly IN oui
favor. The Rebels admi; that their losses were
very heavy-that their infantry was needle'sly
exposed to and terribly cut up by our artillery
= Magruder being in immediate command
and unusually drunk, even for him)-and thai
they were fairly beaten of. The fact thai
/ they have seemed paralyzed ever since Is most
eloquent.
When the truth shall be asceriained, it vii
be known that their numbers were greater
than ours, though we think not so much create
az has been represented-that they were thu
enabled repeatedly to launch fresh regiment;
against our exhausted and decimated battalion
and that owing to their general inferloriiy II
field artillery, and their persistence IN hurlin!
dense masses Of infantry on our weli-place'
batteries Their losses in men were enormous
and finally that their green cOnscrpis, ate
such an experience OF rioiories are shy of e1
posing themselves 10 the chances OF deieat. IL
short. we believe the Southern masses hay'
+ had about their fiji Of Rebellion ard CTi
War.
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