The New York herald., 1862-07-15

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Rac hms.d the Citadel OF the REBEL ion
Everything for Richmosd.
General Mcclellan has been checked in front
of Richmond by an assailing rebel army of two
hundred thousand men. JEFF. Davis and his
confederates have staked their game Of South
ern Independence upon their defence Of Rich
mond. All their available military forces and
resources are concentrated in and around their
chosen Confederate" capital. They know
that il they are driven from it their prestige
and power at home and their dreams offore;gn
Intervention are at an end. They believe that
If for month or two longer they can holdtheir
capital France and England will come to their
rescue. With their superior forces in front Of
Mcclellan, they have become bold and daring,
and from their late dashing operations we can
understand the importance of looking well to
our defences Of tho Potomac while actively
and heavily reinforcing our noble army on,the
James river.
An intelligent army officer gives it as his
opinion that il we were at once to withdraw all
our we'll trained and experienced troops from
0tCLy oehcA quaht w osAShS tnSu WIG 0Ahy Vi
General Mcclellan and the cooperative army
of General Pope, 90 as to be able to pounoe
in overwhelming strength upon the rebel army
of Richmond before its recovery from the
serious damages it has lately suffered, we
should end this rebellion in q single
blow, and gain everything from Virginia, to
Texas in gaining Richmond. Look at the
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weeks, we can reinforce our two all import
ant armies Of Virginia. each to the extent Of
fifty thousand men, we may, before the end of
August, realize the grand consummation of the
overthrow Of JEFF. Davis and his spurious com
federacy with cur occupation of Richmond.
We believe, toe that with proper activi-
ty, within two weeks . hundred thou
sand tried and experienced soldiers may
be added to our armiea in Virginia, and that
under the present aspects of the war this
movement would be wise and economical,
whatever might be our temporary disadvan-
tages resulting from rebel raids and guerillas
in other quarters. Such shallow devices as
these in Tennessee, for instance, should not
divert the government from the grand and
crowning achievement Of an overwhelming
army in Virginia in the shortest possible
time.
We have expended six hundred millions Of
dollars, . whole year of active war by land
and sea, and have lest from the casualties Of
war many thousand soldiers in fighting this
rebellion around great circle. We have
routed the rebel armies from Missouri and
Kentucky and Tennessee, and partly from
Arkansas. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana;
we have removed for o thousand miles, down
to the Gulf, the rebel distractions from
the Mississippi river; we have recovered New
Orleans, Norfolk, Newbern, Fort Macon,
Beaufort, N. c.; Beaufort, s. c., and Port
ROYAL, Fort Pulaski and several seaboard
places In Georgia, and several rebel strong
holds in Florida, including Pensacola. We
have driven the great rebel army Of
Virginia from its offensive position In sight Of
Washington back to the defence Of Richmond;
but there in measuring our strength with that
rebel army, we find 1t twice In numbers the
army Of Gen. Mcclellan, and apparently con-
fident Of its power to destroy him, and to turn
The tide Of invasion back upon Washington and
the North.
Everything now depends upon the army o.
Gen. Mcclellan and the cooperating army ol
Gen. Popc-all that we have gained, all
that we expect to gain, and all that is in
danger. The immediate reinforcement o.
those two armies is therefore the immediate
and paramount duty Of the government and
Of our loyal States and people. We say, le
| Mcclellan and Pope be reinforced at once
with our experienced troops from other guar
ters, and let their present points of occupation
be supplied BY our new recruits as fast as the