Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-15

but our incompetent Navy Department was unable to
clear it for him. notWhssndng the immense number o!
vessels at the command Of Commodore Godsborough.-
he herrmac permitted 10 control the waters OF the
James river till it Was loo late, aud the rebels had
possession Of the strong points on its banks, had toe
river been under control of feet when General M
Csllan ordered to march up the FORK peninsula,
very different story would be told TO DAY. The imts
would have been bis basic Of operations from the begt
ning instead Of the York and the PAmuUkey and sup-
ported by the gunboas, he would have been in Rich
molt month ago. The War Department cut up
and divided McClelans army 10 despite Of all bis re-
mons,rsnc-s sending one portion here and another
there in order to give position and consequence to poll
teal Gsnerss while the rebels concentrated their whole
force around Rchmond-the decisive point oil the thea
tire Of The result serious reverse to our arms
II this blow had been brought about by design on the
part OF high officials Il could hardly have been more
disastrous. That the radicals Intended 10 have MCCLELLAN
rspulsed the Chckahominy, they caused Banks to
be repulsed on the Shenandoah, there cannot exist
doubt
But there is something still to be sppreherded
The Of the disaster has gone to Europe and upon
lie heels will probably follow Intervention on the part o.
France aud England, if not Of all the maritime powers
Of Europe.
The practical question is what ought to be now done
in the crisis that upon US? The fse thing the people
ought do is demand the removal Of the inbeciles
from the Navy aud War Departments who have brought
such disgrace upon our arms The mex: most essential
thng is TO secure the from the Rio Gfande TO the
Keanehec-to strengthen the fortfcaions already IN
existence and to add works wherever they may be
ueede1; and asily, to organize homo guard 20 man
the artillery, and practice constantly at the guns In
the meantime the feet OF gunboas ought to De made
stronger and the new iron-cad vessels ought TO be
FASTENED TO completion. Lastly, let the 900 men
called for By the President be speedily enrolled, organ
and brought into the fsld. Thus prepared tor the
,Wers disposed to intervene they may shrink back
from the consequences or should they BIS rash enough
70 asss Us, we retsiate upon them with terrible
vengeance
Not only can we wrcss from them every foot Of soil
on this con usn aud on oil the islAnd which belong to
IT, but We can carry the intO Europe. There are
snty OF Irshmen roughout the Northern Safes who
want 10 GO 20 Ireland with arms Ia their hsrds Tten
the country iorcby broken up oy foreign lterier-
nee the lose o. American boni-, amounting 10 sx or
ight miona of do ar4 due 10 Engllsn capitals 8. Il
&c liable Ii the republic is divided IL Is DO iopgSr D.
y sd afe, and tbc qlrs ion is, whoa malt OF II VIII
% responsible foreign countries for tue common deo'
lmoDg the dangers, 100, OF European 20 we're "'A De
evolution a; hOmc oTgIi "a oy tie Democracy IL syI
| patty Nth the UIited states.
Such ~. some % the dif sI les Involved In the med
dang Of European naious win cur 0omes ic an -
! IA n. IL 10 muca resson believe E,a' they med
ne i.trTs.. ion aud that obey viii attempt IL II cur
| rsuIsn hTe bot careful aud energetic. Oar peopV
sscr,d bs prepared Tor this emergercT l. i9 & rene
p.Oaauie raJ tIeY viii toe recent csSs rs -
Vigua al for the gli.ion IT tAs indePeud
elce OF the sOcaed Confederate ars szd 'nat sc
| HJud HICNe Cou-' qIeuces " tio hVes ''e,i''.N>
cha acer Our c!uz,l- should tCl great public mse1.
ing where the voice OF the people coud be heard and
che coYservative strength and power of this metropolis
| made manifest
Another article in the Herald winces after ttiH
fashion:
Tax bls, currency bills, Treasury NOES, bankrupt
bill tariff bills, a., 81 are Comieg upon Us 10 Their
ul force, combining depretion on large scale. and
s,me little relief rithal The late events near Rich,
mo4d, indicate another years war, and an additional
debt OF FIVE hundred millions 10 our late calculations ia
cav no.aug Of the chances OF European Intervention.
Let u4 brace ourselves up the work; but let the Ad
ministratiou buckle to With vigorous and united Cabi
net and the country will stand The ordeal ami come OIL
| of il triumphanty.