The New York herald., 1862-03-20

mond will be in the hands of Mcclellan with
out a blow, and the insurgent army in full re-
treat to the cotton States, a demoralized, dis
organized mob, to be dispersed by the Union
armies of the southwest and the Atlantic coast
otherwise Johnston will be compelled to turn
round and face the music, and thus end the war
by suffering an overwhelming defeat on "the
decisive battle field" Such are the grand re-
suits to which the scientific combinations OF
Mcclellan are leading with sure and steady
progress.
OUR CAMPAIGN CoRREsPoNDENCE.-Thel letters
from the Crimea, published by the London
Times during the war with Russia, acquired
for an individual who has since obtained rather
an unenviable notorety here reputation for
descriptive power and personal pluck which,
from the extravagant praises bestowed on his
performances, led the world to infer that these
qualities were rare in newspaper correspond
ents. This party was not long among us, how
ever, before it was seen how easy it is for
writer who trusts to bis imagination for his
facts, and who never ventures his precious per-
SON within reach of bullet to get credit for
qualities to which he has but little claim.
Since the commencement of tho rebellion
the correspondence of the American journals
has, in point of truthfulness of statements,
graphic power, and personal bravery on the
part of the writers, thrown far into the shade
the much vaunted Crimean letters Of the Lon
don Times. We need only point to the de-
scriptions that we published yesterday of the
battle Of Pea Ridge, and of the advance upon
and capture Of Newbern, as specimens of the
very best narrative writing, in connection with
the events of campaign, that have ever been
given in public journal. They are terse
and simple in style, graphic to . degree
that brings the actualities of the battle field
with thrilling distinctness before our eyes, and
carry with them the conviction that the writers
have been active participants in the scenes that
they describe. The character of American jour-
nalism will be raised greatly in European esti-
nation by the enterprise and ability displayed
in these letters. A press that can maintain
such an enormous expenditure as is incurred
under this one head alone, and that can always
find ready for its purposes corps Of well edu-
Gated and intelligent writers, prepared to brave
hardships and even death in its service is
otherwise powerful than that which sends over
here as its best representative man that CON-
pound of self-conceit and gas the Bombastes
Furioso of Lord Lyons parlor theatricals.
The TRIBUNE AND TIE CAPTURE OF CoLUMBUs.-
The malevolence of this On to Richmond
journal is not only developed in personal attacks
of the General commanding the Army Of the
United States, but in actual perversion of Off
eial reports. Fearful that General Mcclellan
might obtain credit for the result of the bril-
liant campaign in Western Kentucky and Ten
nessee, they mutilate Gen. Culloms report to
Gen. Halleck Of the evacuation of Columbus
to answer their own views. The report, as
telegraphed to the New York journals, was
worded as follows -
Columbus the Gibraltar of the wcst ours and Ken
lucky Free thanks the brilliant strategy of the
HsEry and Doselson his vings isolated from other
turned nping thus the ev0cuation of his stronghold Of
Be,Viing Green first, and nosv Columbus.
But that portion which we have italicised the
Tribune has entirely omitted. We presume it
will be impossible for the Tribune to refrain
giving in full that portion of the report of Gen.
Burnside referring to the plan of the campaign
in North Carolina being originated by General
Mcclellan, as all the other papers will do so
this morning.
REVOLUTION AGAIN RAISING Irs HEAD Abroad
1t will be seen, by the advices received by the
Anglo-Saxon, that several hundred arrests of
persons known to have becn engaged in former
revolutionary movements had taken place in
Paris This is significant. When the rebellion
broke out here, and there was prospect of the
downfall Of republican institutions, the revolu.
tionary chiefs in Europe became discouraged,
and abandoned for a time the projects which
they had in hand. Now that the clouds that
hung over our future are being dispelled, and
that it is certain that the republic will emerge
from them more powerful and more glorious
than ever, the popular leaders abroad are
taking heart, and are again setting rolling the
ball of revolution. That Louis Napoleon is
seriously alarmed may be seen by his with
drawa of the dotation to General Montauban.
Our domestic troubles at an end we may count
upon all the European countries again having
| their turn of them. Now it is Greece; present
| ly it will be Hungary then Poland after that
Rome then France, and alternately England,
! for she too, is undergoing changes that are
preparing her for the revolutionary fever. The
| United States looked in vain for the sympathy
of the socalled constitutional governments of
Europe during the dark days that were upon
it. II remains to be seen whether their institu-
tions will stand the test to which they are about
to be subjected, as successfully as ours have
| done.
The CLANoR AGAINST THE TAX BrLL--We'
observe that all the small fry traders in the
country are sending deputations to Washing
| ton to obtain notifications Of the new Tax bill
in favor of their own particular interests. Hat
ters cappers and billiard markers; brewers