The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-12
Burnside. Hooker and Mcclellan.
fErom Tho London rmea. NAV 3O.l

military g,i,.s to p,rchass trimphs al such price,
Rurns,ue. Hooker nnd Mcclellan.
from the london Times, May 3O.1
Several months have elapsed since the extreme aooli-
construc his ministry by dssmissing Mr.. Seward and
mo of his influential colleagues The President de
cned 70 adopt such measures not ,Grs assured
provement in the state OF affairs He saw clearly enough
that this could only be brought about by change OF
few few successes in the field, a series Of victo-
ries instead Of defeats and he did not see how this
c ~as :; psoyd. h@ with Cabinet Of
the leaders OF the agitation could recommend no ono su
peror to ana mao mot pn be- rcned
Mr. Seward and the other minstcfs wnom the republican
vote had selected But The ertreSe 'o,ng o. nx party
reroted frrsn the command Of TIE army. His political
opinions moderate, and his military talents ccns
coreom MS. The result thsrsore Of the change Of
prssasDs in IN his doubts Of the advantage Of
reconstructing bis administration But the reverses
Of the last
the tide Of oppi now running strongly both anst
the Cabinet and General Hooker The old difcuty ere
ated by the or success has returned In an aggra
waited FORM for the Ministry ITSELF appears to be all
but broken up by internal dssensons.
o S ~ ersoss reaction Of OPINION in favov Of nc
Clsan ,uhose caution and clear etidc of his oppons IT'S
strength now ssa;n sso%s n sa' s SnsM
H. last t,uo battles before Fred ricksbury under he
circumstances that hare linked the names Of he sax
cessoyy with such crushing reverses. Something like
repentance for the injustice that has been done
him IL visible in the proposal TO rensiate him In CON-
mand which Is supported by three members OF the Chi
nat It is on this ont the divisions have arisen. The
President IL is said, is DISPOSED to retain Hooker, still
probably by his old disbelief IN the efficacy
verse under ali selections. Another contingency Is that
General Haleck will take tho actual command of the
army in the Held and try his skill or fortune where
MANY have been wrecked, and that NJ Seward and MIR
Stanton will be superseded IN tie Ministry by Genera
the moderates and the "uras and only the decision OF
the President can turn the scale fl tes Z
=, : The military trial for an expression Of
opinion the sentence confirmed by the general command
ing ond the secret commltral TO fortress for term
underlined is the rule OF Poland, transferred TO the last
seemed impossible to enforce such unqualified despotsm
The best hope OF those who st think any liberty worth
preserving Is n the ks ss :, s1a' Dro hs sqro gov
such extraordinary measures than irritation 1t Is
In minority now, and the majority against II
s increasing like rising tide. In any country
where the political existence OF government Is qua
ranteed TO it advance whether It proves bad good
detected or popular such ministry would be swept away
In a week and another installed which would represent
the feeling OF the time. The federal Cabinet represent, Tie
onisns that prevailed three years ago. An age, measured
bv erns passed dody, and all is changed But
TO dispace the governm Mt woud require political revo
utior perhaps secmd ,oar, and he North cannot fight
Nth itself and the South al the sdmstims
vallandigha and the Lincoln Cabinet.
II we would conceive the earnest longing OF the North.
ern people after their lost Union must consider the
outages and indgnites to which they will submit from
those who promise TO restore It, Although the govern
ment Of Mr. Lincoln confessedy has the respect os
body of in the country; though no himself per-
OF neither ability dignity though among his
chief advisers known to have msbehaved themselves
In which any other country tcoud punish by
puson 4 only from Office but also from society though
gushes and the desert through want OF confidence In
their leaders, yet the majority at the North shrnks SO
much from the prospect OF divided republic that II will
allow people whom II looks upon and talks about inn
beetles and obbers and braggarts to commit any act OF
tyranny under the pretence Of maintaining the Union IL
Goes not believe In them; would be glad to pet nd of
them and repdc. sm BY beS men but Aey are IN oper
they stand as The however unworthy Of
the North obey them because opposition might like
an abandonment cherished design. We do not think
that In the days Of highlands ercest struggle with the
French republic the government Of Pnt would have Won
tured on such act as the trial by court martial NJ
0 &. asc me
for the overthrow OF the ministry Yet IL for e.
fence precisely similar that Mr. one Of the
m st prominent politicians Of the West, has been SEN
fenced 10 two years Punishment 10 miserable iseta
sentence graciousiy commued by the President OK
pusion from his homo and from the limits Of the North
The expressions were proved and indeed were for the
mos. part no, denied oy the sc0sec o But he brought
simply constitutional opposition TO tho government,
and that, moreover, ne nad expressly declared
All resistance TO Mr.. lincoln TO be made
ain tho courts and by the ballo, box" In short
any one who reids the trial must admit that Mr. vaan
disha whether right wrong. only used such legiti.
mate strong language ss his been used by Anglo Saxon
politicians on both sides OF the at any time for
century past To call such speech eedtous com
fort TO the enemy that under circumstances Is
national to be opposed at all The chiefs of the
wing marty sixty years ago and the Peace Society during
the Russian war might have been seized and transported
with lust much justice as Mr. valandigbam. In spite
NJ an able protest, in which the accused declared
that mot being IN the military service OF the United
ststea court martial could have no Jurisdiction over
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