The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-06

III ~ nas been able not osy 70 ory bis positions and
bis forces, but oven 10 can into the nsaa u
10 particularly worthy OF that, in the reversos
which followed the failure Of the Peninsula campegh ~
the time when the army Of the rebels nae 10
they did permanently regain any territory or recap
ture and any OF the important or controlling points
before held by on rebel soil Their marches upon
Washington Maryland and also LOUSY lie little mo
than raids from which they were obliged TO retire before
our opposing forces. THIS fact clearly shows that while
il is impossible for To constantly retain military pos
of all the vast rebel territory which we may
be called upon TO pass IN our operations against Their
armies, still the territory held occupied by us
cannot he permanently reganed by thema Indica
tiou Of our ultimate success
WHAT MUST
We non see clearly phd. We hare 10 d.. We muS
oo'din nr'nts7urted control Of the Mississippi We ma1a
raca those great rriirood oyfereshe bordering on
the Atlantic sed5odrd the Other stretching through the
Virginia ana Tennessee valleys 10 he pea and south. We
must as soon possible take the few fortified seaports
Remaining in possession the rebels and then We shall
have virtually dsarmed the rebellion, cut 1t of from all
external sources o. food and arms and have surrounded II
by forces which press upon from any quarter at the
same time severng into isolated portions the rebel terri
tory and destroying their means OF interconmunicatoh
BY which alone they have hitherto been enabled to meet
us In force wherever we have presented ourselves and
by which alone they have been able to feed and supply
their armies.
BY possessing ourselves and keeping open the great
natural highways alone (and possession of navy by US
should have early suggested this parts OF their
territory mutually dependent, and while gripping them
enable ourselves speedily forces any
point where it may De advisable TO strike.
These decisive measures we are actually executing or
preparing toexecute. The successes aud conquess we
have already described have carried through the pre-
imnary stages, and the blows strikeeach one OF
them that reach very vitals of the
beiOn. Lot any cast his eye upon the map and
these truths will be apparent.
It may be in the future as in the past We shall meet
with revefses they are the inevitable incidents oil great
war extending 50 vast territory, and requiring
great armies at widely separated points We nave
already that true policy to attempt an
actual military occupation Of the rebel territory except
a
stroy their armies and to do this we must concentrate
not scatter our forces Is better 10 operate success
three and fail The indications now clearly are that,
both in the east and vest the campaign OF 1868 will
give brilliant Observation-Disclosures victories Our
generals in the ted have the full confidence OF the
soldiers and the people, and the armies will so FORTH
day that will add to- not diminish their strength
or numbers. Never before did the world see
such army in the field; never before did generals
lead such to battle Each man goes forth
feeling. only that he has q soldiers reputa
tion to maintain, but also that he has country
deferd in which his great that Of the
highest officer in the land Such army with its
gy power intelligence and will properly directed. must
he invncbie The past has already demonstrated that
the true American soldier be relied upon TO dare do
and endure all that human power can attempt, accom-
plish or sustain.
Let no men be placed or kept command Of such
who have not the ability to command and the will to DO
the and mistakes of the past will be avoided
in the future the fond hopes and ancipatons Of true
and loyal people realized the vndicated aud
rebellion speedily and forever crushed.
We know that this contest has cost us and will cost us
treasures and bood-the best blood shed by any
people OF their government and in defence
Of free institutions blood Of the flower Of land
let US not make their lives vain Offering by for mo-
entertaining the idea Of partition OF our territory
which would forever involve US in anarchy and border
wars, or by any base compromise with rebels.
We 1t TO the noble dead who have shed their blood
in founding and defending this government: owe i;
to ourselves owslt to tho countless millions who are
Institutions we have Inherited from our fathershe rich
est legacy ever bequeathed BY generation TO