New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-17
TIE GOLDEN MOMENT.

out-tbat their forces keep the Geld-that the
contest is maintained-tells strongly In their
favor. And every ono who openly or secretly
des;rss their success glOrifes tho strategy that
leads TO nothing and the Generals with whom
it originates.
A staff officer of tho Mcclellan breed in the
Union service, when asked why the Rebel
Army of Virginia was allowed to recross the
Potomac without loss after the battle of An.
tietam, with unconscious sincerity replied that
if was "not the game" to win anDihilatlng
Union victories--tbat tho plan was to have tho
War lingsr along without conclusive advantage
to either side until the Democrats could get
into power, when they would make Com
promise. We believe the n0ire candOr OF this
response cost tho green aid his commissions but
Democrats all around us, who have no Military
appointments to lose, cOnfdentially repent his
avowal, and the whole policy of their party is
based on his idea. EVERY month that accom-
plishes nothing" they say, "weakens the Re-
publicans and strengthens our party: we shall
certainly carry the next Presidential Election
if the War goes on as it has done and the Re-
brllion holds out; and then we can make a
peace to ouI mind with our Democratic brc.h-
rem who are making an irregular opposition
in the South to Abolition rule" We are not
speaking now Of the extreme COpperheads,
like ynllaudighom. Mabony, Wall, and Tom
Seymour, but of Democrats of tho Dean Rich
mond, Horatio Seymour, and Cagger type, who
regard tae supremacy of the Democratic party
as the chief end of man.
Now we utterly refuse to play this "game, "
and entreat the President and bis Cabinet to
take no hand in it, We firmly believe that
the Rebellion may be speedily crushed if the
requisite yigor is shown in the prosecution OF
the War for tho Union. But to this end it is
indispensable that the command of the Union
forces be ntrus'ed to a very different school
of officers from those who squandered the mag
nifcent weather Of last Autumn in doing moth
ipg, or those who say they would rather have
the Rebels triumph than have negroes aid in
putting them down. Such officers will never
crush out the Rebellion, no matter how many
or how valiant may be- our soldiers. Such Of
fcers as have for weeks kept the Department
OF the South in hot water and parayzod the
robie army concentrated there for blow at
the heart of Slayeholding Treason, will never
win this fight for tho Union-neser-nevcr!
They nre at heart with Joh. Davis, and ough,
to be leading and animatiug his forces rather
than distracting ours
How We would have the Union ranks imme-
dia,sly strengthened by at least One Hundred
Thousand effective men, our readers already
know: lot us briefly indicate little more IN
detail why this extra effort TO rush the War
10 an immediate and successful issue should DO
made:
]. The danger Of any open Intervention By
Europe in our quarrel is at least indefinitely
postponed. The Poles and the Mexicans to-
gether have bound the Great Powers over to
keep the peace toward us for several ensuing
months. Their perpleIi!y is our security.
,. The feet Of Iron-clads and swift prva-
.eers which British cupdity is preparing to
prey upon our foreign commerce cannot be
made speedily available They must be got
our of the British ports at different times and
under various false pretcn-cs. and sent to dit
ierent quarters to be armed and equipped for
purposes Of destruction. Should they over BE-
prepared to fall upon our commerce for few
weeks, and then, having scattered our navy III
pursuit, assemble by agreement at some con.
venicnt rendezvous for II raid upon our unde-
Tended ports and our thinly spread blockadng
squadrons, we shall be- apt to see trouble.
We can best avert this by striking proinp,
and crushing blows at the heart Of the Re
bclliOn.
3. The Rebels are now short OF food. Their
last crop was seriously injured by drouth; they
grew Cotton where they should have grown
Grain; they lost much Meat for want OF Salt;
aud they have kept enormous armies IN the
field for the last blk months or more They
are gaunt as groy bounds, and IN capital order
for running. 1t bchOOycs cur military nagnates
to take care that they run away from our
soldiers, not after them; for they must be hard
And they will be very much stronger after
they shall have harvested grain OF this years
growing than they can be- before
4. Our Finances are relatively easy.
The Federal Government can Obtan whatever
money it needs without essential sacrifice, %.
pecially if it be generally understood that it is
to be expended in gigantic ornaments, under
able and earnest leaders, with determined pur-
Dose that the Rebellion shall be- speedily
crushed m,t. We believe a call Of One Humid