New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-06

of the government. ThoY mad scattered and
demoraliEed ths urmy, and sent the navy 70 tho
most distant parts OF the world. .;o,
| There was treason in the Executive mannon,
treason in the Cabinet treason in the Senate snd
the House of Representatives treason IN the army
and navy, treason in every department, bureau ana
Office connected with the Government. When tne
new Administration came into power 1t was neces
sary obliged to adopt It's measures with the greatest
caution scarcely knowing friend from zoe. An army
| and navy had to be created. There was scarcely
battalion Of loyal national troops to protect the
tall and the first OF security felt IN the capai
was when the volunteer troops entered 1t, summoned
from their homes for its protection. At the same
time 1t was with great difficulty that the loyal peo'
ple could make themselves believe that any serious
resistance to the authority OF the Government would
| be ATTEMPTED. There were NOT wanting those who
confidently asserted that IL was but an outonrst Of
disappointed partisan spirit, which they predicted
would yield TO lan exhibition Of force, and deter.
mined and united spirit the part OF tho people Of
the loyal States to suppress it, Instead OF such an
easy suppression, we have spent two years almost,
| IN warfare. We have thrown into the field mill
hon Of men. We have poured out our resources
like water, and we lind ourselves still en9aged III
the fearful struggle.
But the national cause is not the only one for
which false aDticipations We're formed-for which
the present condition Of things presents striking
contrast with the early visions OF it's supporters
Those who heard, In Congress and elsewhere, the
/
were their hopes, what their expectations.
| A speedy march upon the capitals speedy over
throw of the legal Governmenti a speedy submls'
sion Of people pusillanimous to maintain their
rights; aud speedy subsection Of the whole country
to the assumptions Of the South were the prominent
features of their delusion.
The CONSIDERATIONS taught their people to believe
that If war came il would not be on their soil. AS
vet the hostile foot has scarcely trod the soil OF
Tree State and 1t is upon the soil OF the States IN
1 hat fna nat hQa lv haQn
waged.
| The Rebels foand themselves, almost without
resistance In possession Of every fort and harbor on
the sea-coast of the revolted States, except Fort
PckeDs, Pensacola harbor, and the isolated fortlca-
| tons and hsrbors Of Tortugas and Key West.
They were for the time being, masters OF the terri
tory of the revoed States Of the dspots. srsenals
and Notifications Of the Government, and had hgh
hopes that oil the slavehoding Border States
would soon be united with them. The fact that so
many of these States held to-day their true and
oyal position in the Government demonstrates that
true patriotism and loyalty is not confined to any
section Of the country, and gives full assurance
that the Governments will be maintained It's Jnris-
diction over every foot OF our territory established,
| and our nationality vindicated.
The events Of the past two years are too fresh IN
the memories Of Oil to require recapitulation.
| WHAT THE WAR HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
| Your Committee will, however, briefly call
attention 10 the fact that, from the commencement
| Of active military and naval operations in the
Winter and Spring Of 1862, almost uninterrupted
success for eight months attended all our operations
resulting in vast conquesIs. The triumphs Of the
navy at Hatteras, Port Royal and Fort Henry,
were followed by the victories and conquests Of the
army At Mil Spring, Fort D0nelson and Roanoke
| Islsld. Missouri was wrenched from the Rehel
grasp and the Rebel armies driven inso Arkansas,
where they were defeated In pitched battle ut Pea
Ridge.
permanently redeemed, the capital Of one Of the
argest revoted States SEIZED her great rivers laid
open to our fodas and the war carried to the Dor
| dem Of the Gulf States. The Rebel stronghold on
the Missssippi, Columbus Island No. III, yort PHI
| low, together with Memphis. the most important
commercial city Of the State, fell into our hands
| The autumn Of 1861 had witne,sed the important
capture Of Hatteras and Port Royal by the navy;
These successes were followed through the combined
operations of the army and navy, IN the Winter and
Spring Of 1862 by the capture Of Roanoke Island
and Newbe Beaufort and Fort Macon, and by
tho reduction VI the important fort, Pulaski con-
trolling tho entrance to the Savannah river, Of Fort
Clnch, controlling The harbor and railroad depot Of
Fernandina Of Fort Marion, ut 81. Augustine. by
tho frsnarned operations we acquired control OF the
spacious inland waters Of North Carolina Albemarle
and Psmlico sounds) and their ad AGENT Shores and
| OF one OF her two important ssaports-Beaufort.
BY the last, made ourselves masters OF the rich
sea i.lands and important harbors extending along
the coast from Charleston to st. Johns; leaving In
the possession Of che Rebels the Atlantic coast.
but two harbors, Charleston and Wilmington.
| Bot the brilliant triumphs Of our army and navy
! elsewhere were surpassed by the capture OF the
great city of the Gulf the depot Of the great Valley
Of the ississppi-New- Orleans; an achievement
which, estimated by the importance Of the conquest
and the noble daring Of ts execution 10 scarcely
passed m history. BY this important conquest we
obtained control Of large portion Of Louisiana, and
accom- phshed the most important and difficult step
toward obtaining the entire control OF the Missn-
.sai he NJ he har
Of Pensacola, with the forts yet held by the
Rebels.
In these hastily sketched military and naval ope-
ratons, extending in the West through the States OF
Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee aud Kentucky, and
ON the Atlantic seaboard from Hatteras TO Florida
and on the Gulf from Pensacola to the mouths Of tho
Mississippi VIC really made conquests vast as il
often falls to tue lot Of the most powerful and war
like nations TO maks in so snort period OF time
We pushed our conquess by land through Missouri,
Kentucky and Tennessee to the very boundaries OF
the Gulf States; obtained control Of the Mississippi
River except about 200 miles, occupied the coasts Of
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
large portion Of Louisiana; seized every important
fort and harbor IN the Rebel territory, save three
Wilmington Charleston and Moble,) reducing 10 a
corresponding extent the labors Of che blockading
squadron; captured fourteen permanent sea-coasL
forts, among which were the largest on the South
ern coast, such as Pulaski Barrsncas, MoRae, jack
son, and st. Philip. Following these conquests was
the reduction Of Yorktown nnd the evacuation Of
| Norfolk, by which the waters Of the James and
York Rivers were laid open 10 our fleets and the
Rebels deprived Of the facilities furnished by great
navy yard, and compelled TO destroy their only means
OF inenacing our fleets i'll Hampton Roads-the Msr-
| nmac.
| WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Had the success Of the Army OF the Potomac dur
ing this period correspoaded with tho success Of our
arms in other parts Of tho country, there Is reason
to believe that tho termination OF the campaign Of
| 1862 would have seen the Rebellion welnigb,
not entirely, overthrown.