The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-16

ions of abolition and democratic disorganiz
only establish the sound conservative post
Of Mr.. Seward.
ed to put our bravado into practice. The res
has been defeat. When. at the very outset
the rebellion, General Scott stated that it wo
require au army OF three hundred thous
men to restore the Union. the administrs'
laughed at this old fogyism and called out 0
seventy-hve thousand. When General McC
Ian came to Washington with a plan which
msnded three hundred and sixty-four thous
soldiers to carry it out successfully he was
ceived with incredulous smiles, and aboli
Senators joined with Secretary Stanton to
enlistments and reduce the army. When &c
ra, Sherman told Secretary Cameron
two hundred thousand troops were needed
the West, Cameron pronounced him insane
deprived him of his command. Look at II
facts in the light Of subsequent history.
now discover that four hundred thousand
are necessary to clear the rebels from the w
and as many more to break up the rebel arb
in the East. Even now, with our great arr
in the field, we do not advance. On the
trary, we pause and wait, Heaven and Hall
only know for what. ~ t"f
Where is the Army of the Potomac, wi
was 10 take Richmond. Were General
Cleilan now in command Of this army,
had he delayed all this while in inglor
hesitancy, We should learn all about that al
from the complaints and murmurings Of
abolition harpies. But had Mcclellan b
retained our fayorite army would now D
been resting in Richmond instead Of being
ported as missing in the mire on this side Of
Rappahannock. Where is the Rght of fgh|
Joe Hooker: Have the malicious malign|
at Washington taken it all out of him?
hopo not, and anxiously await the news of
forward movements. Where is the Army Of
Mississippi. Since the brilliant victory
Arkansas Post and the splendid battle Of \
Geeshoro We have heard very little Of Mcq
maud and Rosecrans. Port Hudson i not
taken, and Vicksburg still frowns deda|
Our forces in the West are under able gcne}
however. and we hope soon to hear Of a
cession Of glorious triumphs from that quar-
Where are the military and naval expedit|
which everybody supposed would snap|
Charleston with as great celebrity as DuI
made Hilton Head too hot to hold I'd
Bayond the recent raid of the rebel iron-c
aud tho ovNor;r,o nfo nf tho MortcrL -
Ogeechee river, there is nothing stirring al
the head and front of the rebellion. and the|
turn to Beaufort of General Hunter, fresh [
the Fitz John Porter court martial and full
new schemes for the negro. bodies no ad
service for our soldiers and sailors in tina
psrtment No wonder. under all these Giro
stances. that our people are becoming
h8artened.
II Secretary Seward is not alone in tis Of
siKon 10 foreign intervention--if the ada
trnticu is not committed to poor Greeley's
Of accepting .'the best attainable peace
toe restoration Of the Union is still the oil
Of the government-let US have speedy
cisiye action. The continual rumors abo&
change in the Cabinet show the fcvsrish
ton Of the public mind in regard to the pre-
incompetents in high places. Let these cha
be made. Let the obnoxious Secretary StaI
and the imbecile General-in-C hief-who
not know enough to provide q few pontoe
give way to General Mcclellan, the best sol
on the continent Let the imbecile Secre
Welles. who does not know frigate fro
scho ,ner, be replaced by Commodore Dur
prsctica, and scientific sailor. Let
changes be made instantly and determine
and we shall soon sweep away the three
warks of the rebellion and crush the mon
treason beneath our feet. II President Lin
will but become General Jackson for q md
the Union shall aud will be preserved.