The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-13

The Command Of tho Yankee Army
IN VirginiA-Lincoln Has. Fingcr
In It.
The New York Hsyali has three. editorial arti-
c'es In III issue Of the I'd Instant. all denouncae
i'acoin foS Interference with Gen. Grant, Niooks
very much a. Il that paper was preparing to give
Grant an easy fall. The first article says:
Gen. Grant was made commander Of all the Uni
ted states araies by the ftiends Of the Administra
uon In Cong ess because they had no faith In the
military abilities Of General Haeck, and because
they beitev that 1t necessary for the safety
OF the counsry-that the President shouln have bet
Ter military advice than any that General Hallcck
,sS nns Ssen able to Give they say s., bow CON
OBJECT IN the Fast, aud, In common WIN the
whole country, they believed that the fault lay. not
IN The want Of any proper quality In our troops,
but solely between the President and General
tialleck. Consequently they desred 10 replace tho
Presidents mediocre adviser by an able soldier;
they desired that technical sitatesist, nartinet
aud Marptot. should not occupy the highest place
In Ouf armies while there man ef genius 10
ill II; they desired that General iiaecks influence
should no longer be felt In the operations OF our
armies, and that General Grant should DC s'?seme
In that his proper sphere. And these mea are
naturally dissatisfied at the manner In which the
President has failed to carry OUT and has even
thwar,ed, thAr wishes. In the persistent retea-
~
person they an inevitable source Of future
tr0uhle-thc seeds of an evil that cannot but
cost the country bitter price In honor, In blood
In money. As Gen. liza icck-falriy on trial for
nsas,y sssa years-hud not the ability 60 originate
~ xeeAt pi1as that tn esusa che Fsbelli0a II
IL hardly 10 be expected that he viii appreciate
the great plans Of another; and 1t Is believed that
he will be but too ready to critctse and carp at
those p.ans-as Ihersites never without his
sneer ut Achil!es-and will thus be source OF
discOrd in our councils. Nor is II 10 be expected
that man Of HaiIecks-calibre will have the moral
elevation aud greatness Of soul to cordially Co
operate with one who, being his subordinate in the
Wesi has come forward SO rapidly, and finally
pushed him from his "pride of place." as Grant
has.
Apparently the friends Of the Administration In
Congress have not made their wishes sufficiently
plain to the President even yet, and the evidence
of t,s Is that there has been no change In his con
duct Aettcrnich, sent To Paris at critical period
in The history ot Europe, 10 stady the Emperor
Napoleon in the interest OF those who desired
peace, wrote OF him the three words ole Is un-
aitered.' Europe was to be swept again with the
hurricane OF war Aud The President, after so many
fearful lessons, and after the wthering rebukc OF
Grants promotion, is siil, unaitered, aud is
going on in the same old way. He keeps his
Marplot at his elbow, and under the Marpt0rs
advice manipuiates our armies rs he pleaSes. he
Ignores Grant as he did Scott and Mcclellan, and
we are likely TO have reproduced In this suhlmer
the tragedies which resulted from the fact that
while the Generals in the field were carrying on
The war In their way the President was carrying
on the war in quite another way, and doing more
TO defeat our armies than the enemy could possibly
do. Recently very important changes have been
made in the Army Of the Potomac, by which two
army corps have been put out OF existence, and
by which the most sweeping changes have been
made in the organization of that army and In Its
corps and division commanders measure OF
such vital consequence TO the efficiency OF that
army certainly called for very ample tellbCratt0n
on the subject, and 1t Is without precedent in mill
tary history that such measure should be under
fi,nttt ftrlS nf
the General who Is to lead the army In battle. Yet
Is positively ain that the whole change In the
Army of the Potomac, made after Grant was ap-
pointed Commander of all our armies, was made
without his advice being asked upon the subject,
and without his knowledge. 1t was done entirely
BY the President and by Gen. iiaiieck and Gen
Meade. From thls as the first result OF the reten-
tion of Gen. Haiieck near To the President, Con-
gre1s may that Its work is only half done. II
was not enough 10 elevate Gen. Grant; Gen. Hal
eck be put out Of the wsy; and until that is
done there Is no hope that the conduct OF the wa,
will be different in the future from what 1t has been
In the past
With the army In new hands IL was thogght that
the war would take new and vigorous start,
aud the President would rclinqutsh bis Presi-
Dental intisues and assist III every way in
his power TO end this great struggle. Eut
he 10 unatered in all respects. In the same
manner he continues his plans against the
Generals he continues his intrigaes in the State
Legislatures, and in tho little, dirty political
ventions all over the country. But nc will find
that Congress will be tirMer and more decided with
him on this point than that Of The Gcncrals.-
Unless he shall very soon make his position posi-
tive this poipt 1t will be made positive without
his assistance. Ii &c does not soon broadly and
distinctly declare THAT he Will not accept noml-
nation, and will rbt be candidate for re election,
il s somewhat than probable that both houses
of Congress will make declaration On this point
that will equally astonish both the President and
the country.
The second article furnishes the following ex
tract:
By the last Congress, in view of the possible
contingency OF an opposition majority in this,
everything was granted that the administration
asked for 10 carry on the war, and much more than
necessary In the way OF military, financial anu
political powers. The present Republican Con-
gresS has reasons enough TO deplOre those fo!iies
Il WAS found that these extraordinary powers con-
ceded to President Lincoln have been used by him
moi so much TO put down the rebellion as 10 secure
another term OF Office, and now he win be required
10 answer u this Indictment What can he say
Has he not useiessy sacrificed the lives OF hun
dreds OF thousands OF our brave soldiers i'll iis
bianderinu military adventures Has he not thus
suuandered away thousands of millions OF treas
ure? Has he not rather encouraged than attempted
to check the iriehtfui cOrruptiOns spOiatiOns and
wastefuiMess which, in high places and low, have
marked the management Of this war! And
what ls he now doing with General Grant
The Geaeral, as We are told, has had nothing 10
do with the reorganization OF the Army OF the
Potomac. He was kindly relieved OF that trouble
by the presiden and General Ilalleck. The act of
Congress rcvivfng the grade of Lieutenant General
would, il was hoped, effect the removal of Hal
leck hut he il still retained at the Presidents ell
bow, TO assist him in managing Grant This, too,
is an Item in the bill of cOmp'aints which the ma
iOrity of the Republicans in Congress have made
up against Abraham Lincoln In assumptions OF
power, in captfap cant and low cunning, they
Cromwell but utterly incapable OF initiating old
Oliver In anythieg else.
We cannot be far out OF the way In the opinion
that the party In Congress which prOnOunces Its
Executive tai uTe holds tho balance Of power
aganst him, and will exercise It to some purpose.
We count upon the shelving of Lincoin through
the postpOneinent OF the Baltimore Convention.
Tbs TKRRrroRy OF MIscEGLNlA "A New York
paper ofIast week has the following good hit
The miscesenat0rs may congratulate themselves
that their promised land IL already In sight. An
the United States Senate on Thursday, on motion
Of Mr.. Wilkinson, Of Einne esota, the word ssWhte'
was stricken out Of the blu establishing temp0ra
tana." This effectuaily brings the negro OH an
equality with the white inhabitant, and enables
both races to cOhabit alike and alike under the
's0Yganic law - la this View Of this promising new
Territory, would II not be more appropriate 10
name il t'Miseegeni2f" 1t Is more euphOni0is
title than the one proposed. Senator sumner de-
sired to know the meaning Of the name tMontana."
He would labor under no Ignorance In that respect
II the name We suggest should be selected.
VIKws IN EUROpE.-The last London SBas argue
that the Fcderals AZ yet have effected but little tos
wards the suppression Of the rebellion, and think
the chances Of the approaching campaign are quite
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