Year: 1863

pushed forward to feel the pulse OF the enemy
at Richmond, let General Foster be equipped
Tor an expedition to Wilmington, aad Rosecrans
VIII be sufficiently strong to settle his oustand-
ing balances with Bragg The army Of Bragg
with the extensive open country around him.
cannot now be weakened to strengthen Lee;
but If Lee can steal away behind The fortiiica-
tions Of Richmond without detection, he may
send half his army off to the support Of Bragg
This, from our review of the salient topo-
graphical points of the war, we now consider the
most probable bit of strategy which will next
be tried by JEFF. Davis. He has declared that
"East Tennessee shall be snatched from the
Yankees if it takes the combined armies Of the
Soutbu


The duty therefore, devoiving upon the ad
ministration is such active employment TO the
army Of General Meade, the army on the
Richmond peninsula, and the army of General
Foster as will at least cut off any additional
reinforcements to Bragg from Virginia or North
Carolina. But fifty, forty or thirty thou
sand six months, three months, or even two
months, militia and volunteers, gathered into the
forts and military stations around Washington,
may bring the war to an end; for Trey will ena-
bic the army of General Meade, with the addi-
ton Of General Heintzelman's veteran reserves,
to move onward into Richmond, from the north
or by way Of the peninsula, before the expira-
ton of the present year.


This is the proposition which we deem Of
sufficient moment to submit yet once more to
the earnes. attention of President Lincoln: the
immediate reinforcement of the Army of the
Potomac by Hentzelman's veteran troops, re-
volunteers, for six, three or two months service
Why should the war be prolonged till next
spring, when it can be ended before the return
OF the mud embargo of a Southern winter?


The Reception OF tho Russian Officers


by the People.


New Workers are fond of ''feast of trum-
pets" and of "feast Of flags" We enjoy in
tensely the sight of the red, white and blue
blown out from every housetop and every open
window, and the sound of the brass bands on
Broadway is indispensable to metropolitan
gayety. We find as much exhilaration in the



ever the Mosem did in his kindred Cry Of
"Allah HUI Yesterday we had an abundance
of all this, and gave ourselves up to the require
ments Of the occasion in the reception of the
officers of the Russian navy now here. At noon
the Stars and Stripes were ruin up on the Rus
sian ships-not at the fore, as usual on these
occasions, but at the main. We need not tell
our readers versed in naval affairs how much
greater compliment this is-and others cannot
properly appreciate it. And, while our flag
was thus honored with the best place in each
ship, every ship, with "villanous" but eloquent
'saltpetre," gave it grand salute, and 'the
great cannon to the clouds did tell" that the
than fully half way in the formation Of the new
alliance. Soon after the visitors were landed,
aud Jonathan gave his version Of salute
in very earnest way, and the china and
window panes ratified an acknowledgment
of its effectiveness in the remotest corners Of
the city. Then the city's guests were escorted
by the whole First division of New York State
Militia through Fifth avenue and Broadway to
the City Hall. Broadway was especially ra-
diant. Banners Huttered everywhere and the
brilliant hues of the Stars and Stripes were
tempered by the cold beauty, the chaste white
and blue, Of the Russian Cross. One tasty
merchant, with whom the reputation Of the
city may be trusted In such matters, had, in a
happy inspiration, converted the whole front Of
his establishment into one immense Russian
flag. Across the white marble front, from roof
to pavement, were drawn, crossing at the mid
die two streamers of blue silk. From balco-
MES and thousands of windows ladies' eyes
rained influence, and white handkercbiefs
waved welcome in such an irresistible way,


You would have thought the very windows spake


None Of this was lost on the brilliantly
arraycd and handsome Russians, who bowed
everywhere, smiled on all, and gave every
indication OF the satisfaction and pleasure they
felt TO be welcomed in this handsome manner
SO they passed on down Broadway and into
the City Hall, where we leave them. What
ever eloquent speeches were made by the
Mayor and others, and the responses made by
the Russians, are given elsewhere. We look
at present only at the great significance Of the
popular part Of this ovation-at the enthusiasm
with which the masses Of the people gave their
portion Of the welcome. In other countries
in Europe-this part Of the affair would be
Justly considered as Of little account Here
it is the greater part There the crowd in the
streets is a crowd only and its expression is
regarded by government no more than the
chatter of so many jackdaws But the crowd
that gives its expression on Broadway ut;ers
the sentiment of the intelligent masses Of the
Empire City-a sentiment that is not disre-
garded anywhere on this side of the Atlantic,
and that affects even the policy OF the nation.