Clellanites, of consummate strategians in McClellan's official
tross, for those in the Cabinet and out of it.

Would God that all this ends not in disasters. If it ends well it will
be the first time success has crowned such transcendent incapacity.

MAY, 1862.

Capture of New Orleans -- The second siege of Troy -- Mr. Seward
lights his lantern to search for the Union-saving party --
Subserviency to power -- Vitality of the people -- Yorktown
evacuated -- Battle of Williamsburg -- Great bayonet charge! --
Heintzelman and Hooker -- McClellan telegraphs that the enemy
outnumber him -- The terrible enemy evacuate Williamsburg -- The
track of truth begins to be lost -- Oh Napoleon! -- Oh spirit of
Berthier! -- Dayton not in favor -- Events are too rapid for
Lincoln -- His integrity -- Too tender of men's feelings --
Halleck -- Ten thousand men disabled by disease -- The Bishop of
Orleans -- The rebels retreat without the knowledge of McNapoleon
-- Hunter's proclamation -- Too noble for Mr. Lincoln --
McClellan again subsides in mud -- Jackson defeats Banks, who
makes a masterly retreat -- Bravo, Banks! -- The aulic council
frightened -- Gov. Andrew's letter -- Sigel -- English opinion --
Mr. Mill -- Young Europa -- Young Germany -- Corinth evacuated --
Oh, generalship! -- McDowell grimly persecuted by bad luck.

The capture of New Orleans. The undaunted bravery of the Navy--this
most beautiful leaf in the American history. The Navy fights without
talk and _strategy_, because it does not look to win the track to the
White House. The capture of New Orleans may lead the rebels to
evacuate Yorktown and to fool the great strategian.

It is a very threatening symptom, that no genuine harmony--nay, no
sympathy--exists between the best, the purest, the most intelligent,
the most energetic members of both the Houses of Congress and the
President, including the leading spirit of his Cabinet. The New York
Herald is the principal supporter of Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward; in
the Congress their supporters are the Democrats, and all those who
wish to make concessions to the South, who ardently wish to preserve
slavery, and in any way to patch up the quarrel.

In times as trying as are the present ones, such a shameful and
dangerous anomaly must, in the long run, destroy either the government
or the nation. If it turns out differently here, th