The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-06 00:00:00

" Sir,—l cannot suffer undue merit to be ascribed
to my official action. The glory of our recent victo-
ries belongs to the gallaxit officers and soldiers that
fought the battles. No share of it belongs to
me. Much has recently been said of military
combinations and organising victory. I hear
such phrases with apprehension. They com-
menced in infidel France with the Italian cam-
paign and resulted in Waterloo. Who can
organise victory ? Who can combine the elements
of success on the battle field ? We owe our, recent
victories to the spirit of the Lord that moved our
soldiers to rush into the battle field, and filled the
hearts of our enemies with terror and dismay. The
inspiration that conquered in battle was in the
hearts of the soldiers, and from on high; and wher-
ever there is the same inspiration there will be the
same results. A patriotic spirit, with resolute cou-
rage in officers and,mep, is a combination that never
failed. We may well rejoice at the recent victories,
for they teach us that battles are to be won now,
and by us, in the same and only manner that they
were ever won by any people or in any age since
the days of Joshua, by boldly pursuing and striking
the foe. • -What, under the blessing of Providence,
I conceive to be the true organisation of victory and
military combination to end this war was declared
in a few words by Gen. Grant's message to Gen.
Buckner—' I propose to move immediately on your
works.'—Yours truly,

" EDWIN M. STANTON"

The Kangaroo arrived out on Feb.l9. The Asia
and Bohemian have also arrived out. The British
steamer Medea has arrived at New York.

D.RAMA7IO, EQUESTRIAN, AND
111 USICAL ASSOCIATION.

The anniversary festival of this association was held
last evening at Willis's Rooms. At the first blush
it might appear strange that an occasion to the rest
of the world bearing somewhat of a solemn and
penitential character should be selected, but a
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of their limited vacation they
one night to the sacred cause of charity. Had the
celebration taken place one evening earlier, it
would have fallen on the concluding night of the
Carnival, with the mysterious rites of which the
Germans, [under the name of .pschings, associate
the origin of their dramatic literature. Be the
merits of the question what they may, one fact is
beyond dispute, that the members of the profession
mustered strongly in support of an association
which seeks to provide a sick fund for the relief of
dramatic, equestrian, and musical performers.
Conventional usage being laid aside, ladies were in-
vited to join in the proceedings, and Mrs. Stirling
and Miss Amy Sedgwiek occupied seats to the
right and left of the chairman, Sir Charles
Taylor. The following members of the corps
Present
dramatique were likewise among those
—Miss Fanny Stirling, Miss Rosins Wright,
Miss Charlotte Saunders, MiSEI Sarah Booth,
Miss Clara Fisher, Mr. B. Webster, Mr. P. Bed-
ford and Mrs. Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. Toole,
Mr. and Mrs. Swanborough, Miss Bufton, &c. An
excellent dinner wcs provided, at the conclusion of
which, grace having been said and the usual loyal
toasts given, the chairman, in proposing the toast
of the evening, said that of all the charities to be
found in this wonderful city of London there was
none in which the money was applied more directly
to the object in view than that which he had the
honour to advocate. It was especially deserving of
support, because those who were relieved, instead
of becoming completely broken up, were often en-
abled by its means to work on prosperously to the
end of their days. Daring the five years over which
the accounts extended, it had
relieved 2,575 days of
sickness, it had met 155 cases of distress, and had
paid for 256 journeys to places where employment
had been provided for
necessitous applicants. Its
beneficial operation extended to all, whether it
were the gentleman
beth, the humbler performer who went on with a
banner at is. a night, or the carpenter who sus-