The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-25
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November Ii, 1891
There are some facts that ought 10 b..
brought to tie attention Of those in authori.
ty in connexton with this section OF the state
1t would seem that there no apprehension
Of a further advance on the part of the Yam
kpes In the direction OF Lewisbnry before
sprug rxIS's al Richmond and yet there is
In Tng pp,niam nothing more reasonable or
nroDabs han that such sn advance shonld
nj viii he n@ts, espaCi ,lag II our forc.s De
HithGravn VII should we not expect an
advanc-3 J il not to their interest 10 over
run as much C' We,ttrn Eirg AS possible
and } do II - tha shor est period of sime I
II We the rlcn counties CT Green brier and
Monroe no attractions for an army of plum
der~rs aud rohhers! Would it not be worth
some thing to the LIncolu Government to gat
hold OF the western end of The Central r all
road! Has not Rosencranz rApe ttedlv ex-
pressed a determination TO winter in Lewis
burg, and is he not urged to advance by 'he
Northwestern people and their press? AID
has h. not recently learaphed 10 Washing
ton that his arrangements for such an ad-
vance would sOcn be complete? Sir, an
hundred reasons can be given WHY such II
movement should be made by the enemy, ard
not one why II should rot. Wouid W. no.
advance into the Ktnawha Valley If the enc
my were to vi illiraw from il Then, why
would he rot advance to Lewisbu~g and 10
Jacksen's river We're we TO withdraw our
troops?
row, mark the PREDICTION Rosencrapz
will invade Greenbrier aud occupy Lewis-
burg, and perhaps a.vance 10 Jackson's
river b-fore christmas, should the troops IL W
here be Withdrawn: or even if they remain
here and are not reinforced, he will probably
attempt il. Surely IL would be good policy or
the part OF the 'nemy 10 get possession OF this
region aud draw his supplies from the Ssces-
sionists rather Than transport them $50 miles
In wagons over bad roads These things
should he well considered, and it were well
Ii they were considered befoy 1t be too late.
II will not do TO rely upon Gen Floyd, aud
he on the s2uth side of New river or the Ka-
nawha. Three hundred men at Bowyer's,
Richmond's, Packs, or any other Ferry, with
one or two pieces of artillery, might hold
him in check, while Rosencranz, with ths
main body of his army, could move forward
unr. sisted Nor wonfd 1t be good policy In
floyo 20 go into the kan.wha valley with a
forcs OF less than q, 900 men, leaving Rosen-
cranz In his rear, aLd the kanawnA river In
hne boating condition, by means OF which
any quantity OF OHIO troops might bs sent up
In front IN :. few hours
The great need OF w estern Virginia is troops,
anu II ever the Fi.rpont Ct oysrnment - 10 De
overtnrown, we must have them. We need
z. 900 effective men In the direction of Cheat
Mountain, aud Is, 600 on the James River and
kanawha Turnpike. Had such force ben
furnished la the summer, there would not
have been ianA@e nor nn ayowed tory this
side Of the Ohio river. Instead of this. how
ever, The kanawha Valley and the Northwest
are completely overrun, good Southsr nsrn
driven from their once peaceful and prosper.
GUS homes, their property destroyed or coufis-
Gated, and their WIVES and chiidrea left be-
hind 70 freexs, TO starve. nr Grag out mon this
OF misery, subject 10 The insalts Of ruftian
enemies
very much faar solas people will not
awaken TO sns importance % mare vigorous
AID fo4sn siye ameaauxrs In Wastssl Iirflnia
iaattl lhvy aAalt hsys tesasi, hy caesty snV "A
e1reej@nfe, takt teefs IN NAf ffsE Sas o&io
MFR by whiah ltcAMsna HAt 10 fakgksd tY
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