Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-23
The Amy of the POtOmac-The Ad-
From the New York World, November sl.T

From the New York World, November H.1
. 2-tr WASHINGTON, November.l9.
DiscIaiming at the outset any official knowl
edge of the matter, and revealing no facts OBJ
tanned through special facilities, it may not be
improper for me state that there are maDy indi
cetions of an immediate march to Bull Run.
r The Emperor said: "If you have got to take
Vienna, go straight to Vienna and take it."
By this he perhaps meant that too much mill
itsIy strength is expended in dodging foe, in
searching for strategic approaches, and trying
20 conquer without fghtiDg; and that, ii q bad
job is to be done, a general must make up his
mind to fire and blood, and not Vince at the
deatbfuI sacrifices of the conflict. 1t appears
very certain that the rebels conclude to main
tain thsir position of menace and defense
within twenty Eve miles of the capital. The
Richmond Examiner boasts to this effect, and
defies us to force them to do otherwise. They
are really settling down into winter quarters,
opposing crescent. shaped line Of patural and
artificial defenses against our advance-an arc,
of which the Potomac River forms the chord,
and within whore area the Federal army has
so long halted for education, enlargement.
For the better maintenance of the rebel po-
sition, il is rumored that General Beauregard
has returned from Charleston. You also per-
ceive that my prediction is fulfilled in relation
10 the non disruption of the Bull Run army by
diversion to the Southern coast, The rebel
leaders are shrewd enough to expect US to
pIsft by such blunder, and they refuse the
South Carolina regiments permission to leave
for homo. So the same imperturbable rebel
array stretches its ugly front across the roads
to Richmond. Though oppressed with cold
and disease, and .demoralized somewhat by our
late successes, it still holds its own, and will
continue to do SO until We engage it face to
face. The old and sanguinary task remains.
1t is alike impolitic and ignOble to shirk the
necessity. .s.. .
Our Government is fully aware Of the i'm
menss moral strength which the rebels would
gain at home and abroad if successful in hold.
| ing their present lines until another spring. Il
! has decreed that they shall not hold 1t undis-
! turbed. General Mcclellan appreciates the
grave nature of the job to be done; but ht
| knows that it must be done, and that the pa
| tient North at length calls upon him to do it
| He sees that the conquest OF the enemy front
ing him must precede the fate Of secession
The conquest involves q brave, stIaightfor
wsrd, old fashioned attack, in which-whethe
it be crowded into one fearful day or pro
longed through weeks Of chapgeful advan
tages-whole bat'alions Of patriot soldier
must pour out their life. blood for the vic
tory. But he also knows-such ennoblin
words as Andrews proclamation have tol
him-that the North will serenely furnish hec
atombs of her most precious lives, If thus,
one great struggle, the long suspense can b
ended, and treason perish on the battlefield
Despite this knowledge, the soldier so IA
prevails in his character that he would no
move an inch unless he believed his army su
perior to the enemy's. The fact Of his deter
mining to advance is a sure symptom Of tn
progress We have ,made-nOtin numbers, sine
50, 900 more men would be joy fdIlY received q
this juncture, but in discipline, training, COZ
hdencs, and the important adjuncts of artiiler
and equipment, and sustenance resources.
The North need not fear the result. ~
time zoe are going to tohip them. We are going
hght and conquer them, at or near the LIN
from which they have once driven us bael
There will be no Bull Run retreats andpanic
because this time the battle Will be precede
by NO July disoEganizstion, and fought by I
Centeryille mob, wrote you before the Il
Of July that feared the result Of that day
contest. Let me- now say that these mo
watchful Of this campaign, and therefore mo
slow TO trust, have at last arrived at oon6den
in Mcclellan, and admiration for his arm
! Since, at last, we have an army. The Gen
J RAILS order complimentiDg Fit. John Porter
= Division shows this. Mcclellan says: "rl
, appearance Of the troops would have dol
credit to veterans; and the Regulars must lOC
I to their laureIs, II General Porter's Divisi'
conduct themselves on the field OF battle
: well as on review" - '' - 81"