The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-02
suggestion Fayering Il Forward Movement

| hessrs. Edt;"rs We have great reason to
congralula te ourselves upon the eminent sue
cess OF our Government organization. A
great and mighty Republic has arisen from
the crumb bling ruins OF The old Tempe OF Lib
erty as perfect i'll ali its parts and ;is rapid IL
| ITS formation rs the magic palace OF Aladdin.
| In the brle1 space of seven months we have
severed the CALLING chains that bound us 10
| 2n odious desp0tism, and have written in
| characters OF blood that the tide OF time can
| never ehace the manifest destiny OF a free,
| people We have torn down and rebuilt a
great temple III three days, and have cared Il
bulWark OF TWO hundred Thousand bristIinr
| 6ayohets, to welcome every foe with bloody
| hunos to hospittble graves" We have
carved out our independence with the sword
| OF justice and right, and now the shield OF
defence and the cannon OF wrath and ven
Seance must preserve and pernetlIate thf.
sacred prize. Now Is the time and now the
hour to turh the dogs Of war loose in Africa
and re-echo the cry of havoc from the Poto-
mae to Philadelphia. We have every conf
dence IN our Generals, and take il for grant d
that they Will ADOPT the proper policy in the
prosecution of the war.
But II does seem TO Us that the time ha,
come Tor aggressive measures or the part OF
our army 1t Is perfectly evident that Me
Clellan does not con item plate another imme-
uihtt attack on our forces. The sad fate or
Hatteras marks out the programme of his
winter campaign, and nothing but prompt
ana decisive action on the part of our army
IN Virginia VIII turn the tide of war from our
almost defenceless coast Beard the lion IL,
his den, and the cubs that roam the forest for
small game will return to their parent den
The limbs and branches cannot flourish when
the trunk is in danger-all must suffer a COM
mon tate. The many signal victories of Gur
army have inspired u with great confidence
IN its ability to bear off the palm of victory
from every con tested field I'VE believe il en-
drive the enemy from Arlington Heights and
IRON w ashington, and march a victorious
column TO Philadelphia. 1t is plain, TO our
mind, that nothing can be accomplished hy
f,spfi n hmm ,s-eay
OF Washington city.
1he respective commanders remind us very
much OF an incident related of Marius and
Silo- The former had his army posted in a
strong entrenchment, whiIe Silo draws his
army up in battle array. and sends the fol-
lowing dispatch TO Marius: "If Won are a
great General, Marius, come down and fight
US; whereuron Mtrius responded II you
are a great General, Silo, make me come
down and fight you" The Yankees have had
one taste of Southern proves in arms, and
they have no idea of risking another enrtge-
ment III open field 1t is quite ENOUGH for
them TO blockade our ports, and harass our
llne OF coast and unprotected frontier If
they can do this successfully, they will leaya
70 the operation OF time and ide the destiny
OF the South. PyrrhCs sent = challenge 10
Antigmus TO come and fight him for the
kingdom and received the following reply
" Time is the weapon l usc as much as tie
sword, and if Fyrrhus is weary of his life.
there are many ways 10 end it, So it is with
Lincoln, aud SO be treats our challenges to
light. He sees that delay will strengthen
nina and weaken us, and he will not hazard
defeat ny hasty action This is good rolicy
tor Lincoln, but bad for us. We have a my.
eriul army well equipped III al its appoint.
ments and flushed with the prestige OF re- cut
victory. Our soldiery are nervous and i'm
t"tieht 10 Put The eremy to Il second AMI a
greater rout, and we are sure that il must
come 10 that sooner or later vecannot keen
large army IN action in Virginia while a
powerful war fleet is laying our coas. in ruins
we await with anxiety The development of
the true policy chalkcd out for our army, and
nope speedy action win give indications of
the programme. More anon.
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