The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-27

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OuR Dery TO M,nYlasp.--Ihe rapid APP
rroaeh Of Water, when the active operations
of cur armies must be very much suspended,
produces nervous anxiety on the part Of
those who i've in those portions of the Border
States oecaeied by tho enemy, for the forward
movement Of ear srccps Tie feeling Of The
Aarylsnde.s is intense aud sgeniaing on the
caojeet. Ige papers are beginning 10 teen
WITT apr~g:s ifem citizens OF Nor,hwes; Viz,
si-a.a lsr more energetic measures on the pagt
oftae Government. y4evaeiie mind through.
cus The eor2er States is painfully exercised On
aceeaaS of the non-aotien OF our afa.iee
The qges,ion whether tie Government
should ORDER "a forward movement into MsIy.
land, and offensive operations III TIC other re
gioes Of tie border, which it So gravely dis
oueseI by our contemporaries Is Il gaeslcn ci
policy, presents itself ia higher ;,ud
more iulpsrious aspect, ar s.efu question OF
bsse whether Maryland email receive the ire
lection CT the South IL 10 delioer,.i. w,lci :cr
tue South eha.' protect hei OWE people. Whether
sue shall perform q duty impeeed pcs merejy
by policy ANA interest, bat Ly the calls q II:
iaEe Itself
Upon question of p!ssn duty, da.y 80 in
persuve and sacred as that % cllng Mary
lsad from the heel OF Northern despotisln
planted upon her neck because sho is devoted
10 the South, there Is not even room fer 1t.
liberation ABOUT cur aciiity and tie cost of do
INK 60. lii The performance of sacred duty il
10 not alone the arm Of inau that givcjh tbs
victory, bat II is the cause Itself aud tie
Providence That bctriends iaQ c.i.Se, which
voucasa.e success. Whether we snail cross
the Potomac is not mere 2atistar.y probieuI
for the solution OF Geserais, nor a Pot,tcat
question Tor the adjudication OF cabinets bu!
Is a question OF patriotic duty for the decision
of the country Itself; and the decision of the
people was long ago determined i'll favor &
crossing the Potomac. Let our rulers depcnu
upon 1t, this Ii not question of military OF
political prudence; but Il question of public
duty and, in questions OF this high nature,
mere hesitation alone 10 delinquency.
The refusal To rcscGu Maryland from the
thraid0m that cruBnos her into the earth ,>oulu
cost the South laiinlteiy more men and money,
tlooosaed ard lite than if she marched hei
whole army of the Potomac into the confines
OF that Stale ana lost every mi,n and gun.
The fact Of having done uuty to eistcl
State, the reputation of having pursued lh=
cali of honor and Of duty, ri the hazard OF
80 great loss, would 10 our cause more ser
vice among our own people, AID y I'LL The
world at large, than dozen armies OF the
Potomac could do us, if left il to be I'M
dsrstood that we measured our performance
Of duty strictly BY the degree Of advantage
Of cost, and of risk attending every under
taking twas one Of the CARDINAL making OF
ANDRLw JACKsoH that "rashness was policy,
provided always that the rash act was Re
sponaive to the call of duty. When du;y ana
honor lead the way, there ID policy even III
such forIorn acts of selts-orI4ios rs thai O.
LEoNIDAs and his Spartans at Tiermopyla.
upon whose monument WAS IHscriaed the moe,
glorious ep,tah ever put upon the tomb Of :,
soldier: STRANGER, TELL TUE Lac. DEMO
MANS THAT WE LIE HERE Is OBEDIENCE ~
HER LAWS"
We err, however, in saying that the 4ues
don OF duty and particular j. hot a question.
OF policy and prudence. Tho highest pradenc,,
,ae most refined policy, Consists in the simple
&C: Of performing duty l. it nothing to
the South, by bold &C, OF duty and affection,
20 secure great State to her eau.el Are there
moi thousaDds Of Mary land soldiers already en-
listed in our aTs4ies engaged IN fighting our
battles; and shall we lose these brave mel.
iro,u our ranks, .ind foreyo the enlistment o.
the thousands Of their gallant brethren who
would jsin our standards on the other bank OF
TIE Potomac, by pursuing Il tame, passive, anC
isnobis policy, dread;ns TO strike a bold anu
mani stroke, for fear OF losing battle
IL this matter IT Crossing tie Potomac, the
path Ct daty and CT pcliey seelns too plain TO
be mistaken. We dread to contemplate the
consequences thet would sttend &c fonl al at
OF moral delinquency refusal by the
South to lend her assistance 10 Maryland The
question when ard where to make the desired
movement ii one of strategy which we viii
insly leave to our Generals but it would be
affecting indeed to the manly heart of the
South, if she thought that the policy Of all I'D
vance into Maryland had ever been ] aubiec
OF serious debate.