The Placer herald., 1861-11-30
Thew do not Realize a Fact.

The leading war policy men-even the best IN
formed among them, appear very slow in COM
pretending the true state of affairs in the South.
They have started out upon the theory that the
movement in the slave States, is q mere rebel
lion of individuals little too strong to be over
come by the ordinary police power of the Federal
Government; but which nevertheless will shortly
be crushed ont. They cannot be made to believe
that it is the combined movement of 100000
of people aggregated in States, firmly confederat-
ed, with (at this tme) the prestige of govern
ment on their side as much as we of the North
AS each scheme and theory is shown failure,
new one is originated, based upon the same gene
raj mistake.
At first the great anaconda movement, was to
do the business for them; now it is high treason
to speak of that serpent.
Following this was grand scheme Of extended
operations, vaguely limited at at-carefully conceal
ed in plan, in order to strike the enemy by sur
prise, giving him death blow certain As near
as we can comprehend it from developments it
embraced movement in Missouri, Kentucky.
two or three movements upon Virginia, and by
sea, upon the Southern ports. The Missouri eX-
petition did nothing, but ''march up the bill and
then march back again. nothing decisive has
occurred in Kentucky or Western Virginia. whilst
from the Potomac it may be said to have failed
with the affair at Edwards Ferry Hatteras was
a success, but it does not appear to have enhanc-
ed the cause any, if we may except the fact Of
its guna protecting q convention recently held
there. The fleet has also secured Hilton Head
and menaces from that point Charleston and
Savannah.
The South is said to be in great CONSERVATION,
but another blow is about being struck that will
forming us, and many of them actually believing
it too, that the war is about to be brought to a
finish and rebellion smothered. Against this
theory is the fact that the South has been expect
ing these movements for some time, and has
doubtless provided against them. We know that
they have forbidden the supply Of cotton to the
ports, we know that when Governor Houston
offered troops to the Confederate Government, he
was told to keep them in Texas, that the tiEe
would come when they would be needed there
We know that they are now tortfyng against the
advance of our troops into the interior from Hat
terls and Hilton Head 1t is good sense to be.
lieve they will iortily against any other move
ment by US, and so when we would move from
the low, sandy. salt marshes Of the coast, into the
interior, we must do so over breastworks and
batteries, exactly as we would from Washington
to Richmond. The theory Of the South. polti-
call us isselfdelense-in their military operations
it is also fdefcnse and that position ii is evil
dently their policy to hold; and upon those points
they are Il unit much as any people can be-
Now it is called patriotism TO believe in the on
impotence Of the Northern arms but it is
evident they cannot perform impoSsbilites and
the sooner the people and Government of the
United States begin to reason calmly, and 10
realize facts. the better ii will be for us.