The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-24


by ccnqucring it with force and arms
fhs dcgSed psrtinacity Of the Nor'' n char
acter will make them persist In ~ war as
oas a. they can keep US on tho -efeas'se'
md n long ~ danger does not actually threat
On their own homes. So long as the battle
aelds are upon Southern soil, though We whip
them in every engagement, yet We shall ee
sitt,e nearer peace than when the war be-
xan. We can obtain cessation Of war only
By conauefing' it, and the conquest must DO
effected upon their own soil.
To this end we must enlarge our army i'm
uensely aud make an e6or, commensurate
With the importance of the object to be at
tanned. To bring an army into the field pow
srtul enough to accomplish our purposes, some
reference should be had to the character of the
anemy's forces. 1t must be borne in mind
that he will be deficient in horses, and there
fore deficient iu4ight artillery and cavalry
Our facilities for organizing large force of
,hese two arms are very great, and it SO hap
pens that this is the very description Of force
,cst suited TO purposes o. invasion. Hence
se should have great preponderance in
light artillery and cavalry. The success Of
Invasion consists in celebrity and suddenDess OF
movement, and great strength in these two
classes of troops is essential to our operations
N the enemy's country.
On tbs other hand, the enemy are armed with
small arms Of very superior description
When engaged, Therefore, We should always
threaten his TANKS with our superior cavalry
shake his ranks with our superior artillery
and, advancing under this influence with oui
infantry, deliver our fire and charge with the
oayonet. The forte of cur infantry should bs
the chorge--for the Northern nerve cannot re
sist Southern bayonet charge pressed bonn,
succeed in the charge Of infantry, our cavalry
and light artillery would cut UP the flying en-
envy should We fail and have to retreat, GU
cavalry, acting in concert with our artillery
would fire into and charge upon parties dc
tached in the ardor of pursuit, would protec
our rear, check the advance Of the enemy
and soon enable our men to rally and renew
the fight.
1t Is very plain, therefore, that great en-
couragement should be given to the organixa
| lion Of cavalry companies, and that all 0
| thoss which have been formed sbould be or
dered into the field those armed with svor,
/ and pistol to be sent forward Immediately t
| The armies engaged before the enemy; thos
1 d,r;+t 4, IN rfSb4 bar
| selves as soon as possible with guns AM
| ammunition to suit; and even with tho lance
which is the queen Of cavalry arms, and ough
| never to have fallen into. disuse. We believ
that company or two Of effective MOUNTS
| laneers would do more execution upon fyin
| euemy than three times their force Of impsr
| fectly trained cavalry armed with the dragon
| sabre ard tho cavalry pistol.
| When mounted companies are unabl
| to obtain the requisite arms for cavalry dut,
| they should be formed into light artillery bat
! teries, and at once be put in d course OF train
| ing. The South could soon have fifty efiectiv
batteries in the field If she chose. She has tn
| greatest quantity Of artillery pieces and a
| ibundan. supply Of cannon powder. Ten
uessee and Western Virginia and North Caro-
lima, can furnish any number of horses, ali
| the South could in one month make hersel
| more formidable in artillery and cavalry thai
| any power that ever sent an army into tn
| field.
| There will doubtless be ordered out IN I'M
mense increase of our fighting force. For
large numbers of infantry regiments ar
thronging every railroad leading up from tn
| South. While the Gulf States are thus fur
nishing such ample numbers Of infantry, tn
extraordinary facilities afforded b. Virgins
| Tennessee and North Carolina for cavalry AM
| hying artillery, ought not to be neglected.
| The subject is worthy Of the serious and promp
attention Of our Government /
New Pubiication-nap OF Tho Cenftdcrat
States.
Mr.. A.. MoRRIs has published handsom
map of tho Confederate States. 1t j. for cal
at his bookstore.
| The same publisher has laid upon our tabl
"a Manual of Infantry and Rife Tactics
| with Honors paid by the Troops. Inspections
Reviews, &c. arranged and compiled by IAieu'
| Col. w. II Richardson, graduate and form. y
| " Assistant Instructor OF Tactics, N1rglnl
Military Institute" one vol, 1smo $50 pa
| ges. A MoBRIs, Publisher
As our neighbor of the Wing says, this seem
to be just the book for the times, and one thu
every man connected with the army shout
possess. Most Of the works On tactics tina
We have seen heretofore appear to embrac
| too much, or else too little, to meet the neces
sites of the soldier; for, in the first case, tn
| volume assumes such inconvenicnt anf pom
| derous dimensions as to render ii burden t
carry, as well as troublesome to examine
and, in the latter, it is too brief to be Of nue.
practical utility. Col. RICHARDSON, the com
piler, seems to have hit upon the happy medi
um between those two extremes, and has pro
duced work which, while it is handy, is a
The same time sufficiently comprehensive
Thus, for example, we find that he has give
all that is necessary TO be known in HARDEE
to which ia added such additional matter con
tanned in Major GILHAM's wcrk as may b.
found valuable to the soldier--such as guard
and guard-mounting honors paid by tn
troops, duties Of captains. companies dutie
in came, garrison, &c. also, soldiers ration.
manner of cooking them, with many othe
useful suggestions connected with camp life
making altogether one of the most usefu
compilations that we have seen of the kind
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MIR. Naiiai.digham.
We know Of no man on this continent VIII
occupies a nobler position than Mr.. VALLAS
| DiGgAN, Of Ohio. In the midst Of LINCOLN
armed legions, and in the teeth of subssry
cnt CoDgress,he hurls his denunciations with a
unsparing hand at the executive usurper and bi