The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-03


There is DO doubt that the rebels find
themselves in great strait. They have
met with what military men sometimes
term "nlillt ry necessity. They hav,
got to do something. The strictly de.
feusive position which Mcclellan has as
sumed while making his preparations for
an active fall campaign, has ombarrass
ed them. lie will not go to Manassas
till he gets ready, and has successfully
played thus far the l'" rI "beeear my
neighbor" Then T., :dencc to show
that they had a"e,' beautiful coup
d etat to take 'yrs t!.,> week. You
know that seccss'ou h., state nights for
its foundation, though >lr Vice Prcsi,
dent Stephens puts slavery for the cor.
ner stone. Of course it would not do to
libera'e Maryland from the oppression of
Old Abe, unless Maryland in some way
manifested desire to be set free from
the CALLING "yoke." 1t WIS therefore
planned that the legislature OF this State
the secession wing of it-should quiet.
ly meet at Frederick, and, under State
Rights, pass the secession ordinance
Then Gen. Johnston, like the valorous
Don Quixote, would instantly fly to the
relief of the oppressed. Everything was
prepared The resolution OF secession
/ was printed for circulation. and all that.
Meanwhile Gen. Johnston $ wing of The
army, which has been quiet at Manassas,
on Friday last began to advance towards
! Leesburg. On Saturday aud Sunday it
continued, and probably on Mon dav and
, Tuesday-thirty thousand men at least.
But on Tuesday the secession legislature
as you are aware, instead Of meeting in
legislative capacity, lad interesting
meetings with the squad Of a Wisconsin
regiment, and with the u. S Marshal,
who furnished them with guard, of hon
or all the way down to Fortress Monroe.
OF course President Davis respects
southern rights, and therefore the would
be dcliyerer johnson has rot yet crossed
the Potomac Nor will he In games
of chess you can leave some places open
with impunity, for if your enemy moves
in you have him by mere combination of
circumstances. And SO in military strat.
egy. You can leave uudetcndcd places,
knowing that if your enemy goes in there
it is al! M with him We have 10 troops
cxcep. guard at llarpcrs Ferry. aud
have not needed them. If johnson un-
dertaEes to cross there, lie will Fl, d him
self cut off Neither do We need troo g
below Washington. The cuemy cannot
cross there. If they attack US it must
be directly in front. VIII they do it ?
| AIN sure that the government expects
it, aud is acting upon that expectation.
The rebels must either attack or retreat,
or see their army dsorganzed The na.
val expeditions now fitting out. and III"
affair at Hatteras, have alarmed the Gui'
States. They must defend their coa>ts
Soon troops will be needed from Mauas
sas to defend other points TO have the
army dl,lntcgrated without striking a
blow, would be almost as bad a. defeat.
They would give anything to have Nc,
CleIIan advance at once. They are grow
ing savage. Read the chaIlrn@e iu oL~
Of the Richmond papers "Why don't
you come out and fight Why don't you
advance ?" They vii! be gra,icI il due
time. 1T Is great thing to be able to
know when t. hold on and when to let
90 The business men who crowd your
streets would give fair percentage of
each day transactions if they had supe.
rior wisdom on these points. Present
show that Mcclellan is no,
wanting as a military stratcgist 1t
would seem that few DAYS must reveal
some positive action on the part of the
rebels.
u H.