The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-10
IND, VA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 1861.
Rirbmonn Qispatth.
MORNING. AUG. 10, 1881
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.

OdLtis stOTlu NnICu tttsiT 2Wept 30 HerCely by
| upon avery bresss. What does this batoken :
What fresh preparations upon either side are
| being made for a more desperate struggle, We
| are in no mood to find fault with our rulers
| for we believe them TO be wiss and fully ade-
| qVate for all the emergencies of the times
| Their coupse! % we'll kept, and no develop
| ment has yet been made OF thei- future &C.
| .ion. This il ail we'll; for, without it, taeir
| best schemes might be coun teracted. There
is. doubtless. great deal OF inpatience among
| our people and even in the army, at the appa-
rent iraction since the battle of Manassas
The cry is, "On to Washington" But why,
Let rs look calmly at matters and survey the
whole feld. Undoubtedly, if tbs golden op-
| portunity could have been seized upon the az
| teTnooI of the rout, and fresh troops had
| been 1t hand to the number OF TWEEN
! thousand, We should have entered Wash
| ington pell NELL with the terror striksu
F. fugitives, despite Of the fresh troops which
| hey had il their tortificatious. But our
| troops were extended in line OF battle for
| miles upon Bull Run, guarding the various
| fcrds to prevent the enemy from, crossing
during the battle, and Il was too late to order
them TO the pursuit when the victory was
won. Gen. HoLygs' force could not 20, for they
had made forced march from Aq uia Greek.
| The soidea opportunity for taking the "sink
CT iniq uity" was thus lost. We do not know
| whether II is the inten ton now even to At
tack that city It Is strongly fortified upon
| this side CT the Potomac, where immense Gu
| trencbments have been thrown mp, and named
Fort Corcoran. after the Irish Colt mel OF tie
| Geth New York Voiun teers, now q prisoner la
our hands.
To storm these entrenchneats would in
| volve serious loss OF life upon our part
and then. wha. should we gain after taking
| them They are too far distant from the city
TO dc us much good in the way OF shelling out
| ABsAaA1 aud his gang, aud the Potomac
| would have TO bs crossed before anything
| could he done. It is we'll enough for us TO
| look these things IN the face calmly, and study
| out the relative cost ana gain OF any future
| movement. The Long Bridge would ba burnt,
and thus the transit of the river cpt of ex-
cept By boats, or Gauk movement to cross
| much higher up. II would be folly to attempt
the crossing IN boats, when the Navy of tho
| United States has full sway upon those Wa
| ters. The prestige Of our success must not be
| U1arTed By single abortivs STEP and there
| tore r direct attack upon Washington freu.
| this 5ids muet fail il it's Object 10 move
higher up and cross at Leesburg CT I'd
| our force must necessarily bs large one, in
order 10 throw out corps d'arnases to hold in
| check General BASKs, and prevent him and
rear ol our main BODY. Sufficient force should
bs lef. also az daLa ssas 10 defend mat posi-
| ton from i sudden attack FROM Washington
| rs OFT army woulG move slowly and ouId
not make an attack upon Washington sooner
! tA2n week after H. had started -
! 10 <, then, what immense prepa rations such
an undertaking must deYClve UPON our au.
tho, tiles 30 900 men must be let At FaIrta <
and Manassas, and 50 coo would be required
for the march, OF which 20 900 could &C. as q
rear guaTd In Mary land. 10 hold Off ths Kan
kee reinforcement while e., 600 iuvas tig tied
once more the bravery OF the gallant Bull
| Runners. To the nnthinkIng mind, nothing
. would seem more simple than the forvv ard
/ movement Of our army. But it has to be fed
and baggage trains have 10 be provided, and g
! thousand other things, involving almost in.
| calcalabie labor.
| To (ssG this GrrSy q ass. t0ol{G veC1fre
| 7leEr'g three hundred foNr-horse ,osgo7, loads
| y 1lc0r and the same Number oCf0ur. This one
| ieeTa alone viii show what here lean prepare
tions must ba maze TO move spch T. mass and
It must be remembered, TOO, that we are also
! embarrassed by the cutting of OF many OF our
sources OF supply, the fatal mistake OF our
people relying upon the North for the com.
m0nest articles OF ordinary use coming home
upon rs now at the most inopporture time I.
would be a most delightful coup to catch
Asa.HAx LINCOLN, Granny SeoTr, and ths
whole brood Of yipers a. one jump; and dou bt-
less many of our soldiers would commit the
innocent mis lake of putting BULLETS through
the Uranium of SUAsEa, WILSON. LogEJor. st
id NJ genus Of t-c0El6dtd1ass who 20 BOZ
wine frolics 10 Bull Run. II would be &
| crushing blow upon the North Ia European
] estimation, where the taking OF 4 Nations
! Capital is regarded as the most huniliat;us
defeat and ahjeet sabiection.
| But we know that the mere taking of Wash
| ingtou, unless we could catch the vile leaders
IL one net, wo1ll not end tho war. They
! would remove 10 some other location
anc there concoct anew their danrabIe
| schemes. An immense army has been con
! gregated in Washington, and there would
| doU btlass be o most desperate resistan upor
| their part We have very little doubt tha
| we should whip them T.; but why risk any
thing at all The same crushing blow conle
, be struck without SO much hazard and with
out causing us 10 mourn The loss of so many
:
| at Manassas cost US.
| Determined 10 wage this war with prope,
visor, the Secretary of War has urged n,
| raising CT 500, 900 men st once. Res pondinl
to the call, our people will eagerly rush &c
| arms at once, and by tn 10Th Of Septenb Der
| at latest, an army Of l25 0 men could con
; centrate upon the Maryland border, ieayiu.
| 600 men 10 guard the approach TO Rich
! mNni. and spproDrats fO, tn defand nj,
Greek, Norfolk, and all other needed points.
| Our column could then lake u its march, no
IJor Hiashington u, bat for Philadelphia Let Il
| strike at the fountain head, the vast recepta
cles of Northern stores, and the workshops
! from which they ft out their armies
| would be far easier for US TO take Philade lphi
| than 10 capture Washington. Even If W.
| should give them notice OF our intention u
/ pursue this course they would not believe ue
and our army would be far on its road throusl
Pennsylvania before the wiss noodles il
! Washington would wake to the reality OF on
| movements. They think that they are safe s.
| long as Washington remains in their power
| Even the giant intellect OF q MCCLELLAN will
not save them. The combined genius Of thei
| acano wiedgsd best Generals, Scorr, MANS
| FIELD and WcDvwgLL, could not withs tan,
| the bighting touch OF Southern prowess.- -
Let Us not tals OF taking their fortified place
| any longer. Leave Washington, like Fortres
! Monroe, Fort Pickeus, Fort UeHenry, Tortr
! gas and other ptaces. for after ons!ds-ation
Let tbs war De carried into Africa, ls, th
enemy be made 10 feel the blasting, desolatin
| effects of our coaq uerine arms Wha: shak
! ing and Quaking would there be in the hix
places around the Court, when we thus woui
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