The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-19

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are 30 avsrse % troops aps plaosd on
our Notshseastsrn bcri win, perhaps,
find the why end ~ kerefors Of she
movement. in the llioyE srSlcle fsom
the Richmond 1xpn4 !of Monday
Anh tits prSrsr 70 }Hark that had
timely steps beeR tstA in regard to
Northwestern virgini the state Of af-
fairs now existing theri would have new
er happened ..,,, ....-..... ~-s-.s,,
INVASION BY Way ortHE VALLKY.-The
obvipqsI desigN Of dhd enesny is 70 GET
iAte Virginia ~ large loluihns of troops
thrown upon. our. left Ank, under Gens..
Johnston at Winchestr, and Garnet at
Laurel Hill. IL h Try evident that
most of his attentionIas been directed
10 his affairs in that jIarter for several
weeks. The ANNOUNCEMENT by the Til
6uhs Of an iriimediat{ attack upon Gen.
Beauregards conimdd before Alexan.
dria, and the pafadelof crossing troops
over the bridge from Washington to this
side of the Potomac, hay be regarded as
feints, to distract att)htion from the real
design of entering Or State in force by
way ofthe Valley. the mutiny Of Penn.
sylvania regiments Martinsburg may
delay the march of Patterson's column;
but, in all probabilisE, there will be fight
ing Of an important character at Laurel
Hill, If not at Winchester, in very short
time, possibly before these lines are pub
lished. .2nl4 l '1'isTi W.
Many advantagestwould attend the
success OF this plan OF campaign. Vir-
ginia would be entered in the healthful
and acknowledgement region OF the
vaiiey' a country teeming in provisions
OF all sorts. and sdnalrahis fgr , the aunt
mer operations OF an army. me citizens
Oh 'ne Vaiiey OF vHglnh are anongs'
tne most loyal OF our Peopie 70 'ne . cause &
OF the SOUTH wnio1 Ivy ,, nsso testineo
py the humoer ana s. S,. ~. o .a
III .ne troops tney pa'S = y. VIZ li9 IL
70 ivu s .n,s rtsU .o,,iS . .n
sPirlt Oh Ioyaiy .ne'e, 1917 meahen tne
energles OF ys nns.,,.."s e,ay ~ tnis
Slu9gs ss a n.uaptb Tn;s s,su.; slppic .ne
S S.", :D,. eslII ~, po:t.on y. tne
nsaso Is 80 s'v .,,u We.'i pS;osuous W 'ne
ea . :. ~. o !. I,...,..; anu 70
"na..ir :. ~ n s;a,s;.,, III wou,u aoo
81 10y. .;ns,;oo Gsue"t n'equen as
T,u.h &c. es "a; b;. rne
~, 'ro.I;ss "a S Wu,a,s. A. anu Up
ro,,,osant.t;nns 7. "c,,,Ss;.' wy Worthy
topdar. o,,~ .S;r, ~ ~ s,so - .'V w pre-
10 and 49, thana sh;.S eS. a. 'ns:n-
nonn,a,;nn. o,d ~ r.;shtS. wy mn,.e
IT., e.. . , liz. ~ ~ 1S.:y .r1 rounca'
.Ion ioc an uitiniate eit.saoh Oh Virginia,
IN Tue nhai arrangements ior settHng the
Terms OF DIVISION OF the OLD Union; ~
Inc military advantages OF TINS inva-
sion OF virginia by way OF the Valley
would De as great aAits political. Beau.
r reg q column wouia oe passed and
Una. oenefal wouia oe IN the conoition
30 niucn a1norreo ny ccoto, OF having an
S Snenny ~ tne rear a. wen ~ IN tne front.
S 3 wouid prooaoiy DC made the
nrst oSJect 70 oe secured, from which
oen'rai pom. oPeIauohs couio De plan,
meo az leisure against o1ner portions OF
.ne oa.e' enc,uaIng hionmond; Inc
PoS st OF o.auh,on anu sne vaIey
.ne uLienhy, woula 30 very iar 0waras
S;;e . p US es'..L % ail "es' VIZ
s'I Ir ,oNoeP. .ne oou'.wes. 80.
'ns sey ooes nos succeeo IN inns
ppi;,,d ~ :, ' ak'~ 'ne o.a'e' we gre m
y. nf, .ninh MS Gnance Oh getthg IN
:" taLo NJ. Sy.s on m s nrss aesien was
% take Norfolk ana 70 move against
and tha .Jomo ~" p;.au N pm. Resu; -
now ;mnronnah1o 40 IL n,o.;onoa n =; 10
The raninsnio b", sW S;p, ns III ii
20 s,,ua.. IN .hnt In o y, an
AZ Ion;a CO - snrt, ~ .nI. qIse-
better. and az AIessndrin the gana has
been blocked against him. To achieve
success at these points could only he
through forces greatly disproportioned 10
those he wouId have 10 enconntsr