, 1861-10-22

3%AlE IL AduhMIh II M1EuCutu 1lpu eS~
,ession rule. The severity Of the weather
n the mountains has prevented our forces
from driving the enemy beyond tho Ale
ghanies this fall, On the line Of the Kama.
wha river.
The State OF Kentucky has thrown off :
her absurd neutrality" which WIS render
ing immense assistance to the rebels and III
ficting serious harm upon. the loyal cause
From Kentucky the *sSouthern Confedera-
cy'' mainly drew their suppliee Of ammu-
milton and clothing, groceries and bacon,
besides obtaining thousands Of recruits.
Millions Of dollars worth Of Indispensable
articles found their way South, from and
through this State The rebel Generals
killed the goose that laid the golden eggs
as they now perceive, by Invading Ken.
lucky and breaking neutrality which
cnured wholly to their advantage. This
violation Of the compact, opened the doors
for the entrance Of the Federal forces and |
the occupation Of the "dark and bloody j
ground" It also gave the Union men the
advantage Of the argument as they are
acting On the defensive, and resisting inVa-
sion OF. their soil They have cordially in
yited the National troops to come and help
them expel the robber hordes Of Buckner,
Zo1licofer, Pillow and Breckenridge. Gen.
Sherman is marching his forces rapidly for
ward to meet the rebels, and in q few weeks
will have expelled the last Of them from the
soil Of Kentucky. This large and impor-
tant State will be firmly anchored in the
Union before winter sets in, and the yo1un-
teers Of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Penn
sylvania, after driving the rebels across the
| borders, will follow them into Tennessee
and proceed to redeem that fine State from
| the horrors and anarchy Of secession rule.
| Notwithstanding all the reverses and
| disasters which have befallen our arms in
Missouri, The rebels are losing ground. a
month ago, when Muligan's brigade was
captured, four 6fths Of Missouri was under
secession dominion, and Kansas was in
great jeopardy Of being ovenun and raw
aged. To-day two-thirds Of Missouri Is
recovered, and Kansas is no longer me-
naced: and with any sort Of Generalshlp,
the State will he cleared Of rebel occupa-
ton IN a few weeks. Prowling bands OF
euerrillas may continue for while longer
to plunder loyal citizens, burn brid ges and
XIII in the dark; but Price, Jackson, Rains.
Parsons, Hardee, Green and other Sc
cession chiefs viii be elected from
The Slate, with Whatever forces
remain With them, ard the war will be
transferred to Arkansas. This change has
been brought about by the mere demon
stration Of force which our regiments and
batteries have made. There are not less
than 10000 Federal troops in Missouri
at this time; the rebels have retired at
the approach Of their shadows. A pitched
battle may be fought near Osceola, be-
tween Fremont and Price, if the latter
! screws up his courage to the fighting point.
The result can hardly be doubtful, when
the means at the command OF the former
: are considered
Thus, We have the gratifying spectacle
Of an advance Southwark, of our lines
from the Potomac to the waters Of the
Neoho. At every point Of contact the re
bells are falling back. They are in tht
-. ebb tide, like wave which may advance
. little, but only to recede still further. 1
{ is just three months since the disastrous
day at Manassas. A great battle was los
= and great army disbanded. Eighty thou
- sand three months volunteers left the ser
- vice and returned home-some Of them t.
- the music of the enemy's cannon. A feE
!" DAYS after the Bull Run defeat Gen. Lyo
~ was killed, and his troops were driven OF
s, Of Southwest Missouri It was q dar
u u and gloomy period in the contest. Bz
=. patriots never faltered OF dispaired Of th
- Republic, 4 new army, fur greater tha
- the first one, has been enlisted-this time f
the war, be that long or short, Regimen
. have poured into the field, in an endle
- stream Of horse foot and artillery, to vii
~ out the disgrace Of Bull Run, and Vi!
~ vengeance On the heads of the traito
,-- who have brought our country into
~ ~ present peril. The loyal people were rex
NC 1y not in earnest until the thunders Of Il
a. cannon and the uproar Of the fight fto
-, Manassas, aroused them to a realizil
49, sense of the National danger. They ha
sent to the field close on to half a mill
~ ~ Of armed men during these ninety da,
-; - and the cry is, "Sti]l they come"
~ Let 10 patriot be discouraged as to t
- - final result The armies Of the Repub
49, 49, will surely subdue the flames Of rebelli
"'~ and tread out the last embers Of the l
holy revolt, The traitors have put fo1
I. their resources to the last man and doll
ong while the National side have just fai
Of warmed to the task before them The
rth. bells have but one card more to play, 6
the that is, to arm and emancipate their sla7
4 to when they do that, the cause Of the ,
heir -slavery-wil have ceased to exist, I
ress it will not be difficult to arrange the s
tall cles Of peace, and restore National I'd