Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-24
..-,,e,n,,ed Cnange in tho Aspect Of
the War.

r,e, s;uce the stampede at Bull Run, now
49,. ,h,sa ! months, we have been on the eve OF
a decisive battle. According to the telegraph
and the papers, great victory for the Union
o,use. bas been imminent every day ana
every hour in the day. So often had the people
bsen told this tale, and 50 repeatedly had tney
been disappointed, that something Ike impa, :.
tience bordering on disirust' was pegipp'ns y
manifest Itself. sno
During the past three months, htsrnase SUI
cess and disaster have attended the oni0n - -.'
onr forces, BY some miscalculation or s'rans. $
S.ss,,,v have frequently been brought 70 As lac,
:. onanv ~ far their superior in numbers anu
annointments. Thus, our gallant 0in'e,s aIN
hravs men have been seemingly neeoie'si'
slaughtered or made prisoners, to say nosnlut
Of the arms and military stores that nave iaii''
into the hands Of the rebels
These things have excited g general ieeint
of regret, if not of Indignation ana a iouI
demand for more efficient and clear sign'e'
Dolicv in the conduct OF the war. Probably n'
man. or set Of men in particular, have been u
blame for this apparent general ineihciency
when all were more or less inexperienced, AM
had to take their FIRST practical lessons in To-
art of war. But six months having now eiaps
cd. since our soldiers were first called into ID
field aud put in training, the people nave
right to look for decisive, immediate ana sue
cessful military demonstrations
Such, we are happy to say, appear now 70 d
making Notwithstanding a Few reVerses Una
have beiallen our troops within lie" uSys
steady advances upon the rebels have been anc
are now being made in every part of the coun
try, which can be properly called the "seat o.
wat,'-in Eastern and Western Virginia. IL
Kentucky and Missouri. As long as these ad
vances continue to be made, and the reoe
forces are driven further and further southWard
we ought to be satisfed and cheer on our ON
GERS and soldiers, though no decisive engage
men. Should take place. Our troops cannon
bring on a great battle and achieve a decisive
victory, unless the enemy will concentrate DIE
force, make stand and face them.
If the rebels are determined to have nothing
but sort of guerilla warfare, we must mee'
them in that. Ia this mode of fighting, We
must expect an occasional Disaster; for 1t II
imprscsicahle, while advancing into an enemy''
country, to guard against evey possible moa'
of surprise, or be absolutely certain that ever!
scouting party shall have the advantag over ev
cry opposing force it may encounter Bu
steady and continued advances into, and occu
patton of the territory held under the rebe
jurisdiction, will perhaps be more decisive ol
the great controversy than even pitched bat
ties, while the immense slaughter of the latter
Il avoided.
On the whole, our horizon begins to brighter
and assume a more promising aspect. So Otter
have our hopes of immediate successful results
been disappointed, that we dare not count large
ly upon present anIicipations. Yet we thinl
theSexpecsation may be nationally entertained
that, by the time Of the next meeting OF Con
gress, on the first Monday of December, to-
position Of affairs will be go changed, that tn
war will assume, instead of merely defensiv
aspect, a decidedly successful offensive charac