Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-11-08
The Coafe3erotes Getting Discouraged
"Uneasiness and DaStrUt" Feit in
RppQrI to thar Leo1ere

ue50Fd 10 EdekT AeILeFS.
The Richmoh Wing ef the 18th instant makes
the following remarkable assertions:
AL the indications point to a long war. At one
time We iad hoped that the dasii-thc cE1H OF orr
volunteers unFestranpd, bRt simply guided hy able
GeHt tralswouli have planted our h,aurrs b.far,.
frost in The heart Of the country AMI con-
quered ala hnHortbls peace, Rut IA different policy
/ has ohtansd. Ne Of the South who Were II at
tack, have adopt d system VI defence, an,! 50
far, ave uniformly 4wiii.ti tho advance of the
foe This may bc the tfsr p1,iey hat we have
never bern bic - spSr;citte t. Our c1hv ctioa
is that vctoIi US tiivauce lntn the snsm1 cu4a-
try IS the only road TO a listing aHl hOnorauie
peace. We mus Fl ght and We must Juqlsr I,-f,r.
We can mlke ire tty. Ii we cannot do This We
must submit to the f.te Of the weaktr party. The
eneny have dominion ov4 the Sea; le assail
Us 1t almost innumertble points; he Ilund1r
cur coaSss and penetrate our rivers. lie is supreme
in the Chesapeake Bay he cp;amIndS tile Poto-
maci he his possession Of N r. ltHI, OF Moth
Western Virginia AMI is cDnieflin1 for Missouri
and kentucky. VIII, lie thciteus our Who'll; cJlst,
he may ass N US ut any point tf our extend a
frontier This whole situ ,EI1l must 90 al.efcl be-
fore we can have petcs on any terms compatible
with fnInr AID SIfety-
We haya never heard Of any pIln suggested for
eff citing this desifale alte ration short OF carrying
the wAF into The enemy q country. When we st,nd
on the defensive, and tlie enemy Is Intrenc,lei on
this side 9" tfe Potomac, it is mposei /, for us TO
destroy iHs su Teinecy AZ Sc OF Prevent his preI-
tory fncnrsio ns our Gust. Ne ars Sagj 4rteI
u ali tie disadvantages IF defensive of ia.
dehlite dur ttlod, nr 10 peico dictated hy Tie eil-
envy. Tue possibility of our success is not win
in rang ot asciieut. To pres IN; our sublug ltioa
or exlerinn4ti IN is all W. ,:tn hop, for
We have no skill in strategy, ADD know nothing
oi tie m ANS { th: command OF our GanerIls
but il tii~ is ali that is lett U.s. hid as well
be loOkiHF-uut for terms of Sn1ul ssDii an the
soon the better, An endless war WHICH for Is no
opportunity for eiher victory OF ray cngo is boot
l5ss undertaking.
Tue Southern people who have Offered them
selves an IN ir al for ts prus s.cutipn OF thi, war
and VIII" have reposed inptIct cvliience Ia The
mea entfus'ed with lis caniuct l,,ye ,ukei for
something beters IL is nj to TO disguised that A
8 -noe OF uHrasincss aud disfust Is grd lily sup
pldntins that generous cohilence. a suspicion is
galh n ground that all tn want ,geS Of our
position have not besn prpferd ~ AZ tley might
have Deen; thai tn war iit, been pros .culed
with theyig"r and Gu .rgy dem .nde'l by The unIer
gehcy. We hear mute rings 4n can p ants apart
from those connected with the qua ester com
EdIsSary and medical y paumunss, srnwI K ,,rt Of
the aflSoiatn ut of many clyili ans hg COM
rnands- NaLy of these appointments h4yc flied
the country wftb apprensasous VI SONS great dis
asher.