The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-19

Tas NaokssIrY OF TAKI>. THE A"aRRs
sivx.--Thc New York Herald has repeatedly
boasted that Vita the FIRST approach of frost,
LARGE naval expeditions would be sent TO M
tack the Southern coast and land armed bodies
Of men "a such points IS would afford bases Of
operations for invading columns, aud probably
euaDlo the invaders 10 appropriate the cotton,
more OF Ices Of which is always found IN the
Southern ports lhe calculation is that hose
,.taek8 upon thc South viii caasc u withdraw
al of troops from Virginia for Southern defence,
and thus make tie On 20 Richmond " an
achievement of comparative ease 10 heavy IN
vadIng columns from Washington, Fortress
Monroe. aud perhaps other points.
Forewarned, We ought to be iorearmed
We n.ss: look the future squareiy in the face
IL we would be fatty prepared for all contin-
geucies The season is al hand, not six weeks
distant, when the North, accustomed to II eli.
maze 30 rigorous That Southern winter i'll
sllard them their best campaigning weather by
land or aca, viii make It's greatest, and we be-
beve, If defeated It's FINAL effort for the suhJu-
cation Of the Confederate States. Ii is WORSE
han idle 20 deny hat It's plan Of operations Is
one which demands tie utmost vigilance and
energy in defence. II has at It's command the
whole United States Navy, winch 1t has IN
creased by the addition of the entire unem-
p.oyed merchant marines 1t has almost ali
The .seaweu Of the cid Union, and its merchant
captains and other officers having always con
ducted the coas'ing trade OF the South, are
perfectly familiar with every accessible point
on the Southern seaDoard. There bis ut least
a numbered points on The seaboard at which
ehey can land, ami it may be assumed as
demonstrated; that If IL landing can be effected
sat HattRFas, known among mariners az the
Cape of Storms, il can be accomplished at al
most any other portion Of our extended sea.
coast We must open oar eyes to the danger
if we would prevent il, and adopt, without
.ielay, the essential means of security end de-
fence
With such vast frontier. il il Impossible
that every point should be projected. There
are soldiers enough in the South and South
western States 10 defend their respective sec
tions without calling off a man from Virginia
ESsc w 10 uiiDt uS flliolSd dhu uirti-
pinned, aud all the vulnerable points that can
he fortified put at once in d condition 10 resist
al attack Bnt the great means o. defence is
to carry the war into the enemv's country,
and give him so much occupation at home that
he will DC unable to sead any considerable
force 10 inv AIDE the South. Ia Sae, an jmme
diate march into the enemys country has be-
come essential to the defence of the South
from the Formidable plan which has been
adopted hy the E0ta for the winters cam
pa On
We presume there are few men in the South
who can doubt not only the policy, bu: the
necessity Of a movement Northward We
have The force to do 1t, the military genius
sni Tie ability il every way. More than all
i,js ijetutrd h,' sell preservation. Not To ad-
vance now ~ to yeCede, or, ut all events, 10
expose cur rdusSto sreat disaster. Whether
t,r n4t Washington shon!d he the Object of at
s.,ca - a Question we 30 nc; pretend to dis
euss, lui that the var should lie carried into
fhe euelnys country there would I'D longer
seem - i,c any question At all