Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05

Importance Of the Hatterns Victory.
John w. Forney writes in this way to the
Press on the probable consequences of the
recent victories on the North Carolina coast:
AT last, the flank of treason has been
turned. The reverses Of the American arms
seem 10 have been sent upon us only to teach
us the great lesson of adversely, and Of call
ing forth popular enthusiasm in the loyal
States. The wisdom Of the Administration,
in providing for an attack upon the traitors
along the whole of the Southern coast, has
been nobly responded to by the courage and
endurance of the army and the navy. The
gallant affair at Hatteras Inlet was, it must
not be forgotten, the first opportunity pre-
sented to our noble tars to show that they
were ready for all the dangers incident to
defense of our flag against an ungrateful
enemy. Nobly have they fulfilled the ex-
pectations of their countrymen.
1t is estimated that by this magnificent
expedition we have sealed up the enemy so
eifectually as to prevent them from making
Cape Hatteras and the adjacent coast, for
nearly three hundred miles, the secure rem
devious for piratical expeditions. 1t also
deprives them Of that valuable internal COM
merce, by means of which they have been
enabled to supply Virginia on the one hand
and North Carolina on the other. With the
Chesapeake held by our feet, and Fortress
unmolested possession of the Government
forces and now vast extent of coast on the
North Carolina boundary seized by our fleets
and held or menaced by our armies, what is
to prevent those advance movements toward
the far South, SO loudly demanded by every
consideration of the national safety and the
national honor?
Virginia, which has become the great base
of the traitors operations, and upon the soil
or ,rh oh hov fbTnwn N
lined masses, thousands and hundreds of
thousands from the Cotton States, suffered
sufficiently before she lost the intermediate
| Commonwealth OF North Carolina, which
| bound her on one side by railroad and water
| to the Gulf States, and which connected her
| with many communities on the other side.
| Now that Virginia is almost effectually closed
| in-now that the rebels can receive no aid
| from Maryland-none from the frontiers OF
| Pennsylvania--non from North Carolina
the whole coast of which is to-day almost
entirely blockaded-- Western Virginia be-
comes a strategic point Of the highest import
| dnce. Now Eastern Tennessee may look up
with some hope for succor.
| Kentucky may be emboldened to strike
from her gigantic limbs her selfimposed OF
neutral fetters. Ut may be mentioned Incl
dentally that the same influences thai
awaken the patriots of Virginia, Kentucky
| lGuu6osEG LuuJ lOOlBo anu wy
patriots of North Carolina) But beyond
the Bordar States (for it must not be forgot
ten that thus far the whole burden of the
| war has fallen upon them) lies the greater
| question of meeting the traitors in the Gull
or cottan States, and of furnishing them il
their stronehods. They have sent forward
nearly all their available troops to capture
the capital, and to subsidze the Union mel
of the border States.
They will hereafter be called upon to pro
tect their costs, and undoubtedly their inlant
positions, from the loyal fleets that vii
swarm in their waters, and the loyal armie
that will swarm over their soil. Gradual
Fort Pickens hos been strengthened; Ke
West, in the same latitude, held, and NOR
than one of their strong points silenced an
secretly occupied. The mouth OF the MissiE
sippi is menaced by our men-of-war. Fol
Pulaski, in Georgia, will soon be in range {
our guns, and the Texan coast, within eas
sailing or stesming distance, will be seize
= by our naval and mercantile marine--all tt
mere easily that BeeG GeUolIoch and his bar
ditti are off rayaging the fair fields of Mi
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