Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-27
N. s. PRIEST,
Company G, 3Oth Ohio Reg't
Movements Mt HandS-Prospects of a
Hon the Line OF the P0GOmnG. -51-

Battle WIthin the Next FEN Days
ON the ntne ofthe Potomac.
rnS hs6licy q 81 aEH4tPFdRE1l.
beginning to tell upon the rebels. The
steadiuess with which it has held stu on
the Potomuc, while its vigorous prepAra-
tions have drawn the whole force and nt-
tention ofthe rebels to that quarter. has Civ
en- tremendous force to the blows it Is now
striking at the very heart of the rebellion
on its Southern Consts. The various ex.
tracts we have given from rebel journals,
show conclusiyely that these blows were
unexpected that they have carried CON
sternation into tho rebel camp, and that
they are certain to have n very marked sf-
feet upon the policy which the rebel lead
ers will pursue.
We have been quite too much in the habit
of magnifying our own difficulties and dis
sensions-or rather, we have forgotten the
fact that still greater differences prevail in
the camp of the. enemy. While II portion
of our people have been eager for more
rapid aud decisive military policy, as a
general thing there has been. calm and
confident reliance upon the wisdom aud
patriotism of the Administration. There
has been no contest among our leaders, ms
10 the policy to be pursued. Everything
whom it belonged. The country has felt
that, as they had the responsibility of car
IRVING on the war, SO it was only just and
reasonable that they should, In full measure
aud without restraint, have the power
The consequence is that we are now push
ing forward to execution policy which
has been carefully matured, for which am :
pie preparations have been made, and IN
(which all departments and all branches OF
The service are heartily agteed.
The rebels, on the contrary, have been
EdistracteS, ever since the battle of Bull
Run, by hostlle parties. Virginia is get
Eting sick of u war of which she Is the
principal ctim,4waged upon her soil.
which devastates her fields, wastes her
substance, and threatens TO destroy utterly
every element of her prosperity She In
sfsts that it shall be pushed forward with
l.viEdf land energy y,4ttat Washington shall
be captured, that Maryland shall be
made TO bear her share Of the burden, and
that troops from the Gulf States shall be
something more than mere il0cnsts to de-
your her substance! The dissensiOns have
reached the leaders. 1t is clear from the
letter OF BeaAregatd, which We published
the other day, that he is suspected Of po'
llitical ambition, that JEFF Davis has be-
come Jealous OF his military ascendancyi
and has hitherto kept himsin check by in
sisting upon a policy mainly defensive ID
its character. l 1575sg e r. fs.o1
But it Is evident now that the invasion
OF South Caroliua, and the impending in
\ Yasion OF other Southern States,o has
lchauge1 the aspect of alfairsi and COMPEL
ed the military leaders to adopt q new
policy They find it no longer easy TO re-
tain the Southern troops in Virginia. =
They insist upon going home TO defend
4 their own States. We had 1t from good
authority, a week ago, that as soon as the
news of the seizure of Port Royal reached
Richmond, three South Carolina regiments
demanded leave to go hOmei aud that th'
most stringent measures were found neces
sary to prevent their instant departure
7tBut the report offresh expeditions on the'l
way increases the alarm, and compels th'
A leaders to consent to a policy Of attack Al
the only means of keeping the army to
Il Gether. Our Southern reports all agre'
Ithat the defensive policy has been aban
doned-that Beauregard has carried hi
lpGint, aud that we shall speedily have ac
live operations on the Potomae.H
The whole country will rejoice to hea
4 lft. II has been perfectly evident for lonl
time that every weeks delay stFeugthene'
Al us, while Is weakened them. They per
Il Geive this fact, at last themselves and,
|, lthey haVa failBdi tuifoTes iuTentice GensFF