Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-15

out Of bed the first after breakfast and dim
ner, and the last on retiring for the night
Then how natural the answer, "Oh nothing
Of importance 20 In fact the public mind has
become so much turned toward the army that
unless that does something to attract atten-
ton, there is mo news stirring This IS
somewhat perplexing to correspondents who
want to pick up something worth abiding to,
but instead are compelled to say, "don't hear
of anything new" In this dilemma there is
one source Of redress left, that Of specializing
on "coming events" which is ever fruitful
theme, and perhaps profitable one, on the
ground that the mind should reach on and
take in "eifect' as we'll as cause which
philosophers generally enjoin.
But, while everybody is wondering why the
army does not attempt some dignided achieve
ment, we find in looking over various South
cen quotations from papers, that the people
down in Seceshdom are even more troubled
why the Confederate army does not bestir
itself and do something. 70 this effect the
Richmond Wing lately had a stirring article
on what the South had lost by the army being
so "dilatory" 1t feared the Capital never
would be taken, nor poor Maryland ever set
free, nor the seaports ever be opened, ana a
long list of other fears, all because the grand
victory as they term il, at Bull kun had not
been followed up as it ought to have been
But, unfortunately for its logic, Providence
has so arranged things in this world, that no
single event can happen without there being
previous means to effect it, and Gen. Beaure-
gard not having sufficient means Co get TO
Washington, nor to Maryland, nor to the sea-
shore, none Of these things have happened TO
be accomplished All very simple, yet true ;
and TO some extent this may be so with the
Union army, for it requires a full complement
Of everything in order to make a movement
successful This, however, may not be the
actual causo-of the present quiet state of the
army in this quarter. It may be that all
things are ready on its own part; but rela-
tive cooperation with other forces may have a
bearing in the case, and those may not be
ready, SO that in compliance with the divine
INDUCTION, we must "let patience have her per-
feet work. in army affairs as in moral and re-
ligious subjects.
Some writer's, in the meantime, are specu.
lating as to the best place where grand
battle should be fought, which will be a
back bone breaker to the Contederacy; but
it matters little at what place, if one one or
more should have such an effect One writer
considers it a blessing that the rebels have
come up so near Washington, the great store
house, as it were, for the time being. in order
to show their strength, rather than the Union
army should march into that country 20 show
theirs. Now, there appears to be something
in the thought for, the ease with which the
army can get, say to Manassas, where stores
and munitions can so readily De sent. aud
still have all the intrcnchmenis here 90 fall
f -. tn tfhor LunN Oh r.
port everything, for hundreds of miles, with
all its labor and have nothing 20 draw from,
presents some grdund for query Then, again
TO vary the question little, whethcrit would
not be better still to have no battle in Virginia
at present, but instead of this, let one or more
Of the principal Southern ports be taken first
thereby opening the rot % trade, and thus 81.
lence the European clamor about cotton
Were we to offer an opinion, would say that
either Charleston OF New Orleans are of two
fold more consequence to the Union just now
than all of Virginia can be- The article 81
tobacco bears no comparison TO cotton, and
let the Union army once be in possession o
those ports, and the "cotton trade would
soon be opened through Union hands. This
would ehectualy use up the Confederate
leaders, and perhaps without much bloodshed
while 1t could strengthen the Union cords o.
| friendship with England. At all events, j
| peace and harmony can be restored withou
many battles, so much the better but grea
army on the Potomac is absolutely necessar
to draw from, and also to show the Conied
crates what tcU be done in case Of continue
rebellion. Howc,vr, these are only spccula
tons yet, the Union fleet, now all in tina
region, may have a looking to some such even
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full in its undertaking. C..