Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-11

nOnDAY MORNING.. NOVEMBER H. iss''
ANOTHER MILITARY DISASTER
Our arms have again gone forth to
meet the enemy, and again have bee"
repulsed-out- numbered and out-gener-
aled. The disasters Of Big Bethel, VI.
emma. Bulls Ron, Wilson's Creek, Lex
ius,on and Balls Bluffs. have been re-
produced, and the battle Of Belmont will
hereafter be counted a. another mpnu-
ment Of our military miscalcula,ions.
Why il is that 10 all the principal for
ward movements we have been univer.
sally driven back, is chiefly attributable
to the superiority OF number. with which
our soldiers have been met but Why 1t
ia that our forward movements are not
made moro strongly organized 's mys-
terry. Have We not an overwhelming
force in the field? Have not the loyal
States enlisted two men To the rebel
STATED onol II is true, as We verify
believe, yet why is it that We are met
At nearly every point at which We have
engaged tho enemy with such over
whelming numbers Why ls It that
We are SO totally ignorant OF their mum
bers and defences, while they seem to
be posted with regard to our movements
and are ever ready to meet nss Can 1t
be possible that they are daily posted,
by spies and northern traitors, Of the
intended movements Of our troops at
different points, and arc thus prepared
1t really seems 30. Their knowledge Of
the time of our advance, as we'll as OF the
strength Of the advancing force, seems
to be perfect. Were it not so, how
would BIO possible for them, with
greatly inferior aggregate force, to meet
aud overcome our troops 10 the way
they havef
One thing is certain: We have not
yet got proper appreciatio" OF the
magnitude Of the work before us. Our
attacks upon the enemy are net strong
enough by half. We are either count
ing too largely upon our own superiority
else VIC place too low an estimate upon
the strength OF the enemy. This must
be done xith. This policy OF sending
forward three or tour regiments at a
time to be driven back by twice their
number, should now be brought to an
end. Even il 80 do slay large num-
Der of the enemy and give them annoy
ance, We are losers by the movement in
almost every respect, aud at the same
time the rebels gain strength and ecIat
among their people. May we not hope
that, with the battle Of Belmont, this
bliudtold policy has come to an end, and
that an entirely new systemswiIl be or
ganized? We hope that our forward
movements, FRI m this forward, may be
such as are invincible by any rebel force
II ten regiments arc not enough, send
fifty, and make clean work of It. We
have been driven back times enough,
and it is time that our brave men had a
fair chance given them.
There is one expedition which will
not be driven back. The force that has
gone out by sea will, in all probability,
cut it's way through, and conquer every
whele it strikes blow.
p Since writing the above we
learn with deepest sorrow that onl friend
1t. Col. Wentz, Of this city, fell 10 the
late attack. He was brave man, a
lion.heatted soldier, and ono who will
be greatly missed both at home aud in
the army.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD CONNECTION. -
Tho Railroad that is to connect Halifax
with Quebec is nearly half finished. Can.
ada has built ia miles, beginning at the
Quebec terminus New Brunswick 10
miles, from Shediac to st. Johns; and
Nova Scotia sixty miles, from Halifax to
Truro-mading in all 2s2 miles Of the
entire ronte. But $50 miles remain to
be built, the sost of which is estimated
at fifteen millions OF dollars, " hich is bu,
little more money than the United States
arc now spending per week in the war
to suppress a rebellion. When the road
il completed, England will communicate
directly with the North American col
onics.
Or Adjutant General Thomas charge
against Gen. Fremont that he hires a
brown stone front house in st. Louis tor
hea lquarters, at q cost Of $4,000 per
year to the Government, tho Cincinnati
Commercial says: eve have repeat.
edly stated that the house does not cost
the Government a cent; that its ase was
rendered freely by relative Of General
Fremont, and that it is nobody"s busi.
ness, under the circumstances, whether