Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-02-01

lf Anosn,r Te@,lysp the ola Tsrt
we have bad occasion 10 say that the eoup'
lry was growing impalleut at the apparent ip'
detivny Df obr forca5 on the roiomaci vhai
nc collection Of meo. the aggregation Of II
the material Of war--metallurey Of war, as o
rebel journalist calls-and the long and con
slant dsiling Of the troops, did not contribute
TO render the present delay tolerable, We aFs
so little accustomed to war, have known 50 lit
lie Of what is necessary to put a, large army
into the held. and SO little OF what s necessary
in officers and men, that We did not beliese
until the misfortune at Bull Run, that our forces
could not walk over batteries and drive apy
opposing army from the seld. That disastrous
day taught us our Own lincomPeiepcYT7taugh'
us bow poReress Is the best equipped 1ermy'h
discipline andeompetent officers be wanting.
~ accepted Ihat dispeosaIios of alsas 'erland
pasillanimoas sffight, aod pr0Gtedb The lesson
THAT DAY dates ibe beginning Of the army. =
Before tbat day we bad men enough but noreai
soldiers--couroge and daring enough, bat no
military skin and capacity to conquer, The
material Of The army was superb but 4 was
rude, aud the masters hapd had uOtyet given
to il shape. polish aad edge % is 1sdlesn
Itis not surprising tbat people have grown
inpatient They desired 10 see some great re-
suit accomplished BY all the expenditure which
had been Freely made, and looked anxiously
toward an ending Of ibis rebellion which im-
posed on them such burdens Of taxation, This
impaiience. which is natural, has. been height
eaed by politicians in Congress, who sesm,to
suppose that aMembet Of Congress is, IN e6isiO
prodigy ofknowledge upon all subjects what
ever--whersas, 10 fact, there are quite uum-
Der Of national representatives who are mira
cles Of ignorance upon any subject except wire
pulling. - .-.---,.l.s, --,,-. 49,
Inpatience increases With delay, but We are
still of opinion that The country will be well
paid Cor waiting when the army does moye.1-
When we look at the results obtnined in Ken
lucky and Western Virg we may congratu.
late ourselves upon the management Of the
var 10 delay on The Potomac and bfilliap,
maeUuveriOg 10 the West will drive the enemy
from bis eutrenched points and force hip out
Of the Geld, the expenditure of few millions
more Or less, is nothing land 1t certairly seems
as if the policy Of ScoTT,s which We understand
10 have been adoptcdby McGLbEtGS, was work
ing out this desirable end aa s
We, With the rest Of the wofld were growing
impatient, but never that the army should go fol
ward until ready Nor have We been OF that mum
Der who have declared that the walls Of our enc
my's entreuohmeuts would fall AT tic blast Of ou
defiant trumpois. We acknowledge our impo
tience. but counsel its restraint, for we know
that great work has alresdy been accomplish
ed uuder General AIcCLEJtsS To-day hi
soldiers tread with 6rmer steps. aud hold thei
musEets with more eou6dent grasp. than whe
onr self-routed legions spread dismoy in th
National Capital, as they rushed, disheartc
and with staggling rahks over the Potomac
Many an incompent officer bss found bis meta
wanting under the scrutiny of sslow cireuu
i speetiug eye and has leftthe position iu whie
bis defects might prove fatal In battle. Niue
very much has been doneto feodef our arm
complete add when TIE al.syeutfu hour
, reached By The slow revolving foger ou Il
dial face, 20 ManasspS will sgsip Disgrace ot
, Hrnals - f'.l..-. - 80 90
Let US slill abide 10 patience. With the cont
dent bope--so strengthened BY the events
the past few days--that the eudof tho rebelIiU
and the doom of traitors draw Digh.2.
/ Ths Fresiasnt upon FuEitiyes.
The .a:ationat Repsbliean. in commcntiu,