The New York herald., 1862-01-19

HIGH COMPLIMENT TO TIE FEDERAL AyruoRiTfEs-
GENERAL NJ CLEILAN HAS JOHNSTON AND BEAU
REGARD IN = NsCE-AS AGGRESSIVE WAR roLlcY
RECoMMENDED-K KENTUCKY TO BE TIE STARTING
POINT, ETC.
from the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 16.l
For a period uncertain in duration, wche. or DAYS,
weeks months the season commands truce. This is
the true winter. The first canragn IS ended and
time has when IL is no longer unsafe TO review
suits and consider with candcr the situation Of affairs
The campaign has been stroy dehsr. W. hare ooiasd
noitisg for We have attempted no gain The we have
lost comparatively little OF actual errtcry lring the
latter six months is DE only 10 the diicue invasion
in country like this the necessity 70. time prepare
half million Of soldiers, the courage Of the Southern
volunteers and the individual cowardco OF the Northern
mercenaries II is, however, undenabc that tho de-
fersive policy, besides the moral strain army that
awaits repeated and end ess attack AM the cxha ston
OF country which is the Of war. has given the
enemy an uninterrupted Opportunity to prepare gigm-
tic host and to arrange eisuror the full trial rea
tive strength when the seasons permit the resumption Of
hostites.
WhiIe e political leaders of the South hare been reosino
IN dreams Of approaching peace and ,ce accomplished
captains Of engineers haze been ezretdiRg Ler remarkable
sceiic Ingenuity the erection Of ,corls as ,ronie,d
and almost extensive and quite rdlaate, TIE C,ess
ud 10 resist nuddirg forces from, Guen diYction, the
enemy hare gradually and at leisure gathered up hcir ini
aud concentrated their tremendous yies
70 envelope the cosederccy 10Th their armies aud s and
topeneirds the interior from Of many aeratius
points Although they can now do nothing ,ly hGrc hr
general poonime ia perfect order for execution when tho
weather changes in the ordinary course Of tho earth
round the sun; and at this moment fnd ourslrez IN
he face Of superior forces lcherrer look, oeh 10 the
North, ne East ne We or ne S,slh i,sef General
Sydney Johnston has 10 strain every prevent
the military well geographical heart OF the country
from slipping Of his grasp. Gterais Joseph Johnston
and Beauregdrd heldby Mcclellan on The Potomac
in a rice gigantic armament is ready to attempt the
descent Of the Mississippi, and their fleets the Allan
tic seacoast and the Gulf too freshly before tho pub
lie attention to require remembrance. Such the
fruits OF policy purely defensive. without even the
hesitancy which would come OF possible Interruption
the onemy have thus surrounded the Southern confede
sss ass s o z e ss as % sv @ s sc %
attain the place and he lime Where d,vdiis them.
There Is but one chance Of escape from the net
that has been coolly drawn around u.s. 1t is to
energy point and IL through to con-
vert our defensive into an offensive war; and transfer
the scene Of at least part OF these hosities 70 tho
enemy's country. Situated are, II IL only
possible at point-and that 10 Kentucky. II the
forces that dispensing to the four Of the
continent every day, 10 meet new menaces, were
collected under tho hand OF General Sydney johnston
till column formed sufficient 10 enable
him TO manguvre with somc possibility Of success over
the plains Of that region he might hur back the array
10 front Of him at present. aud penetrate the State of
Ohio The attainment Of this object would render worth
less all the plans of the enemy. Tho circle Of armies
would be in the condition the constructor whose back
has been broken the Of would DO transferred
70 his own territory and every chs nysns
Virginia. knows what priceless blessing designated
In that brief phrase. lie woud be attacked beyond his
deences The alarm and confusion OF the United States
would paraze It's government and its generals and the
entire arrangement, by which we suffer now and dread
great disasters in future, would be Immediately
We have pointed to the general commanding the Con-
federae forces in Kentucky the person to whom this
business should be entrusted, because he Is the only
one In position, at this point Of tho game, TO
undertake an advance the enemy with pro-
liabilities OF success, " sufficient forces
could be allotted to the others No natural obstacles
cumber his path In the Of Polk and Beauregard
concentration Of troops now employed on the scacoss
and at other points whore vital blow be either
given or received is all that Is necessary 10 him for
etcting this great end To form such concentration II
will be necessary 10 leave portions OF the frontier
without other protectisn than the inhabitants OF thss
neighboring country afod but this will, in moss
cases be found than sufficient against attacks that
werc only intended TO withdraw troops from real
points Of strategy and even otherwise they must for