The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-16
The Defeat Of the Invaders Of Maryland.

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The rebel invaders of Maryland seem to have
come to bad luck, or at least that portion of
them overtaken by the forces under Cen
eral Mcclellan. The traitors after plum
dering the Counties along the river, fell back
before the progress of the army of the Po-
tomac, keeping well out of the way of even our
advanced skirmishers, until they had reached
and occupied the passes Of the Blue Ridge Here
they made stand for the purpose either of try
ing decisive battle, or to cover their retreat
across into Virginia. They were, however, de-
ciSively beaten in the fighting Of Sunday at
all the passes, and according to Gen. Mcclellan s
dispatch suffered severely, and were retreating
panlc-stricken toward the fords of the Potomac
hotly pursued by the Federal troops
This, we think. will satisfy the rebels that in
vasion is not their forte, and that MARYLAND is
in no haste to bodily go over to the Southern
Confederacy In fact, 1t would not be strange
Il the Southern Confederacy, had become so
thoroughly disguised with the passive character
OF Maryland treason, that in their songs here
alter they should cease saying " My Aiaryland,'
and adopt some other address not quiet so en-
dearing.
This end TO the daring movement of the reb-
els is peculiarly gratifying to loyal men It
revlves confidence in the army, in its leaders,
and IN the government, and proves that the
traitors ale not always the better men. 1t
shows what Gen. Mcclellan can ACCOMPLISH
when he changes his methods of warfare, leay-
ing tile spade, sending back the knapsack, and
IN light marching order, moving Immediately
upon the enemy. Mcclellan says that Hooker
and Reno stormed the height, and we are glad
to know that in the army of the Potomac, at
last the strategy that pursues rapidly, attacks
hereely, and follows up hotly, is naugurated.
we can now look forward with confidence to a
vigorous and successful fall campaign, cam
palgn which will be successful because it is Wig
orous, and again have our hopes revived that
the rebellion will soon be crushed.
We hope, however the government and the
people will keep in mind that one victory, the
defeat of part, or even the whole of a rebel
army, the successful repulse of traitors inya-
ding loyal States, is only one step forward in
the work of suppressing rebellion. year ago
the destruction of the rebel army at Manassas
would have been nearly the death blow to trea.
son, butt it will require much hard fighting
and the scattering ofmore than one army of trait
ors to restore the South to the Union. If Gen.
McClellan's victory is as complete as we have
right to infer from the official bulletins, it only
makes succession of such blows the more nee.
essary immediately, in order to get the full ad-
vantage of this one. The rebels while pursu.
ing Pope fought necessarily for nearly week
and showed how promptly their military STRAIT
egg followed up an enemy when they had him
at an advantage, and in this respect we may
wisely follow their example.
The Government and the Generals who have
the charge of the war, have at their command
an immense army, complete in all its depart
ments and supplied with abundant material of
war. That army has been raised and put in the
~ O1 '"N o~piooc pun pose VI uSHIlnR treason
and crushing it under the iron heel of war. A
fall and winter campaign ought, with this ma
terial, to DO the work, and will unless the peo-
pie and the Government think more of celebrat-
ing victories, and congratulating each other
over rebel defeat than they do of following
blow with blow until treason is driven bowling
into the Gulf. If tie tide is now turned in our
favor let it sweep with full current southwark,
and if victory does not follow victory let it not be
because the rebels are suffered to gather up anv
sha ttered forces, and organize them again into
formidable army. Let US hope that McClelan's
rapid pursuit and severe punishment OF the reb.
els III Maryland signalizes the Inauguration, in
The cabinet and in the field, of vigorous cam
paign that shall indeed push treason to the
wall, and, as did the gallant Hooker and the
lamented Reno at the passes of The Blue Ridge,
carry the heights Of rebellion by storm.
The Halowell Gazette says that Gen. Butler
wears steel breastplate, extending from his
neck to his thighs, and that he has never been
without it since his arrival in Naw ORLEANS