New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-15
In this they have succeeded, because hey hare


vontoge An army acting on the defensivc in q
own territory, may by retrentine choose It's own po-
tijiOn for bsttle. The invading army must eItner
cease 10 advance, give up ie PROJECT oil conqnelIv
attack il AZ disadvantage III tic strong p0slu9h VIM
IL hes selected Where such retreat Is coi0ue'e III
rood order the re,reatlnQ army gathers strengh day
from tie surrounding country, ana nag li'''e VIM
in procuring provisions, because IL ID uiNh!s ul'"h
friends whose resources lave not been eNu"utsru' A.
On the other hard, The inyaohG I,nS go,cn,
ribes in numbers from having daliy 10 oe,ai Iy'eee
20 Teen omen rs lire Of communication WIN I'VE oa.e
80 o,,cra.ions Braiies, with n the diUculty OF 90
tanning proSiions increases Win eacn auvenec::
,nust procure them from home, from whl'n II IN
hourly receding; for if the rcireairg army has no'
1,tircIy exhausted tie supplies o. tie country
through Which it he's passed. tie people are unlIeiu.
IL and will not bling iuto tie camp OF their eIeies
tie lle that is let. IL they SEND out iorsting par
ties this still further weakens item, ava eAioes
Them TO defamation in detail. Banapare set out Tor
,Io.coyy with hale a million of men, and, II we
Ike not had liile owes lJOOto wte' he aIliVeu
there. Russia, and Ito whole OF Northern Europe,
except Sweden, Norway, and lalland' Is nthu
level io,crfpcrscd with towns and villages. IL hts
roratural strength, aud hence IN past iiIes con
quest in Euro G. with eight exceptions has pro-
cee9ed porthwardlv. Tie COt1cfcrCte StoteS pre-
ssUt cregfer a0fHral oisfar'fs 10 an sfr0dHc amy
tta4 nny equal 1gca cf country on tlc eloLe. Ar
ME, cannot march down orr larie coast. because
OF lie great number OF bays nets creeks, ard NV
RIDGES, inpGssale roads sparse population, ana
scarcity Of provisions.
Tie Nisss.ippi ia narrow, long, tedious, and easily
defended, and It's valley If subject e. overflow. NO
Invading army viii attempt serious invasion IN
that direction. us ar tue Poi'cy TO decoy the
cqrfrg into tie iai,ri0r and then to cui them cB, as
i-sye BrGddoci, aud BWgogHc, and CoTHWGHS,
and Re-, and PGctcsh0Hi, ara 0Nr own traps ~
i4t ,re-gi7dts Of Fi0r'dg. Wien are h0re dcfeoted
end c~,fvrtd tier Qrmios, trlousfCd their Treas
,r, Gid Cared thar spirits by dcfsHsrs w0Iare,
u I 10 limo IT, ~ fo te2.n 10 oc' az tie ~. s'rc,
and 10 iArodr Ihlir fJrffnfv. The NCrih-N est u
as level country rs northern Europe, iecns WIN
provisions, and Gbounds with towns aud villages.
liz population il spiiless rabtle, who lave lew
arns and know little If taeir n,e, and who nre en-
doNed with no sonsc OF Tersoutl or nal nal honor.
The Norl-East rules them with n rod Of iron, ana
by lis protective arIii, ros item Of bali The pro-
cccjs Of their labor. Tiey should wei ONE ne az
delivesers from Yankee loldage rather Than as con.
Quefors. q,
. Clac.nnoti and Ph1a9epiia ere 10th rcok and
iemgfiag go'4ts, end rkcr re hcre rel cb PPed ne
c1teV cstfH eur a. . te'1HaTg, u HH % tI-t IL
tp5,. ouy attc't 9h to those citfs
We need not fear that we shall not have abundsni
opportunities il we viii but tc pruden; aud cautious
to fight them a, advantage. They have undertaken
10 CONQUER ~ @ South q ID must advance. In Mis-
souTi, Kentucky, and NOTih-Nestern Virginia, we
may bide cur time and opportunity, select our posi-
t;ous and hit them only when II ia policy to do
Tennessee. Let them try It. Wien they have
marched through Kentucky, It viii be impossible for
them 10 keep up communication with the North, ard
tleiF Invading army will fall an easy prey to our
iorces.
we must conquer Washington and Maryland on
Virginia soil. Mcclellan IL required by the whole
Moth 10 ad vance. lie must advance or Icsll,n. L.
he, or the General who succeeds him. advances, we
will be sure defeat them az CentIeyie, or MGras-
ear, or al some point between Washington and Rich
mond. 4 kolt-do:cR dJcats i-OHid a0t i1Jnrc ms. A
angle one aOuM rum hCm, and opeH ne tcQy T.
Warrington and Mqrylaad. ne mast trcok up
ter army before an adraHce into Maryland, aud
tifs ftcv mi afford rs an Early opportunity 10
egfot II pe fciH he Jut p9teHf.
Should they 20 into Winter quarters IN Na,lIIg-
ton, tie North VIII that the subugttion Of tue
South il q hopeless project, and the natloIs OF Eu-
rope viii recognize our independence and break up
The Llaekade The press ind the people Of the Sosh
zee this and promise, dornier resort, series OF
brilliant victories. TO be achieved BY land and by sen
within lie next few weeks. They must h1ht NJ
within that tine on orr OWL soii, hnd NJ posiioIs
selected by Ourselves, and defeat us, too, or TIE
ijlvson Of eulngating the South viii pass oil from
ell Northern minds Invasion alone can sublugate a
country; and after line months Of threatening ana
relaration the North lac not advanced ten miles Ia
lort Missouri, Kentucky, Northwestern Virginia,
and Mary land which Offered them 10 rotistaicc
wien the war began. The grand result OF their at-
tempted conquest has been, 40 lar to aod third 70
the numbers and strength Of tboir enelnies
MANY who admit thai IN II both peiilous ana use-
less 20 fer ne ultimate II concerned, 20 at
TENT now 10 "a 10 Washington who see that 10 soon
as We cross the Potomac, We olSlle our s'tehsth,
and have an impossible river behind ~, and Oil co.
emy in superior force before Us, coulend, neverihe
Ices that are IN honor bound 10 htttpt 'he iehei
Of Maryland.
Marching ntober territory win be sure TO transfer
The seat Of war from Nrginia and carry II into her
inidst. She il now comparatively well treated by The
Ter fayor and retain her in the Union. When we At
tempt 10 relieve her by crossing the Potomac, We
shall lace her in the situation of Kentucky, Mis-
soui, Western Virginia aud fairiaI. The Cnionisls
will burn her iarm.bonses and Villages ana towns,
and rob aud Law waste her whole territory; aud her
own citizens, divided in their allegiance, viii ri,e
I'D and shed each Others blood. We can imagine
no situation more dcplorble than would be tlat OF
MARYLAND, If We were now 10 march u part OIL our
amy into her territories. The time has not arrived
wien the Unoni.s would fec from her soil, panic,
stricken nj our approach, ard will not srri until
we have reepacted ON Virginia sol another
Manassas. This we shall almost certainly have an
opportunity 10 effect ere Winter closes.
ohouH are be dceated an Mdrytond, our rhoie
orrey, uRh their ammunition, nould be captured by
the enemy. We might an a short time rtpaU u.
loss of our meme but the loss II our munitioHs q
,gar rould a. Eict vpon rs stunning and appalling
5lou. one detcat az Maryiand rosfd do u, more
harm Man fes an Vrgntd. We hare the eclectic"
oftie 6attie-ground-igiy eloose Norylandf
We caanof conquer The North except by erhdust-
ing II, or IN stirring up dsseasion betVten ne
NSrti. EGa, lat, and No,h-Wet Oar victories
but excite their Indignation increase their energies,
gimulae them 20 enlIst in the army and keep down
sectional and doneftic brOils among them. TO avoid
civil discord by keeping the people engaged IN Tor
elm war, hes been lie common policy and practice
Of statesmen in all agcs and in all countries. 1t 10
thus with the North She fears tie unemployed,
destitute aggressive mobs Of her large cities, and
..nnllr fenrs a rtlrturn with tie North. Wcsi. Shk