The New York herald., 1862-12-12
Rebel View OF the Proposed Attack ON
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CFrom the Richmond Examiner. Nov. "a
appearances have been 30 far strengthened by the dc
velomcut OF new facts that justified IN rdag
the nj Of the Northern army fredericksburg
aaco'er ~ tsrtion 10 dire ne c1pDat5 IN asoaS
sklayd from Hot quarter. None but the aboltionist
gene als now in command, ignorant OF The country, and
spurred forward by their repeated promise take Rich
mond out 81 band ~ ten days could have imagined such
pan They haze drasasd 10 est.T Richmond by e air
lu, ro,lo1d from Wo5inqo Tine rouie by Aqua creek
sad Fredericksburg u certainly the shortest way betwoe
tLe cities II s II fact, the malt route II Is
shorter than the Manassas track and II j. shorter
least miles, than NcCleIsns down the Potomac
into the hay, and the York But, short appears
OF the map and by the surveyors s tape, il may
be safely assumed that il will be a more pain.
I'll pilgrimage than the longest Of all the ways
around. Before Burnside gets very far he will find tha,
there lions in bis patent path 7herv is poia.
hat rosd ichere troops cannot eonceot' rapd
IL thdn he cfc1Hce The federal AM se
neras 10 have supposed that they would with
opposition I'LL they reached Hanover Junction. aud
have doubtless felt some confusion mind ndp2 Lee
before them at Fredsricksburg They have stoned
week near that helpless and indefensble village and. If
tacy get into they VIII hud IL harder leave than TO
eater They have arranged IL ths cabinet that there
would be battle til their army reached Hanover ort
taes stog find Ne piosns around FFeaeitSbve. M> high
Ernts front 1d tA< IN their tdc, the g-es yo.
q Je d,u bd td Ftnlees The whole scheme
freely displayed by their journals the conf
OF success eminonty characteristic o the smart
nation in all creation They undoubtedly inye
NOUS people, but prone a. ingenious people frequently
sclves irnbeclss and idiots.
Neither scoti nor Mctelan nor any other competent,
military leader would counsel undertake march
highly favorable to the drumfners Of she great manuac
turing powers but are less so TO those who walk at the
head ~ heavily armed regiments The vulnerable side
Of Richmond is SILL what military ineilg genos and erpe-
for hundred yeare have onied out her river
Thc British got here that way without much didcuty.
Mcclellan atempted 20 follow their track with hun
drcd and CITY thousand men and would have got here
too. but for 'chickshoni1y" fortunate for that
he found that warder at our gates The interview wiki
that pereosage, and his greeting Of blood AMI mud appear
:, hage given the Yankees 80 gres disgust for the York
sud The James, and the pleasant swsnH between that
IL appeass indeed that they have determined TO give
Che mail Inc trial aud we shouid realty credit their
boldness bpt for the great capacity they pcssess
time 20 OIL the field. Their even II 4, has not
actually reached The SIX hundred Thousand demanded
July, has certainly brought Wo,lg lumber a men
under arms. Mde1 9th u,ir o,o. M, isved SioL,s
oanaoi hare than .yD hundr,i 9ous1nd men ~ mir
army ci hts nsoacnt Abs,racsng from tins huge host
a thai The extravagant caic.a0n can Oreend f,r
the armies ~ the West. and guard " wash naon the
N.rhcfn government SUI aats frpr suDirsa thoa.
sand msn {, thror ~ Richmowf aud however, much the
Bu crior vanr of who ngbi tor oras II ocis
when guded by the sbler generals Of the South, whs
holding the vantage ground nf position there limits
beyond which the weight of nunbers viii tell II
Their Overwhelming numbers that the North are now
det.rmiDtd % rey. Believing that all 5ryerds on the
immeaa'e destruc, ~ Confederate organization
which might be effected Wy the capture Of Richmond
snd tho conquest or virginia they have deter.
minei ~ rush straight forward thrir prize
with al fheF force. BIT Should place this view be-
yond doubt ct us hope that toe government prepared
10 concentrate, nj ceicuce u the capital numbers equal
any army o Yankees likely reach this ID
after tn depletion u the battles and the march which
they must nrst accomplish
Events Indicate The approach u another crisis In our
affairs people who have passed through trial 10
their fortude apd energy such have once had 10
endure might be excused for hoIrng aud believing that
they would know another like IT, Those who lived
IN Richmond last June, and stll lived In Jnly might
reasonably suppose that the bitterness Of death had
passed them, 10 return la those days had but
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