The national Republican., 1862-10-16
THE POSITION.

advance Of the rebel General Joe Johnston |
upon Manassas, while It's second edition con
taios nothing but an elaborated announcement, |
Of the discovery, that this rumored advance is |
a bumbug. Making newspaper, without pews
is making bricks without straw. When the |
armies on the Potomac shall actually move, |
editors hetesboub will have something else TO
do than to set up pins trumore) in the morning
Tor The sake Of knocking them down In the
afternoon.
The draft was to come OF yesterday In Prince
George county, Maryland. Under spprehen
sious Of resistance from the ,ecessionists, an ad
squats military force was sent there to enforc.
obedience to the laws.
There is no confirmation Of the victory Of
General Buell. in Kentucky last Saturday, which
was announced by special dispatch" to the
". Y Herald.
Richmond papere 10 the 9th instant, have
been received. They admit terrible defeat at
Coriuth.
The Wing says:
The telegram which reached US yesterday
leaves no doubt that the conflict at Cornth
was obstinate and bloody. Nor, unhappily,
does 1t leave room for doubt that our forces
were defeated-badly defeated and driven back
many miles from the field Of battle. IL the re
porter has not exaggerated the facts, our losses
have been reduced TO brigades, and brgades
10 regiments. Several distinguished officers
were killed, others wounded.
"What results are to flow from this un,rward
event we cannot, as yet, rightly estimate. II
. plain, however, that the Immediate o. ! CT Of
"ur movement has fs-lled; aId that the pIaa 0.
our Camp tign in ihs Mis.issippi has been seri
'lsy disturbed. Energy, courage and skill
may repair our losses and atone for our de feat;
out We cannot disguise the fact that we have
received a very embarrassing and annoy ing
check"
The ErImtner says:
"It is much feared that the effect on the
campaign In the West will be considerable and
disastrous. Unless Rosecrans ia very badly
crippled BY bis own losses, he may now fui IN
hts junction with Buell. without interruption.
Subsequent operations may force Gen. Bragg
to retro from ground be has taken in Ken
tlcky.
TN word, the reccnquest of Tennessee
ard Kentucky IS greatly endangered by this
-vent, unless some stroke Of generalship and
enterprise allure back fortune speedily to
the Confederate standard IN the West.
" We must reflect, also, that this event Is
veil 0,ted 10 revive the dropping adhereuts
NJ the Federal Government IN the Northern
states. Comitg next to Lse's retreat from
Maryland, with no intervening victory Of the
Confederate arms, they will suppose ii an in
d,catior that luck has once more turned In
their favor. II Is the hrst occasion on which
they have been able to hold their ground
against aby considerable bcdy OF Southern
troops unassisted by their fleet; and however
great the disparity Of numbers may have
oeen, the result will reassufe, for the mo-
ment, those who have been for some time
xell satisfied that all pitched battles between
Northern and Southern men, IN which the
haVA that ldvap,ifipua as
must necessarily end II victory to the South"
Gen Grant, in this case as last winter ct
ort DonelsoD, is the mau who has turned the
Tide of rebel successes.
simultaneously With this great disaster to
he rebel cause at Cerinth, 10 the overthrow 1t
has me, with 10 the Northern elections. 1t
c-yer .siGs but II pours.
To understand what was 10 store for us, IN
.ess something lad hlppened to damage the
prospects Of the rebels, v copy the following
tsom the repcr, Of the speech Of John Van Bu-
u, nade ut the great Democratic meeting In
New York on MoGday evening
we propose 10 have vigorous prosecution
Il the war now; and in my judgment, Mcclellan
ought 10 be Authorized 70 march to Richmond
aGd take the capital. King tho enemy cap.
wa 10 Inc LatuI Iehbus pldSo III tNcTy war
say It Is. If nut the end Of the war
tie patgra! resting place In the war; and after
that will bs the time, In my humble judgment
70 treat Of peace and to determine what ought
10 be done. And am just as well prepared
""v 20 say what ought TO be done as should
q then. ] believe a convention should be
allied. believe our Southern brethren ough,
~ be invited TO such convention. ] believe
that when Richmond is ken, they will be sat
l.ted OF their inability TO contend with the gi-
gantio RESOURCES u me free and loyal States OF
this Union. They have suffered predigously
and must suffer more. will not believe tha,
they have utterly forgotten the glorious and
not believe ths, they are Wiling to reiinq qu,.b
their share In our common heritage Of fame.
will not believe that they will consent to see
this great, model Republic, starting in It's Ca
reer and challenging the admiration of the
world. and being the hope and light Of free ON
throughout The world, strangled in its Infancy
believe that under those circumstances they
would come into convention; that we could
agree 10 live together under ths Constitution
as it 10, or with more distinctly defining wha,
the Constitution now IL. And II they will moi
consent then know that am IN favor Of 5,
anIeL I!ng the Constitution M to let them go
saying 10 them, In the language of the gallan
Scott, Hayward sisters, depart in peace"
John Is !ess cautious than some Of bis asso
citter. III. he ou!y expIer-es ideas which hsv'
been uuivertai among th. m from the beginnin.
OF this war. To wear out the patience and eI
bausL the resources the country by delays
and then close the contest by yielding to th'
rebels every thing they want, Or permitting
them TO establish en Infamous confederacy
with human slavery Tor it's corner stone thi
has been the too well under Istood programme.
1t will fail to be realize but not without cosl
ing the nation thousands OF millions Of treasuI
AID hundreds OF thousands Of lives.
M. Van Buren l. too frank to keep up ,t
face Of ,nst rally.cry Of bis parly-"tbe Coz
stitutior IS is" Mr.. Van Buren, Is for a II
Constltuslen, mado 10 suit the STAKEHOLDER
Just as bis friouds 10 Congress we're, during Il
session ot IetO !. The Constitution, as OF
fathers made IT, did not sutt them. They wan
ed d new Constitution, ~ he repodelled b
John J. Cfittepdsn aud others, aud they no
excuse, If they do not justify the rebellion, b.
laJss these changes were rejected by the coul
Try. The Constitution as u is as q rallyeI
for such men, is not 10 the above beard style
John Van Buren,.
These DolltIcians are destined TO an euti