The New York herald., 1862-09-21
OPINIONS OF the RICHMOND PRESS,
The Advance OF the Rebels into E-aryla nd !.
LEr0M the Richmond iiisnatcn Snnt IL

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From the Richmond dispatch, Sept. I3
There are tmid persons who still determine consi sr
this last movement Of General Lee full OF dang
Ttat is dangerous 10 pfain cret IS true ENOUGH No
military operation ever can be- onroly des-
any man to play and of Of its per
| iecHy sale. Washington thought to he a cautious
eamanaer, com ana 10 certain csent no was 50 Yet his
lively in the battles Trenton and Princeton hazar
dons movements He had choice OF evils before him
both OF these occasions He could either remain quiet
Philadelphia with beaten and disheartened army, and
wait for the enemy 10 bcslege him overwhelming force
which he certainly would have done rs soon as the ice
broke up, or nc could run the risk OF being cut of
| by crossing the Delaware, and carrying the war
lnto the very heart OF the cnemys camp. In the
| first case, destruction slower, but IL was in
evi;ablc In the last there fair chance
rcss lie chose the bodcr and generous aiterna
tive. and he completely successful. Fortune never
smiles on any one who IS not willing to hazard something
| in order 10 obtain her favor,
Gen Lee not in tho condition Of Washington He
had been victorious until applause for victories achieved
ha no doubt begun to pail upon his taste He had just
dao';ci tbs enemy series or battles remarkable for
their br'iancy and effect The dangerous position
he could have assumed, under such circumstances,
| one abcn IMPLIED inacton II he had fallen back the
enemy would have advanced, reinforced. upon
the Rapp hannock and reoccnped all his old stons.
u he had remained stationary his position would have
! been ;icntics. with that OF army last year. We
have always maintlncd, and still maintain, that the
true danger ~ that army lly in It's inactivity after the
battle o Manassas II would not have ben, as far
have ever been able 10 understand tho matter. half
50 dangerous to have crossed at Maryland.
where II would have met nothing but troops tho
roughly demosazcd by the defeat they had lately
tne. ana ready to fly al the iil> crack Of gun by
fpnsning stationary at Manassas, with the Rsupahin
mock and James both its rear and both accessible TO
tn cncmys gunboats, il time % that enemy 10
cover from his ninc to make soldiers out Of his recruits
and T. threaten i. on front lnk and with
hundred thousand Thai escaped distraction ,os
cl1t an.ng he aciss Of Ibis ,odr. which has bea
f,s fti In strange Vni ne ceny beer guided by
rc d,acts Of fe most ordinary sarcsg, ali
ta9 0es Of Genrot Jvt,son-gre then ar knoon n
b. cud hare z:rtcd I'd it fsa lis fc,ttts position And
u precisely such position should We be had General
Lee halted second time at Manassas
,Jii. Lei has mad
ba is sdgIcious, and justified bv ne highest mt1dry
tiotcs There are precedents enough in its favor and
perhaps shalt be excused for citing two three of
them.
In the italian campaign OF 1900 while the Austrian
General Meas engaged the siege OF Genoa, the
First Consul Bonapartc led army through Switzerland
the great ST. Bernard down the valley of the Dora
greater part OF Piedmont in his He then crossed
tie Pc, cut on his retreat 70 Germany intercepted his
10 fight the fatal battc OF Marengo, in such position
that while hghting facing bis country instead
stead Of in his front. The result was amstice by
which tho Austrian army became, TO all ntents, prison
crs Of war; so far as any operations in Italy were con-
| cerncd.
In the campaign or 1905 General Mack marched into
Bavaria with an army Of 50 900 men, and made his head
quarters at U,m The Emperor Napoleon induced him
believe that he intended to invade Germany by tho
which through the Back Forest and passes through
that town He made preparations to repc attack in
front but like Pope he left his tako Of Itself
leaving Eve six detschmens Of several thousand
each different points between himself and Vienna
poeOn crossed tho Rhine at I've different points, at each
| of which his army was marching TO Macks rear, and
avoiding Ulm altogether Each Of his corps fell upon orc
OF Ma k's detachments and after these had all been
routed they concentrated in his aud forced him
surrender This has always been locked upon as ons Of
m, boiiest and at ihe same time abest military oners
tors OF modern times.
wick moved towards the frontiers with the intention
invading France probably, Or, at rate, because he
thought French would by the route he was on
inasmuch as they had come that way in tho years
Napoleon passed him on his left by different road
turned him completely and forced the passage Of the
cations destroyed his stores and forced fgh, the
battle OF Jena with France in his rear, and Berlin which
| he was to protect, 10 his front.
General Lees movement bles these, and is, nc
doubt, made with similar Object in view.
| The Movement OF the Rebels yorthwa I'd
| From the Richmond Dispatch. sept. IL
For year and hal. the South stood upon the do
ensive, and contenied Itself with parryipg the blows
aimed against il by gigantic adversary. Thanks 10 thu
protective hand OF Providence and the unsurpassed hero
| ism OF gallant and devoted people The rushing tide
invasion has been rolled back aud victory after victor,
| lumned our banners But the successive retreats o
returned az regularly as il has retired and bads far e
be ~ everlasting recurrence IN the meantime larg
portion Of territory has been oxpssed to the ravage
Of brutal foe. and outrages committed upon peaceful
and unoiending citizeis which would have dis
graced the barbarian Of the Dark Ages I'm
rccity Of the foe, until he heart ~ civilization
has been ckened by the cruel which they hav
committed. and from which age have escaped
Ba ne rcar has nor ossun. as,o phase The victories
which Providence has vnuchsaicd have enabled
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now transferred from Virginia the soil of down rod
den Maryland where the FIRST blood in the second
Independence spilled, and where kindred and gal
liant people have been made 70 suer every evil and hun
lia,ion which could be inflicted by foe boscd witt
triumph and demonac with malice ara revenge Th
hour Of Maryland deiverance long deferred has CONT
AZ last The Confederate armies npon her coil, and
noble ueore long crushed unfer the heel Of despotsm
viii coon have the opportunity Of rising upon iher ty
aud melting out to them with compound interest th
just punishment Of their crimes.
Wth me dttueronce ot Yciydad uta come Ndf Of WeS
pyyiaio and glorious I'D Commonwealth cii
70. trust tsoone "one ard tndristte," IN oon as ~
hart. The meet Of domestic traitors viii be summary
routed out aud the gallant mountaneers will rally thi
defence Of their liberties and swell the columns ~ thu
fhe REDEMPTION of our whole land and fer righteous
button upon merciless aud inhujnan foe We have
&c shadow Of doubt that Western Virginia VIII lonl
break the shackles which bind her hands and that ou
sister Kentucky with the advance of the Army Of tho
will shake on her gnomnious bondage and stand proud
ly erect, redeemed, regeneraee and dsenh
TAey hass h1Asrto know~ nothing " 6a through ~
. ss @ ps % s "a. ~a s.sa r. s,a ss ~ s ~,
nsy,d field desoioted. no tocn ard Va hsipess nhos
tints bopbuvdef They will now be permitted TO tast
some Of the peculiar sweets Of the strife ard carrag
which they have invoked. and whist we shall not mIta
their violation II the rules o humanity and civize'
warfare, that generals will prove tLenseve
as sagacous thorough and vigorous ~ war OF invasion
as they have already been In war " defence 10 ha
event Ltnolns isres Of stE huaared thousand
troors sH be scattered ~ irstHed teyans IKE ctof
tto, ~ nhr gtnd and ne tc,as n pedes "ictied 70
ho1h, mi l1tfsus igoH siJoi t@ e,on soil.
We have 10 apprehension hat the change from Dc
chce to the aggressive will increase the appetite Of III
| Northerh rcoIle Tor this We have already ha,
evidence enough That their security has stimulated
them to hcfcased ieioefy ard revenge. Tney hav
prved Themselves insensihle tn the dictates of honor
Jrstcc an1 cOmpassdn ald men who arc calous
III rntes can only he operated upon by their fears.
alg nle.' can reach their undertaking but bayonet
, aud cunon ~ their own thresholds, and no de,erce
4 tn on,b inspire them With respect but that whic
~ hfutilcs hem gnder heir own roof trees ard make
o lhrm realize in their own persons and propcrty M
1 | horrors they have visited upon Son'hcfn soil
Now u tho time 10 strike the telling and derts,v
blows OF The war. Oar generals Impressed with IN
fact soldiers burn with impacncs rct,,so uo