Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-19
Sacrifices and their Fruits.
BY HORACE GREELEY.

A full year has now elapsed since the
American Republic found itself clenched in
fe-and death grapple with the SlaVehol
dorS' Rebellion. A year of varying fortunes
yet of steady augmentation in the magui-
tude of the contest-of stunning and shame
full disaster as at Bull Run, of complete aud
overwhelming triumph, as at Port Royal,
Roanoke Island, Fort Donelson aud New
Orleans. On the whole, no one can deny
that the net result of the years struggle has
been decidedly favorable to the National
arms. The rebels DO not this day hol
foot of ground that was ours twelve months
ago; while among the trophies Of our inter
vening triumphs are numbered the greater
the Southwestern half of Kentucky, the
larger portion Of Tennessee, a good share
of Virginia nearly the entire sea-board oi
North Carolina, the entire Sea Islands of
South Carolina, Fort Pulaski, commanding
the entrance TO Savannah, Georgia, Ship
Island on the coast of Mississippi, the city
of New Orleans with Baton Rouge and
other points in Louisiana, and the whole
course of the great Mississippi, through the
heart of the rebel region. On the whole it
may be safely said that one third of the
Rebel territory has been suhjugated and is
this day held by the National forces, though
the traitor chiefs were enabled by conscrip.
tion aad military exactiops to strip most ol
it of men and food prior to sulrendering it
Still, exhausted as it is, the region from
which their futurerecruits and supplies must
be drawn is very sensiby diminished.
These advantages have not been lightly
gained. On the contrary, they have cost
an immense outlay of treasure and blood
Not less than One Hundred Thousand sol,
diers have laid down their lives in attesta-
tion Of their fidelity to the Union and its
| law ful authority. Half these have died in
battle or of wounds dealt by mortal foes;
as many more through wounds, mutilations
rheumatisms, and other chronic Affections
bear in their bodies honorable attestatior
of their devotion to the Union and TO Free
! dom.
The interval between Bull Run and tht
retreat from the Chckahominy marks al
era in the life of the Nation. Though
short year in time, it is an age in events
In either case, a portion of the Federal ar
| ulJ VI EdoL lOuuu ltoSll OSS6b OJ u SOuCSli
tration of all the Rebel armies that coulC
be assembled Qutnumbered and overborn
the UnioniSts IecoiIed from Bull Run il
wild panic and ran twenty miles like sheep
though no one was pursuing. The defea
was of small account, but the flight was
burning disgrace. We were not conquered
but we were humbled aud belittled in th'
eyes of all mankiud,
Eleven months intervene, aud the rebel
renew against US the strategy which hac
once stood them in such stead. Having
distracted US to the utmost by an lrrpptlol
down the Valley Of the Shenandoah and
pretensc of assaing the army covering
Washington, they silently and rapidly ccI
lect all their armies eastward OF Georgia
with large detachments from that of Beau
regard in the Southwest, and hurl them i
solid mass Two Hundred Thousand stron
upon the army of Geueral Mcclellan hefor
Richmond, where disease, hardship, an
constant Skirmishing had reduced our effet
tive force below One Hundred Thousanc
Two days of severe though partial oontic
render il morally certain that our positio
cannot be permahently maintained withor
heavy re-enforcements that are not prompt
atlainable. Gen. Mcclellan decides on
Z Aank movement TO the back OF the JAM