Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-29
d0ottrster Daily Spy
THE MILITARY POSITION.

There has been obvious to us for some time
past growing restlessness in the public mind
at the apparent lnaction of our armies in the
vicinity OF the capital; and we confess to hav-
lng shared IN some degree in the general feel
ing of Impotence. But, insufficiently in
structed as to facts important to a correct
judgment on so delicate subject, or of the
opinions of those to whom all the circumstan-
ces bearing on the case must be officially
known, we could not attempt to express an
opinion for ourselves, or to elucidate the mat
ter for our readers 1t is certainly not unnat-
ural that our loyal cOuntrymen who are not
fully informed on all that relates to military
matters, but who may be impressed with the
opinion that every thing Is in a complete state
of preparation for active operations, should
experience disappointment at the long pause
which has taken place in those operations !;
therefore, we have thought it our duty to our
readers to seek from such we'll advised sources
as we could. sufficient information to author.
iZe us to hazard few observations on the
subject.
1t seems to be undoubted that the rebel
army under Gen. Lee is holding position
near Winchester, apparently waiting the ad-
vance of the army of the Potomac under Gen.
Mcclellan. Gen. Lees command embraces
nearly all the ablest generals and the oldest
regiments of the confederate army The
southern authorities have not ,,ro,,aj irsoI,s;
hIo +o tbo ;nnor+on"o f PM, ~
which could nIacn tbo;. or,,,,- -, and;.;
to resist snccessfnllv the orn1y of Con NJ
Clellan to which crd II boS hoo,, s,,,,,,I;sl
with ther host mon and a., obrndo,,ao r. ~
materials of war Haretofnro ,rba thosl +,,,o
armies have mot tho rosnlt hos ,,n,,,1J 5,',
nerata and bloody ord M ons,, -, rs.
ever becn or ran he ovnaotod ~ ha ottoi, n"5
over Los arm, nv, tho ~ t' o1''l,'eo
or anv others of oonol ,n1,Lars T. a"'i.,
soon r. ne hordo,;n9r ON Ell, 49,, "ouio
ience of tba seyen do,,s,s ~, t
sula and atter tho bnyrhla w. pI,l
Tn attnunt m ,o,l,o ON, ,,Io -, 49,
the rebels do NOT figbt woil Will Il r,,,,st La
annarent to all that Rooms eor +,,,N,,t Lot.o0
Al the sangpinarv battle of Antinta3, tba vol
or. dscinIine and nrowess of tbe army, of th,
Potomac we're faxed IN tho ntmost ovtont and
if was onl, Inv the mastery, bondl;r,, of tba 70
servas +oyorSs tho nIosa ~ tLo It'll tIot ,,,,.
general was able To win thn dsv VIII an
army confronting him which has show, ;tsolf
60 noarlv canal to his own an mon, fold. NO
feel ouite snre that those having at Leart t,o
real interest of the country will NOT doSiro +hat
Cen McClallan sbould ;ncontiorsl,, ond LII,
out dino nronaration advanre to rnoct 90 ,,c,,-or
FL ~, o,i,,,, r. = Gov, 49,, I'll
able him r. move for,yard in tho nontida,n,
of virtorv
A haiti l;lxo +ba+ Of Antioto,, could not $40
suIt in anytbipor hm+ boo,, lr ,Iiai l,1.
he sunnlied to render onr armv ~ ettactira as
bafora We bovo 1oorrod +hot tbl -
which was sufficiently cIod far srr,r,a.y,,
camnaign on the npninsnlo was not nrn,arod
for an autnmn and winter march in Virr;aia
and that many were sadly deficient in nToner