Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-26

"A, ,utl,r:lifs have not only declared that the
.l:,s ol Pope are not in force, but have
communicated TO our own authorities the ad-
IL, nal Is IS hat Pope has been relieved from
d. t..r,n.and '.!"i h,* troops assigned TO other
:n-;:s.
&..iiarT' operations are not Conducted IN
!.?2azsI,; cilaucr; nor do generals march
;;.=.r armies about like roaring hons, seek
T.. whom tiiNy NAV devcur;" but accom-
,.:>i their purposes hy pre-arranged cam
:si:u> iag,1s certain and we'll defined OBJ
.e,.S. l.earT.l Lee did not march out of
t.icn:aGi.s: toward, the sources u :he Chicka-
aomny seeking All enEmy; but knowing the
gt>,ti1n oi la. enemy, ne performed those
celebrated n.,%nurreS nv previously ar
j.. ~: plan rvr lila he move MS army 10
i.I.n:n: !!rr;nia. witf,ut first ,,etefmin-
M :, ::,,t would te his rours. upon reaching
l- theatre q, war. 50 also a. ~ his march
mo Mar; ;iap THAI, too, had IN object and
parross being different from what the enc
NV supposed. AZ well t.s what cur people be-
iiertd
r was rot step towards invading Penn
srvaria. .or YET was i: made only to raise
,il, Wand. The real n&jcc's were tine capture
d the Yankee force at Harpet's Ferry and
liz drawing OF Mcclellan out OF Washington,
s.i intellectually the rous!ng of Maryland
,.i,r MS proclamation I" the people ol Ma
-,!ani cce,srd i.is eilcluy and manifested to
H.: wori ;hr difference between it.e Conied-
crs,. u.aincr of conducting the war and that
o Vu: arcr.ies, il completely disguised his
p:uC.ya! 'tI+ct.
lis .rch 10 E,n,lCr.ck and els proclamation
l>.-u,niei :: " Washington brigades and regi
E.s:.:s vi !Iich could have been sent Via Cham
t"r>tm::. ani llagerStcwn 10 the relief OF
!Iarn@rs terrr Had General Lee marched
t!.Tc2;lr on ji.rpeT's Ferry. his design would
;aic teen understood and prevented By the
i,,rl-,.lr e.a:u:sion al the place rnd retreat
IL, Pennsylvania. nr directly, ln Washington.
l.: ,"::!t:.'Y "l.riatrna t''r ;nvst tu:u't"Ha
I.ite i,.av !, ;he shortest way 70 accomplish
a. object: a1d as the final purpose Of every
,-mp4:;a i most carefully concealed, ap-
,..,a"ces aIe in4ie deceptive, and the peo-
y'e &: !.al..= As well as the enemy, arc both de-
c-:;-i. Nov that the capture Of Hsrper's
FrTTr Ald the battle o, $harESl uIg reveal the
5i.ssi ii lae movement into Maryland. every
0T- iaust ai:.re the stragetic talents Of our
distinguished general, and his wonderful
T2wrr c, cnm mbination becomes more apparent
&C. contemplate the skilful manner in
Sc.n n@ i.;ayei McCleI1ah's army. destined
lo,si-iv. ii1rpsr'- Ferry. and postponed the
e:.ra.es,,en! Il, general battle until the beseig
IA iyica Fl On Iiarper's Ferry could come up
Having captured fiarper's Ferry. the cam
,&..,,i csli
IT: then turns on Mcclellan, and fg hts the
tsttlc Ol :;Earpsi'args battle IN which he
tad nothing to lose, but everything to gain;
and in ~hi1ll the enc ' had nothing to gain
,@: eyrfy y,hu,g to .oae. II General Lee had
te=n defeated at SnarpsbuTg nothing would
have been determined by the battle, berause
'y crosS'Hg into Virginia, he Was approach-
Ia ii, tasc oi operations and drawing the
sie!.T i,!rLt,cr AID furt..:- from theirs. Nc
t:.ia1 discovered General Lees design loo
E!2 10 prevent its execution Harper's Fer
r, Sith is garrison, armament, arms. and
stores, al -ll into our hands. glorious
;"s1a;;iat'oii Of 4 s;,icGGid campaign.
lhc first ,aulpsign for trs rcl!et OF Eich-
@c1i. Terminated .l Malvern iI'i' When
-4.',ici;aa rtt-catcd to Berkeley, sen. Lae did
not .ni;ow aud attempt the annibiiation OF the
'e.:rai Army, because it could not have been
':c12 ,l;shcd without corresponding loss 10
o." 0$a army, which might have so weaken
Cd i dat .he .iecorld campaign for the ref!ei
IF ":icsiG.nnd that in Piedmont, Virginia
"oll: r"l have been immediately undertaken.
Ana, s,ain, when the campaign against rope
haSsss, '.vn Lee did rot pursue the shattered
hEuy i" Washington, herause the remnants ct
.ie tTp Federal ..lrlics were not to be de-
piss! u,al,sd iortIncations. But our diStin-
!aished General projected the movement into
Maryland as cover 20 his march against
liarrv.'@ Ferry, ard for .h. purpose Of dInw-
ing M>G.slian out Of Washington. lie mas
entirely succeeded Harper's Ferry has fall
ea, end IcCleilen,eniicei .ixty-frs miles from
Washington, has ktsn defeated. Such glcri-
Gus tri"mpiS should teach our people the ut
EIost reliance on General Lee, and make them
easy even when they do not understand his
movements.
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