The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
The Position in Virginia.


tory. 1t does Mt announce continuous Veto
riee as We desire, nor does 1T give such detail
Of the position OF affairs, of the strength Of on
forces, or of the supposed strength of the rebels
as 10 quiet the public mind, OF to reassure it
and revive US al from The depression into which
We are naturally enough plunged by the intelli
gence of Pope'S retreat, following 80 soon upon
his bulletin of victory There has been heavy
and bloody fighting in the vicinity of the ole
battle-ground of Bull run for some days, and il
may now be going on. Our brave boys havt
stood against the enemy and beaten them, and
the next day been compelled to fall back in face
of that same enemy powerfully reinforced. How
1t happens that the enemy, IA hundred miles
away from their Capital, and moving through a
country just occupied by our forces, and away
from their base o! operations, can be more read
lily and speedily and largely reinforced than our
own army, fighting so near Washington and the
whole federal army in Virginia that the can
nonading can be heard at the White House, and
by every division and brigade in our army, is
not so easily explained. We trust there is no
blame any where, but we greatly fear that
there is terrible culpability some where, or a
lack o! swift and effective generalship, that is
costing the Nation a terrible sacrifice.
1t is hardly time now, however, to form a
judgment, but it Is worth while to watch care
fully and jealously those VINO have at their COM
mand the unstinted resources of this nation
in men and means. If the rebellion can succeed
in front of Washington, it is quite idle to be-
leve that there is not ulpability somewhere.
We do not believe, however. that it can gain
anything more than 1t has already done, and
henceforth We expect to hear of the rebels re-
treating, pressed by the overwhe ming force OF
our concentrated armies. They have made a
bold, even reckless dash for victory before our
new troops get into tho field, and they have not
yet entirely failed in this offensive movement
But i, does not seem possible that our army in
front of Washington, and SO along down to the
Rappahannock, numbering as it must 200, 900
men, is not sufficient u nder good Generalship to
turn back, and utterly defeat this rebel army
gained victory on Friday, and would have re-
peated it on .day had he been reinforced,
Before this his army must have been doubled,
and We but hear good news from it then.
Let US wait in hope.
RUTLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
We understand that the Board Of Managers of
the Rutland County Agricultural Society, in
view of the unhappy condition Of the country,
and the existing excitement at the present time
in the State of Vermont, do not deem it in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the people of this
County that the Fair of said Society, advertised
at Rutland Thursday and Friday, September
4th an 5th, should he held. The Managers
have therefore decided not TO hold Fair, until
| 1868, at such time as shall be fixed upon by the
Board OF Managers at meeting to be held in
January next. All interested will take due no.
tice and govern themselves accordingly.
LIE NOMMhND IN lily lOllOWlhS
official order settles pretty much the state of
the army commands in Virginia. and does no,
make Mcclellan quite Commander-ln-chief:
WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 80
The COMMAND OF THE ARMIES OPERATING IN
| VIRGJNIA-Gen. Burnside commands his own
corps except those that have been temporarily
detached and assigned to Gen. Pope.
Gen. Mcclellan commands that portion of the
army of the Potomac that has not been sent
forward to Gen. Popes command.
Gen. Pope commands the army of Virginia
and all the forces temporarily attached to it.
All the forces are under the command Of
Maj Gen. Haleck, General-ln Chief
(Signed,) e. d. TOWNSEND,
A. A.
The impression would be, after reading the
above order, that Gen. McClelans command
had not been very much enlarged, and that TIT
strategy on the Peninsula had at last got int
disrepute at Washington.
Gen. PORES PAPERs.-It is now denied b,
the Washington correspondent of the New Yorl
Commercial Advertiser, that the rebels, in thei
raid on Catlelt's Station, captured Pope's pri
vate papers. The correspondent of the New
York Times also says: