Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-02
THE CAMPAIGNS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA ANT
EASTERN KENTUCKT-TORY VIEWS OF tF
FAIRS-THsY ACKNOWLEDGE THEMSELNES

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] WORSTED-THE NOTORIOUS JENKINS"
tCosrrsp,nience Cincinnati Commercial
ltwas Npry serious mistake, the part Of Generals
aud Nelsou, II have acted upon the presump
that Foyd snd Jenkins would 90 ino winter quar-
terS.' or that they would he idle
| POyts residence is at Abingdon, and jenkins on the
Ohio river. Floyd the principal owner OF the "Wh.
/ field properly on the Big Sa dy. Did generals
suppos, that these chiefs would not prosecue the
rebellion NGh all the energy and desperation Of lon
VINO bFagely kuOS that their lvrs and ali that they
| have, or hope for, appcTtin to their cause,
1.-THE K,uaWha campaign ia by suce rs and
GaaJ vi Gen. Nelson Pikcvie, IA the valley OF Big
Sandy ha. bean followed the serious disasters
| 70 th. Ulon of tha: Tgion.
John 5. Wilkins assisted b. Jddge Brrls and Cononr
Meui!ss, has gathered uphs that dispersed by
Gen. Nrlsoa as Ivy Noun ain he s laying waste tn,
upper region OF the Licking, whilst Humphrey AarshG
At the besd OF two or three regiments with full bat
| srS OF artIlyry, st PIesionburg. Is --ll
The Floyd nd JJhnsons forces are further down tn,
Sandy, GdyGncug uDOH Louisa. Before this shall be in
Driut t is most likely that they will have ken poses-
sion OF that place To oppose the advance Of these
forces the mouth Of the B Sandy there is only the
7th Kentucky reg Of Col. Iors L)uisa. l,s-
erday he sent the sick ard wounded Of his TO Cat.
ettshurE and il snnpn7ed that be will be compelled
retreat for he has ouy ,OO elisent meP aud artl-
/ lery.
| when G an Nelson's brigade was atPkavills, General
Rls Grams WhOc army the ktnAwha. Had be
D even pNSltu tue man column iOrNHrl, ana ~ fNNl
would have gwen him hattie, coutoued 20 push him
back until he had driven him into the Valley of VrG-
ui hou ~ Rlsccrans might hava taken possession OF
the railroad which CONNECTS Virginia not only with the
South bat with the W,s: and the main dependence OF
the rsb-l army Supplies. BV this move he would hay'
cut or ieir supplies aud Al the time given prote-
on to the loyal people Of E,st Tennessee and saved
Eastern Kentucky from the ayages of the enemy.
! T5c Kanlsha and the Big Sandy campaigns are &C.
kpowledyed failures Tne only results of the movements
the ,nasha is the possession Of that Yaley, whs
the Hig SANDY region Is in much condition than
It was when Gen. Nelson's brigade ordered there
Nothing has vet been giined by the operations OF
my IL all this regioo, cNceP. the possession of
strip along the HanN Sha and the Ohio river.
no reb chiefs, Floyd aud Jenkins hav" undisputrd
s-ion of this great mountain region Of Vrgiril, AID
')S making Uf51siye movements in Kentucky -
Iey NrTc only kuOsn as politicians, before the
ncenent Of the r,bellion. They were, however.
I'd With the country and the people. They, a.
'Ptcd mod of warfare. suited 10 the chaTlc-
people. TlcV have succeeded by guerilla aud
Hence il s a useless waste OF labor ard OF
attcmp. TO move against them in large bodies.
II We have not becn mofe successful. We
b. ned their tactics. Guerilla must be met
vi and ambuscade with smbuscade.
! the quieer parts Of that region have not
/ vet ancr either OF the disposition, or of the
ah'h 'tral power to give them protection.
! while 1undAnt evidence Of the powers Of the
! rebes, 'o'ectou or for destruction. In tho
CONNER he rebellion the Union leaders were
! either d. Imprisoned, terrified into ncqucs
cence. ! uy for individuals TO submit--
| This they enerally done.
Whole have been plundcred of THEN
means oil su her stock driven oiG to feed he
rebel armies 81 OBI c,ed 10 being thus gobbS j
he was sez ID GIMP Gr forced into the ar.
my. A1solui, PitYsls ,helP No Judge Ju ;.
tice Of the Pea, 5b6SyiI oticoF has exercised his
functions for mC-e tia a. months past There ia no
law but that Of tie ST., - Murder End rapne f.rr.
ish with mPunity Tie malls are cut cil they see nono
hit Richmond papers The people told by the rebel
officers that the United Satrs Government is oyerhrou
aud bio ted out t' told is quite generally b, lie,
ed hy large sec iOns o the mountain people of Virginia
TIL people are being rapidly educated by ther head
ers in the business o. rluderiug, When that shall brr
their sett habit ss It that Of the Scottish
Highlander, aud they onOe get into the WRy of making
forsys into she fre regions OF Herucky anduto III.
valley oi tins Ohio, iOT means OF sub stauee then will
life and propr,y he worthless and droary thinca
The prediction OF Alexander II. Sephens that the war
would bo Transferred TO IN, bordars and along the Ohio
river il in sense iuhllec The enemy is advancing
down the SANDY.
L,st night the forces urder Colonel Moore retreatel
from uiss, down the Sandy 70 the Ohio river at CAT.
lettsburg : ''.
Colonel Moore is known to be man Of prudenre Ind
courage aud would not &C. iaShlV. The Portyseeond
Ohio regimen, has just passed up the riyeP thispace
which is two miles below Catletshurs 1t is presumed
they TO reinforce Colonel Moore, and thai they VIII
diseubtrk At the mouth fthe Saudy-he point Of daa.
geS-snd not pass on to Gllipols, did the FG-ty first
regimen Gm datcy after ,ho raid upon GnyandSlte
and report everything safe along the bordir" whan in
fact, they knew nothing about it's real situation. :;
Corr, 81, ,udeace OF the Cincinnati Co ume,sal -.
FGASeFoRr, KY. Dec..l9
II the agitation Of The negro qlesio s KEEP, up by
the radicals in Congress- fear that We viii lcse strength
10 this Sate Although il no lst reason tT opposing
the Government and s policy, fear that, u radical
cou-cls prevail much moral, II physical. support