The New York herald., 1862-12-22

tain ad the rayagesf war are more clearly erceptbe
has bis story Of horsss and kus stolen by the YaSkees
and cornneds and forage deyGa,ed By both armies a
such is the wealth Of nature hss that after two brief
years Of peace the whole face Of the valley would smile
ssof yore and little visible sv:denct OF the shock os
men would remas 70 tell the tale In a shor time the
two forks Of the shenandoah will scarcely be rordable
and the between the forces Gcrdonsvle
and the forces n, wrctestcr be sustained BY roads
asnsf w tae va4ey report rSpressas Generai Mc,eI
Ian as shraLenng e advance 70 Bea aud Loveltsv e,
on the eastern side OF the Re Ridge II viii be obviously
danserous, even though the Potomac may be ever 50
deep. Cor hii 70 laye General Jackson and General j. T.
u Stuart or the western slope of the Blue Ridge: bu
any he win dpd "a far cry from I0vettsville TO
Richmond. Any advance from this quarter would be
laughed At in this city were not simultaneously
taned by thresonsd advance from Suffolk and Peters
burg. te ta
Il woald appear that the campaign n Kentucky IS
garded witt hery disaprontm mt upon both sdes iAc
generals a comuaand--6eAcrais iifags and Bael ARE
universally condemned by their respective parties Geu
Buell. has been dercsed BY the federals " favor OF Gen.
Gssssra1 laa m. naIs s are nere u % a Gy sas.
desirable canno, be denied, but where he can be
snd Is s a;a ~ = sag rssps s the Ssan gsssT
appointed IN General Brages Place but. although
General Johnston is here. aud 10 have wcnder
health is strong snongh yet TO enable him to take tho
field Tue presence OF many OF the leading generals in
Kentucky, it i idie 10 deny tha: ,htre hss been
disappointment here at her disioyay 70 tic South
o sIea ta, "a State whose ard senpts al raw
tate soathwars shoald stlil cling 70 the unon, sghe1
tho niou is hpe.css and discredrcd. aud should r
vain effort efter noutraiity subject her fields deyagta
ton At the hands Of both armies The condition u hcn
lucky II the war lasts next .eas, WI DO appalling On
autumn With ID, sa.h is Is doubu. whether AIS az
tempt 10 carry the further would have been rsado
/ by the North E,t IL Kentucky and Maryland material
considerations wea.,h sn comfort have outweighod sl
othor inilu3nces. IL the fret u VIII be secn whether
less sh0r'ss rocy though more as,ardols at the
outset would not even,raiy have proved ruch safer il
the second must be retnerAbefed that enough
encouragement yss asteaed d the rss effort Of The con
gfrliln NJ
tonl the future It's hard 20 cxpsc, tin. State
which, like Virginia, ias corno the burden and Of
the war which has laid bare her bosom TO the snsr
and sabmted TO sacrifices hardly paraieed earth,
Should look with patience upon tie ukewarm zeal Of
vice equal tp her hearts ODD. ia the annals OF the
Old Dominion there will be 10 lo'tic- than that which
tells how month after .nnnsh the war which established
Tie independence Q. tc south was fought IN her willing
ao, how iec and Jackson and Stuart and hundred
battle acld rivers q she be blood q Virginia freely
shod rather than abandon the tito 10 inaesnece which
nds rs expression ia her fierce motto d Sc .psr
| tgranHfs"
But IL as is asserted the snrts Of General Erasg Ia
Kentucky have resulted on. " the capture o. large
ing back lno will br able 10 give coed
count Of Nashville aud 70 rcscle that unhappy city f
drained the cup t. the dregs For long rnc past II has
been the rosicy OF the Coasderates intercept al
tedsral garrison crs's.in i. is said 900 men TaIs
policy has been met by parties On Tho part cf the
yns na and :rvg o ny as hem hem
rgthessy seized, ard Southern ezaspersi.n has been
bitterly knied aga;rs, The Yankees Of Nashville. who.
ia addition to soizng M maDasr Of sup ios are said TO
have possessed themselves oc jsScls ornaments silk
dresses extent Az these Incidents have
Il seems probable ,la, although ba.od in Kentucky
General Bragg army, OF sInaii portion Of ~ will raaSs
short work with the garrison at Nashville aud either
compel them surrender took place Harps.'s
Ferry--or prscirta;c eight is strange it SHOULD
New Orleans BY tyrants Ike Batter should be calculated
10 awaken sentiments Of affection ia hearts estranged.
Upon recent day no less than 900 persons went to
solcmniy that !sey were enemies 20 the United
states AMI registered their property Cor him 70 rorx bs
will upon.
Iu respect tsre need I've i,le snzeiy entertained
in Europe sbou' the rcniraas proclamation in which
rresdon. Lincoln that aite the lsi Of January
all slaves n the SateP theu in rebellion will hc set
free From the very nrs. dawn OF tha that pro-
olamaton has been practically enforced There remains
no power 70 enforce il January, 1888 which not
invoked and employed IN January, loe2 Wherever the
the eager dcs,re of officers and appears 20 have been
z" "rgn or the slave lcpaaii n Again aud again ra.
ons have been served GU. 10 large bodies Of runaway
negroes. For instance. there were two thousand run
aways lately assembled and fed by the federal govorn
mont at Harpcrs FERRY This circumstance only renders
certain the original impression entertained with
respect TO this proclamation. that Il esteemed ms Of
Importance this continent and put forth only 70
catch English ard French appreciation Bat ia tue South
such Is the exasperation against The ysnIeeso oc s
the estimate Il hs acts and nietonsthat IL is almost
universally believed that the unfortunate African
viii he secretly sold by the federal government IN
IL
crippled, aged or useless negro is never tempted
into Freedom By the federal troops. But il must be con-
nss 'ss Ss YER sr IF
ing instance o. the popular Southern creed as - the
mingled canting hypocrisy and knavcry o the Yankee,
it s asserted chat in the wallet Of federal soldier
Gently killed. in The light at Pocoaliec, Charleston,
was discovered he Seventeen Psa neatly written out
IN the soldiers own hand, and wrapped in live dollar
Confederate note, which proved to he counterfeit.
II Is remarked after the experience Of eighteen months
warfare that tile smooth bo.e rifle is cner lily pre-
Fnnod Spltng-
field The Conederates do not believe in oas Shots and
seldom fire until within two hundred wards of their cue.
my. Atths distance the tendency OF the raed
nusket is 10 throw is ball too high II is assorted that
in the battles around this own traces OF the muskct balls
fired Ly tue Coaicdeiates indicate height OF
from three 10 six feet above the ground, whereas the
federal bullets range At height &C from six 10 Dnc feet.
There Is not question that the vast majority of TIC
federal bullets 90 high above their opponsnts heads The
Soahcner from his earliest boyhccd has am St without
xccrion been accustomed TO the Of aud 70
life in the saddle. The value of thess two accomplish
mens cannot b. oyercstimatod in such as this:
~ this moment rumo.5 have reached rs that General
Mcclellan IL 10 give way 70 Genes al ,ocher Tha' sich
may be the Is ardcntly de~cr Us Sahefn erals.
General Hooker known % hcbraIe and rash-q tcs
wiica were also possessed y &c arsi Iolo Win sucl
army thafo General Me- olita rashrcs Il alncat
ce tain to lead iccrshag disaster ie sst ere lltable
~ the coniedeacy e rciaas how nder al the pressure
OF thcr circumstances i,uhic hscry has never been
sacrificed, thceabcss crtus aci aescr suspended. As
an instance, may mention that there Two cunais
Published daily ~ tbs .oAn which ehinadvert upon tho
President and HE cah c ana iron The Governor or vir
gnia in language which coni ely BE surpassed by
tic Ssw Yoay ltgRnr II has heen E0ld better to put
up with The inco eaieace D; 'hcir stctHges and with
the apr aren't mantle attn d dis ensen ls exhibited
70 tho Moth than to sip niercfn with tue free
dom of the rrcss istt ricct u this tolerance
observed IN Che .a1t that nearly al ts quota ions copi
into the Northern pacrs from tie IjrNncnd prcss arc
extracted from these tsn oaraals, AID ta Appearance II
discussion, which bas existence IL h,,s delsslvc
ly presented T. Northern eyes.
Destruction of the Gunsoat ca fr0 by u
Toriicao.
Captain SefriGse was M ccd - ceniaad o. aa ex,.li.