The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-26

A uncent Yankeo View Of Affair."
what IL sold Of Movements In the
Douth, &c.

The New York HsrsIS, Of the Ala INST, con.
tsins some spsculAtions upon tho recent
events Of the war, which probably reflect
the popular sentiment Of the North At this
Juno turs Of affairs, and arc therefore worthy
Of psrnsal. The editorials ought 70 nerve every
Southern man with determination TO d,sap-
point those wild anticipations Of An over.
whelming triumph, and to sustain his coun.
try's cause the more readily in the face Of 70.
verses which give these Northern braggarts
IN opportunity Of chuckling over the expect.
ed downfall Of q tree people. After summing
the results Of the lAte battles, 1t says:
But the prevailing panic which our recent
impcsIns fleets and armies have created
among the rebel leaders and encampmsn y 10
our greatest victory. This panic - IKE that
of an unearthed colony OF faO, scam Petin8
Wild " in every direction, hither ana thitneI,
within a circle Of rat cAtchers, and beaten
back at every point. Our Baltimore CORES
pondent tntor ms Us, for example, tnns ooau-
regard has drawn OF thirty Ihoueano men
that his forces there already amount to Sky
thousand men, and that he Is forsifylng the
place for q stubborn resistance; while. from
o,her sources, II appears more prooaois tnas
Nashville, like Ciarksvtlle, is ~ % ABANDON
oil on the approach OF our forces, ana IN oe
ference to the wishes OF lts citizens.
Next, it appears that the rebels are LABOR.
ing vigorously upon an enlarged system OF
n-fansiye WORKS around Memphis, from
which we conclude that We shall very soou
near Of the eyacuatiOn Of their extensive and
enormous works at OOlum ous, and backing
down on the Mississippi of over two hundred
miles, witho at risking on that river con.
lest with our gun0oats. Butmos' signlncan'
of all are the IN ystertOus movements going on
IN Virginia. luthe rebels nave not abandoLsd
their batteries along the Potomac, they have
very Negligent OF ias M To
battle ut manassas, they are acting very I'm.
wisely in weakening that army Dy the forces
when they ,sre sehding from that point to
Nor In Carolina and Tennessee. II they long
er remain in Virginia, they begin to realize
the fact that they will De expelled or captured;
but II they abandon Virginia there will be
no resting place tor them this eide OF South
Carolina.
in V ;rginia, North Carolina, and tennessee,
and those Two points are llunassas and Mash
Vile. Whether Lney evac uate or are ex PEELED
from their defensive line OF MANASSAS, they
lose Virginia and north CaIonnai 1or the
Union,sts Of both these States are waiting
oaiy for al opportunity TO open upon theii
Richmond despotism u decisive nie In tns
rear Whether Nasnvilie Is TO De abandoned
or defended by Beauregard, We shall sUol
nave an overwhelming force moving upoI
mat i'm portanl position, by land ana WAFER
and, win our occupation Oh NasnViile' Mem
uhls will become untenaole W ING [Soels
!, nd 40 with the loss OF N:anassas ana Nasn
Wills. tney will DO compelled 10 move dowI
mar NORTHERN defensive line within TIT
hound. ri,s of tn @ seven original seeding cot
ton States-south Carolina, Georgia, Ala
oama, Mississippi, Aouisiaha' Tlorioa' ane
Texas. 49,. ,,,. 49,, l..
Compressed within these limits, and IN.
y. I'd And invaded or. ali sides, the people ol
the cotton States will Do very apt 70 maA'
sbort work OF Inc rump OF HE DAVIS Govern
,nantand tina demoraiiz sd remnants Of hii
wns,s.i armies. And sucA' are the prospects
under which, on tAis anniv ersary oi the Dirt
of Waening ton. JEFF. DAVIS Is 10 Do inausu
NJ a Sou herp COurederacy W nich Will prob
ably be reduced to its birth plaL ., tne swauP
of south Carolina, within less u 'S0 s'A "o'As