The New York herald., 1862-12-12

the part % the Conederacss hs idea took root here
very early N the summer and u nss grown TO be grsst
obstacle tue way OF pescexble quiet rule
city. When GENERAL Buell. came here this pcople were
ready 10 10 their allegiance They had 20
the conclusion Laat the outhcrn coDtcderacy
cd" They talked OF IL as an exploded concern. They
had the arny Of General Johnston, thought be
1900 strorg ard ry ,mnsaia'ely afterwards IN =
insigi iiicant They saw tho two and compared them
Jthastons had dwndied dvan to ten twelve ihisand
anu u u.s. they could easily sec least 6rty th
sand strong. They compared the two-uumbers arms
clupments-and thought that the SUCCESS M The
meat was certain But now they see a great army
arayed against us-vthln two d lys' march OF
rong cxperieaced dis ,lned men they hope that
u may succeed as we have done In y Word, tmc
since us capt lie have tho rebels OF this city had stronger
hopes o our OK nlsi n. aud time cese ien,e
the existence that hope, have they boon less
oe willing to return 70 their allegiance? Only when that
pc Is destroyed with the army whose existence 1t u
sppNsIDa's MOVEMENTS IMPORTANT TO RosxoRASa
havo beer particularly interested In lStenins u the
expressed vie ys OF rohe acquaintance, who ~ lately
ched this city from Richmond. lie is person who
likely to be much better informed OF tho views
OF Hichmo! officials than the generality of per-
ns from the iacl lha hc has h.ured in olii'cs, has
many nc AT the rebel capital and Is KIN wn as
a u'rn Of mature luisment and strong common sense 10
eta cs two hnps which he introduced III this coa-
nrcon He saws, first that Bragg's army Is i Middle
Ienhessec Tor the purpose o ho'i'g II and 81 tikms
Nashville The recapture OF the city enters largely it'
the ians AMI rnrpsso the re"s' auth rites, anu the
Of largo fron is nol such an
i'm H"b,nlc cvent mcntio; cd TO him the rcpri sent
y"u, few days sice the reinforcement of Bragg by
Price AID pfmbcrtcn. This rc.iticina knnws II Thing
regard to til T. bn. be says it would no, p1 Inn at
ALL Put" ho AIDES. "he g.eat r'cas 'Oa.oh ae tofd.
fnie 0tiorihe h~r for e ,aare II NGshaiie d re d
al 81 ,m'Jey tie ntoremens of General Barn'de AZ
F'cleiek ppg Ennside g3.S INTO c,ns1' quarters 4
mt Jon AcSttiHe MI b tdkrn. General Ire has ''
10 anit q ctt0ad tir he safely prtc Mrty
H. uond men iron, before Richmond fr tie 7n7o OF
tdk.n Ndstciie"
unlctnc this simply To call attention to ii. do not
endorse its truth. rave the reader and yonr
sell 20 speculate to the probability poss ,y o sheer
the idea. Has IL been settled yet that
Eeauregard saved Richmond by strc gthenlng Ier ad
leaving Coii9hy Or that ccuiaiunY Is il an
possibility Lee in O week to throw 1000
Richmond to point net more than nvc hundred miles
Instant railr ad with uninterrupted connec nsS
i II such i'm robab!e result OF inactivity on Burn
s es partg These questions for others " decide
This know. The rebels here look anx usly for sou
lion OF the inactivity at Fredericksburg and whe her II
Is mastr,y inacivty screening scheme o. imnr,anc,
or wi ether forced burnside by crc instances.
matter OF Far greater interest TO them than II appears
20 be TO the people OF the North. The question, viii
hs will e not 60 into winter quarters, enters
largely into tho plans and hopes Of the rebels. Rich
nond despatch, lev days stree stated that the lpa
t,on OF Frcle cksbaig by Burnside ksk ID upon a.
fcint They very anxious for solution OF the
mystery. Ht they trat u Burnside cs into winter
quarters, look out or sharp work in this district