, 1862-09-13
VERY LATE FROM RICHMOND.
The Significance Of the Present
Rebel Movements,
THE WAR TO BE CARRIED INTO
The NORTH,

from the Richmond Exa1niner.1
VERY SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE.
Intelligence has been received from various |
sources that the enemy has succeeded in
evaGing or forcing the lines Of the confederates
between damascus and Washington, and reach
I'd Arlington Heights with the wreck Of his |
army. This story lacks confirmation, but 1t |
coiues from so MANY quarters that we fear it
con alns but TOO uncu truth. We know from
the Northern press that it was th. inteation
Of their generals, if defeated On the R4pp4-
hammock, to retire to Arlington Heights,
there to renrw tie var of the Spade, and re-
fern their broken 1eEions and ilew lines dur
Ing 1he Il inter. But it was the hope and b=litf
Vi the country that the arrangements of the
confederate Leaders had been suc1 as would
have completely foiied that plan Il the news
Of their successful retreat to Arlington
Heights is confirmed, it will be another Of
! hose many disarpoirt ments which we have
rad 10 support, much resembling and nearly
Us sIeat as me cscspt Of Mcclellan after the
battle Of Cod HaroGr and Malvern HiIL,
But II if is indeed tine, We hope that our
tees themselves viii be disappointed in ther
expectations Of q siege Of Washington, The
CHEF pllze Of the late victories is 110s the ms
session It that city, hut the opportunity
which they would eet1n to aiRord for the com
nencement oi an offensive campaign in the
entn}'s country. The capture Of Washington
"onld produce an itumccse sensation, but if
u1attehced by an Immediate advance into
Fctns5 lvan1a, and 4 meuace OF the Mort Tern
capitals, 1t Is impossible TO say that the said
sensation would be altogether aud necessarily
to our advantage. 4 would be q pro 1igions
modification to the Ncrth, but would not cost
it fatal, or even strious loss OF strength.
The moral shock might possibly oeeasioa ne
goilations tGr peace; but, it the Northern
people possess any real courage, it would
more proSa''y result in q general rusa to
arnlE Possession OF Washington is only de-
sir.,tle as the open door TO invasion; aud if it
j, s1lectua1ly closed against US by tbe occupa-
ton o: Arlington, We lo2e that this precious
sensCn nil not be consumed in picking the
lock or batt8riDg it down, while the Wall is
full u breaches through which We may pass
as well.
Reason Indicates that the aim and object Of
tie coniedsracy at This stage of the war Is, or
shuold be, transfer Of hostili,ies to the enc
m.'s soil It ia in fact 4 matter IF NECESSITY
thot We should do SO. Il is difficult to see
how an enormous army can be su,sisted in
Northern Virgins during the coming wintsr.
Every thiug tnat it consumes will have to be
transported there from great distances, for it
Is noW literal)y an army in the deserr. Few
"ho have not visited it know the extent to
which this unfortunate portion of the State
las been deso1ated. Al the =nd of eighteen
mouths it has been reduced to q Condition
EtaEiy resembling thai Of Middle G4rmlly,
after the thirty years var. The drums and
tTaMpi1ng6 OF tRree conqueets hare not bro
cuced tlaewler,. the rAyayes end waste which
tue struaglrs Of the Southern aud Nor,:1.ra
hosts have caused in Piedmont Virginia, DUR
itg the Past and Present summers. It will
take ore hundred tuli years to restore that
country to the condition in which tae war
touno it. Deserted o. it is By the ,najority Of
rs 1EhatltautE, il is tot easily perceived how
1hc scatttred remainder uf It's popu:atiou lona
TO Escape starvation during the coming winter;
and the maintenance Of al army OF 15J ,003
men there, depeudeut on single track rliI-
road, wien the winter has renGered the o.hur
Highways impossible, will be an experiment
not less dangerous than costly.
Even if tbas 6ll1icalty could be oFercoua,
it IS evident that Our army c.iDuos waste its
1in,e iu proir4ctcd operations :ur the possess
ion Of frontier city, unless it desires to
luse the only opportunity to make real ;l1,-
Iro2ch to the end OF The war That We have had
since the beginning OF it. Such delay would
be an 1l1at lhe enemy could now desire, for
it would give him just the time nec4ss sry to
organize and bringu } his new army Of t0UU
nleu ard willie Washington should he nctnsr
tleaf'y lost or Won, but prize still a. st2ke
bet"ecn the tFo countries. the difficult IS OF
raising that llew army Wouid be grsa.ly allie
Waited.
II we cannot take Washington By Z coup
&c n!aln, it nAust he left u lake cart oi Itself.
TIE tue goals OF our course are The DELIVER
! g lraEla; md if sc ever have an honorable
treaty Ct peace With thi. United t-+--, i Mil
ee s,9psad 4 uh The cnsmy's territory, aud not
| tn Git suD.
! Wan is z nl,: Ct CHANCE, and in all games
t II etats.e there are ue:.ccouutaole Tnne OF
| good ant bad luck. IA the latter part OF lust
] whit a1d in lii: beginning Ut the spring, We
| haa cT.r s,ason Of tyit tof:N1ae- a11ssiap sua-
| ceeds n1ie!:np, loss fIloa'iu loss, aad daster
pursued disaster in melancholy series
| SO 1o1s and unbrokcn, that the coa:ede-
racy etnad realize the sensation ct Mac
both, " hsn he asked: :. Shalt thy line sfctth
ont II, rsarE Of t7oo,u - Tue taaies are now
turned; the cards run tie other way, TIE
North las now ito d'smai seaaoa; ~alle tae
| wlnlcr at our discontent is-turned to glorious
summer. SIlrr,didly victorious in Firglni;l,
tu1 tirst organised adsance into Kentucky Is
| ais, 1ui,rktd hy. SUCCESS tyen more brilliant,
| tFcrgh OF less magnitude. Tue battle near
Richmond, Ky, although ten thousand orly
| uf the enemy were engaged. is one Of the most
ertouracipa incideuts OF the WIT, if the report
| which the telegs aph brings is indeed true, thai
| tie kenlucky regiments which tue enemy had
| raised by compulsory enrolment, marched
over to the eloc Of their compa' riots To deliver
up the arlais which their tyrauts had forced
into their hands. 4 large portion Of .tht
n.w LEWIS OF the North ar<: to be drafted frou
! III. oprresstd populAt OF conquered
Sonthrn S;atcs-Marylsnd, K-ntursF, Mis-
! s1nF5 and IenEesse2. We nov kucE Wua
til. St troops will be worth to theul, aid to Us
SID eau indulge tile lope tuat they will organ
| izc, arm atd etaip as many more regiment
from those States as the arI1- bearing popula
ton will stlord. Tus Kentucky victory ap
ptars by the dispatch to have been 50 coll
| plett, that NC fear the details may weaken til,
impression that it leaves. Bu: it is 1T lens
csr;aln that We are victorious in Kentucky
aud that our troops nre upon their way II
| LtNlT gton. In the West, as in the East, til
! smile Of fortune is manifest; and the master
| Il the art Of war agree With other gamblers
that luck should be pushed.
t THE TERMS OF PEACE.
From the Hch1nond Enquirer, Gh j
It secms that tue recent victories OF the con
5ederate army has aroused feeling for peac
which is btgiisnsng to Eud public expression
III Northern citits. We are informed that ;
eri,ed that Gays: "1f the combine armies Q
Mcclellan, Burnside aud Pope arc defeated
tEcu We tor one are for settlement" We hay
not seen tic paper, aud do not know whe:he
or not any qualifications were added. Thns
who informed Us Of the Tbne<' expression
added that tic whole tone Of the article wa
that Of disappointment and sorrow. Whcthe
or not tbs statement is correct, We have n
doubt thar Thousands of the North, II ho hert
totore silently submitted to the pop1lar cry
will now sre!k out and demand peace, sine
Ill their arnsies have zen Defeated, and n
|
eEtl the Nor:h htrn cities.
Gtn. Lee understands the Ner:1era cllar1t
teT we'll nough to kno that tie suTe:t gua,
.t7ce ofan early peace, is the ygor>:as prose
eu'7on Of PIT sent successes. liz has sAo y
| !ntseH 10 be general who .properl
estimates tie value OF quick and rapid moyt
uitEts; he is Pressing forward towards til
eptny's country, and nothing but speed
GifGr ofthe msist fayora bic terms Of pea.. vii
ireyen: IN er1ly Invasion of y orthern terri I
y, carrying 10 th2 cnenly's home tac sam
klLd OF wartare that has been practieed !,
1lcfn in the South. When the fact Of in7;
siun il forc:bly presented to the Nurtaer
:s.iud, eur own terms Of l;aece Tlll be oflsrc
Us.
Tile oa'y teiwss :chieA Tie e,u1,dfruts St l..
tdR tseystt hei9 do tie im1ht}iut, jtry milton {
tic 1,,t~nt cn1Jtdtyute .Nst's and The pv yutiSsi6
Il TIT other 'Sta;t$ Il sisct their ofru dtstuV a
to Gttse{c aczttier their .ruturs sh,1N Le setfI II
t"'Jtsitrufe Nutex or aift tas {nfeI stat.S "
are ot the opinion that tue priuciple Of ei,
lion sbou.d BE- applied not only to the bord'
| slave States, but tU each aud all Of the rem ii
ing TRIED States. MOI that any Of the 3ri
, eru States are wanted in the coulederacy, b1
| as an acknowledgment 1T Of the right uf sece
| sion tor Which tlis war has been waged.
Tie Eeacc which ends this war Should 3
knowledge the ends for which it Was tou5
| aud apply its principles to each and all Of ii
? LLittd States.
; Wedo hot see the Necessity for any procl
nation to tit d 0IthW. stern States abol1t fl
trte navigation Of the Mississippi RIVER; til
las alreauy been su11lc emily declared, and II
Northeastern States have, notwitastsndit
that n.r, as vigorously sustained the war
a1y OF tht NGTthrrb States. We are uu~ll;i
20 mi ;.ate the terce ard effect OF our yi2?
tie- By extending favors or o1itrs TO ans pl
tiou OF cur entGirs. The ability to coa1urr
p,ace Las been denonstrated-l Us do no.
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