Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-20
A Bright Day Coming on tho FOr-
tunes Ofthe Republic.
From tle Providence lR. III Lonrnn1


The news of an advance from Carlo and
of the departure of Gen. Burnside's ex-
pedition revives the people like refresh
ing breeze in the sultriness of july. II
ilghtens the burden which was resting on
many heart, it quickens the pulse, it
orlghtens the eye, it renews the hopes, it
conhrms the resolution, it Stirs the whole
nation to new activity. 1t gives new iu-
spiration and new ardor to the whole ur-
my. At last, every one feels, something
Is to be done, or ut any rate tried. The
long and weary days of preparation have
been numbered. The fruit of the patient
work is now to appear simultaneously
IN the east and in the west our gallant
hosts go forth to their great task. They
set out IN such numbers and under so
good commanders that VIC cannot but ex-
Pect tnat they will accomplish some inn
port"ht results. What these will be, what
Is aimed at, we can only conjecture.
The expedition from Cairo may be desti-
ned for action against Columbus, or the
lnrger part of the troops may 70 mn the
tennessee river and take possession of the
railroads leading from Nashville and Bow
I!ng Green to Columbus. They would then
threaten Nashville, Bowling Green and
columbus ut the same time. Or they might
tDre' the last two places in the rear
without going up the river as far as the
railroads. They could thus co-opcratc
with Buell. in an attack on Buckner, or
with the rest of HalIecks force and the
gunboats in an attack upon Pole. How
ever in " few days their plans will not be
matter of specSl0tion. Their deeds will
hope.
Fat Humphrey Marshall in Eastern Ken
lucky is already out Of breath a short
campaign indeed has he had. He promis-
eu 10 take his Christmas dinner at Lexing-
ton. But he has not been within nun
dred and twenty five miles of the place and
Will go there as Il prisoner, if at all. His
army is the second which we have broken
up ut or near Prestouburg Eastern Ken
lucky we hope we may call ours from this
day forward.
II the attacks in the west ana in the cast
shall prove to be simultaneous and sue
cesstnl, what proof will it be of the
splendid organizing and strategic genius
OF the man or men who planned the cam
paign When we reflect upon the inuu-
merable difficulties to be overcome in NOV
ing on: division of an army tor any dis
tance SO that it shall reach its destination
at given time, when we think of the
thousand contingencies which may deranpc
plans or delay the execution Of them
when we remember that Burnsides force
is combined naval and military cxpedi-
ton, and that such expeditions are proven
ally uncertain aud embarrassing, we must
admit that it requires bodand command
ing mind to think of making the great ar
mics in the west and the forces in the east
advance at the same time upon the extern
ded lines of the enemy, and that it needs
an almost NapoleOnic talent to execute SO
vast plan which our military authorities
have adopted. If it is successful TO any
considerable degree, our young cOmman-
der who has had lately to hear so many
murmurings of impatience, will find his
detractors silenced, and better still, the
backbone of rebellion will be broken.