The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-03
The Enresazat Asasce Of Sac VI ssE.



The Position q z5e szsts'--gse tssss LII,
cad Dcafs.
Such is the heading the New York Herald
gives TO one Of its leading editorials GA tie
war. The Herald readily asa1nits saas.t tire
present aspect of the war is s-saasiif al, isas-
initiating and alaraning,' and e. IS:
After eighteen months of wsF isy lants and
water, involving the wasting OF AL i.sazaease
army and the expenditure of a sslasss4..sa sssii
lions of money. what is car p.slEsssaa ?. Bis
gracefully defensive As the 0F,sosirg saEsssies
Of this war stand this day esszz.aot without
q sense Of Shame and deep Humiliation, s-ss-
template the contrast hetgeen tie ia2.sasssse
forces and resources OF war at the serssc of
our government and the I,it..tEui weakness Of
our rebeilious States. We hare q loyal pasp.s-
lation of tweaty theee millions, against eight
millions serving this rebellion, and CT sissse
eight millions nearly three millions are
African slases. The white p,,aala.fsofa of
Now York and Penxasy IFania IS greater ti.aEs
that of our rsbellioaas States Gar nsas.n-
featuring establishments OF ali descriptions
render US q selEssstaining people aasr all tsas.
requirements Of peace or w4r !; and with these
advantages we retain ali these Of ssa lssrc-
stricted ee1nazserce with torei55n nations Gar
rebellious States, On the other Easia, with
arms and materials Of war, textile Fabrics,
leather, &c, have been cut of by an ,aeIE-
cling blockade fer Efteen months frosa, iii
those supplies upon wlaiesa they had depelseacl
from the North ard frosa Earope, in tle Way
Of arms, nlasa. 5ii0rs Of war, eaotsling Ene4la-
cines and many Of the essentials of suiJsas-
tence.
The rebellion is without the vessige If a
navy, except Struggling ship or tive, wa4iis
ours in this war IS equal to a laud force Of
three or four hundred thousand Inea Oar
revolted States are nearly exhausted OF the
commonest articles OF food, while we of tie
loyal States have a superabundance of All the
essentials and laxuries OF Lie. Oar troops,
en- 8lasse, are better armed, equipped and
subsisted than those Of any other fss.Eioss,
while those of the rebellion are ARMED with
all sorts of weapons, sssod, bad and i1ad &c
rent, clothed In rags, fed upon half ra.i-,aas,
and vet, advancing upon cur borders, Sl4sy
threaten the invasion of Ohio and Penney /
yania, and the occupation OF our national
capital
From the evacuation Of Corinfh down to
this day. our armies In AMIDST every eucRan-
ter have been pushed back By the overwlels.s-
ing forces of the enemy and. so now, while
Washington is menaced by great rebel army
on both sides of the Potomac, the elotlailg
stores and pork houses OF Cincinnati are
threatened with visit from, the hungry and
ragged battalions of rebel army column al
the way from Tennessee.
We have more time to waste IN trah.ng.
We are in the very crises Of life or death 10
the country.
Every day we stand upon the defensive
contributes much to strengthen the rebels in
the articles of subsistence aud clothing which
they are gathering up from the farms, mills
and stores of Northern Maryland. They.
should at once be driven out. If General
Mcclellan is not yet strong enough to do this
without danger % Washington from the
rebel column ON The Virginia side, a hundred