Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07
THE CAMPAIGN IN The EAST.

The public hay" ''s'n entertained t"r som
days with run.ors iron" various quarters OF
constantly impending fight beyond Winchns
Or, W.. thirk The rntnor has never had an
root foundation.
From the most accurate information "
have been able tn gather, Mcclellan evince
no de-: ire for ~Hn,tiler engagement with GU
army. He certainly does not seek one
Nl..n W. left Maryland he followed us t" IN
PutGm.c. he shows tho disposition to i"ilo'
us tnrth-r. His policy seems to coheeTnpia'
nothing farther in that quarter than 10 h"i
tn. linz ii The Potomac aud of the haltlnor
ami Ohio railroad.
.M,CleiGnn's programme Of intended ope'"
tons i: vet t. be developed. On the Potoma
he stands on the defensive. Some think d
wits there to accumulate moro troops he'of
attempting that Valley rna1 slonS Wmc'
tanks aud Fre.uunt SUCCESSFULLY advanced
and fed. Dlhrr: suppose his qdieScence OF
the Potomac is for the purpose nf holding
Lee there while iii expedition is being httet
out 10 fall upon Richmond with sudaeI
shock.
The Northern papers encourage the l'e"
that M expedition is being preparsd' thonef
they do not Indicate the polot AGAINST winch
Il il Ia I've directed. An Important move
msn1' !, il contemplation, they Ss'l then
people; aud they sl':""'ag s 'h'm t" expect
handsome results.
Mcclellan, in orr opinion, is SICK CT klch-
~, I'D. ), ought Lincoln To DO. y movo
me nj Ivy Manassas, a grand movement BY the
F., n~iusula, Il move ment by way of the Valley
and smother attempt by way Of Manassas
! have proved 50 many failures; disastrous. dis
graceful fixtures. The Yankees have sung
their ,une of" On "a Richmond" by every
| roHd TINT leads To it. except one VIII they
iy Thai one nov Having attempted u
from the West and North and East, will they
try the SruthS'le' Sthll they, in their ex
t,emitv, ~at,enayt road which in their day o
co, Il !rncr they considered ineligible? So long
as they had 4 chuice Of all the Southslda way
of approach was Ieiected; and not without
gnrd reason. If they nnw attempt that, j
GIl! not he an act Of juIganr:nt, but an expert
lnrnt nniert ken in ie4irration, and agdtns'
iudem r,!. And yet il! thc suspected cNped''
.inn, which Mcclellan is n"w supposed to DC
making, j. ;~ntrnl..i far Rictmon! at ali, tnt
.n;;,.,i,1,s rcinl l.. the South side Of james
river n. rh- thsalfr Of The new attempt.
ljcco!n w:uld probably te willing to give
his ,wn eyes for Ei'hmnnt. Kut the cup o
his and McClrllan's humiliation gould seem
t. he already full, without the Disgrace OF Q
n.w failure, which they would { certain tf
tosr, as the reward Of a attempt to cap
tu7e This city.
Far ourselves, ". shofild not be at all sur
p,iscd il the enemy were looking To another
~ou4rtar. They may hope that the capture
of Charleston or !SnrtnaaN would wipe nut t.
-,.u. cy,.ot the shame nf defeat at Rich
:unnl.
A.; to dlr Own army. conjecture is equally
:ague concerning Lees programme for tht
future. 1t has gel to he developed. OF the
GAUGES CT his present position and attitude, Il
would not ,et lie proper to speak, because
they might give some light to the enemy
Nothing icruhias hut - trust onr generals
This is not hard II do. Besides. it his plan:
were so transparent that VIC could see through
them. so could tins enemy. Let US watch mr.
wait.