, 1862-01-14
TIE WEATHER pRGTITfOUS. But TIE FEDE
TROOPS WILL NOT ADVANCE.

IHttIE " ILL AO1 ADfAStE.
From tie Richmond Examiner, JAM II
The weather challenges the enemy to adj
vance. Such stAte Of roads and atmosphere
Us nc have bad for weeks in Succession WIS
never known before. It hls afforded opportu-
nifty for invasion, which of itself would seem
sufficient to inspire the purpose, if it had not
before been formed. In the latter days Of No
assault upon the Southern lines wuuld be
immediate and at all points. No contin-
gcuey was admitted as possible to pre-
vent the onset but bad weather and
bad roads. The state Of both ever
since Las been interpreted By the South rs un-
propitious Of the favor of Providence in their
behalf. But Providence seems 10 hive under
stood the enemy better than we did ourselves.
The weather has dcfied him to tho combat, and
he has refused the challenge
The failure to advance now will be infinitely
more prejudicia1 to the Yankees than it would
have been had the weather been wet and
stormy, for the world is forced to the
conclusion that they arr nfrlil of tile encoun-
ter. Every facility lE1s been afforded
by the elements which they could have
The fault is not with their fate or in the heav
ems that they have not assaulted US. Beyond
dispute and denial it is alone with themselves
Tie bad craftsmanship which brought gu and
which keeps up this war is eluallcd by the bad
gcneralship which conducts it j: and this, again,
rates, who cannot be brought to fight. At
| Dranesyil1e, the other day, the commander of
| O regiment was heard to npbraid his men for
| refusing to charge upon our inferior force. He
declared to them that they had enlisted to fight,
| that they had come on that business, that now
| was tI.c time to show their pluck, and that
| they would be etcrnally disgraeed if they re-
| fused to Charge. But not & man could be iu-
| duccd to step forward Instead Of charging
| upon the Confederates. under every advantage
Of numbers, ground and Of arms, they LEFT
the morrow. (This is a big lie.)-Eps.
What are We to infer from the facts thus
afforded us The best condition of the roads
end Of the weather that could possibly be de-
sired has been offered to all their forces, and
nowhere have they made use Of the adyan-
tage- A glorious opportunity for performing
brilliant achievement was presented par
ticular corps at Dranesville, and they
craven!y and ig9ominlously refused to en-
brace it. In the general aud in the particular
has it be, been thus proven that they viii not 2!
then selves. Their arm1es arc afraid, and re,
fuse to eSecute the designs Of their rulers and
tht II people at home.
Tie South were gricTously disappointed,
and somewhat inclined to quarrel with Proyi-
dence, tllat the great storm Of November did
| not destroy larger number Of the vessels ol
their grand fleet. The South were also ycry
much yeXcd that the garrison in Forts Beau.
regard and Walker did not make better re
sistance under the naval attack to which they
surrendered; but the sequel has shown that Pro
! yiacnce, after all, did not mean Us any grcai
harm, and that the loss Of the forts is not tt
entail any longer chain Of disasters. The opera
tions Of Sherman and his Yankees on the sea
beard have been mere annoying than disa5
{ trous, and the loss OF the North in men AMI
money from the expedition, already two ol
three to one that Of the South, Is likely tt
| continue SO. 4 Cincinnati paper de
clares in agony that 4 failure Of the Northern
/ armies to advance this winter will be decisive
f / Of the war Their f:lilurc to use the ldu,ira
. bic weather which they have Lad for soms
: weeks gone By, has already decided agains
, their competency to move successfully dur
| ipg tie winter.