The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-07
From the Richmond Dispatch.
Extracts From Richmond Papers
GEN. LEE THE RISING MAN.


taken in the public confidence is without
precedent. At the commencement OF the
war he enjoyed the highest reputation OF
any officer on the continent. But his fame
was considerably damaged by the result of
his campaign over the mountains. Inc
public was unable to estimate the Difficult
ties with which he was surrounded. and was
displeased with him because he did not &C
complish what we arc now convinced
must have been an i'm possibility. We con-
fess we were of the number who allowed
our previously high estimation of General
Lee to be considerably shaken, if not alto
sether overthrown. by the result of that
expedition. 1t was not until he was placed
in situation where he had an opportunity
to display his great abilities, that he
enabled to teach the country and ourselves,
as humble sons of the country. the folly of
forming sudden Judgments upon premises
not sufficiently established.
| The operations of Gen. Lee, in the short
campaign which is ust over, were certainly
those of master. No Captain that ever
lived could have planned or executed bet
ter campaign. 1t was perfect in all its
parts. will be set down hereafter as among
the m odels which the military student will
be required to study. His first labor was to
render the city impregnable. which he &C
omplished so successfully that, in the opin
ion of military men. it could no. be taken
by double the force Mcclellan could bring
against it. His next was to provide for the
dispersion of the enorm Gus force which
threatened it from the Chickahominy.-
How was this to be done? To attack their
Notifications in front only to throw
away the lives of his soldiers. To turn
them with the force which ne had under
him here We're an enterprise of infinite diff
Guilty, since he would tie compelled, in do
ing so, to expose his own flank uring tho
cross march. In this dilemma, he fell up
on the bold and original plan of bringing
j acksOn down upon their right flank and
rear.
But it was the utmost importance to con-
ceal this intended operation until the very
last moment. The plan he devised was in
the highest degree ingenious. 1t was gen
orally believed that ackson, after crusnin g
Fremont and Shields, was to march into tn c
enemy's country aud transfer the war to
, his own fire-side. Means were taken to en-
courage that belief and one of them was to
send heavy reenforc cement to the Valley
When these had reached their destination
and every body was expecting to hear the
sound of j ackson'S canton on the SusQue
hanna. the public was electrified BY the
magnificent reconnaissance of Gen. Stuart.
From that reconnaissance Lee learned all
that he wished further to know, and while
the public was still discussing the utility of
an operation SO full of hazard, the news
arrived that Jackson had sent to Lynchburs
for all the cars, that he was at Staunton,
that he was at Gordonsville, that he was at
Louisa urt-house, that he was at hanover
Court house, with all his army.
The truth then burst upon the public in
its full etfulOance. The enenlV were n he
attacked in flank and rear by Jackson :
army at the same time that they were to be
assai!ed in front by Lee with the m ain hu TX
of his army. The plan was worthy of the
most renowned General that ever lived, aud
even while it was in the very agony of pro-
lection and had not yet been tried, no man
doubted its entire success. 1t did not sue
coed beyond all reason able hope, even of so
wisely conceived and well digested an ope-
ration It's snceess nlacas its author among
the highest military JAMESON the same
roll with tho Hannibals, the Caesars, the
Fre9ericks. and the Napoleons of history.
| The perfect success which attenie the
efforts of Lee to keep the arch of Jackson
from the knowledge of the enemy is among
the marvels of those marvellous operations &.
The writer of this aware tn at Jackson
was on the IA arch for Richmond as early as
last Sunday fortnight. when he heard that
he was already at Gordonsville with a por-
ton of his forces. 1t is scarcely possible
that fewer than ten thousand persons knew
the same thing at the same time. And yet
not a soul was found to betray the secrets TO
the enemy. and he was taken, at last, COM
petely by surprise Was there ever such
unani,nity of opinion as this circumstance
reveals Where is the Union party that
were to show themselves as soon as the
enemy made his appearance in force =!