Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-01-30
EVERY MAN TO THE FRONT

NAV AZ LIE FhbfV,
Under this heading the NashYill
Banner of the goth instant says that th
Department Of the West is now tn
grand theatre of the war, transferre,
from Virginia to Kentucky, and from
the line of the Potomac to that of III,
Ohio. Columbus is the Manassas of thu
great basin of the country, holding q
sure and secure gateway to the valleys
of the Mississippi, Cumberland and
Tennessee, if it is successfully defended
Nashville to-day occupies somewhat the
position of Richmond before the battle
of Bull Run. tn the mingled fortune
of war we are about to take our turn to
a little of its hardships. Our brothers
of the Old Dominion have seen the ele-
plant. and heard the lion roar, have
experienced the pressure of hard times,
and suffered the anxieties of uncertain
ty, and the natural vicissitu des of such
q struggle has at length turned the
rough side Of the war up at our own
door.
There is no question in our mind of
the result which this winter campaign
will close if We are true to ourselves.
Now is the time for action, Let no man
think to escape the responsibility which
has been imposed by the grert, good
God on every man, on all men here in
the struggling South. Let no man con-
sole himself with the heartlcss sophistry
that he can live nnder any government.
Such spirit is fit for slaves, not for the
Heaven-sens impulse of freemen. No
Southern man, of an upright, indepen-
dent, manly nature, can ever live under
the Lincoln despotism. The craven Who |
contents himself with skulkins, like n I
pig with his nose in the gutter, instead !
of breathing the air of Gods blue well /
kin, might manage to exist. and to fish
out Of the miasma of his own degroda- /
ton disgusting subsidy, like the rag
picker who flches livelihood from the
alleys and sidewalks of life.
THE SOMERSET DISASTER.
The Norfolk Day Book says under
the head Of further particulars Of the
Somerset disaster: Not so bad ms first
reported by our side, 5000 Confedc-
rates attacked II, 900 Federals.
The Petersburg Press sends US the
following: Gen. Crittenden began the
attack at o'clock on Sunday morning.
The enemy was supposed to be but L.
oOO strong, but was afterwards found
% be $4,000 strong. Gen Zollcofer
vas killed early in the action. Gen.
Crlttenden was wounded
Col. Carroll took command of the e
orces and re- crossed Cumberland river. d
)ur loss was 500. and the enemy lost t
90 or 500. Ruttlcdy's and McClune's '"
arteries were left on the field. We
'arched seven miles. The enemy were Ii
'pnlsed :hree times, and fell back to II
,cir Notifications. They then out :,
anked Us. We retreated to our breast h
orks, were surrounded and crossed t,
um bcrland river, under G:c, at S o. $
lock on Sunday night. We lost all !,
ur horses. tents, equipments, and II n
uns spiked or threwn in the river. 5,
he Richmond Dispnth, of Friday. b
lows that the rebels are much perplexed n
their defeat in Kentucky. 1t SAYS q
G regret to say that the report Of the tl
edoral victory in Kentucky. conveyed ie
us on Wednesday night from north a. a.
n sourccs, as more than confirmed by "
telliceuce received here Mt the War
epartmcnt. It appears that cur defeat
as more decisive than even Northern
counts had led us to believe. This
saster in Eastern Kentucky. and the {
prehcnsion it has excited for the safety =
our connection with the Southwest
rough Virginia and Tennessee. and
ast Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, :
d the possible interruption of or in tn
rcourso with the South. via Whining ii
n and Weldon Railroad by tho Burn ",
10 expedition, directs attention to the y,
tai Importance of completing the con-
rtion between the Richmond ami Dan Pc
lie and North Carolina Railroad. o.
THE 1wEETY-sECoND FEBRUARY 20
On the approaching twcnty-second of at
'bruary, the permanent government Of to
c Confederate States will DO inaugur- til
ed ut Richmond President Davis p
II be installed for six years, and other 90
toresting ceremonies take place. 1t d.
II be a memorable and interesting oc- fl
sion, and vast concourse of persons. n,
doubt. will assemble to witness the wi
remonies of tho lay. --Char}cRc az tn
} Democrat