New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-10
NEwY0RK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER TO- 1862

illustration, that our great Commonwealth was the
refuge Of the downtrod ahd the oppressed, and the
only hope Of humanity and civilization beyond the
seas That its xis.ence is endangered by an oil
garcl founded on avery, and that 1t Ia now de-
Tending itself with generous outpouriDg OF It's best
blood and It's treasure altogether unparalleled in the
history of the world, does not diminish the affection
with which it il regarded by the lovers Of freedom.
Il II in this connection that refer 10 passage In
yoar dispatch No. H., in which you inform me that
ION can give me no fresh Instructions IN regard to
The multitude Of brave and distinguished officers in
thi- empire seeking TO serve under our nag have
always given them the sntne answer; that neither
international law nor the statutes OF our own conn
try permitted q diplomatic representative to come
into engagements with foreign soldiers. Al the
spme time have always express sd ms sell AZ deeply
touched by their manifestations oil sympathy ana
devotion 10 our cause. Hardly day has passed
since have had tho honor Of Representing onr Re
public IN which have not received applications,
often irom oiti ers OF high rank, who have gained
r mutation on many batle-elds OF Europe, Tor per-
mission 10 onter army Ard II Is Win deePre8re
that have been obliged to decline TIC services OF
men who would have done honor to any cause But
IA part of the current history OF the times u Wen
thar these things should DO recorded, AID tho
archives Of this legation contain many eloquent let
tiers from chyalrJus soldiers who nave assed 10 ue-
vote their swords aud their lives TO tue " starry
banner" which TO them as they uniformly assei.
ia tne symbol of freedom and CIVILIZATION. IL Is
right that the homage earnestly paid Ia foreign
land to tnat h4g under which so many OF their own
best and bravesL laying down their lives, Snoaa
be remembered. IL.
brief extract from "a gensr lble series OF papers "a
the principal military journal OF this empire III
which the Of our csmpaignsis critich' a. SOME
times severely, but never usgenerousIy; always
with talent and with thorough knowiedse
OF the subject geographically ana slfatessu'
c.lly and with n firm dispOsltiOn 10 do justice
y L. info tod In read tle comments OIL 80
able a writer upon the Withdrawal OF our armies
} from the James Rivera
"Iiisno, 10 be wondered at then, II the General
in. Chief of the Army OF the PO.Onac was III haste
70 saye the army inlrused to tim from the dangers
surrounding IT, even from CERTAIN destrnctlohi iOh
a moose, in fact, which required only TO be drawn
Little more closely togetner III order TO- SURROGATE
the ,oul OF tie Union. ine manner 10 WHEN ne ac-
omitted himself of this most difficult Of oil military
tasks redounts TO hi, infinite honor, and places MN
At once in the ranks Of those memorable commahd-
era whose names history treasures Tor posterty;
men who If they have, perhaps, no, had the ant to
Chain victory to their banDers, possessed, at any
rate. tie fortitude. the audacry, and the clrcnn'
specton 10 their armies from Impending rulh'
The American General has mace q thorough
s'udy of war ia the swaInps OF the Cniekhhoihny,
ana has made himself comp lete muster IN that mosL
difficult Of Professions. lie has maHles'eu
the unquestoned talent to cave his army, in man
ner not sufficiently 10 be admired out OF the most
desperate Vi Situations Morcau made himself I'M
mortal hy bis famous retreat from the Her 10 the
pIiue m the wear 1906 VIVA. is due to the Amer
lean General-ln-Chlef, who conducted, Win nor
,lIy and physicaly exhausted army, through Il
swAmpy pathless country. covered WIN h"0ipi-
iorests, and il. face OF enemy ouEnumbefing him
two one, the moot classical oil all record
ed IN military history, without single disaster
The press OF Austria has. on the wtole, been
friendly to our cause An extract or Two from re.
! cent number OF one OF tho most Tldely-elscula1ed
journals OF this capital may be interesting TO yol,
written ss It 10, III my opinion, wIInsinshi talent
| "Jhe defeat OF the great armies OF Tue C0nied-
crates, which bad pressed INTO Maryland, near
HAgeIstowD, and were then CONF elled 10 retrea, INTO
Virginia. and the proclamation lssued oy ffCeiiehl
Lincoln ON tho 2ld Of September, aDoishing slavery
after Jan. l, form a turning point IN American
events. Our lsondon correspondent, with jadgmea!
uncOuded by the language OF the Enghsh press,
which is alnos, unanimously favorable To the SCUM
and 10 the o. slavery, makes the following 90
seryalons concerning the new situation Ia America:
/ 80 The short campaign in Mary land has decided
the fate Of the Amen civil war; however the Tor
tune OF war fol IA longer shorter time, may hover
between the coniendug parties IL was formerly
developed Ia this jpurnal that the contest Tor tuo
I possession Of the border states was TIE sontest
ior the sovereignty Of the Union, and the Confed-
eiacy has been defeated in this struggle which It
undertook under mos, favorable circumstances,
which can never occur again.
- Maryland was Justly considered the head,
Kentucky the arm Of the Slavery party in the Dor
der States Maryl,nds capital, Baltimore, wac
supposed TO 10 maintain in its loyalty by force.
/ IL was n dogma not only Of the South, but Of the
North, thai the appearance OF tie Confederatss in
Mary!snd would give the signal for rising Of the
population az iinsI tho satellite, OF Lin
coin"
/ - 1, would be IA case not only Of military sue
cess, but Of moral demonstrati,n, which should
! electric the Southern elements IN all the Border
Siates aud carry them rreslstbly into the vortex.
Win MarylA hand Washington was TO fall, Phadel-
! PIMA 10 be threatened, and Nsw-lOrk 20 be rem
dered doubtful. The Simultaneous invasion Of Ken.
lucky, by population situation and resources the
moo. important oil tho Border States, was, il con-
siietet pu isolated demonstration, only diver
sion Supported hy decisive succsss in Maryland,
it would oscrwheln the Uaion party in Tennessee,
ont flank Missouri, secure Arkausas and texas,
threaten New Orlcans and above ait transfer tue
war 10 Ohio tie CeutIul State OF the North, the
possession oil which 40 Id subdae the North en-
llrrly ~ that Of Georgia would subdne the South.
a. Confederate army III Ohio void cdt of tie
Western from the Eastern Satcs and would h,at
the ensuy FROM lis owa center.
49, After the failure OF the main Rebel army IN
Maryland. tue Kentucky invasion carried forward
as it WIS, with little energy, and never meeting
with popular sympathy, shrinks 70 AL insignifcant
gucrIiili ucursion. Even the occupation oil Louis
Willie would now only unite the giants OF the
West the masses of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio, In Il similar avalanche 10 the one which de-
acended on The south during tie lrss glorious Ken
lucky csmphgn.
"'Ihus the Maryland CAMPAIGN has proved that
the power Is wanting 10 tie waves Of secession To
roll across the Potomac and uD the Ohio. The
South is compelled to the defensive, bus only IN the
offensive lay the possibility of It's success. De-
prived Of the Border States wed led n between The
Mississippi the west aud the Atlantic IN tie east,
1t has now tonqae'od nolhng-bui grave.
One should not forget tor G0ment that the
Southr ous possessed tho Border States, aud gov-
rrn, thom politically whel the banner OF the Re.
bellion was planted What they desired was the
I.rt,,nti.a 'I,., hay, lost tho lattltorIee with