, 1862-11-20
THE EEER0IC REIN EDX,

B1e engaged is not Richmond, or Charles
ten, OF Sayannail, as such, If the possession |
Of those cites means notliHg but the with |
d,awai Of the enemy thercftom before our
advance. Theoceun unation Of New Orleans |
by Gen. Butler was valuable to Us, and
harmful to the enemy, but it is Of q class Of
advantages Wrieh decide little or nothing,
and the Struggle may be protraeted iadef-
nite1y SO long as nothing more is gained:
We believe the fallacy is no longer cher
lshcd Of starving out the rebellion 1t will
read strangely il the history Of this war
that the idea Has ever seriously entertained
thai by Gordon Of forts and gunboats
thinly drawn about the vast States Of the
South, the people Of that richest sgricul-
tural region on which the sun shines, could
ever lie starved iu!o submission. Why, two
bounteous haryesys that hare filled the
garnc1s Of the South with plenty, have
SMILED derisiye]y at such dS]usion.
Nor will they suceumo because they
lave no salt, and because the shoes Of the
confederacy hare Eaxed like those Of the
tie2ci.tul GlOeoni1es. Tell us no more OF
conirabaads or reliable refugees, char,n-
ing never SO wisely with reports Of dis
content, Gcmoralization, aud rehabilitation
in 1enel lipss We have had too much Of
this. We nave ac:cl too much as if nc
expected tue reh.ls to fall apart and come
to us for r,1ief.
We must beat them III the field. We
unus1 van4uisil. An appeal 10 arns, sj5rn
grapple will steel to steel is all tI.at is lift
us; vas all that the issue realiy presented
at frat. Had tllcre been show Of bayon-
Els and bail cartridgos il the hands Of tyo
regiments Of Dlcn in earnest to use them,
| .hesc suitably distributed throughout the
Scu:1 would have saved the rebellion ct
first. A. few pailsfi1l Of water will extin.
guish What anay becolue Al extensive con-
narration. Cnicf Engineer Harris Tcull
i'll Jou this. P1ay up,n tie fire. Put
Gl,:.t out Fight il, delugc it. DON'T waste
I'll IL: streams in wettirg down adjoining
buildings Ns have. been keeping the I'D.
Joining buildings very tolelab1y wc:, bu!
nle;is4% btlI5 the sectl.irg furnace Of Tic re-
bell:cn has grown hotter and hotter.
Those estima'le members Of coHlmua;is
who glory n their muscle, send Us {rolz
ou. tle brutal r,izc ring a better doctrint
| than wc hare yet followed il Ills war, tha
! is il We f5gla 10 WIN. ThcT know that :i,'
pslt is never won By keeping away roa
your ran, by tlodsiDg him around th
ytrEe Of the 11ng, by a strategy that nevc
gets hard knocks ror gives them, anI gie
ing them, docs aot foilow .hen up. Til
u.1,Y,ires would holI thc belt for2rcr Wer
the 1isrc contests to give ro more deci:iy
results t'"n We hare yet Ind il tie CT
ceurtecs IF t;>is var. AE!ls.t! was Stilo.
hut 4 black eye exchanged, Ecither com
pstants >ssi:i1tg foT ano:her round; an
tut lss1 Ball llaa but driving Il man to ii
corner ; and the sccond Bull Kun but shar
srarrirg with plenty Of ki1ayccy an
,1eachery aulols hScHers aAd lockers o.
Aut;e-an was few rounds well ioua1l
tic No1st-used mau in the seirto ailoE wed |
get ul' ami 60 home. Weonly draw tllc:
figures from a source thoroughly disrep1
table TO make the exact poirt Te nee
None Of cur battles lave been fought to
yictory. There has been no such resu
reached as an army ro'lsed, beaten, seattle
Cd, cap:urcd tY thousands, si4orn Of Of
cc1s, prestige, glory, in short, a thorou!
defeat.
Ard such we must -yi1, or this wsr "
+ last us gears, and prove ffr1i,less one
s last. WE need the heroic remedy, I
l. keen 1nsH sent to the very roots Of t
d cancer, the rcil-'lot cautery applied by
G firm and stcady hand. Until tEcn the ]
IS hcllion will Grow as it has grown, and t
s. war for the Union will languish, as the
L are best pleased 10 sec it languish, who
= hopes lie in the utter ruin Of tue naht
l. Just this Is meant in the recent and tar
ID changes That have redeemed the condl
o Of the war. Just this is opposed by
J. rebel sympathizcrs, who ill the well
J. aiih 1amcntipgs at the fate Of Buell. a
d Mcclellan and Key.