Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-31
SPIRIT OF rHI MORNING PRESS.

The Enteuigenc<r notices ths parallel between
the wars Of Wellington on thu Spanish
Peninsula and our own war. The diff
ficulties which Wellington was obliged -
contend with were similar 70 those our own
grpt rails have frequently had to encounter.
.At one time, indeed. universal distrust
seiz a the public mind; the cisrnors against the
Cabinrt ami against The Generals in the field
wire violent and VI in ermitting; and nothing
but the constancy OF rev statesmen and or
the grt al commander Wellington enabled the
nation TO persist in its designs. 1t was doubt
less, owing a. much TO political divisions at
home ~ the Inherent difilc Hltes of the n
dertsking, tina; the English arms did not sue
coed in driving the French from the Peninsula
until after five years Of siupendous and heroic
exertion.'
The commander in the field was often thwart.
ed in his designs by civilian incompetence in
the military direction at London, and his ener-
girs were chilled BY the consciousness that he
could not rely on the generous support OF the
political authorities; and in these particulars
the Intelli9sncer points ont the similar embar-
assnients under which General Mcclellan
abored.
The ReysJliccn finds fault with the army ap-
preparation bill passed by the House as on u
footing too large by half, and believes Its final
passage will be = damaging blow TO the public
credit.
The Chronicle has some exceedingiy.fiue
Z" we stand to-day in the broad twilight OF great
events,' and that "there is a solemn hush Of
expectation in the air." and that the hearts of
true men are stirred with a vague forewarning
Of coed To come" and that in the morning
skies the forerunning shadows that herald the
day are flashed with q tinge Of a light before
unseen" and hopes " that in It's roseate folds
turks the welcome promise of purer day, and
not the aDgrier redness Of tumult and slaugh.
ter" but isn't quite sure about il, because
though In the twilight " we know that the day
Is surely coming we never can tell for certain
whether it will re right down fine day, or s.
nasty, disagreeable day; but that there are ssar
couraging symptoms" In the .;des peration and
.Esadness" which .sail the foul creatures,
which "hste the day" exhibit .as the light
grows less uncertain" Moreover, they ftha
foul ereatures) - shudder with the first grey
beams that mottie the east - and, furthermore
they (the foul crcaturrsl must "vanish" with
the sunrise g like ghosts"
TIE Chronicle proceeds yet more gushinyIv 10
sescant upon this remarkable sunrise The
falSc lights which have been misleading the
Ieofie begin 10 s'pale their Intellectual fires
before A. "The evil spirits rage soreIy, for
their time Is Short
"Tha rebsl chieftain, sitting sad aud deso,a.a
Al Richclord, in the midst of a deluded d .onIa
VINO are induiging in futile re,oicincs over n
barren success, can find better way of ra
levi hevi.g the fearful foret odings OF his sin king
near, than by Issuing frantic threat OF ven.
geanee against that power which seems the
most dreadful to him.
TIE Chronicle concludes by inauiriur:
"1f the blade Of eu.ranch iustics xphan
but half unshe atned causes such consJernation
among tie hosts of T, b llion how can they
stand the fierce light Of its naked briiIi,ncy
un yeiled in the face CT day.,