The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-04-10
COriRth, Miss.


The whole nation is now awaiting, In
almost breathless expectation, the inevita-
Bile conflict to take place near Corinth IN
Mississippi. The thought OF it is in all
minds and hearts, and speculations in re-
gard to it are upon all lips. Ordinary
events and even second rate victories OF
our arms seem to have little or no power
to exotic mems attention.
For our own part, we anticipate VIC
tory st Corinth, victory great enough to
crush all semblance of life out OF the re-
bellion, but il would not be honest to deny
that we have apprehensions as to the re-
suit Most assurediy there are grounds
for very grave apprehensions, and ours
would be infinitely greater than they are
but Cor cur deep confidence Ia the skill OF
our Generals aud the glorious spirit of the
armies they lead, and cur trust, almost
religious trust, IN the justice OF our
country's cause and TIE justice Of heaven.
If our armies win this victory, they
must win it against great and fearful odds.
All the advantages are against them
Beyond question their enemies much out
mum lber them. Gen. Gustayus ". Smith
is said to have gone there with sixty
thousand men, the siuew OF the rebel army
OF the Potomac, and the last intelligence
is tina. Gen. Price, strongly reinforced,
has been ordered there with thirty i've
or forty thousand men, the bulk OF the
rebel fighting material Of Arkansas, aiis-
souri,. and Texas The rebel hosts at
CoF;uth, and within striking distance of
1T, are believed by the best informed to
,Iar hn ~ fo
within two or three days, hundred and
seventy-fye or two hundred thousand men,
the flower and strength Of the rebel Con
fe0eracy. Moreover, this prodigiouS host
is under the command of Gen. Beauregard
reputed on all hands TO De the greatest OF
all the cilieitains Of the South, and he has
the immediate aid and support OF at least
niue OF her Generals, the most distinguished
that ne, in looking sbroaG throughout the
whole Confederacy, could summon around
him And, besides, he has had an oP-
portun:ty, for many weeks, to tortlty his
position, naturally one Of the strongest
in the whole country, by throwing Up
breastworks, constructing easements, dig
eins trenches, and adopting every other
means Of defence, which, in the exercise
of his almost unriyallod science and tact
as military engineer, he conld devise
Add to all this, that he has just as many
and just as big pieces Of artillery as he
desired, planting them By hundreds in
positions for raking with terrible effect
every approach.
70 encounter this mighty army posses
sing such immense advantages, We have
an army much inferior in numbers, with
out Notifications, and with no artillery to
compare at all IN magnitude with the
huge siege-guns Of the enemy Therefore
We have spoken of odds on the enemy's
side es great and fearful, and therefore We
have said that we are not without anxiety
and apprehension, deep and even painful
anxiety and apprehension, SO as to the
result. Still our hopes are greater than
our fears Our confidence is IN the irwin
ciblity Of the armies of the Union, nerved
in heart and strengthened in arm by the
thought, that, by one grand blow, they
can cleaye down the bloody monster Of
rebellion and give peace and JOY and
prosperity to the greatest nation of all the
earth.
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