, 1862-10-31

BALTIMORE. Oct. p. 1852.
The rebels are, according to a1l accouuts,
On their way toward Richmond, and our army
iE on the move, crossing the Potomac. It Is
rot supposed thas it is the intention of Gen.
Mcclellan TO bag t1em-neitAer to oyertske
Them. He IL commencing new campaiyn
towards Ricamena. You have been told that
the reason for the inaction OF the army WIS
fer Will Of blankets, shoes, ard overccat5. I
EaEc made dilig.nt inquiry into the matter,
ard canIot discover tha1 the army is any more
ccstita:e than it has becn for the last twelve
months. The acquisitions upon the depart
mcnta. Nas1i0gsoa !.sye been just as prompt
II net as ever.
Have, fEol: source direct from the chau-
bur wlcrc the president meets his cabinet in
consultation, authority for saying that H.
McCltllan has not been interfered wish in his
plans since he left Washington r. marches,
he Ealts st his own election. Waatcver plans
be may have are in no respect interfcred with
b5 the secretary Of war, neither by General
Halleck.
There has been great pressure brought to
bear upon Mcclellan Of late By the New York
Ulauld and the Bliimore daeric1n, The
dnatlcan is bold, out-spoken, aud By a series
OF well-timed and coneiderate articles, has
shown that it would be ruinous to delay auy
longer. The american has had an immense
circulation IN tie army. and has doubtless
had . great Influence. LIS editor, Mr. Falton,
ceseryes the thanks of Union men every
Ele1e for the roble stand be has taken. Tae
slavery question Is discussed with great free
Gcr, and it is not difficult to Ste that the
american Is doing good service in that d.
1teslcn.
Whe.e have the reb Us gone? What is their
ia:cxticn: They have fallen back probably
to staun:cn and Cu1pepper. They could not
remain in the valley So tar from their base OF
SUPPLIES. especially with Siyel weeping th,
cuut1ry as Tar du~n as 9VafIcnton every d.:
Ni!h his cavalry. lie his been terror to tue
rebtls. He has EoT advanced to Ceu1regiile,
Ind is in position to move @i'h McEisl.a:.
! canhGt think that Mcclellan is iurtndin;~
to 60 up the yality in pursuit, r71th his Who'll.
hrny .pe=sioly We may have i corps to oc4upy
THE valley. He vii! Lot attempt to caoya ;;l9
irlnaets= force aud supplies needed for their.
subsistence: in that DIRECTION. We shall know
mere about 1t in 3 fcw days.
happen to know that officers, wearing
double stars c1it.cise Mcclellan seyer.ly {sr
his delay on Tnu1s0ey as Autiekam, and they
are also nutsuckeu in their views of bis mac
!1cn siuce thsm. They sly it would have been
vastly easier to have whipped Lee at Winches-
TER tran IN front ct Ricnnond, especially with
Eigel on their flank.
UEe OF the best jokes OF the season is beiu4.
played tn MASSACHUSETTS. They have in the
old Bag State what th4J call . peo;.Ie'. Uu7oA
party. TG-T have nGmineted General D .veus,
formerly colonel IF the Massachusetts, 18th
faII f,1n, ,TsAt-.sr I15 III
platform of the Peoples party ID oppo.i-
tion 10 Governor Audrey aud Sac3to. sum
Fer. O;t tunker Democrats aud Bell Everett
men ulal " support t1t ticket. Bat strange
to say, General DcvAns Is much more radio II
even than Governor ANDREW! Happening to
IN the hotel reading room, noticed th 1t i.
has The rabies ts1ly: 1t remiuds yo1 of thu
countenance of the Babylon.sh magician in
uealtY's great painting of Delshazz r. felst,
who tiIds that DaniSl Is ahead Of hlln In dirin-
nticns.
Well, what if tic conservatives have the
mex: Congress: D. they suppose they are
going to adopt calm, co7ciliat,ry MEASURES,
ard win thr SJush back to the Union by
sl'rink1ing little salt on the tails of the Sc
cession birdsf they will be mistaken. D.s-
pots are Lot wood like danl5els. with soft
Wcrts. DO theT suppose tcas consecutive
measures arc to put All end to the war? WHIT
are ns-rvative measures? Opposition to
Atol;tioufsm-to the proclamation--to every
thing the Republicans hold to. If they wera
honest We could pity thcm as poor deluded
mertAls, wlo are blind to the signs OF the
times, who are deaf t., all the Iessous Of his
tory--who do not see that free labor, human
rights and God are iu this mighty contesti
But they are not honest. They raise the cry
Of conservatism tu obtsin' power and then put
IN end 10 the WAT By selling out the North
They will be defeated; If not by the people,
By he rehe1s, by the thick coming of events
in the Immediate future. Tue mln Is a coz
se1va1ive 10 day, few weeks hence ulay be,
by the turn Of af1airs, as radical as old ohn
Brown, whose soul is marching on-now AMI
ftr+veT more.
Strange that men should lose sight Of the
moral elements in this struggled! Strange
that they co ROT see it is conflict h=t yeen
barhalisin and civilization, heatheDi-m aud
Christianity. Yet 20 ID nlea In NaI York and
Massachusetts, acu doub: not in Illinois, ar
beng led a]lnd,y Into a support Of 'coas :rs-
| atisnl." Ju+t when Maryland is waking from
sleep ard coming into line in favor o. cnancl-
| r':i2n, Ohio. IudiaAa ar. goiuE 70 sleep. The
Hot4 is who have h:el E;pab'!c lu5 are in TIL:
ranss OF the afmy-more tha3 ever they are
Republicans. 1he pro-slayery Democrats a-e
1t Eclns:, fyug in sase, and SET king: 10 to block
The Nh"tls Of Eovernr4ent. TIE men who
Vcnt TO the army as Democrats nine-.caths
Of them arc il 3ayoT Of the policy oi 1ha r.
publtcaHs. If the soldier c,uld but vote yoa
| rtscr wer1d again bear The word "eoasery.
| atlem' tilt the r-beilioa WAS crushed aud
place restored to the land. PORTLAND.