The Hillsborough recorder., 1862-10-01
Gen. Lees Brilliant Gampaign-What has
been Accomplished.
Prom The Richmond Ei1aminrr q he 2lth.

From the Richmond Examiner of the cath.
Military operations are not Conducted on
haphazanl chance nor do generals march
their armies ab,nt "like roaring lions, seek
ing whom they may desonr;' bul ulaecomplish
their purposes By pre.arranged campaigns,
having certain and we'll defined objects.
Gen. Lee did not march out 81 Richmond t.
wards the sources Of The Chickahominy seek
ing an enemy but knowing the position ol
his enemy. he performed ihuse celebrated
manGuyres BY a previously arranged plan ;
nor did he move his army 10 Piedmont, Vir.
ginia. without FIRST determining what would
be his course upon reaching the theatre Of
war. SO also as 10 his march into MarJ lani
that too, had an object aud purpose, being
different from What the enemy supposed, as
well as what our people believed.
Ii was not step towards invading Penn.
sylsanis, NOR yet was il made only 10 raise
Maryland. The real objects we're the cap.
luFe Of the Yankee force at Harper's Ferry
aud the drasing Of Mcclellan oat 81 Wash.
ington. and iucidentaIly The roUsing of Ma
ryland. While his proclamation to the peo-
p!e Og Maryland deceived his enemy and
manifested To the world The difference be !.
tween tie Confederate manner Of conduct.
ing the war and tiat OF our enemies, IL com.
pletrly disguised his PRINCIPAL uhlrct.
Ills march 10 Frederick and ns prnclama-
lion assembled al Washington brlsades and
regimepts which could have been seat wa
Chambersburg and llagefslown % the relief
OF liarper's Ferry. Had Gen. Lee marched
directly on IIarper's Ferry. hi. design woold
have been understood and prevented by the
Immediate eyacustion of the place aud rrireai
into Pennsylvania, o. directly 10 Washing
ton. 90 miIitaTy operations the most cir.
csitous route may be the shortest way 10 nc !.
complisb an object and aS the hual purpose
Of every campaign is most carefully conceal.
ed. appearances are made deceptive. and the
people al homo, rs well rs The enemy. are
both deceived. Now that The capture OF
Harper's Ferry aud the battle pf Sharpsburg
reveal the object Of the movement into Ma.
ryland. every one must admire the stragetic
talents Of our distinguished general, aud his
wonderful power Of combination becomes
more apparent as we contemplate the skilful
manner in which he delayed McslelIan's ar
my. destined to relieve Hsrpcr's Ferry, and
postponed the ensagemement in general bat.
tie until the besieging force from Harper's
Ferry could conc up. Having captured
Harpefs Ferry, the campaign closed.
lie then turns on Mcclellan, and fights
the battle Of sharpsburg--a battle IL which
he had nothing 10 lose, but everything 10
gain; and in which The enemy had nothing to
gain, but everything 10 lose. If General Lee
had been defeated at Sharpsburg nothing
would have been determined by the battle,
because by crossing into Virginia, he was
approaching his base Of operations and draw.
ing the enemy further and further from theirs.
Mcclellan discovered General Lees designs
too late 10 prevent It's execution. IIsfper's
Ferry. with It's garrison, armament, arms. and
stores, all fell into our hands. A glorious
termination Of q splendid campaign.
The 6rst campaign for the relief Of Rich
mond. terminated at Malvern Hill. When
Mcclellan retreated 10 Berkley, Gen. Lee
did not follow and attempt the annihilation
Of the Federal army, because il could not