Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-07

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surest and speediest manner
Let US ell then mold our confidence in
President Lincoln, cease weakening the cause
oe ,be tr,io, bv opr caoseless and usolo.s
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Generai.--plans OF which we are IN the most
profound ignorance now that they are
beino worked out. await their solution in the
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''''o'''lo" VI 'n' 'N''" - cue No"s'''"-
ton. The rebellion tremhle' from its center
TO i's circumference ana we oeueVe that i's
downfall VIII be sure and speedy.
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lh ONh MUM Of lih y a ION'
Inc absorbing thought OF inc Nation at
tnis .,., DAY Is me aa,a"e' " nc Gn'o" armi.''
w men, "h9n WAL it occur -" men VIII the
'h'etmihao'e preparations 20 ngh' terminate
ana nghuhg oeslh' suppose we look al
rom me reoel stand-polnt' ihey 700 want
McCieiian shouio advance NhY mat
n,' men may oe 'he marx Tor thelr Sunner'.
"c want IN ~ SAoulu ADVANCE luat Wty may
oe 'he marx io' ""' Suhhers' hach sue act
.ng ior l''elI chooses to remain "nere II II.
McOIeiian thihNs inactivity worse ior the
Ooniedcracy tnan ior us. lie knows that the
troops are wasting away 10y disease much
more rapidly than by any battle or series Of
battles they might fight. Yet ho believes the
Confederates are wasting away much more
rapidly in proportion to numbers, and that
we shall outlast them. The mud also is re-
d D.. .f. H.
stirs is sure to be swamped But 10 was sup
posed that would be the case last all-yet
Mcclellan preferred TO wait without striking
a blow because he was holding 100000 or
ZOO men Of the Coniedcratcs in compare
tive idleness, which would demoraiize them
much more than il would our men, and would
give the Government time to start expeditions
10 the southern coast and down the Mississ-
ippi. When they should land, he could
strike. But the mud difficulty intervenes.
The Southern expeditions have attempted
very little, and the injury sustained by the
last fleet makes 1t doubtful whether we or the
rebels are most hurt by them.
Before the war commenced we knew that
the mud would prevent marching in the win
ter in Virginia, and generally in the south
west We knew that the Ha,teras coast was
peculiarly dangerous in winter on account Of
storms as veil as for its shoals. 1t seemed
very hazlrdous to trust the Butler expedition
there. bee the reason thaf prevailed for send
ing seopad has ". bees nade public II
seems that IN the game OF Ffa, noihing has
been gained oy us ne ooalherners nave
always been acquainted with that game and
had rather play at that than at active service.
Besides 1t may be as cheap Tor them to Keep
tne soldiers al Manassas ana at CenreVlIe as
at home. The slaves have the whites to sup
port and SO long as they are IN the army
they are OUT oil lhe negro way, ana probably
spending less OF the negro earnings than
they "oula oe at nome Upon the "h'Ie'
therefore the longer our army waits near
Nsshlng'on the weaker " becomes the more
eiiectually It eats OUT and consumes the prop
erty oil the Northern States out the south
erh army VIII not cons sume quUe so Taplu'y
ne substance oil the Southern States even II
they consume iaster than their slaves can
raise The game seems to be losing one TO
our SIDE as It costs our government the cash
to sustain IT, but tae Coniedera'es can live on
the corn, rice wheat beet and pork the slaves
luFnlsh' ana take theH pay IN confederate
oonos' ana thns lntif resources are aOsolu'e-
y boundless. w Ren this army dies or Is
kiled on anotner' OF men Just as useless at
home can be as wen spared one alter an
other can be spared, so long as the negroes at
home Will support them But so long as our
army Ia"'s on the bank oil the Potomac so
long Slavery exists IN the Coniederacy' and
so long as slavery exists so long armies can
be raised, ana IN numbers oi snlhcient magnl-
tude to checkmate any Northern army that
may be brought TO look at them IL was
once SAID that "small parties made up IN ac-
tyity what they wanted IN numbers but
our Nation las relied greatly on numbers
and seems to nave such numbers on their
muster rolls as Will ere long crush her by the
expense OF their support, but they are as
harmless as kittens to the enemy lheir
pickets are good targets for night practice for
the rebels and the soldiers and we cry out
Lord how long Russell OF the Times has
said II January passes without some great
victory by the Union forces, their cause IS
lost the Contederetes have gained Assur-
edly they have gqlned experience IN facing
material mat yore evor b,ou,bt tosotb.
or Rnt itis vorv oniet army Nobodv
con ,,airso,. ,bo;r roscef,Iross a., NcCIei-
Ian not IJood. .,hirstv tbongh he has ,ho
nar,o oC a., ohlo co,rnandor Nv hone ho 40.
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