Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07
WILL THE "GRAND UNION ARMY" AD
VANCE

VANCE
The North is urging an advance by MecClel-
Ian. The whole Northern press have revived
the ''on to Richmond" cry, and there is gen
eral clamor for an advance movement. There
is tremendous pressure on Mcclellan who seems
if not overanxious to risk battle. The W Washing
ton correspondent of the New York U0rtd, re-
lerring to tie matter, writes:
Despite the apparent inaction which has
marked December thus far, believe that Gen
Mcclellan is conscientously striving with
might and main to do something which shall
satisfy the patriotic ardonr OF the North; c,o,,o
is Fastening preparations for a concerted etort.
Remember says his Confidential friends, that
only for six weeks past has he been in actual
power that he knows better than any one
else the nopregnaDilIty of the enemy's position
at Centreville, and that such lines cannot be
directly asSauted-they must be turned that
our flank movement must be simultaneous and
oyerpowerng that rivers must be crossed and
new roads cut; that two or more coincIdcnt
movements Of the sort necessitate three times
as much time and equipment in preparation as
an advance of the united column.
1t is therefore pretty well understood that
we are all awaiting the complete formation
and departure of General Burnsldes expedition
from Annapolis and Fortress Monroe, and
that this movement, instead of being destined
against some extreme Southern point, is to CO.
operate with, and be a portion of, General
McCleIlan's campaign with the main army
Ten days will cover, it is believed all needful
delays at the two points mentioned, and this
day fortnight may witness four great columns
in motion against the Confederate army.
George Wilkes, in letter to his paper,
saws:
The condition Of our troops remain the same,
and there are no evidences in the way of hut
ting" or other signs whatever, that the army
will 90 into permanent winter quarters. This
fact, since, it is long past time for such
protection from the weather, taken into con
Sideraton with the recent declaration OF the
Secretary of War, in his report that the army
of the Potomac would doubtless soon owe for
ward and with effect, has established the opin-
ion that McClcanS hour is approaching and
that he but awaits the culminaion of certain
circumstances to strike his blo#. These cir
cumstanccs are supposed to be the advance oi
General Sherman upon Charleston and Savan-
nah, or any other event which Is of sufficient
influence TO produce dlSlntegrauOn or the REQ
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial thinks there will be
no forward movement by NcClellen, and
adds:
There will be no forward movements Of tho
army here as long as 1t can be prevented; 1t Is
the last thing thought Of andEwill only be adop-
ted as a necessty--to satisfy the public de-
mand or the inln.inence of European complca-
tons. This war is two good thing for too
many worthy and unworthy people, to be
hastily dispensed with. It IS tremendous
goose" laying the biggest kind of ''golden
eggs" and the number gathering them ic le-
cion Do You suppose such J" nest as this
is going to be brok up except upon co'npnl-
sion? ? IF you do, all | have to say is you are
Jolly green. That could at single blow
Ia1l upon and crush the rebel army on the Po
tomac is as demonstrable as any problem I'D
Euclid fit was pnt out 10y contract to-mor
row, it would be finished in three days, and
in week we would be ready for something
else, Iventure to affirm that there is net an
effectivs business man in the United States but
what will concur in the opinion, II they Will
come here and remain a week. And venture
another thing that since wars We've first
known, none has been conducted as this has
been. The armies are mere starving matches,
like school children trying to starve each other.
The Chicago Tribune, urging a forward move
ment. and grumbling At the inactivity Of The Fed
eral army, says:
If the people believed that the present forbid
policy is 20 characterize the remainder of the
war. they would fall into the jaws of desair, and
ask the government to disband the army aad
submit to the dismemberment Of the Union
Another correspondent aliuding to the lnactiV-
ity of McClellen's army, says:
1t has been irtimated to me by influential per-
sons that the army here would remain precisely
as now, simply protection to t'le capital, and
will become a prominent feature of the govern
ment know there is powerful effort being
made 10 that effect whether it will be successful
emains to be seen The members Of Congress
that have heard speak Of it, very bitterly de-
nounne it and those in authority who favour IT.
The plan is to keep this army where 1t iS-say
20000O-and employ the balance in active duty
in the different rebel States wherever 1t may be
necessary to re-estabiish the authority of the
Union. This point gained, the force here will
be kept as the standing army of the government,
until every vestige of disatfec,ion shall have
disappeared and every excuse for its continuance
ceased to exist I give you this programme for
what it is h. Events certainly Indicate that
such plan has powerful hackers, Sand practi-
cally is now in existence. One thing Is certain,
there will be change in the present status OF
he army of the Potomac as long as 1t can be pre-
vented by those reaping such prodigioIs har-
vests from it daily.
ROW IN THE KENTUCKY FEDERAL
CAMP.
The Louisville Courier, of the 9th, CAST
Friday,) says:
We learn that there IS considerable trouble
among the Kentucky regiments in the Federal
army, and that much anxiety exists among
the Yankees as to what will be the result
The message of Lincoln and the report of
Cameron have caused such universal ossatis-
faction as to quite demoralize those companies
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