The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-28
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-.,ssfS9 80. mARUH -. teel.
s,sd. ard Mat eek.
,,....s, The Carthaginian, stood
"a ,ar 6ela OF canae, surrounded
VI t..i,ss # eighty thousand Ro.
"a f-lleu iii thai unheard Of bat.
..f,..si bT his master Of the horse
ss upog Rome, and settle the
49,. ...ss.eei shai city. But, although
..- 'ss s-ash: as man asver toiled
AaF,re fer the attainment Of that
.1sa Il was at last como within
.as u,s sul,a.ie OF HE own snecees
-. Hsalfses. He hesitated. delibs.
sgs5sna Ills enemy recovered
.,rAernstion--he gave them time
..1 To seerui,--they soon had new
.ss seld-.his victory turned to sshes
-a, :,sai LA, be had now to do
.,sxae vac had pTosted by defeat.
a ls ,ne3 wisdom, aud gathered safety,
.7v sasAss-opae which was to over.
..a Forever. In the end ae lost every
n,ss ned hesitation His rern.
~ ,-s.seb;. 3 Italy. his own country
~s-. ne psla the isrfei, of his want Of
,aislsi4.e army gained al Manassas
..,, almss es decided ne that gained BY
-a.. a. C..1e. The numhsr OF the enc.
.,a yss Is ,sest, 1t Is true. but it was
g.-->I s. e fheir whole army had been
I,t.,-el !, ~ers thoroughly demera.
sseils.' t-iy bs said to have been
.l..sir t-.s. au;zsd. For weeks, in Wash.
"a a.ss s.ss leaving on every train by
"a. Oh. ri.1o9l !aaye given or asked. il
,....5 40 ne nswspapers that for one
siJeg :he battle, the number that
I'd .oaga Baltimore, going North, ex.
III .-s recruits passing Sonth to join the
l7 f,ugisen Thousand men. Even III.
r stPsrers1n. which was not 10 the Sight
sss Q. las panic. Within three weeks af.
&c ,s.i,a Washington city might have
ts,ss b I've thousand men The con.
ssc Sw,-ld have been incalculable. We
d rave had Baltimore, Maryland
ae city of Washington We should,
t-sse s2aFees alone, have had rein.
sneas 20 The amount of fifty thou.
i zen We should have had Dos
r. @. ne BslunoIs and Ohio Railroad,
ra.i thus have soon cleared the Yankees
!. Wes:sia Virginia. Had we then push
n2-Ly FOR philadelphis, it would have
sGl.1; blow Had we hen proceeded
i ssms vigor which has been mani
q. aa,s lie fall OF Fort Doneison. we
FL 4ve poured into tankesdom AS manv
+ q; Napoleon carried tc Moscow. Ken.
ry4!3 .Asu have aceeded to tue South
I .sGe Sc, and we should have pre-
z.-. ras wsr II the West. where the enc.
',,e hSllng men lie. Never AS the
.-~'-e~ remarked the cthsr day, "did Pro.
osl,- ttI,F scch an opportunity into the
lis nan and never, let us add, did man
.-- - .As.G.y abuse the free gifts Of Pro.
-a.e
Wa 'id v= gain by the battle of Man a..
; l4e liberty 70 indulge liz our favorite
2 ..91 Of 1iJchipg, without let or him
s-.s .pr fsr-e or four weeks And we did
l,oy tha time. The counties Of Fair
al. Ia-e= William. turned up almost an
3 g u lhe.F clay foundation, will svince, to
. a,es. h.ur Of history, the vigor with
ll Pc tl-yded and dug. Spades were
MS as We heard very witty lady re-
"a TIE -per night, and pick.axes aud
~. a.-a cards Of different su;ts. We did
Ne We adyalced TO the Potomac, ditchiug
10, va at'he rate OF about quarter mills
II aliwe came back without ditehing at all
.1s-lTg great General was understood TO
|. 1sa Who made mastery combinations
l5aiae great results. Now great Gen.
"a WIS who was most de1:srons in the
q. .as made. An Irish "coHoeler' would
rs answered the description as we'll as any.
n s.s5 He ever heard Of
i.15 l1AQt.ms, w hat was the enemy do
. Rendering his fortiications around
@,at.g4 impreguabls pouring two hun
a ao-s4nd men into Maryland and the
~a., formulating enormous stores Of
-a'y aad munitions Of war; drilling his
1--t Iato good soldiers; turning to account
'ltal,--icai skill Of the most m mechanical
TIE O. tie tasa OF the earth. building in
-a'FEte uon steamers 81 penetrate our
Iag 7hersvsr river or crock presented
'fPe-iaaity. He had taken the measure
liz S95'aeFn foot completely. He knew
s'''-ranle, IL certain quarters, for bitches
aolEa., and be resolved to take advan-
sN (, Whist was it 10 him that the South.
'-s.siworas were impregnahle In front ]
ID as not 20 around themi Did he not
,fs directly
lie spade and rsttock have been to the
'-eia Confedsrsoy what Capua wss to
'-l'lat The latter neutrslised the slaugh
81 Canns. tae former has converted the
'''5 Of 14nassas into an absolute misfor.
= iae boasted defensive policy" which
no:t'ns, aud gives up everything. can
We Jadged oil by its fruits 1t has been
1's 9i I1alloysd, unmiiigatsd, ,>unredeemed
" " lhis Confederaey. II has caused the
.P4'''a 0i our army over tract Of coun-
FAta it would require three millions
's9 70 iefand It has exposed q to be
''' u daak evsrywere, and to be cut to
S' u as'sH II has throws the lead into
-a''' Of ihe enemy, aud compelled Us TO
Hhsievsg he may Glucose to lead the
" Coaeentrate TO fight, disperse TO sab.
o1<A gas the maxim of Napoleon, and
= @''''e diy it Ia founded on common sense.
q l'dieroasly styled, defensive pol
Tendsrs concentration impossible.
'a''e 50 many points 10 defend. and the
=. aaging toe advantage in mis- navy. san
* Aoa ihe ens 70 the other with 40 much
3 iaai Ts cannot possibly oppose his
'f4sfstsd columns except iR detachmen,..
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