The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-11-26
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= Forward March" Of she Potomac A..
WHAT fas MOVEMENT MANA.
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= RsrUara Mareh" OF sAe Rs,omas A..
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saturday, Nov. 18th.
Forward IL the vordi The order to n. a.
readiness vent out les, night; the order To mas.
sas given to day. snd Couch's corps b.. -
for cone hours on the road.
Three weeks ago. when we crossed the po,.-
nae, our advance did not mean much. IT,
cell understood that the then Counsnd.r .;S
not originate it, that he dad hot sppoye az =
tha, be began il With great reluctance. As.;c
and again Vas told BY his immediate, Co, e.
iisl friends, :" This move meIt mrans nothi,,,
aud Gill accomplish nothing. !, sss undxr.Lsn
.,m .ly to sAti.fy the public clamor for .S,.,cs
Winter campaigning n this couutry 70 irpo..i.
Die. The Gully vay 70 80 20 Richmond 10 oy the
Peninsula
This movement 10 Of another sors. Crn.,.,
Burnside originates il. aud his heart ID II h, +.
means rapid marching. Is means chang. AZ
base - . more direct, more dsiens,b.. Inn.
With the army in three columns, led by Go.
rious Joe Hooker" Sumner, the bairl-p,o 90, "a
warehouse, ard Franklin, reput~d 10 poss<~e -.
cry soldierly QusiIy but industry. it n,eans t.s.
Perate, decisve fighting. l, means Oh to Rich.
moud.
Among division and corps commanders the h.
lief obtains that, under Burnside, there wil b
no more fruitless drawn battles When ths
clash Ut arms comes again, il oil bring crosu.
ING victory or overwhelming defeat. Il viii b
. big day ~ith the fate Of the Republic
The weather and roads are proptious. II thev
osly continue 20 Tor the next thirty DAYS!
According 70 the Newspapers. the rebels Or,
about making another raid into Nary laad; but
this statement 10 dsprov,d by their having ev,c.
Gated Smokers Gap. through which op cling
Gen. Stahl passed 9TH bis cavalry on Fndsy al.
rernson. Returning. he vatcred his hos sss in
the Shenandoah The rebels nos appear before
Chester and Manassas Gaps. The uncertainty
which had hitherto envelSped she locality aud
movements OF the enemy is being dispellsd, aud
the action VI the Union troops sill speedily IN.
mack the rebel possion and force.
The Tunes correspondent says: "Owiug to
Gen. AcCielan's Hardness in performing the
part allotted to him, the grand suage,ic.l plan
arranged II Washington. has proved faux pes
qsentIy to be determined upon. In consequence
OF she time required for planning il, and the
necessary delay arising from . change OF CON.
nanders, our army has laid comp., s,v.ly IDLE
since entering this place, little more than Q
| week since. Before the expiration Of another
| week, however, every regiment ~ill be on the
onward march, or we shall realise the truth Of
the old adage that " appearances are ofsen de-
ceitful."
1.-THE public may rest assured that everything
10 going well in the army. A large majority Of
the Iroops, and all Of the sober aud lhoux blful
portion both of6c.n and men, fully approve u
the change that has been made in the command
Numbers in the Sth Amy Corps ier instance,
| ~ho had propose 70 REIGN, or had actually Of.
fsred their resignssions, under natural symps
thy with their commander, have sithdrssn
hem. IL 10 the general belief that those she
persist in . tactious coarse are hacking the e.
| sental Of COED soIdier-cOurage and loyalty
and ought 70 be dismissed from the service In.
ssssd VI being permitted 70 resign In tie face Of
shs enemy.
There was . grand review Of Gen. Butter.
6slds Division. at Washington. Saturday, 18th,
after which oil the members Of the various State
paid their respects 70 Gen. Hunter, Who received
them at HE headquarters in the Horder msnson.
On Sunday there Was . review of Humphrey 3
Division. Ger. Burnside broke Up his hc.dquar.
tsrs in the field preparatory " ching He
called on Gen. Hooker early in the day. AID held
private Interview. They both appear In excel.
| lent epirits Before Tuesday, Warrenion ell
have been deserted by the main body If the
Uuioo army. Our aai / and rear. vhicl, the en.
envy would fain make ~ believe he il intending
70 attack, are we'll covered by sigel.
The advance. consisting Of Cloughs and Rey.
nold's corps are already threatening the eremy
on the line OF the R.pPahsnnock, toward Fair.
fax aud Gordonsve."
| The Ns~ York Times states. on good suihori.
ty-csrrsrpoDdence aud Telegraph" that the
army Of the POtOmsc 10 changing its base Of op.
/ ~
ing last. all its corps c0omeDced their march
dosa the valley Of the Rsppah aunocL, from ,bs
line of the Orange aud Alexandra Railroad and
BY the close OF she week the whole Of the great
force will have reached-not its destination, per.
haps. but the point from which Richmond may
be most conveniently approached F.om the
mouth Of AQsia Greek, the Distance TO Richmond
il only about 10 mil. Q. aud the whole route d
practicable and direct, vith good communications
and easy oeans Of Obtaining supplies. Gen 81.
gel will remain on the east side Of the mountains
defending the Gaps, watching Stonessll Jackson.
and guarding the approecbes to Washington
and Gen. Burnside, cooperating probably with
forces south Of Richuond, can devote his entire
attention 70 the defeat u Lee and the capture
Of the rebel capital.
| "The bs K Of Lees army 10 at Gordonsvils
and vicinity; aud probably, on learning tie
news. the whole Of I also took up its line o!
march toward Richmond. StOne~aI Jackson
oil most likely follow and in the course Of Q
few DAYS We shall again see the whole rebel A.
my At Richmond. and our army advancing upon
it, The rebels. even IL they were able. would
no, dare TO send any part Of their force toward
Washington or Mary land. While Burnside so di.
rectly shrestened their capital They have great
facilities of concentrating Ill their forces and
a this has aisays been their policy the eve
dosb,less pursue il nov.
I've suppose this new change Of base mesns
immediate ard great cork. We don't sspposs
il means regs'ar approaches. forti6cssiors %
shovels. De.ember viii be upon Nc directly ;
aud though We have not heard any thing about
mud since Gen. Burnside teok command. there
10 no doubt that 70 any commander, ~ 10 any
man, mud may sometimes be . serious obstacle.
In that respect the line Of advance sow sdopte6
| Is the best that has yet been attempted. Gen.
| Burnside 10 serious and earnest Ia bis work be
has a. abundance Of men. and be knows the
will of the nation, whose servant he 10. We
predict. therefore. that bis stay as Frederick
burg vill be brief. end thar his march 10 Rich.
mosd vi ! be rapid - webeleve il Oil be ui.
,mphans. By December our army vll eth
have smother base Of sperations-frou the rees'
capital"
Full Rsgsoe~t - Shsspshecsess - ~
Ralss0-TOa C00ne1e0 - forWSsh the Mes.
Secretary Of War has tslegraphed 70 Gov. Blsis
TO know if . full regiment Of Sb~pshoosers csa