The New York herald., 1862-01-08
TIE l.EBELS PROMPTING TIE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.

From the liCl,m ifsl 3-tCh. Jan. -.
The dove On amcnts tc asst oIr weeks ui the war
have been TIC remarkable that have occurred during
Il. entire progress The beginning of December saw c
Yankees n fun force apparently ready Tor dcCs &c
battle al NIL the important OF ths frontier o. te
Potomac they had thcbct apront ID army thl cO0ti
seted by their own authorities to be two hind 9i
thousand strong. In Kentucky they had masscd to-
grther two immense forces OF thirty to fifty Thousand
each which n,enaced Columbus and Bowling Green ard
81 Indications pointed with certainly to an immediate si-
vance upon lines, at time whom we were weak aud
we're tocrsy abe 10 withstand assaUt from hcs y
columns. Zococr was pressed before Cumberland ca
~ forco more than dosibc his own Pound Gap a;
the mercy OF Nelson, having onya tho sand m ia
@ Pose against ten thDusand RosccTans was IN
Tie Gauley with army which he now CON.
fesses to have bctn nttoon thousand II ons.
against bNyd, having only twenty three Sn-
,el pevnolds was on thca Noun lain with ivc thsp.
saud opposed by Johnson with only twelve fourteen
hrndrcd and Sherman ht succeeded IA idiiRg fc,7l cr
tcss taoeid a. Beaufort, ghiis ,ee had in td r "a
etthe has J |U ihoStd forccS, latr ietr hlH nisls
t,a ,oorIy pr.eided tcth arms and cs1maHio' And to
crown all, tho splendid weather invited them to tlis
obaagc.
ovory ono Of thcsc points Bld Dsairs Joicf, stricken
thor Simultaneously by d tcsr armies, could ~ itcc fi
b. crush Srog'h "a ssr7Gt quoers end PIT 9iojmy
ffcefyop onr1fd,rs. Slco ~ al Columt 5 and iOwng
Green would have boon almost anniha.ng % our for
tunes IA the wos,. Success OF Cimberla and Pound
Gaps would have cut or connections with tennessee rd
Kentucky ably Success 3n capui Ing our army
IN tho BGnlwba would have laid open all m De Western
virginia pext spring to the easy nvaaion u The cLomy
4 rioOr0tr push f,rg Beago,t aT0s Chtite. dpd st
eardh Re irodd r0i haze sea, cie those gc cites aud
CIT mr. arm - ~ ''0 a." 90 trO.
Elt the enemy have lot the golden opportunity Sip
through ther iA r. k0c dil0fts as iine "a make
00tord dge' ia ~ gtrcdiengi qtou o. The cnorgy
t0 Southern opc has been aroused H thc ut uncut
daniar aud nos sa IN ovcry pot wneto pclore
we ESQ yuA ciabe. our da1gy iipus'sl md re . r
nw saoy p spoea'dk ppm me LiiIl iestecldy
,pbioh lsercatcd N csny from ustpg cn fBr y scih
iciu " him.
10 wbss is,ho cnerys failure everywhere to az
butablci 10 clearly noe 10 ilC want
of mcn s. tho wlrt OF supplies, 10 tso want Of prs
raration In faccs q every character. 10 troops We
ever better mod, better oothcd beli furnished
seih pruvisois aid ammunition. This FOt Only tho
osse with paiicla corps but was tho case with i.
And yet. though fully prepared for effective Ope a0ns
though tho whole world expecting heavy blows T. bc
struck and decisive results 10 be achieved tCir armies
everywhere either renamed stock s,il, gnomi0u
and ln0st strangely and sud eniy stompedcd from au
imaginary y and noa purs ing foe.
rEc Ctn DO bus solution for tlir most strsprc
phenomenon. Tho lulees 10 not cnist to nght; tacy
enlist ony 20 dw pay. Tie cessation Of southern tfale