The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-13

WasAipgtop, Sept 3. lsaa.

Qessospeaanso e ~ Hen Yesk 9fltane.
~ WssAington, Sept 3, 1881
AZ an early hour Last evening Gen. Mcclellan
and stan, with the I'd United States Cavalry o.
body guard, rode through Georgetown toward
che front 70 take command OF the army In the
Geld. For two days old Gen. Sumner has been
holding the enemy IN check. his troops being
Saturday and Sunday be Was Joined by other
corps The troops were for three hours on sa-
turdsy evening marching past Gen. McClellau's
house in close order, cheering him - they pans
cd. Among the corps which marched were that
Of Gen. Hooker, formerly Gen. NcDowell's, and
Of Gen. Reno, formerly Gen. Burnsides, both
Augmented BY raw regiments briEaded with the
old ones, and both are under the command Of
General Burnside, and destined 10 form the right
:. II shis army finds the enemy Il Win beat him.
Of that there need scarcely be doubt The col.
dieYs are under the immediate command for the
most part, of fighting Generals, and viii hsht
themselves They have in . great measure re-
covered, an assured. from the decentralization
Of the past: they realize that it is they, now,
not the rebels, who are oonssndioe in defense Of
home and 6reside, and they will be assisted by
he over confidence and recklessness Of the en-.
envy They will win victory, if they can End
force large enough 70 beat, and will roll back
he tide Of invasion. cd ps Jgrsaai -ii
A. to the numbers With which the enemy has
crossed the Potomac the most diverse opinions
prevail, and the data for forming judgment
are small. That the enemy has apparently If
not really disappeared from the immediate front
Of Warrington, that he has moved large bodies
Of men in the direction of Leesburg and Har-
psr's Ferry, that he has promised bis troops the
booty and beauty Of Philadelphia In nightly har-
angue - their prize, 10 according to al the tes-
timony. Bnt whether be has actually crossed q
large force, whether the body Of troops with
which be moved upon Frederick, and that with
which be occupied Poolesville, are 10000, 40
900, or &C, COO strong, is question 70 the cor
rect answer to which no road surely leads.
Some think the rebels, despising the army Of
halted, by Gen Buell., are pushing heavy col
umn into Maryland and Pennsylvania, as they
did one into Kentucky, in entire disregard Of
the cautions Of military rule, forbidding an ad-
vance which would leave a large force in it's
flank or rear Others think that their policy is
70 throw all upon the issue Of one battle, in the
: hope to destroy the national army, and then to
march, unresisted, into the Capital. The former
view would seem to obtain among the people of
the North generally: the latter would seem to be
that of the Government, to Judge from the
movements now going on. -. s
Some, however, not i'll Informed persons scout
both suppositions and say that the invasion of
Maryland is q feint. designed to draw the bulk
Of our army out of the dsfenses of Washington,
with the purpose of suddenly withdrawing
whatever troops may have. crossed into Mary
land, making forced march from Leesburg, and
attacking with the hope Of carrying by q coup
4e main some weak point in our Notifications,
or, failing that. of threatening and beleaguering
the National Capital long enough to clinch the
substantial success they have gained, to the
satisfaction Of their own people and Of foreign
powers. e8T l0.g al5sz ra -
To US here who incline to the opinion that our
army will fight, and who know the excuses
which may be framed for delaying forward
movement unless it be 4 necessity for purposes
of defense, the menacing policy seems the
wisest course for the rebels to take, and the in
vading policy the most desirable for us. If they
throw all upon one cast ct this moment and
ize another army equal to that with which they
drove Pope within the Notifications, and ter
rible blow will have been dealt the rebellion
But if on the heels Of their victory comes .
long period Of rspose and stagnation, the ad-
vantage remains with the rebels during ito con-
tinusnce. But with the rebels, who think OUT
soldiers towards, Who are urged BY the public
sentiment Of the Southern people 70 take the
offensive vigorously, and to make the Free
States feel the horrors of war. the more daring
rather than the more cautious policy may pre-
vail Probably three days, . week, at furthest
will tell W., fae4s, soea 7 -si,a} aaa az
Itelesraphed you last night that the talk In
Executive quarters VAS in favor Of an energetic
prosecution Of the war; in favor Of attacking
pursuing, and destroying the enemy wherever be
can be found, whether in Maryland Or Virginia
opposed to repeating this year the sloth and by
bernstion Of last; opposed TO the ditching policy
Such il the talk; but former experience admon-
ishes us not to place too much reliance upon it
Like causes produce like sfbecte; temperament
does not change, and unless the people make
known their wishes that this shall be %, re-
lapse ID to be feared. 20 taaesatoa oh,
Official persons, like private psrsons, military
men, like civilians, are subject 70 changes 81
mind and changes Of mood. Now one influence
gsts The upper hand, now. another, and news
which 10 true when drop it into the telegraph
Office may DO false before It gets into print For
iadsputabls authority, that's cheerful sririt pre-.
Il va believed there that The enemy had struck
bio last blow, aud had il effect, Though not to
appearance, failed. Had the qualifying and ex-
plsnstosy words which accompanied this state
nsnt bssn allowed 70 90 over the wires, the
whole would have been The precise truth ct the
moment But have reason to believe that IN
ths course Of that night General Hsllsck re-
osived dispatches which changed his mind alto
gether. saH 81 dso 49, afages 7s
The hope that there was to b Court Of In
quiry into the causes Of our recent disasters ID
disappointed. Charges were fled BY General
Pope against several Of his ofheerA General
Mcdowell begged for an investigation; court
vas constituted, and it was 70 meet tkis morning;
but. II may be unwise - this moment even
70 hint at the reasons which led 70 change Of
p.rpose on the part Of the Government Ger
tain II 10 that the court 10 not 70 be Aeld-prob.
ably never. General Pope 10 sent 70 Arkansas
General Mcdowell is granted lesvs Of absence;
Gents Pertsr, franklin, Griffin and Alexander