The New York herald., 1862-01-04
A REBEL VIEW or FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
ISpecial corresnondence OF he CharestO. Eonriarl

the general reader.
A REBEL VIEW or FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
Especial corfesnondencc OF he Charleston Sourier.]
gIcHsosp, lee 8, 1861.
While calm, yet prevails aong our lines winchas
Ger 10 ths Peninsula, and 80 recent morsmsn's have
taken place Indicative Of intended advance by tho
federa's tho belief s not yet abtrdonet by eher or
generals Cabinet officers that to have great
bSttle To the language Of dstiEg shed southern
s.atesmsn in tire course OF conyersat ion today, AT is
the OF things for Northern ary, wherever
Il may ee, whether in Kentucky, the coast, the
Potomac, 90 allow the winter mouths TO pass without
striking blow some vital point where they gain
asaccess upon which they en- retire for the remainder
OF the season." IN fact, si ts psssL time has tho
Lincoln ent really been in cordsion to carry
out the pgosl anime announced at The start. The
battle OF the 2ist was u movement premature and
unadvi'ed, ms e only in obedience 10 tho resistess
ropali, e STILL If possible, the nsce paips.ations
OF the popular heart. The campaign net fairly
opened, an these grand collateral dem anstraiiors
which originated IN tho comprehensive mind OF Scott
could not Take place because OF ryery ina nude and
tie mpfactc1biy u adequate preparation Since that
time, weyer, the details OF the programme Lave been
comretcd. Immense armies, the greatest the modern
world has seen, have been Organized and placed
upon The footing OF regular troops; come officers
have, III measure, taken tie Place OF military coxcom1s
and aspiring politicians great fleets have been created
aad seat 10 the southern coast and the season having ar
rived when these arnadaS operate advantageolsly
upon our sho es they have como fuzzy prepared % per
form their bloody mission The teiot tdi', therefore, as
regard IL conception. a. lat thoroughly c0anrlc,
sthi'so re,rd' 10 be done t 10 bring play the elem
Of destruction coDabi9sed Pruc; astnaton is daily
adding to strength and tacr weakness. To allow
winter PASS ideness, with Only fray
here and there without achieving subs sue
is to besk the back OF the Northern vegnmcnt
Millions o. do lars involved TO say nothing Of the
prosperity CT the federal
II is pam therefore, that s9mehng must be done and
quickly The huge machinery Of thu aign is in
thorough working order for tie drst time and let it
Lie and r1st beneath the SLOWS OF wo.e winter is
part parcel he designs of The Northern General
yet the only success that has raaounA,d Northern
has been at Fort Royal Plysi ally as compared with
the immensely OF the Undertaking, its results have
amounted 20 nothing, beyond tho ca J!ure Of few
been equally unsts actery all bit the ignoran por-
sson OF the Northern pc pie The educated and Dtel
gent on eo'h sides Of the water, are as perfectly
the advantage gained by thc Yankees stop where
is.
Something, therefore, Of st1pendous and
valuable character must be achieved before The long
ngs os the Northern people be satisfied or
. strie taken towards the accomplishment Of the do
Bigns they have in visw The subdga;on OF the South
not taking possession OF two three abandoned
sand orts or driving from them their little bands OF de-
tenders The substantial Of campaign yet re-
mains to be done. The immense outlay Of the Northern
governments st have its remuneration. The
Of their political and military leaders niusl be vindcated
by being triei, not realized, and the strength OF the
two Powers be put to one fair and Ana test To do all
this there must be grander demonstration against the
rsbslliJus south than has ever yet taken place.
II is the impression among many who basow careful
comp ehersive thought the subject tha, the North
is ar~sdy satisfied oritsinabilty 10 Union and
that Its armies only ngns for settlement. Il is
evident enough 70 all who know the pride anu temper #
the Yankee people that they will to peace
until they have either been whip ed Tito by the bank
ruptcy OF their own government or they have victo
rss. As long their money lasts they will struggle
Ieratey their ruess purpose OF EXTERN on but
when this Is gone and the is forced repa-
date It's liabilities Its and armies gaining norc bt
temp rary advantages, while nation grows in
strength and greatness, then and only then look
for the appearance OF the bright morning star which will
usher in our glorious existence. Whaieler may be
theirs, TIE ensuing IS the edrlisst
ssasoH iohe7l tre can hope for such desired resh.
great battle is fought the Potomac and the victory
the effect may be counierbaanced by federal en-
croscmens upon the coast, AMI tine occupation
struction of southern city would satisfy them losses
here and possibly be nattrg enorgh rnc''en 10 their
sons 10 superinduce CT mpronisc, tm Mey toay
tshipe al all ioi's ned hope for any propositions
oacrla:sa 70 end i's a tea ;.ful resM
OF one thing, however, the Southern people may rest
assured. war of two years, and the blockade des-
struction Of crops Of cotton
bacco, will produce such Suffering among millions Of
operatives IN France and England. AID politically and
socially affect the material I'M erests u tn se
that IN sci ince ey UlI ts compelled u n.erf1e az this
cntef, aad with the stropg OF farce prevent the
gene alton OF those revolutionary Influences which
ders. Ne direriy of III. syapa1y u
ne English peqe icstt the oasss Of Southern u hts
In their public meetings. Parliamentary debates
and principal newspapers, The manifestation IL as
sincere IL imcus. From tie sympathy
OF ths nation 10 .s welcome into the c clc Of great
Powers and thence 70 direct Interference bat
sve AID natural steps which ia the present mercantile
relations Of the world follow each other the
ebb and fow OF tides We have, therefore,
dependency On tho contrary. for eight rths
has been conducted scale Of un aal.e ei snGdc
and o-fny stronger than at the
hostics. 1hs two hundred Thousand Yankees who
have threatened 10 sui and .ay our
possessions are still knocking at our doors With tbo
exception OF Western yrgirr thy hare not tene,yue orr
trTt greater distance than "a miles, end that osg IN
our frdegic1t slfeT4nce, obtained single important
victory, or shaken the de;e mnation OF solitary
Southrun
Instead Of advancing the offensive they have
ensconced themselves behind thirty Tremendous
fortiGcations, and await with trembling patience
the onslaught Of the people whose domain they
have inva.ei. Almost bankrupt In purse, with a
nstiosa debt entaisd upon their potery that will be
like n mill stone around their necks for n century to
come, have nearly conquered them by letting them
alone. rctrtutive God viii do the rest. Why ought
we not TO ieoi ctesrfGi. grateful, blessslY
For two or three days tnao have been exciting rumors
from tho oninsula. Hagrcder says the Yankee arc
coming with o.ty thogsaAd heer impossibi.ty
and wants reniorccinents His position at Yorktown.
and thence IN te lower aud Of the mai aBd
~ strong and well fortified and sg-inst that cxag.
Eeraied number lac can hold his owa beyond do;bt.
Both sick and heavy baggage have ben set out OF the
way, and he Is PREF airing himself ur trouble My lath
In the coming storm Is decidedly weak and reliance
neod be placed these OFT repeated symptoms aaru