Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-07

Hcs Ia 9a&nfies ercRgh 60 produce securing,
and eits besides antriti8s diet.
Toaie, ete.--Ws scarcely reed repeat the
Injunction, to lock well to tools, harnesses and
wheel vehicles Of all kinds, and have every
thing saaY for use.--sfmsg5can .9gracuEtirist.
The Richmond WING ora the Rebel
Government.
Th2se are simes to try nen a souls. The con-
seq1eaees OF defensive pclicF. and Of ths fol-
~ 81 Transferring The HaF TO the pallsY of the
Mississippi, where the enemy have their best
fighters, Instead Of attacking than in their een-
tral ard most tsHaeE point -PernsyiTania-b
aggFs sive var, are nos upon US. We have per-
msttad them without interruption 10 mature thcir
programme Of acknowledged COMPRISING us,
which vas announced more than eight months
ago. Whssour GoverBment has dons 10 meet the
Issue. besides wrangiiug With popular generals
and piddling over petty Jobs theI4ofd only knows.
judging by Fesults, ESQ far, il ID the most anea-
tsbie failure 10 history, and suggests to the re-
aecsiae mind that The most sigaaI service which
the Government can uoE rsndsr 10 ths.cUuntry
is fss surrender IF tie helm to cbtsr asad better
hands. In vieR Of tie past, the present, aud
ihe probable future, tbs pageant Of 'o-morToK
is bitter mcrkery aud miserabls compensa-
tlcn for the ruin of a free people. a child With
bauble. an old man With young wife, are
psrss~.l Hlussrious Of the dsploEabIs folly.
F5r eight months ine ;ssonls asvs been ho-
ping and coufding. Never enough can he
said Of the sraor, thssdisinssFesssd mess aad de-
Toii0n OF the Southern people. With one heart,
they have offered al they had foF tbs common
canas Of life, liberty, sad hapFinsss; but tLera
hss been no response from tie authorities II
al 10 proportion 10 she outburst from ths pop
uiaF heart. The dEsary iusotion Of lie last
summer tnd sulamn, the disease aud Wearinass
of camp life, and tbs wasting aHsy OF tie in-
est army ever assembled, wers endured, IL uoi
Riih patience, al least Eishoat suy boisterous
cosuplaiat against the Government. II coBs-
descs vas shaken, the hope still survived that
cur rulsFs we're laboFing diligently, wisely, and
eEsstiFely for cur defence.
Tie result is before q. Does patriotism
5ictate, does il i1atiEy Ge4ser sils5asg Are
se priFilaged 70 fold cur srns 10 mate admI-
ration Of some EePate3 great maD, ahiie the
country, under his guldsnee, sas going With
railroad speed to destruction There is 90 ua-
kind feeling IN ADg quarter, that we are swArs
Of. towards Mr. Davis; SO far from it, all tie
maHifesanoHs Of the last twelve mouths prove
ths contrary. But the eouyictien istgeneral-
Outside Of oficisl cirelss il may be said to be
universal--that no one maE can perform all the
varied and difncnlt functions, civil and milI-
tary, Of ihis Government. The mysterious.
do nothing policy, which has been attended
eulv With disasters, has substituted dIsErust and
apprehension for ths hope and confidence which
pFsgiougly preVsilsd. Il rs this loss Of conf
dsnce which presents the most gloomy phase
to oar oaase. The men and the policy that
bare, without necessity, involved Us in our
present troubles, are shey on whom We have to
rely for extriostion. Con6dsDes achieved, BY
change OF men or OF policy.
The crisis is TOO serious 10 minoe words
Perhaps we ali have committed an erFor, and
have contributed 90 dslsde the Administration
b. holding our tongues, CT only indulge tie
hensyed seeeats CT praise. The disposition
hes beea great among all classes 10 lcok on
The bright side OF eEarFtaing--1o glass oger
what We did not approve, snd hops for the best
from what Ea did rot understand. Bat such
dsssters IS those ef Roanoke Island and the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers are such pa
tent ana appalling evidences Of iRefhsiensy
that al confidence must be lost without some
assurance of an altered and mora vigorous
poliey-
Great and criminal as msg have been offoial
remissness during the last eight months. while
the enemy were scsively preparing to invade
rs, our cause il not desperate, If we can haEe
couneils aud energetic aoticn. With free
aud brave people, ready 10 peril fortuas
aud life for the rnRintenance Of their iber-
ties, nothing Is wanting bat competent lead
ers-men OF wise heads and big hearts, sor-
thy Of this great movement, TO eondsct them
10 victory.
The permanent Congress Of the Confsdsras
OF is now in session. Il is az important
branch Of tbs Government, privileged and re-
CURED ~ its position 10 take sn active part
IN the cOhdnst of affairs. 1t is It's high pre-
rogatiEs to see that other departments perform
their functions, and if they fail, TO take care
that she Republic resolves no detriment. But,
with wise and harmonious councils, our past
TeEersea may prove sources Of future tri-
umph.
REBEL REPORTS FROM TENNESSEE.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of Saturday, sAys:
As Yet, we have no clear statement Of the
rssnlt Al Fort Dcnelson from cur ora side
Ths telegraph has given nothing directly TO
tie press, and no nail has come through from
Nashville since the great battle. This Is os-
ing, no doubt, to the complele monopoly Of she
railIoAd to transport troops aud ktoree. Her
ther mails nor passengers have CONS through.
We publish etatsmsut this noTuiog by teie-
graph from Augu sts, made 70 She press Of that
eity b. lieuten aut who EAs la The fght at
Donslson. This ststenspt rather oisOeuragss
ths hope that the loss Of prisoners 10 very much
sxsggsrstsd By the Ysnkses. TIE disss,er ia
this rsspe2f uust be very great Aaot5ar ser.
ribls lesson against eooping up men 20 defs5a
positions Dor properly fortified