The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

,rss to the which, in spite Of the check Al
Pittsburgh, must I've ascribed n the army Of Ten.
nessoc. Tho capture of Fort DyunclsDn aud Of
Island No. 10 with the bod nnuUrvrc Of General
tchel, IN the seizure Of Hurisville, has placed
TIE Feicfaa ~ complete military possession Of the
g-est state Of Tennessee which. though SAID H. he
strongly scccssioiSt, Is kept down ny iAe presence
% victofious armies, aud may he looked upot, ns
lost u the Confederate Ecpuhc. But these
sicccs',s though won At The cot 81 some
htmlr'd killed and wounded, not more
important than the advantage gained IN
Lnuisinnn without tho Les oia man. The chief
PAGES along the great western fv'r seem t. be fall
M int0 tie hands 81 the enemy without AL attempt
~ rssist,nce New Or.snp, Baton Rouge, sud q
rich plantations between them, II the mercy Of
the Northern expedition. New Orleans, . city Of
more ttnh iDo,Ou0 Inhabitants au1 tbs real capital
% the Southern CJniederacy. IL occupied by body
81 tnarin-s landed under the guns of two Federal
vessels. NJ The same time General Buter has lAnd-
el without obstrnct on oh the side Of Lake Pont-
c'hft AN, aud approached T. within few miles o.
The city. II seems wonderful, aud Ia certainly
now thing in war, tbs, All enemy should he able 70
pass freely NJ and down the rivers = All invaded
country, and that after year Of war he should ind
no PREPARATIONS able " check him or even tempo
Southcrncrs Of Ne Lss Of the Missis Jpi
must lie Tar greater than ;hosc involved
along the Cumberland md Tenners~s rivers, though
these operation. bsve ended IN the wrestliug u q
great part u state from TIE Confed, racy. As has
l'cn Justly otscrved,thc Confederate sunhostee even
two forces 81 the enemy, who may down 10.
ward Memphis, and up from New Orleans, md put
them ia Il mnent danger. Ths position ~ Gs,.eroi
Bede1nrd b,cOWes diso rsry eyptcaL ,rh.thsv 10 be
a. Corinh or hemph,s uhsn The Misass,Jyn yaii,y
- 1'"ns'rded by Federd erJe'tions d,If the Shics
10 ne West ~ ne gr,1' rir,r are s'IDIrdi'd yrorn
no uhich are Uc ssdt NJ uot and, although tie
passage ~ ginbsht- along the river" Of territory
may 'Nn~prrlt. rather thsn co'rce - Inhabitants,
v't 1 cannot he dputted that, II the Tedcrus can
-'ud th''r vessels along III. Mississippi and up tho
Epl vfF a o. A Il rt.t AL frarf
mus, lie produced on the people whp thought thcu.-
selves secured by distance from the pres ~ the
N'iil cfn AIMS, MT b. mention that, ~ the rivers
~" H." Cltct higlwhNH Of tle-e primitive regions,
TIE systch oi feihiurc"eut- AMI supplies will he
almost impossible ir tie states where H., F,Jufa
expeditions can penetrate
Thcs. cou-iderit aii'iD ent'v accouu 'rr ths
cSuIt,tiun oi the Nurth aud the huuy,ucy o' Fed
\ rial s'cutitrs Jhs Worth hasa fiGhf ~ pr's uHe
| hat tie hour ~ Gnti sUccsAs ~ dIpfstehiH0, ana
that to Srcrs-p rt-, cNhaust'd -, long and Ia
lnripus campaign, di-prted ly fcy"rsos, AMI sep
nr,f"d FROM ''cl othet hy the ndv"u".s - tlr Va
rors f"'lofa' expeditions ". 10. s''d - ''''' v
! an nrtuiaenirui, and rr."ntrr the ht't th We
! ,,sv and honorable terms which the y nth would
BE- i,i=t g. UHer THIS feeling su'tans the F"d .nls
IN all the Il cIti,s ~ thrir si',ou. IT. ~ they
are hccuuiui attn. l,li for which no q nnflcr is
providing, though their armies rrr threatened With
| tsIDk snnmcr caWitpu ~ 1rli TIE Com" coates
! hoi uit md though uo me pr't'Hd' I, explain
| hoW republican government il g. Voc worked " u
! cisit million. Of men brought iut. Ne Union hv
force, and taxed The payment u' interest Ola N
ieht incurred TT their subj is,tD .. Vet n" 'ttoh
rnuard 10y TIE recent ~ turv Successes ~ go eN-
ttciue 1T tie Sorth. tst no Federal iWiits 'il AMI
nus victory To- Ice within the grasp % the G1vcru.
mcrt. ON the other hand, there Il, ~ lar as We
rsn learn, np change Ia tie sprh AM attttdo o
The south.
| Though We give full credit /, tic Slutheruers ~
the 'ndHranc. they lav. shown, ati though II u
pro'slle the fall 81 New Orleans will not chang
thoir PURPOSE. vet IL 4 impossible not To- feel tia
the manner in which their military leaders have al
lowed themselves IT, he wurs'ed uu t'o " ssisspfl