The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-29

A dispatch from Washington to the Philadel-
pbia North Ameriesn yesterday prOnOunces all
the statements erroneous that indicate an earl,
forward movement of McClellan's army. The
reason assigned is, that the condition Of the
roads is such a. to render movements impossi-
BILE, and that it will lie necessary now to wait
till the "hard frosts" come. Unfortunately,
persons without either Information or judgment
are in the habit OF sending dispatches on this
important subject; and the military censor.
ship, which is hidden carefully to exclude
from the wires all truthful indications of army
movements, gives the utmost latitude to all 70
mances Of reporters. A most painful impress
sion was made On all classes in our city yester-
day when the substance of this Philadelphia
dispatch was reproduce.
10 show how very absurd the dispatch is, in
its reasons, it is only necessary to remind the
public that Z" hard frcsts" rarely ever come in
Virginia. Such as do occur disappear almost
in day, and never can be relied on for NOV.
ing an army. Rains, not hard frosts, charac-
terize the Southern Winter. Undoubtedly
some practical joker palmed of the matter OF
this dispatch on the c-edulous telegrapher, the
object being to satirie o notable and regretful
period in our past military history. We feel
very sure that Notwithstanding mary may
have the latent desire that the war linger indie
cissvely until after he first Of January next.
neither Mr.. Lincoln nor Gen. AcClellcn are
willing to tribe with the public patience by
having the army 60 quietly now into Winter
quarters Mr.. Lincoln declared bis position
on this subject distnctly enough in the case OF
Major Key, dismissed lately from General Hal.
leck's stat, when he declared that no officer
should continue to wear the National uniform
who was not in hvor of winning victories
whenever il WA DaesiblpS
Besides We have had it specifically stated
over And over again that the President recently
visited the army c. the Potomac to learn for
himself the practieability Of Immediately re-
newing operations. We think it MAS quite un-
necessary for Mr.. lincoln to have made any
such trip With any sch motive. And We are
quite tree to assert. in total disregard of all
dispatches from Washington or from headquar
e. practicable whenever the President thinks
proper to order it or Gen. Mcclellan desires
u make it when Popes army was whipped,
decmated, demofalixed and driven back upon
Washington, and the enemy had cro-.ed over
boldly sad in immense force into Maryland
then, if ever, it might have been dreaded that
q forward movemen: could not be made upon
the enemy. What! fight Q victorious army
with beaten columns-an army ct veterans
with . mixed mass of hacked regiments and
raw recruiss-imposeible! Yet it was done.
1t did not take NcCl.llaa . week to move his
improvtsed army actively against such ODDS
Aud he drove To: unequal Campaign through
70 Inspiring National succese. Ii is prrposter-
ous to ssy tia, he caanct do nos with greai,
successful AID conhdep. army what he id ten
With troops that had just been literally torn to
pieces By the sDeny.-E J. zsass.