New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-20
An INTERESTING SfATEMENI OF I'LL
SOUiHEEE SITUATION.

SOUIHrEN SITUATION.
Fresi T1e L.i.eat Faar'ae' lam To-
po, n ,e-;od rnc.lt in in duration, Wheeler Of
4svs. weeks. or uoIr e, ne tra. '"''h'l'", q
tUce Tile j. re ir"c "'''s., l' 'a
d. ended END Il tine tae core when u ia io longer
10. ,,. t,,erirw re- .l'a aad coneijeT with candor
,he .noo,ict Of cry SO is. ..,, a.
h..r rtired notir', iog we hHVe ATTEMPTED no
I'm That we hav, lost comparatively little Of
I'M territory durug the latter siX moaths Is due
all, 20 he dildcn.s oil invasion IL q country like
g. tic us,c,itv for isme 10 prepare laii million
..l slows. NE conlsrc a. The Southern Volunteers,
e,l -ie individual c0NarCics OF ito North IN note-
,a,ies. u IT, however. ualeuiao!e tLa he 1cei si'e
ro.cy hst.,e tie moral HIHin on "a arm! u'"
ev.ije gcTeaied and cCless attack. nrd me sN
hsrtfi of q clu4iv utl "a the tcene oi W.T. N''
given che enemy an uninterrupted orPp'", "N T."
Irepurc gigantic hos ana to aratee 10 ~ Itl'u,,
ior he illt Trial of relative st'enti Wn'' '"o ~"
fcus uar1it tie r. sum ton OF los 'lh,l'S', ,o
Viii. the pc..i.,l leaders 81 ,hr SouyH nave orc"
soc.iDu in dreams of aniIOacihc oace ana WING
orr accomplished cartaius 81 en- NV "es"
fN.erOing their TeliIh-0le 81 = - ~ -
NE erection Of wurs ~ wonotFIo'' ave "',,".' "'
s,t,,,s;-,, a,d ouita es valuable, DIS te Chinese
,r.V "a rasi.t Invading forces from given Oi6c
80, t,, orero, have gradually and 90 leisure gath
.,e9 uD their iruense resources ana concchta'en
ileir tremendous energies 10 ehNeioie the 'Clle"-
cv with their armies ard hCets, ahd 10 penetrate
q interior f,om soge one OF many alternative
r,,rr-. Although they can new 60 nothing, they
4 ,yc heir general programme III effect OIoer Tor
execution wien tie weac r chang, a. The Osdluhiy
eo1f- Of tie eartI around tie SUM ana Al thls mo
re,t e iiud selS N IRE lace al superior forces
vnereVrr VI To- k vi c'ntr 10 the North, the East,
q. t, West or the Souih itself. Gen. Sydcey
Johnston hrs 90 strain every nerve opie'eh we
T. arr IS we'll O. srpt'cll oeart oil me country
II , t!lppiug ont % IL grasp. CEN, jose n 40 -
- aud BeaureCard are held by Mcclellan on the
.f.r MI "a pa. g. rnsslf = I IS
t,stteurt the descent a. Tie Mi sl.tT and their
T.efs ot he Atautc segcoast aIC the Gull are TOO
.est lv before the attention 10 require iaemt3nce
Slch ere the fruits o. POLICY purely defensive
Without even tie l,bitaIcy Which would come OF q
vO.silis interruption, the enemy have thus sur
rounded tbc SOutaeIu CuuieCeroey; ant, II permit
tt ~ fele at rs often IS nav be- dei-ed, es tior
To- penetrate is heart they will necessarily attain
.le ace aud the time where success awaits them.
There il row but ono chance OF sUO,e from tie
ne ihat has teen cOoily drawn around us; II IS 10
concentrate onr energy on ore Ioiut and cut II
through: to convert defensive into al ctehsive
WI AID transfer tie sCere OF at least part OF
tlcsc lostiliiies 10 tie enoE! own country Shu-
attd a- we are is only fOs-ible at ore point-aud
that 10 Kentucky II tie forces that we are Csl en-
inc 10 the four corners oi the cOniucEt every day TO
rect new TnelaCes. we've collected under The band
O. Gen. sydney Johnston, TIL column was formed
Sufficient 10 enable rim 70 maneuVor with some pos
iiy Of success over lie lains or that region, be
IigIt nutl biCk lt array l iIO4t Ni DIN ~ present.
sld penetrate the state Of Ohio. Tie aiiainn eut OF
tbs object would render WOIiil AL The lans 81
tie enemy. The olicle O. arui-e would he 10 The
condition Of the Constructor whose back has been
broken he scene OF would he tran tered 20 his
own territory aud every one who hes witnessed tue
r.vtee. Of ames 10 any Of The invaded disrii Is Of
NiTlauia, knows what precious tie sing l. desig-
ra,cd ia that blief phase. lie would lie attacked
b.yond lis deienses. Tie alarm and confusion OF
tie United Sts'es would laialyze IL Government
Rad its generals. and Tie e. ire arrangement, bv
which we suffer nOw and dead great disasters N
ffure wOuid be Immediately reverted.
Ne lave pointed 10 tie General commando the
Confederate forces il Kentucky as tie peIfon 20
whom this bu.iuess should be iutruted, because De
T. tre only ouc IN potion At q j. point OF lie aue
L. undertake eD advance on the enemy With 1T, b,-
lie. ~ -uccess, If sufficient forces could Tee
slotted 20 the others. No natural obstacles incum-
r. his path in the case Il Polk aud BeguregaTd.
CcutratiOn OF troops LOW emI l0y cd the sea-
ast aud al other poi1is where no vital blow can be
e.ter given received Is all that j. necessary 10
bun for efocting this great ED. 10 form such II
cqfce.FdtiOu II VIII be- UeecssaTy 10 leave por-
.ious Of ihe frontier without other proiec ION than
t. Inhabitants Of The neighboIing country can
sFlri: hut this VII, IN mort caies be found more
tlu Sufficient aguia,t attacks that were only III
te.dei 10 withdraw our Troops from real pOiut- OF
stI1feIv; and even IL CtherWi-e, they mast Tor q
brief time be left 20 take their change, I'll the blow
tt q, u relieve them, with the ~b.}S COufcderacy,
en- be- struck wbeTe only 10 cen he 0k7ercd.
40 present Gen. Johnston conlronts s1isTor force'
o me enemy upd. Buell., Of tie most cautions,
pain. azirg. and able generals on lie other noe.
Gen ia, D has now. Immediately ~ front Of JO IL
4, oi. ~ army OF a. 10 men, and can mug 20 bear
D. .i. az other given points, $1,000 more. What
~. Confederate comma Ger bar, may rot lie staieo,
Roy 10 ls probably ou.- 10 hold Liza preeoni ttorg
Ies Son against ans numbers that might attack MIN
there. Bat the enemy ma tie Chuico 10 attack flm
ere Or u Tass ir on either eoe, get TO hi. rear
AID Gus of his supplies. Ills he cun DO by leaving
q sufficient army in font q Gen. Johnston, wrllr
b. can 1ill serd mon the right left flank force
~ largs 10 he leaves behind. That this l. the PIN
u Burll is now no longer cOubttuL lie bas placed
G orcs Of $500 men at glasgow, 80 miles to tie
eastward OF Bowling Green, threatening tie Of
Cen Johnston, while IL Is within easy supporting
o-iauce Of two ether post. he in strong fofce b
tie enemy. Ii the au OF BULL - successiUi, it may
rtuit ma q feat dsJ,ter 10 defeat Inn, u ~ abso.
I lJtcy .ssry thai more men should al once be
u sent 10 Bow ling G. cen. Gen. Johnston iou-t have
0-,e .uIiCieui 20 ata6 Bueil IN 'front.' with good
eincc OF success; ard by doing VIII rot OILY &C.
ftai OBS scheme On Tie center II the CCnicder.cy,
brI Immediately transfer The war TO tie STATE ol
Oo ud thus gave tie ..hOie Ssnii from TIE great
o4fgef OF being o,euun III the first Inc weather Of
s4s coming spring.
Sic arc satisfied that levord tie catering po.si-
bhtes o. foreign inter, eniOu the ODly Tii iOu;I
pe We eau euteItila III speedy termination o.
Il iu- Wit is 70 ~ lOlnd ~ an offensive Camraili
1 scr1s- leo Ohio from iLs point toat Con- Johnston
u r.s defends. Tie beft lue Of adyance iraa.inaii
Go strihe at The viiah Of The North which ars the
n Issc States. IL tat through Kentucky. TIE coun.
Ity is plin, he people Tot ely bottle: sun.
plies without stat, and re -re't resources OF Tie
aotth IRE beyond. The euetaY understands This and
sre King tfemeudDu. efforts 10 secure keutuekyto
uen. without tue feasibility Of escaTe Tins sefson
| precious boon d Iroyiden 10 IT,; we cen now de-
trFr On Ilaa, ana prepare for it, execution IN