The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-02
General tees Chic IS

We had thought that the New York Time
so3 t',i5anc, aud the Philadelphia Inquirer
A.3 eugrossed all the military talent Of tn,
,-sss II is not 30, however, as will he sees
~ lie editorial which We repuhlisn THE morn
,1, ffou the New York Uofid. These news
ARE, Generals certainly know great dea
rs thaa the Generals in the field aud we
,s.1at imagine why L'rtoln does not oisnis'
,g,,ker aad put one OF them al the head of his
Arny. .,,.,
oe suspeot. rightly in the present instance
:, = that General Lee intends something
~..,.b more eericus than mere incurs1on into
p,,,.yiyania. Tae powerful force he has
-, b;m the skill with which he mat GavEed
. deceive Hooker ana cross iae Potomac WITH
49,, mol station; the imneuse siaFes woIcn he
has s,re.ds collected, or is still collecting, III
.,ii,ste sn eGterg rise 0f serious eb@fAc'eF'
;,r,sy bs. We have no more means OF
..,s.ls.r.rg isan tAo Uoyii it'eif snd should
ss.;,.,o euess;ug Ike ihs. paper perhaps
sAo,gi p!ss .hs mark aa !ar 81 II has rroba'
,s.,a We eaunot, in the meanlime, ayoli
.-.-, ,,heu We read the ina agined con!ingen-
,;ss n which Hooker may set the better OF
=. s.f oefhaps, bag his army We can
.r.s.v II Hooker can bag Lee he is wei
- IN him lut We should not be surprised
sser tha, l.se hal begged Hooker.
Tsr,ryhout the Whole Confeieraoy the high
...o..,.e Of confidence is fe.t in Gen. Lee
T,a r.oEls feel conf lent that be is bent upon
ssns eDerpr.se waioh vii have q most I'M
,,,sn, bearing up Il tae Issue OF the war.-
Tar f.el .-sulsd luat he, wao Aas heretofore
,..r.i himself g prudent, 20 "a tious, 81 ea-
,.,;,as 90 ca ,elul ei tAe Ives of h!s men, Will
al undertake any eD;erprise CT gssa. nagpi
,-4a in which he does not sse very bright
r-o,aecl # success. They, therefore, await
ta- Issus o.: tnis expedition il calm aud hoUe.
mi spirit confident that if no great result be
sesonp!sdcd at least no great harm will be
done
IL the meantime the spectacle which is pre-.
ssp,i7s ..ssIf on the other side of the Poto-
m.o shoa d strike the souls of all cToakers
, viii eh4me Tne whole population is i'll an
ss1av q terror, flying before our lesions, or
.u,nj.Lil. SIS trey advance. Already they
BEGIN 10 reckon up their sins--to remember
the smokiug ruias OF the towns thsir soldiers
have burnt in the S3nth-to cali to mind the
TgGbefiese families reduced to bsggary by the
jangman barbaTi'ies OF their neroiless Gov.
eminent Trey bed to think on thess 'thipge'
aal the thought drvss them to desN6irs !. Is
there to he retaliation" they ask, vi
these enormities If there is then 3
lost forever How different was it. b
years ago, when the whole North was pour-
igg forth its letsons for the suhjugs.tion of the
south, when all the cities of Maryland and
7 uusylyaaia were filled with troops raging for
tie spois of Klchmend when to doubt that sue
ttsg was certain pas to incur the penalty oftrea,
gel Now, these very rel els whom they were
5=ut to externiBa.e, after having beaten them
IL i4uamsrabe battles upon the Southern coil
i've tcrued the tables upon them, and are
r5l.Dg il ihe un50unied abundance of the
r.lusylyAni. |aley. Tho South ia, for g
alns IL leaq., relieved, gui the North is bear
* tLs who.o ougusn OF tE3 war. Who
w,al have dreamed Of such change two
Jeais a.ol