Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-30


where it will encounter no serious onro
sition from Lee at the outset. It ;nfo,.
this from the fact that the federal troor,
are in positions which Lee would no,
have surrendered without battle if h.
means to fight this side of Richmond.
that is, Meade already commands the d.
fence of the Rapidan, which were construct
ed with great labor by the rebels or at leas.
has them at his mercy. If this opinion
of the Star is entitled to any weight #
goes to throw an air of probability
on the rumors that Meade is falling baoL
to Washington, and has sent large rein
forcements to Rorsecrans and Gillmo,o
Lees retreat from the Rapidan womb
show that he is too weak to give battle
to Meade; but the latter will not follow
him overland to Richmond, and if tbis,s
really the position of affairs there will
be nothing more done in Virginia at pres.
ent,. and there could be no better move
than to give to Rrosecrans and Gillmme
soldiers enough to march on throuyb
Georgia and form junction with each
other. All these rumors and theories are
of little account, however, and we mD0t
even wait patiently till we are permitted
to know what is going on in Virginia.
From Chattanooga we have ASSURING
accounts, and there is now every reason
to hope that Rosecrans will be able to
maintain his position till he is so strong.
ly reinforced as to punish the enemy for
disputing his progress southwark. The
Washington Republican says that the
government has received GLORIOUS news"
from Rrosecrans which cannot yet be sta.
ted If Rosecrans has been reinforced it
is good news, and may lead to something
glorious, bat it is hardly matter for ex.
ultation at Washington that our army is
not driven entirely out of Tennessee,
though it may be for gratitude. That
the rebels have not yet renewed the at
tack, although they know that Rosecrans
is daily receiving reinforcemints is a
good sign and confirms the conviction
that what they suffered in loss of men in
the late battles more than counterbalances
their gains in guns and supplies captured
There is a rumor that Burnside's army
has been intercepted and captured, but
there is no reason to credit it, although
the enemy were understood to be making
a movement for that purpose.
1t is evident that the government must
strongly reinforce Rosecrans, and, enable
him to keep open his long and exposed
line of communication, or permit him to
retreat to Tullahoma at once. The reb.
els cannot afford to let Rosecrans stay
where he is They see it will be fatal to
them, and they will send all the troops
they can get to that region, even if they
have to leave Virginia with only small
garrison at Richmond. If they can by
any means destroy Rosecrans' army it
would be small matter to leave Rich.
mond exposed, or to lose it temporarily,
for if Rosecrans is thoroughly defeated
and they recover Tennessee, we lose near
ly all we have gained for a year. and
shall again be put on the defensive until
we can raise new and larger armies. The
government doubtless understands now,
as it did not month ago, the vital in
portance Of making Rosecrans campaigna
: complete success at once That done,
Georgia occupied, and the confederacy
cleft in twain we shall be near the end
! Springfield Republican.
N. L. w. A. A.