The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-25
East i'SNUHxSaA.

tfom tha article which we republ;sh this
l5iuing from the New York Heraid 1t is svi.
lest that serious attempt Is about to os made
u West this portion of the Confsdegacy from
5lf ua:p Ii is, meanwhile, mos. Important
!0sssssion for us ia more respects than one
Il q more productive of the uecessaIies of life
lisn en0et aBy other district under our COM
eanl. 1t commands some Of our most import
4la Communications, which cannot be aban.
deaai to the enemy without sahjsctiag us to
sriFsme Inconvenience. 1t is one Of the strong.
ID countries III the world SO strong, indeed
'4a. il wts called by aeE Scott, who surveyed
l.ny yaaIs ago, the Switzerland of Amari-
i Ii taken from Us we shall kEd it extremely
1Ata!i t0 recover l.. On the other hand, its
'sI4Ikable adaptation to defensive operations
lalatas LIE to hope that 1t cannot be taken from
i. Napoleon tells us that the assailant, III
-oaHiau warfare, always labors under dig
slyaatage, aud that General who conducts q
laAFaisu against an army having possession
Oh saoh country ought always TO man@uyrs Q
siaa 10 nlaks the enemy attack HIM, and new or
he can avoid it, to attack the enemy
A'great an advantage does the possession OF
iach d c0uatry otter thst he tsiiev i it, in the
tAada Of sk iii.at General. capable of coap =
leIbaancing almeat any dc tcieDcy iii numbers
lac history Of Switzerland abundaatly sus-
Aiu' this opinion, if, indeed, the opinion of
Aapoeon upon military subject requires
'Ay support. That people, although quarrel
ing among themselvee, for centuries main.
'laed their independence against the great
i5sets that lay Oh sbe North aud West
thair moantsins. Neither France nor
d.fmany was ever abla to subdue them, and
V4siles the Bolj, though ths meet warlike
ynnee Of his day, was overthrown on the
Moody hslj Of MoFat with more than two.
iards Of his army. The English tried for ssv-
'al esntnfies to conquer Scotland, aud they
V'ea drove the whole .,opuiation from the
tiain TO the niountsins but bcyond that point
''sy coui 80. penetrate The wave CT Eng
LEU Invasion broke aud ecattefed sgaina. the
''snls rocks Of the Scottish Highlands.
Ao", We are very strongly OF the opinion
LAT bnsnsids 10 not tho man TO conduct a
I'aa'ain campaign, or Indeed any other sort
-" samFa gu lie owes his present situation
'Ae mean-spirited aobfessioIs which he
4aae ai er tho lattie Of Fredericksburg, whom
-'s0esht TO relieve Lincola of all blame for
,+s catastrophe, and took it upon himself-
"N'saer IS a man III courage aud talent, az he
"@' @Sandaaify shown in this war, aud being
possession OF the country he eau, aud doubt
VIII, make use Of its capabilities 10 the
A'Ss' advantage. lie will compel Burnside
N''ses HIM, and he will not receive his at
uh'ess ia such a position as to render
+~iy sbioiu.ely certain. Notwithstanding
,' oas'ef Of the Heraid, therefore, we en-.
IAN no ieaEs that the Yankees wilt be able
,..1 '1'aas East Tennessee, assise,t though
~ may he by the traitors who swarm
... s'saout that region. There 10 short aud
way 10 deal with them, and with that
"a n" 1'u haesner 10 no doub: weIf seqaaint
ham 'hs idea Ct preventing rsipforeeasnts
,sa, s''ng TO Joknston is preposlerous. The
I'd. a'sssasn's a". will have gone bsfne Barn
ls,,ss ss~ he'e, and enough will have Lesr
'~ take care Of him.