Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-11-17
The Situation.

On the map of the United States draw
a line from Chattanooga, in Tennessee, TO
fredericksburg, in Virginia. taking Knox
vile en- route. This is the line occupied
by the army Of the Union, gradually and
strongly pressing ia upon the very heart OF
the Confederacy. Of this grand army,
Gen. Thomas has the right, Burnside the
centre. and Meade the left. The present
aspect of the campaign justifies this pecul-
lar stattsmegt.
The Eabels have been feeling for weak
point in the line and have evidently found
It with Burnside, since the enemy's force in
his font has strengthened and two moder-
ately severe blows have been dealt him,
But this moyement to the centre has been
done by the rebels at the expense OF power
in vire mia, and il has become Meade's hour
to attend ia that. He does not propose TO
set down On the Potomac a specta-
tor ola fight elsewhere, and bide his time
for the rebels to come back aud fight
him.
Late moyelnents in Virginia have been
precipitated 10y the positive information
which had reached Washington recently
thai Gen. Lees army was reduced to less
than 10000 men, on account of the large
detachments which had been Sent By him
to operate against Gen. Burnside in East
Tennessee.
Preliminary to Lee's moyemsnt WestWard
came bis leint gosshward TO destroy the rail-
roads and stave of, If possible, any adyance
on our psrt. The game did not win; Gen.
Meade il nov nj Fredericksburg, within six
ty miles Of the rebel capital. This skiIfnl
offensive noyeinent Of our left will speedily
tell for the relief Of ,be centre. for there
will lie hurried recall Of rebel troops
back from East Tennessee ~ save their cap
ital
Meanwhile Gen. Grant on ihe right of
this line is not idle Hooker and Sher-
man are sweeping out arounl Bagg's left
flank. Any day may bring on a battle,
and indeed three or four grea: engage
ments may take place simultaneously On
this great extended line OF battle. On
this gage Of title the rebellion has laid its
last Stake. If defeated in these fields The
great conspiracy will be at an end, to lie
heard of no more save in sullen and sulky
fragments.- Chicago Tribune November
13, 1863.
On TO RICHMOND BY New ROUTE.
1T is reasonable to believe that the war
in Northern Virginia is over. The country
between the Rapidan and the Potomac IS a
desert. Repeated experiments have proven
if any can be proven, that march from
Washington ID Richmond. in that direction,
is impracticable- 1t is equally certain, from
the test Of experience. that an advance by
the Peninsula Of the James, and York. 81
by the amill route" from Acquia Greek ana
Fredericksburg, Is impossible and absurd.
But one road to- Richmond mas Leen I'M
tried by the enemy. X is that Of Norfolk
and Petersburg-the south side of the
James River. Some insignificant expert
ments and explorations have been made in
the counties which intervene between The
cities of Petersburg add Norfolk, bu. no re-
connoissance in force. That nothing can
be done on the lines Of Scott. and Mcdowell
Meade. Pope, Burnside or Mcclellan, seems
now to have been established as a,.mitted
truth in the Yankee mind, and il has legun
to consider whether Suffolk and the Black
water offer bette. opportunities. Those To-
calities were the scenes Of Longstreei's fail
ure and discontinue AMI so far furnish en-
couragiDg "reminiscences to the enemy.
Other routes are known; this one only is
unknown. The others are filed with pre-
destined defeats This one has, at least, no
Mannassus Or fredericksburg on the way.
Ifanother effort 10 proceed ION to Rich
mond" IS attempted, it may, with reason,
be supposed that il will be made on the
South side Of the James; but that it will be
shortly attempted even there. i more thar
The United States have
met with sufficient number Of disappoint-
ments as to Richmond to discourage even
the perseverance Of Yankees 1t is more
probably that they will abandon the vain
endeavor to capture this capital, and CON
centrate their forces on the West and the
South.-Richmond Examiner, Oct. 30.
TlDIsGs.-Shl. Smith has been heard
from. 1t appears hat he was deranged-
visited his parents in Michigan, from there
to bis friends in Canada. where he was at
tackled with severe sickness. II is pity,
as he was in good condition to secure
permanent ilssle. His friends think his
mind has been unsettled ever since the des-
r,,ots,nn of liza ros;fonec hv FIRE last sDrinO.
Bosecbel R,oad-74xe.
REMOVED Mr.sTho's Il. Robertson, for
many years practicing lawyer in tbs vi
age, aud lea.lng democratic po' ItIc'an IN
the southern part Of the Coudty, has re-
moved to Potosi, where he has taken an
,ffiee. and Intends 10 continue the practice
of tbs law. Mr.. r.. we believe has latterly
sbandone.. politics to a great extent. aud
levotes himself assidiossly p his business.
- PiaHepiIe Illness. /