The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-03-21

in condition to be successfully defended oy o.
900 men (effective) against all the forces WHICH
could be mustered against her. ,..,,
Yicksburg, second in Importance only 10 MI. ~,
mond, is confidently believed impregnaole. Inc
most formidable war vessels OF the enemy na'e
succeeded in running past lis batteries oul! ~
be speedily captured by our enieprlsng FORCES oe
low; and to become Invaluable acou!SltloN>' IL
no cost at all, to our now promising li'ie navy
Charleston, which seems 10 he the spec''tl on
iect of Yankee malignity and desire: ana "hiIl:
in commercial Importance, ranks second ID '"'ue
to no city in the Contederacy. Is as strong coln
dent and defiant as Ficksburg Inc hcrD'a ai,
prehension of gunboats which last year naunlco
The imagination Of our people, has given way to
to national appreciation Of their capacity lor
inaicting injury, and so far from dreadlng en-
counter with them 1T Charleston and SIckShur2'
our forces are mpaticnt for the onslaught
The condition OF Affairs before Chattanooga,
where operations in the open held are II pros.
rect is equally hopeful. We have there our best
d!sciplnarian and organizer Of troops IL the per
son OF Gen. Bragg: and cur best man%u'efcr
in open field of great bodies OF men, III inc per-
son Of Gen. Johnson. To this happy comn'ha,
ton Of talent in the heads OF that army Is an"eu
veteran troops admirably disciplined, conhdeh.
Of superiority TO the enemy, and led by corps OF
I officers distinguished lot ll!eli SOdiuSN: N--'~-
prise experience and military ability.
In no quarter of the military field do Our al
fairs wear Il Sombre air or even doubtful aspect.
The checrfuness and confidence % the troops are
surprising. Everything that the highest nll!''a
~ AGILITY and skill! could effect in the WORK u
nrcparation has been accomplished. under the
direction Of such approved engineers as Lee III
Virginia, GtavuS Smith in North Carolina, Beau-
regard in South Carolina and Georgia, and Jonn-
son in the West. No man, woman or chiio III
the whole South fears that military b!under
will he committed b. the present leaders OF the
different armies All are confident that the
troops will do their duey without exception. and
that they will be 50 disposed by the generals that
not man will lie lost without necessity, and
not blow struck without effect.
The contrast between the present feeling IN this
respect and that which prevailed year ago, Is
itself conducive of the result, not only OF the
campaign now opening, but of the war. Some
decided military success Is necessity 10 the
North not only with respect 10 the stability Vi
Iinroin's administration. and the consent Of the
,o,,.,Ie 10 = longer prosecution of hoStllite$ but
10 The integrity of tie armies in the iie!d we
are in cooI;to to bear man: reverScS with
euuanimitv, ana :et have all the chances OF sue
cess in our favor. The enemy, Oh inc ';on'i"c
are in circumstances 10 be ruined ny uiSco'l''-
tUrc; and vet have Ilttlc llroSpc-t vi ">
any decided success. In military estimation, ti'e
failure Of an invader TO achieve positive success
is accounted virtual defeat, and every day which
passes bv without some result may br Justly
counted Il loss so tie enemy. Hannibal ; cam
naigns in Italy. though hardly marked by more
ihau one single tiete:t. resulted 70 final disaster
and expulsion and Fahius achieved the deliver
ancc CT the Roman domain Hy mere lapse OF time,
during which he rarely dared 70 hazard an cE-
gagcmcnt.
These same advantages of situation belong 10
us at the beginning OF the coming season CAM
paign: and we have added 10 thcm-an all per
vadiug sense Of hope and confidence actuatng
our army ard people, while the opposite sent-
mentS are expressing our caemies. rs we'll at
home as in the field During the spring and sea-
SOUS of high waters our forces will await the at
tack Of the enemy but they will await him this
wear. not ~ in the last year. weak and dcSpon-
dent, but armed, and strengthened by every APP
Iliancc that can insure 4 successful defence at
the smallest risk and loss. When the waters
subSihr ami the heated term begins TO tell upon
the health of tic invader, they vii! issue forth
from their S,ronghoIdS in much larger force than
they did last summer, aud douDlY more capable
of maintaining aggressive operations on the en-
cmyS soil.
These. 1T last. are the flc:s which furnish the
true ground Of hope for peace. They arc INFINITE
IL more important than any imputationS toun-
lcd upon the supposed dcmOral!zattoE or deSpon-
dencr OF the enemy.