Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-06-12
THE SITUATION.

Great events nave probably occurred
within the past week We have much
RELIABLE NEWS from our armies, but
yet we are, as we certainly were in
tended to be, SO far from having GER
TAIN information from either John
ston's or Lees commands, that we
could not, if we would, publish intel
ligence of their movements which by
possibility could be damaging to them
were it k hown to all Lincolndon.
Notwithstanding the very highly
commendable reticence Of our Gener-
ais, incidents, facts and results will be-
come known and from them wild the
cries or just conclusions, just as they
may happen to become the subject of
consideration by the discreet or foolish,
will be drawn. For ourselves, placing
little confidence in and drawing no
conclusions from, the extravaganzas
with which the news reporters and tel
egraph operators have treated the
NEWS HUNTERS. during the past ten
days, we have no doubt that at Vicks-
burg and Port Hudson our gallant
little bands have singularly illustrated
the glory Of our arms, in the oft re-
peated repulse and defeat of the huge
armies sent to crush and annihilate
them.
Trusting in God, the justice of our
cause and the .clearhead and mighty
will of Me Johnston, wenot only hope
for, but expect, shortly to hear of FACTS
and RESULTS from the West, which
will justify the least sanguine amongst
us in jubilant exultation. We conf
IDENTITY believe that Gen. Johnston is
now in a position to force Grant to
raise the "close siege" of Vicksburg.
but even if this cannot be done by him
with the comparatively small army UNI
der his command, the season God be
thanked for the season y when the
Northern vandal must seek more
congenial cline, is at hand. Grant
oft-times repulsed at Vieksburg.-
Banks, with his Yankee crew and ne
gro scoundrels, whipped and driven
back from Port. IIudson-Joe John
ston prepared to strike deadly blow
in the rear-gallant Kirby Smith to
give the dogs a SIDE WIPE upon one
flank, and Bragg with his incompara-
bic army, holding Rosencrans in con-
dition Of almost hopeless "fear and
trembling" on the other, we may safe
ly trust and believe that ere long there
will be GOOD NEWS from the West.
Here, upon the sacred soil of our
own loved old commonwealth, as we
write we do not doubt, the issue big
with results, has been or is in prepar-
atom Of being joined. The calm, cool
ehieftain, the man who combines all
the caution of the FabiRn, with the
dash Of the Napoleonic ' policy-Lee
the incompatible Lee who through
out the world, is justly regarded as the
man who hasmarked by his genius and
strategical power the age in which we
live, leads an.army, composed Of the
best blood, the best muscle, the best
nerve, the bestspluck Of the chivalry of
our "Sunny South" An army always
victorious and under the immediate
leadership Of such men as Lohgstreet,
Ewell, A. P. Hill, Jeb Stuart, Edward
Johnston, and Rodes, we cannot-we
DO NOT doubt the result.
Hooker will again be beaten
this time we have every reason to be-
lieve WHEN BEATEN, he will be plrsu-
ed and the material results will for the
second time Jackson did have MA
rERIAL result at Harper's Ferry be
significant and glorious. The fight
ing is said to have begun in Culpeper,
it may be that Manassas will be made
thrice illustrious.
MIC NELL AT WORK