The New York herald., 1863-12-08
Rebel Aspect Of Affairs In VIrginia and
Georgia.
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Whether TO be pleased sorry at tho retreat 81 Meade
without battle, IN doubtful question collision would
produce only los q men, without other military
snis, as has sonsmes been tho with asies
Ia Northern virginia We may be thankful that
place But i Is very nearly certain, Il battle had been
fought in Spotsylvnnla that baltic would have been
-outhern victory Tho popular sentiment In tbs esrth
has been, throughout this war a tlnguiarIy IA ithful
prophet of approaching military svents B,f,e "a, ial,
dtgrdofBi action Of lookout N1fra erry ft,rtn,y r,t
quit fBr, fho' " military s9vessHf Hgd, at ndi
nme and plao,, Go.ra Brd0g ioo4ld b. dcfsa,>i Bat
with equal confidence the country anticipated victory
on the Rapidsn, the pitched bate when seemed IN
mnsnt during the week II not hope without roasou
different army confronted The enemy thc lapdan
Tho FORCES Of Nry Ola and The CAroilnas we're well
Concentrated they are veterans, hating the enemy
and loving their country hey would havo been
posted win Judgment, and they wOuli not hav
quited Their ground 10 ptncat least thcy have never
done 40 hitherto aud i 10 quite rensonabe T. b. EVE
that they would not now begin. On the other hand
thoagn the quality n Mesie's tf1I8 h wht infa.
ror 70 tlr~. under arantrahsr tis rlttr,,v ~ b.s
been proven whso submitted 10 Tho tsia IN b.
fore Hcbmnud and a. Cbck saugsthsir NUMBER Nsre
not probably 10 very grcnt disparity 20 'horc Il scH
army on this point u iml0sglbl g. scas with cvnr
t1nde Dot tbefe h'ch f"aon - baissc tat Meade has
hsi Xty nto thousand 20 cent Had pitcbai
battle aken rlare he would have been 9ofeatsd Ito
event would have rbecred ana gspued N heart = to
couu'ry, sud " y hsd been fibc destroy or cripple
that army o'the PoouAc - that the capital 4 tbc
federacy would have been % mure mcnasEd, 4 would
have teen worth the lu,s u vauabo ms without wheh
t could not have been doue But a such result has
not been aAnod IN any u the various oppor unit - x
the last two years, Il BE- reasonable 10 suppo that No.
such sgual advantage would lave he~n gA.red ~ this
time had tbe baiue been fought ard the lives been oct
m ~ ofAs fs,yai gasyoi ~ mr. h tsItt
idrlg niJJ.'d 10 = ne pS's,sfng Ire ff9s sHdtay
f,NDWf 70 s arn,i,f bs0rgta a'd fia,ffe, Etldy
of neaie management rbcs hA assumption coinnafd
might ead 10 rrfsnr ooueusnu ~ prsvert tsara.
for of uOoys - collateral obysct bot sha acoonplsh
ng, re not the man ~ b. couisr With tbs soc0ud %
die lie hfsl aim it 10 destfoy TIE army q horit"rn
virginia and % tale klchni0ni. The meuaee ~ ~brh
be boids 'hs 'on'eiefats foros Fgafd raiy be-
hind " = . reaksn~i, y placed ~ faiss roiii,on
ugdsr tho Fuppos'tonn hat The atufude u The enemy
q fcnt. a faiAi disaster wli Immediately f1i.0s
gauiag Waisr. Brf'o. walton aid hdisI gnrd aJtsI
J,,nff 9,rDra ef ne Iasto, v,U Hot aisancs ~
,ar,R a" epyristay graaef no ias' named snar,
where too brigade t"parAisd from trr n te
army by ArveF, spfarcnuy becaass u sas be- lsysi o.
the las' that the mAuou,re q tho snemy Ia tbsF
neigtblibood ~as pfsieree. - grrfslt lisstrA.
ion of thr ys~ II aa~Afs that ysafs has
sud,d Genssrl nj eio,,ig ~ itf,sr a~sy
gafa,f Bli drtrFalsted fnattsf u nlisry ctcas
an General ioe hos probably BHs uan 1us samtt and
his antagoust nay have " barn he~ game Al con
siderable cst -ten - issst sntlelfsi~s
Meantime tbs asfsc' = ansHs % esDfga better Asn
i vss fous dAyssgo. Ntbef 80 r4rsatN - ~ bsatru
army rs' noi maas ~ith NIB .lery, % the eremy
vas oousidsrsty ,fpY-a ~ ~ Fsass Va ne Ais sl.
gsssmsuu Hlt fhe cQnf TEA = ths roads and the iu
fosiblry = tsptytsr hs army At nofs than a bar
day's march forn tss roi sd the fvrt have tsrn
8udouttsaIy the chsf o~tAeea 10 ~. uayof rafsalt
fhsy vii cutnue v oersts for several maths -
4nd.r eoumand = tHisr ~ more fsfiuraa RAIDER
han Gsnsfal nfAss ths army b. bas tssriy st
tN ffff Ghnyff stl hffNed ~ 10 Htfffnt slfH tai
hat naAniistisd ~ ~ pfxHs prsTbuFg " ~ aht.
80 ~ Iis l ~ wter a. fytt tefaf
Ftt 10 tine tlgpH b~ est tnd ~ Huffs q fnk cAl
NV - srfarsd. ihsrs tfrsf no 80. pAiJ =
fQafi npQr us m'tlfy tAn stfb fhf ftifA frf"t
n.ent tat hIaly alftei ~ sbsh Hl hft0e.afth a.
here sna rasb ~th - ~tsie ttfsrrit .tH ue gtsI
TiNs ~ no fefnans1l.i ~ ttsnffai nsi 80 test
nslHte,y Essd ts THnsI eatfs tts rff taf thn tiap
n ~ AL si u = fa 'ftsf 80 ftr tnfJ ty ftIef srs
sset ptn 49, fte alta e thf hftf.-Nf a..ff,
mi tte ts,s. t.t ~ 10 frInt.t Eel t9fina H wH
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