, 1863-08-17
THE SITUATION.
TIE CONTEST UETWEEN TIRE
TWO CAPITALS.
The Last Grand Effort Of the
Rebels.


The Last Grand Effort OF the
nehera-
p.
l. .,~
CORRESPONDENCE Of the n. Z. Trbune.1
- has. ~ ~ t.s;'. ... ~, -'
II 1ee b utius Aau peeu 4'a1caeu upon s1na
annihllated at N1ll1amsport. on the critical
day on which, Wild with the fear Of instant
and fatal nnren,t. A. raz nn,d1v ,1nnefnp
a1u tassu Qust' ~ VAS taaots Plaagtoss
across the rushing and surEtng Potomac, con-
tribatfpg to the iueatfable maM Of that turbid
st,car, n vc,nr,ea 1rrpr,, of prcco,s nor7,ess.
sst~-aS st1. 1at.ass.1's - -.
eea a3ss on enae In sbos ana drornag =, @
men Struggling with tangled and Plunging
stecds In tie foaming jaws OF terrible death,
,rb.-o ,ow von1d <hare he a r,e4,e1 or,nv tn
49, ~" ~. 49," s.t s ,-,..,s- w. as:ss.. .,,t
ngn1. Dill VIC 1aas1 cna'1.ao,s aan1' 'nAs
Meade eoaa not knGw JUS. Mnen Lee nes.
.ees1r % s1ss1 cro.s;nr The poton,ac INV more +1an
!css's c1oss1ns LUZ totonlac' 10y ao.e 'nuo
Lee could Know 1nst "nen hnzns1de ano
Hooker, repu1sed, we're rec1oss1ng the Rap.
1,ahar1oc1e Resides. those who oueht to
t 3.sn~. ~ .,,.+ ~ rs1os - ,.,th -~h,.1 Wa,aa
Know, say that Inc 1ofee "a1a WINCH Meane
repuleed Lee At Gcttyxbnrg, Vas not sufficient
fo at4ack him. pos,tiuned and fortified as he
-. - W;11;,mr,,or+ INIT, ha w,s
"a't e7 -
reinforced as ne was, Oh tue cay ne
advanced, to Ard the enemy gune,
| Nh, the 11n,on arrnv of the potomac Vas
'.-S,.. ....17- .h
not sulacie3 ~ eSoaaH rS as.ui9,,,s tone9e
tesn,oa % " Wren;a ae o,,i Tn1}i, E.ros
] Upa. to meet and oTertShell the army Of Lee,
which vas 80 long 1noHu " ge a1saucMi IVA III
| upon fennsylsanla' y an ns9nns: I'M w
p5ooholy oe eeassEly nv .;ei ~ 4aaa ~
waeA t1c matE1 eau ne ag'1a1.o MtLu9ue ase>
{asnnts 70 LIZ x t. 49, csiaent Heada rnn1d
hase y n1ia1cd ~ at Hispo5, ha hes ann put
W Eng 20 tno H. n' aau o3 duuom ~
ea tne olctates " ~ t u.n ~ ~ i'1 nna
.ttnek 1asI ~ anu r ~ nn1 ane ,a3na1 tatat1
As oeen nane p ~ fstt;nn caot ai.a"t n - ~
ana thsie 70 ~ ose AEt.ins 1uuuL ~. s. l.. a' ue
attaDding lessoa 70 Union comnanosrs, Par,
1cuiar1y tnc Conananoer o. tMe army u ae
fGtomac, 70 nefes1tes never atio" 'ne.r supe
,ior 1uagmcns 10 DC o'esfufen IT
" coIIs couee III iseEa ,a "no e.,o aMl "a
SeLcics q the occasion, ana 20 fespoha 20 tne
Judgment, aro the hopes ano e3pecta1lone o.
the army and Tue people AZ 1ae oPuhnsts
say. 1t may UT be Ill ior the oest Inc army
Of Lee be 7naihsiateo ana IN ne end R1s
I
Lad been done at t6e first battle Of Bnu Kun.
at the result OF which ne we're SO sadly disap'
pointed, It maT not have been permanently
i done, md the inssA9uon Q! staVefy wonio
certainly Eti11 haze hlackened ne escuteheon
ct he nat1tn. We aave the c9nso!atton mat
the longer the end Of the rebellion Is delsyed
more tho thoroag . e il and etsctusily Is siaTe1y, It's
unmisfakablc cause, abolished, ana the hefesy
| Of secession cured :,
| sequent policy Of the Government: In the
southwest, the rebel 1orces are eFl6ent!y pfet'
II well used mp End demorallzed. Neither
JohnBtea Is able tQ T1ths, and draet, MOI
, Bragg. RosccEaas. Their Gnly cGaoce o. &C
eomElishing anything in TINT 9uarter, + ~
, aggressive opponents, before the otheT cur
, | come to his md. Against which Tli this bt:
If Hthey mite agninst Grant. (who, Of course
will not be removed from the protection o.
Ing the Mississippi, and their trans *Nlssissl2'
pi forces and supplies, fforlorn hope, they
, must know TINT Rosecsans viii either follow
item up, 10 their disaster, Or, Il this 5houid
10 dceuaed unnecessary, again Gu: the Confed
| ion or sarannal,, uniting with Gilmore IL
| the latter rtcior for the crashing Of Rich
! tnond between thqm aud the army Of the Po
tomsc. Y Johnston and Bragg. giving ul
| the Mississippi, for the present, IS they woa1s
4
they cannot but do, and relying oIsmuggling
scross the .ireE thei trans mississippi forces
and supplies, think Of uniting against Rose
c1ans, they must see, on c1nv.!sssng such a
plan, that with the taciaties OF Rosecrars' re-
Ohio, they undertake campaign scarcely
more promising.
Now that the Mississippi Is open and II
possession Of Unicn gunboats, and there Il
70 place in the Cotton States safer for the
rtbeI seat q GoTe1nneSt than m Mc3aloHa n e.
purpose, the main contes: Il noF reduced t.
the point that Il Is IS necessary for Tebe! sue
cess TO defend Richmond and capture Wash
ttgtun as It Is Tor unio1 success to detene
Washington and capture R'chmond. Aopue
At present, as fa1 as Their htes directly q tn 2
directly a4ecl 1nis man coolest Iaas tn's =,
, | recognized as INC ultimate contest 9y u
, rebels Is eslocncea ey tse late campaign g
, Lee tnto fennsy1vanls: Ihat ms campAg' y
ita1 and capltal no less the ultimate and iney'
I table one. Richmond IS now rendered u
only aEai:aele captsm q ast ne 1eoe,t aa1,nn -
t fortified Is that place is, as me capital, an
:. thrcateued and exposed as 81 other poln'
| now are to Onion arms- Besides, their Sc!
r cf coyerument could not now be remove
= without entirely demoralizing the main reb
C enfjfe Southern army and 11eopIe.
n Arain NC are brought to the conc1usio
| tl1at the main and fnal contest must be bt
: | tveen the two capitals The rebels must se
= that their only chance Of success, now, is tn
:, ! strategic capture Of Washington, and tn
breaking OF cripp1iug of the strong arm tht
G ] fs 50 pcTsistentlJ crushing them. What cla
!. can ffIey attenrts They cannot spare the
main army f!om the Potomac side Of Bicl
ruonl for any ether purpose Whateycr-
there we're any other purpose that could ma
them ANYTHING. And Of course they are NJ
4 going to give IN the contest without maxim
= Yet q last grand desperate effort to save then
stlyes-not without cxhapsting I'LL Of thu
resources. physical and strategic. They haV
!, | too much ut stake for this. Their grand fill
!, eS6tcm Of human slavery Is At Stake; the
, | inlneuse {utlatcd currency, constituting II
funds In hand of every citizen, rich aud poo
4, depends upon their SUCCESS for the least Valu
above wnste paper; their civil Offices, ffol
H. the Presidency down; tAelr military conni
N slons, 1igh and loT, the back and Gu
rent r9y Of military ohecrs aud ne'
en- ana Tue feA md personal propert,
ia9as, AoHles ann siaScs, anc, as many reaa
20 oeneFe, tae Ases, 41esues ana AZ, q eTe'
ar fe1el caxsn aa ana soloae5 asS a. etage. -
~ Gtnef WORDS, cssly clvl o1acel, lfom II
m frcsiocnt doMn, depends upon the success
Inc repeilon 1of nas olncIal posl11on, IN co
nd t1ndista1cl1on 10 me poaCon q culpr1t u
an outcast; every military officer, high q
ar low, for his commission, Win the same ALT
natirc; eTery military and clrll o111cer, a.
. private soldier, for his back and current pa
&C he lis dues much or little; the people
rc large, for tho least aFailablencss Of their u