The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-02
: The situaffor.

pondent of the Philadelphia Press. w,;,
as follows:
The time viii speedily come when =
eyes Of the country viii again. be hrs.s
to the banks Of the Rappahannock NJ
con see by the rebel newspapers, that -
Army Of the Potomac is inspiria. a sr;''
of dread that was once attached r. -
name, bat which defeat aud nisnsr,.4
ment in aftrrdays destroyed lu adm.
to this, every courier from the arm" 7
every officer and soidier who mas.
through Washington on his %ay "a /:
Northern heme, sped;s with cnthuss,s
| Of his commanding gcaeyal, Of the cans.
and, abaye 81, OF the good temper AZ
! disciplina that pervade the army. Its,'
| be safely stated that the Army Of the >.
tomac was never in . better cosd6,,
than # Is at this fine. There is pa,s
unity Of purpose, better acqpaini.p,,
with the duties of the soldiers life. and
more reck Jess disregard Of It's dangers
! Thanks to the proyident torethoeght sns
energy of the Administration, the solh,
( wants for nothing. lie is well clo,hj
we'll armed We! paid. He is as comsa,.
lie IS it is possible for soldier to be-
lie has listened to the great uprising !,
the loyal States with JOY, and mann ,
camp circle is made glad when the u.s.
paper from home is read, and The solSis
| learns that his efforts, and tolls, and d,,.
gcrs, are not unappreciated by the natis
| he has taken up arms TO save. Genen
Hooker, during the few weeks n xhi3
! he has been commanding general, ly
effected great reforms lie took the D.
sition with the reputation Of being one
our best soldiers he is adding that Of !,
| great general Hc has rescued The arn,I
| from Decentralization as wretched as defes.
| and by.his Kindness, frmncss, and emery
| he has changed the Army of the Po,on,.
from mere engine Of political miscLid
into splendid and capable army II.
frosts Of winter are over, the days are ts
coming genial and pleasant, and tvv
weeks Of reasonable spring weather VII
make tic roads hard and dry. Eyeryth!n,
indicates an early and active campaign
! + is not known whether the rebels sl
receive battle on the Rappahannock-
The tone Of the Richmond gapenn
thought to Indicate an evacuation Of Frs@I
ericksburg, aud retreat 10 point neaIl
| Richmond The rebels would be d6lghI
ed to eutiee Us once again into the swanp
| oi.the Chickahorniay, and for that ressa
they may fail back 10 their cid line 4
dcfences. IF General Hooker peruh
them to. do this, be Is not the man 81
friends suppose h:m 70 be. You vi
remember when he gave his evidence BE-
fore the Senate committee, IN reference b
! the battle OF Fredericksb sburg, he indicatei
q certain movement, in which he hopeip
/ flank tie rebel position at Fredericksburg
aud avoid their fortified hill-tops. Gen.
| burnside overrulel ! that plan, and perhaps
| his judgment was better. There We.
those who differed from Gen. Bgrnsids
and allude TO the circumstance for d.
purpose Of Illus rating the great traits il
! Sen. Hook er s charactor-cauiion, eneggJ,
and boldness. When he moves il viii 4;
with experienced officers, veteran arm,
and the good viii OF the country 10 srl
port him. He has j; in his power to d
more for his country than has ever befa
fallen to the lot of public man. Hi
may be the Savior of his county. Hb
| crushes the rebel army and takes Rich
! nond, the rebellion is at an end In ia.
Southwest it is expiring FaTrsgrt EH
passed. The batteries of Port Hudson %
defiance, and Is now aiding TO relas
| Nicksburg. General Banks is IN Che fsi-
and taking advantage Of the warm weatbi
that now prevails in the Southern STATS
is aetivefy engaged ia military opeTaiioa
In the West the rebels arc bemoaning 5
necessity that seems to indicate rstref
to Chattanooga. Such q retreat woulds
| tho greatest victory Rosecrans has 80
obtained, rs it would release the mOun!si
country Of East Tennessee with It's oF
pressed Enion people from GesPoiIsE
Of death. The Affairs about Charlesl''
are not so gratifying-the correspondent
finding more to say about the quarrei' o'
the commanding generals than tier Tl'
tories or their m;iitary efficiency. Ba
my faith in this war has been not so m0S
In the generals as the soldiers, and Il y
very evident that the Administration WI
make a short shrift OF the commausn
whe give so much attention to etiqueii'
and SO little 70 the real duties Of their r.
sition. Taking 4 surrey Of the Wl9s
field, however, think the loyal man ID
cause for gratitude and hope. We on!
need general advance aloug the !ines~
united effort and mighty blow. 10:
rebellion must fall, and peace will de'se'I
upon country greater and more poSe''
than any the world has ever seen,