Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-25
Frsn the Daily Herald Of June "a.
Movements en- the Potomac.

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We had supposed that before the issue
Of our present paper conclusive intelh-
gence would have been received from yir-
ginis-such as would enable US to speak
with confidence as to the plan of opera
tons on the part of General Lee, and the
probable result of his campaign. But in
this ge are disappointed. We have from
every paper which reaches us, and from
every Geographic dispatch, the important
announcement that the movements of the
armies IN the vicinity of Washington, on
the upper Potomac, and in Maryland and
Pennsylvania are Sin the highest degree
criuoal," Of the "utmost importance ~
and tEat but a few moments--or hours at
most, can elapso before we shall see the
full opening of the programme. But the
moments and hours-and we may say
days, pass on, and we are still left in the
same beautiful uncertainty as it regards
this movement on the Potomac" In
the meantime the copperhead press, and
oopperhead operators throughout the coun-
try are wide awake in their efforts to
weaken the confidence Of the people in
the Union generals.
But while copperheads and secession
sympathizers are thus, like birds of i'll
omen, predicting evil to Gen. Hooker on
the Potomac, and to the Union cause
everywhere, let us look TO the more hope
ful view of the whole ground as expressed
in the following article from the N. Y.
Evening Post
We near from SO many points in Vir-
ginia and Maryland Of the presence of
rebel troops, that it is pretty certain Lee
has not his army so completely in hand as
is his custom. The rebels have moved TO
the Potomac on piliging tour, and they
are Just now busy IN a dozen different di-
rections, carrying off horses, cattle, cloth
ing, medicines and negroes. What do
they want with negroes, by the way ? Do
they mean to make soldiers of them ? In
that case the pro slavery Democratic
journals in the free States would at once
cease to support the rebel cause, we sup
pose. More probably, however, the ne
groes are to be used in the valley to hely
in gathering the harvest for the rebel ar
mics. This no right minded copperhead
will object TO.
In the meantime there is reason to be-
lieve that Lees forces are spread over a
great extent OF ground, while Hooker has
his army thoroughly in hand. The send
ing TO the rear all extra baggage, as well
as some of the cumbrous paraphernalia
brought into use when the army of the
Potomac could march but six miles after
the enemy-such as the balloon and Aero
nautic Corps-these incidents give prom
Use OF an active movement against the en-,
emy, whom Con. Hooker has already sur
prised ottener even than the rebels sue
ceeded in other days in surprising Gen
Mcclellan.
In the West, Grant is getting together
very large army Sfeae III law, 0na
when he takes Vicksburg he will be ready
to begin march into the interior of Mis-
siasippi and Alabama IN such force that
Johnston will scarcely be able to resist
him.
II is reported that Gen. Grant assured
Judge Low of Iowa that he could take
Vicksburg at any time by storm. We
know that this was his opinion two weeks
ago, and since then our troops have gain
ed some decided advantages. Grant wish
es to save life by slow approaches. lie
remembers, too, probably, that after 3
bloody battle an army requires rest and
supplies, which would interfere, perhaps,
with his plan of action after the capture
Of Vicksburg.