Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-19
From the Rchmon Examiner, Oct. 81
A sOusbern view os the Con-
federale SffunifOn.


II foreigner could have observed the bear
ing OF the Southern people during the moment.
ous events OF the last few weeks, he must
have thought them the most i'm, ossible md
phlegmatc of nations. The news Of n great
victory was received, not merely with imper.
turbable calmness, but with something akin
to rigid distrust. The preeonoeived ideal OF
the people of the Southern States, so familiar
to the world, must have appeared very much
at variance with the reality There is greater
rejoicing over single dubious aud meaere
victory IN the land Of granite, aud Goldfish
aud wooden nutmePs, than is accorded to a
Chlckamauga or a Manassns in the sunny re-
glon Of cotton and tObnceo
The people have indeed, eyinced not only
great temperance in tine expression of their
JOY but remarkable iirmness and patience in
the dark aud tangled series of mannuvres
which resulted in the recent victory in North
ern Georgia They display the same quail
ties in the long and trying suspense which
stil attends the movements of our armies
and retards the final development Of the
campaign. Three years of war have proved
a severe school We have not only learned
to bride our impatience, and to await COM
posedly the tedious operations of strategy,
but we have been rudely taught not to aban-
don ourselves TO the irst movements of tri-
umph, nor to trust implicitly the rose colored
stories of the telegraph These lessons have
been peculiarly impressed upon us by our ex-
peTience with the Army of the West In the
slight tinge of incredibly shown by the public
to the bulletin OF Chickamauga there was
evidently a recollection of Murfreesboro.
Now that the victory in the West is placed
beyond the reach of cavil, and that we no
longer fear that the sequel story, as on formet
occasions, may destroy its early promise, the
country still awaits with deep anxiety a con
summation of the work so well begun II
looks for the results of plan which abandon
ed valuable country aud strong line of
defense That result must not only be a re.
pulse of the enemy, but at least, the reacuuisi-
ton OF the territory abandoned for strategic
reasons To expect this much, as the sanctum
and the reward Of a policy which caused 80
much uneasiness and gloom, seems to be
entirely within the Lounds of reason.
Republics are not ungrateful, not at least
when they are in pressing danger and neces-
sity. Athens did not Danish Themistocles
until Salams and Platea had freed her from
the danger of the Persian Without for a
moment insinuatiug comparison between
Themistocles and Bragg, the latter NAV be
assured that he will meet with no churlish or
niggard praise if he can fulfill the hopes in
splred by his recent victory. Let him but
make an aproXimation to the reality of the
rhetorical figure by which armies have so
often been destroyed, and the most nvidious
criticism will be exchanged for unmeasured
panegyric "Nolhing succeeds like success"
IS a French adaee Though not heretofore
ranked among the iavorite heroes of the
popular fancy, the surrender or disastrous
retreat Of Rosecrans will at once raise Gene
raj Bragg to high place in public favor
Inc denouement of the situation seems to
be approaching The assurance is given that
the enemy is hampered to such an extent as
to endanser his communication His sup-
Plies have to be wagoned by immense trains
at imminent risk from our cavalry If this
be truthful representation of facts, he must
speedily retreat, and with an enterprisinr
General opposed to him, that retreat should
be runous. 1t is to be hoped that signal ad-
Vantages will be obtained, and that our victory
will not be summed up in the capture Of
few thousand prisoners from the numerous
hosts of the foe or the gain of a few pieces
OF artillery so easily replaced by the immense
resources of his arsenals and foundries.
The favorable reports which reach us that
"our cavalry is in the right place" that Rose
Grams IS straitened for supplies, ct id omne
genus, have an unlueky family resemblance
to similar assurances which have been sub.
sequently read by the light of disappointment,
IT not of defeat Unfortunately the resource
OF the enemy for reinforcing and his facilities
for transportation are familiar to us. Our
army may have been strengthened to a sulf-
Gent extent, and our position may possess
aaVaniages adequate to overcome these obsta-
cles The long delay, however, is not auspi.
elons Slow preparation and prodgal ex
penditure OF labor are usually valuable aux
larles in the cautious and creeping move
ments OF the enemy, 1t is to be hoped that
the departure from the usual routine so bril-
liantly inangurated at Chickamauga may be
persisted in, and that under better auguries
and more propitious circumstances than have
yet been found in our Western army, the
bright days of October may be signaled by
the redemption Of Tennessee.
Dead Soldier.