Daily national Republican., 1863-05-28
Second Edition,
-FOUR O'CLOCK. P. NJ.
THE PRETENDED REBEL INvAsIO

THE PRETENDED REBEL INVASION.
Under the above caption the New York ETe-
nina Post, Of the 27th inst, has the following
interesting editorial. 1t contains much good
advice, which we commend especially TO those
who at the present time believe that the rebels,
instead Of uniting all their available forces to
defeat Banks and Grant, and retain possession
Of the Mississippi river, contemplate a cam
paign into Pennsylvania or Ohio. Many believe
that BeRuregard at the head Of 40, 900 men is now
marching towards Richmond with reference
to an invasive movement. We do not believe
nc has any such intention, oven If he has left
Charleston, which ia altogether uncertain; but
if he is marching from Charleston with any
considerable force It is our opinion that he is
moving towards the Mississippi. In the mean
time It is the business of the rebel papers in
Richmond TO divert our attention away from
the real object of the rebels with the humbug
talk about aggressive movements into some
! free State. But to return to the comments Of
the Post on the same.5uhiect, which are as fol-
lows;
An intercepted dispatch Of Davis to Penn
berton Is said to contain promise OF assist
ance, to the extent of one hundred thousand
men, il the garrison can hold out fifteen days.
The correspondent of morning journal, just
returned from Vlcksburg by way OF the cotton
States and Richmond, writes that he saw troops
on the way towards Viuksburg, and that from
Richmond they were going South at the rate OF
one regiment daily At the same time the
rebels are circulating rumors Of an Intended
invasion of the free States. This Is, perhaps,
done to deceive US, and give them time TO con-
centrate against Grant.
General Grants army, having marched and
fought almost necessarily for twenty days, must
begin TO require rest and time for reorganiza
ton. After such a campaign as this, the meu
need almost entire new outfits; shoes give ouI
on these marches; clothes are torn or worn out
blankets and coats are cast away and lost, II
the ardor of pursuit. So long as the enemy y
in sight, so long as the General says advance
the men think Of no hardship. But there is 1
limit TO human endurance; and after cam
4 paign of twenty days, of which only three wer,
spent in camp, the army of the Mississippi
e doubtless requires rest.
Fortunately Gen. Sherman reinforced Gran
but few days ago, and gave him strength
' sufficient, we hope, to succeed in his audacou
attempt upon Yicksburg. There is reason, too
to believe that Gen. Banks is before this II
:, communication with Grant; we know that tn
. latter was fully Informed, about the lst o
y May, of the successes and expectations o
] Dunhb3 duu VI uulllSl IL At bNlNhBthi hhN W
have no doubt that, should lie find himself un
expeCtedly checked before the rebel citadel, b
q will draw on Banks for help. Besides this
: Grants precautionary measures were so CON
plete that the chances are against Johnston
. being able to annoy him seriously while ne
> yet before Vickshurgi and IL he once gets int
s the place and captures the rebel army an
i stores, 1t not likely that Johnston will attemT
/ to dislodge him. In such n case, pOssessio
. would be nine points Of the law.
"a In the meantime 1t will require time to retur
"a to their places the troops which Johnston hG
been for several weeks drawing into MlsslssiI
y pi will not our commanders elsewhere use thi
a interval to attack the enemy where he hG
= weakened himselfl Fortunately We have
y last at the bead of our armies men who al
Jealous to beat the rebels; and the people tru
In Hooker and Rosecrans to follow the oxamp
of Grant, and ''moye upon the enemy's works
If whenever they have a fair opportunity.
10 We hope that no one will be deceived by u
IA ingeniously hinted threats of rebel invasion
IN No doubt Lee and Bragg would like to ent
,d Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohioj but tn
,c will not to do this without first defoatiI
al Grant; and we suspect that the articles in Il
q Richmond journal, urging and foretelling q
,e immediate invasion, as well as the other rumo
put forth by the rebels, are intended to mislei
10 our generals, and prevent relnforcements bein
"a sent to Grant, or an attack being made on Ia
N or Bragg, while every rebel army is weakent
N to gather force in Mississippi to oVerwhel
4, Grant. Let us not he deceived"