New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-20

,e. an election of President had been effected with
snt the vote Of the Suuth (Which retained however '
control of the two other branches Of the Govcfnnen
the occupation OF the national capital Win tnc ;,,r
of the public archives stG of th' treaties WIN
powers essential feature This was IN ~ 49, ~
within my personal knowledge ,be Ecbc
1s60l, BY one OF tie most ilnenti y ienuoi t nnd Ne
lion and it f0ndy thought that tns ,h i'll n,
effected hy bold and sudden NOV su''' a,rrer
Narcb lsSl There s abnrdlut prof also that dtr eI
project was contemplated Il NOT by INC ;i,;, =,
OF the Rebellion, Vet by bnIne''Ss ~ :, ,-ess,n
1lay subsj liary and murGeTous pant III ihc OoaSon
able drama IL was accordingly nantnhcu py tne
Rebel emissarcs abroad IN tie cilcios 20 when th,!
fonnd access that the new American Mlnisicr oeeh'
ot rLen he arrived be received as the envoy OF the
JTn;ted States inasmUch as before tai tine Washington
would be captured. and the captd o' the h"Ioh wa
fbe archives and munlincris ri the toVelhmet Wouu
o in the possession Of The COucdCracs In tu accord
snoe also with this threat It was declared by the eDe
Secretary Of War at Montgomery. in the presence o
his chief and "a hs Colleagues, ana Oi I'VE 1Io's"iu
hearers while the tidiugs of tie assault on Samter
were travelling over tie wires on that fatal l2th ol
April 1861, that before the end OF May the nag
which Haunted ihc breezc--us be expressed II
would float The dome OF the Capitol nj NGslnSon
At the time this threat made. the Ecbeihon was
confined TO the cotton growing states, ANA 1t was wei
understood by thom that ii, only hope oi dra"hs any
OF the other slayehO!Gins States ino ihe coslIuv!
was by bringing about q conflict OF arms ana hlils M
the heart of the South bS the ciusOn Of blood hls
declared by the Cha lesion press to be the oncc'
for which Sumter was 10 be assaulted ana the eniisSa
work gave the promise thar with the rst drop o' Dood
that should DO she'd Virginia would place hefseH u!
the side Of South Cnolira In pursuance OF @ ,ms
original plan of the leaders of the Rebellion the capture
of Washington has teen continually had IN view. mol
merely for the sake OF it's public buildings rs
the Capital Of tho C0nfcdsiaey. hut AS the
necessary preliminary 20 ti-e ABSORPTION oi the
Border Statcs and for the moral effect IN the eyes
Of Europe of sse>sng the metropolis Of tie Union.
allude to these facts Tot perhaps enough borne IN
mind as sufficient tCutgtion Of the pretense on the
part Of the Rebels that the war Is one oi seideiense
waged for the right Of self 60, eminent Ii s IN reality
war originally levied by ambious in the cation
IA, pp RAJ
holding BorderSiaes into the vortex Of the conspiracy
first by sympathy which IN the cf south Eastern
Virginia, North Carolina. par' OF tennessee and ar
Kansas succeeded and then 10y force. and for Tie pur
pose Of subju eating Western Virginia Kentucky. East
ern Tennessee, Missouri. and Maryland ard II Is a
most extraordinary fact considering tie camoIs o' nc
Rebel chiefs the subject VI INVASION. th"i not
soldier Of the United states has entered The states s
named except 10 deferd ihrir Union loving m
tabants rom the armies snd pJerlles of the Eebe'
In conformity with these designs 90 the ItY &" ds-
ington and Notwithstanding the disastrous results o' the
Invasion OF 1862, was determined oS .ne hvp'' uon
ernmsnt last summer to resume the offensive IN tHa az
rect on Unable 20 force The passage Oi Tie kappdhhi'
mock where Gen Hooker nutu outstanding TIE rcYUrre
at Charlottesville in My, was strongly posted the
Conederate Generi resuriod strategy. He had two
objects in view The hfst was bY "a rnpid movement
nor:hward and by mancuvefing ~nh portion oi h's
army on the east side ui Bae Ridge, 10 tempt Hooker
from lis base Of oyeIati0ns thus leading hin 10 m
cover the approaches to Washington. to ttfow II open
70 raid by Stuarl's cavalry, aad enable Leo hnscl
20 cross the Potomac In the uoghbrhOod OF fooies.
willie and thus fall upon the Capital This plan OF
operations wholly rustrited. lie Ge.isn OF the
Rebel General was promptly discovered by Gen.
Hooker and moving himself with great rapidty from
Treae-icksbure be preserved unhroken tl" inner me
and stationed the varous corps ~ his army at ali TIE
points protecting tie approach TO Washington Hori
sentreyle up 10 lcesbufg FrUrD this vantage grOuul
The Rebel General IA vain attempted Ia draw him. Ia
the mean time by the vigorous operation .: Pes uton
cavalry. the cavalry oi stuart though greatly superior
in numbers. was 20 crippled as 10 Lo disabled from
performing the part assigned u IN tAe can
paign. In this manner. Gen. Lees fit object, VIZ
l.f.o otnfI Il.aN rrfN sIflfh
tomac and direct malch 0u Washington was baiilel
The second pat OF tie Confederate plan. and which
.s supposed to have been uhHe ta.eh IA oplos.lon 70
the views Oi General Lee. was to turn 10" demohsra
tion noYtbward into real inyusioa Of Maryland nrc
Pennsylva aEia III the hope that IN this Way nensIa
Hooker would be Lriwn to Csinuce from tie CaiiuI,
that some opportunity would II taxing HIN al dis
advantage ard. after defeating his army. MAKE de-
sceut upon Baltimore and Washington. Ilds part o
General Lees plan, which substantially the rep
etition of that uf l-s was not hes rigWis deistd d
with whs, honor 10 tie aruis 81 NE mon the hshi
on which this day gsscmbled viii irev,r nitesi
Much time lad been ussicsaly con5niled hf The Ieb
General in his unaysiiig aiieunta 20 "ut-inancu'
Gen Hooker Although Gen he brokc up from lred
ericksburg on tle I'd of June. not TIL the 24tl
that the main body Of lis army entered Maryland aDt
instead Of crossing The Potomac. as ne tad ineheeo
east Of the Blue Ridge, be war compeied 20 Do II al
SbepherdsfOwu anu WAlaDsport thus materially ue
ranging his entire plan of campaign north 0; the I'er
Stuart who lad been sent viii bis cavalry 10 Tie easi
Of the Blue Ridge 10 guard the passes oi tie noun
tains 10 mask the o Lee and 10 harrass the
Union General IN crossing tie river having been ven
handed
md UpperyI.lc Instead Of being eile 10 rei.Id Ocn
Hookers advance wac driven himself away noin ms
connection win the army Ui Lee ana cut on 'or o'
night from Oil conn uLcntIon win it--a circumstance
10 which Geo. Lee. m lis report alIudcs more iAai
Gaee with evident displeasure. let IS now rapdil
glance at the incidents O tAc evehtiul campalgH
A detachment from Lwei's COrle under JejFms ha'
rcnetrsted the 18Th o. JAY ns r as ChauDe sDuTg
This movement .nteideO at fret merely 10 demon
siTaton. and as a maIaudihg expedition Tor supphes
1t had however tie salutary effect Of alarming th'
country and vigorous preparations mere in IchhsyN@
MA and in the sister States were maGe TO epe TIE m
road. Amer tHO DAYS 'lscd ut hAL 7DuIs Jthtihs
snriousf,r hi COMMUNICATIONS with Lwel fell Daci
with bis plunler 10 j. gcrstOwn Here he TemaEeS
for several days and having swept the recesses oi Jun
teIand valley, came Gown uPIA lae Easttlh h.Ak %
the south tMOuitain, and pAshcd bic mafaGdinH par
ties as far as NaylrshGrO. o. the I'd tie Remainder
OF Ewel's corps crossed the river and moved up ne
valley They were followed on tne 2ith ~ LohEstIee
and Hill who crossed At NiljamspOIt and sheiAefCS
town and pushing up TIE vnby eneaTpsd at Chambers
burg Oh the 9th. IL this way iho Whole Rebel army
estimated n 90 90 infantry upward OF 10 90 cavalry
and ! CO1 or 1900 artillery. making totn Ci llo.Ut
~ ali arms was concentrated in Pennsylvania
I'm 10 this time no report Of HOokers movements had
been received by zen. Ice who, having been deprived
OF Ls cavalry bad means Of obtaining Information
Rightly Judging However. hat no il.'e "Odd 10 "si
by he Union army Ia the pursuit. ~ CIueI 10 uetaIA u
the eastern side Of Tie uoniiains IN Maryland ana
Pennsylvania ord thus pscserse his communications Dy
tie way OF WilIamepOi te had, before AIs o. aTNt
at ChanbeIsbgre directed Ee e 10 send detachments
from bis corps ~ Carlisle and York. The latter de
tachnent. under Eaily passed through this place on
the gttA Of Jun. You Eecd HCt. Fellow citizens
Of Gettysburg. that should recall to you tlose mo.
cnts Of alarm and Distress PRECURSORS hs they were OF
tie more trying scc.cs winch were 90 coon 70 follow
As soon as Gen Hooker pefcoi ed that tie advance oi
tbe Confederate into tie Cumbe land Valley was not
mere eiat to draw ban away from Washington, he ed
Ii,osel raudly n pursuit. Attempts. have seen,
were made haTTass AID Ietad his passage across tht
Potomac. Thee attempts were not OAly altogether IN
snccessfu batso gthAfuy made 10 70 place the entire
9ederal army hetV The cavalry OF Stuart and the
armY Of Lee While the latter was massed m the Cum
bcrand Naey. Stuart was eat 0f the MCuhtdnb WIN
H,nLeris arf.y het'eecu. and Gregg IA close