The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-05

The .TriuupAs In The Seuskwess
TIE Confederate arras havs been crowned with
ness Important vissers~ during tie pas. week
m II. sca,hwess ws,han no. e.y that the VIC
sosy ai Aurfse estoro. sainsd By aeEerai Hrsgs,
d The most important Of The war; but u certainly
stands high In tho scale. n Ais The hearts Of onr
coushen people with srss;ncssion, and hapires
th0 with the deepest sense Of gratitude TO tie
God II Datalea fhs victory isssk b grand on"--
a triumph n inferior numbers over tia Invading
enemy. admirably equipped ard eochdent Of hear
ns Aown Ill rsassancs By the length Of bis muster
rolis But when we consfaer the situation Of our
esass In the ooatAwess, lis value to us cannot be
over .sssimassd Ia eject will be u,cst sa,utsry
Il Win cd eew spirit and naw energy to the
hearts ard hands o: our Southern soldisrs and
s,oss ssrsousiy dsprss the hopes and dlminIsh the
ecueeit Of the enemy. II will pus . ehcek upon
hin. and be wholesome warning 70 shose ruthless
commander whose bsutAlisies in the cities they
Cd, hare shocked the wt rid and hare dkgsased civ
liaa&iou. AL hoEor 10 cur brave eoiaiers whose
valoe and eonatanty triumphea in the AsId Of Muir.
irssshoro' after 20 prolonged snc bloody struggle
against large ODDS Al honor TO their distinguish
ed oounanGsr. The military eveass With which be
had been connected had fully borne oat pc Bile
expectation, AID this last achievemcnt re;rieves
the past In the estims .inn Of minds prejudieed by
the past and inspires confidence for the FUTURE
"A lssls more sraFe, Captain Bragg HMu.fceeshoro'
brings back tie encouraging words Of Old Zach
end We feel that the man shose WORKS rnads IA !.
NOUS II indeed the great General the people con
s3ds red him TO be- The eoel deliberate and pras.
t3ced sstilerigt whose gus were 20 terrible 10 tn
eaemy, proves hls eisi-o 70 pSb,is confidence
In the same week which g.addeps cur people
with thia brilliant triumph. the successful defence
Il vleksburg against powerful LAND fQsss sreils
tbs national Joy, and ushers in The yesr usas.
suxpIeicuxy for our CAUSE. Assault sftes assault.
was INSIDE by the ersny, ED ,spnised most suts
esssfuy by our forces Finally, !. Ii to be prsauu:
ID, disseminated snd depending. he withdrew to
hs eosss. ss We learn frcnl tb official dispatch 81
General Psmbersorto tie Essrs.sry OF wsr Tbs
defeaes OF visksburs hes been glorious. This ed
vsntases Of 1t are great. We keep open cur cora
nunication with Missouri, Arkansas aud rsxss
and We prevent the enemy sron, carrying on eo,a
msrcs upon the Mississippi He must, oy this tree
have begun to despair Of taking the ely oi:Aer by
land or water.
The insrepidi:y OF Aotg Wheei-., Ard Forrest
b spreading terror IN the re. ks Of the enemy ard
fsAAne bis situation in divers piaces most uaccu
Portable and precssious.
We shall eli sit With anxiety the further ar.
o0unA from Tennessee. Roaeerans's army is no
doubt ceHucralizad; and II Is to be hoped will Ee
greatly cut up In it, retreat The dSshing CAV airy
Of Wheeler ls about II and viii h.sass il terribly.
Grant must be q an eDibs. raised situation L.,
Mcrtkern Mississippi with Re,ecrans defeated
and the Fsdersls at vicksbu:g rerused with the
waters yet low, and the Rivera beset with orpedoes
which have lately given the enemy sush fearful
PROOF Of their power tbs gunboats, be must
feel that he 10 not entirely safs and begin TO ook
about for q secure reirest.
Indesd. tho enemy finds no comfort ia seviewiHg
tbs geasexl Htu&tion. Burnside, after bis severe
defeat stands ca the North bank Ct the Rss,pahan.
mock. not knowing where ID go or waa. 10 do; and
essysto engage the attention Of the rabd ssTiy
Of he North By mysterious suggeg'ions touching
the future Of his operations Rasscrs ns Is whipped
sad his prom otion TO the chief command cut shost
by his nsfortune. Vicktburg Is impre enable, lie
Mississippi blockAded, and urSnt In "hockis:y.r-
Morgan IA sweeping Kentucky, destroying the rail
roads and sslssraphs tskiag irsias des. ping pro
visions. spd parolnc prisoners. Forrest and Whsei
sr are svesywheee In Tennessee, heaping up mort
fsl:en, discomfort and less for the enemy; while
Van Dorm, who has 50 recently achieved "hand
Eonae affair" q. Holly springs, is no dcub: busy
With other adventures nst likely 10 promote the sd.
vsntags OF tie encny ~ siEord him qualification.
Tho asid looks bright and cheering to u.s. 1t
must be full Of gloom for the ecs0y lie lie plunged
lo,o Srestsr emtarrRssmer. than yer, and his DIFF
fenItiss must increase at home ~ well IS abroad
Els failures In the Acld wiz increase the opposition
70 the Government at Washington, end we may su
s.epAts assaults upon II through&hs press aud o,a
the hus.ings tclesr and more Bca.hirg than ever.
The Government will nc: DO sbls TO protect itssii
nom them, because the mob n,icnger stands By II,
hut Heaps It in fear and ave. What this condition
oS things may bring forth, tlGe must dlsclese Ger
ts,n,y nothing can dow from II advantageous to
VI.
bright ~ the prospect il. thAre should be re.
Iaxaaion Of measures energies On our part. Let
us 20 ca with our preparations to meet and Beat
the enamy Just ~ II Lincoln conid raise another
nsmy Of million Of men. If We STAND fra and
maintain energy and spirit without abs:er,ert,
the end Is certain, and may hope, not far eff
UothinS can excite the hope Of the atrociOus enc
Gay We meet hus falling off In ihs things that
ksvs distinguished u before the world In tins
which nsy God forbid
The Florida.
Among the interesting It, ms cf intelligence for
which We ere indebted to the Northern press Ii the
fast that he Conf d4rata stssmer Flcsids las
eesded In running the hlcekA de from Mobile, and