Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-14
Interesting from the Rebel States
JefF. Davis Plan OF war to be Adopted
-ConcentratIun- EmplOyment of
Negro Troops in the Rebel Armies
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From the Richmond Wing, Sept. !.

From the Richmond Wing, Sept. !.
We agree with the .NissisSPpidn that the
true policy of our armies is, and has been
from the inception of hOstilitles, to con-
Centrate-to mass their torces-And never
fight except something substantial Is to ne
gained. President Davis seemed to real
lie this great truth in his message to Con-
gress Just after the fall Ot Fort DOnelson.
In that message he said the Conlederacy
had undertaken more than it was able to
accomplish, aud yet, strange Us it appears,
the policy OF the war was still unchanged
Our armies remained scattered. They
were not massed. They have never re-
liuquished any point of defence except as
thev were driven from it by the enemy's
haYonets or starvation. We have under
taken TO defend every approach to our vast
domain, Our forces have been scattered
along our whole frontier, and aS matter
of course weak points were to he
found by the willy foe. He could mass
his forces and overwhelm the COnted-
crates ut any given point. Thus have
we fought and suffered, thus have we paid
dearly for the experience We have gained,
and thus it is that SO many battles have
been lost, aud 10 many roads opened to
the invaders, 1t is not yet too late, how
ever, to abandon policy which actual
trial has proved to be erroneous. We can
vet mass our armies, aud draw wisdom
from the example of Washington, whose
tactics worked out the great problem OF
the first Revolution. When too weak to
fight We can retreat, aud by having all our
forces in two grand corps our skllliul gen.
erals eau so mHueuvre them as to thwart
foe vastly superior. The day OF defeat
will have passed away when our veteran
armies are hurled in solid masses against
the foe.
WHO COMPOSE THE SUBMISSION PARTY AT THR
SOUTH.
From the Savannah CCia.) News, Sop. Q.
That there are submissionists amongst
US, remarks the Milledgeville Union, all
now see. They are banding together to
form IL political Union. Who compose this
party or league? First and foremost the
men who never wanted the South to Sc
coed. These are mostly men born at the
North, or who have relatives in that sec
| ton. Next comes the SpsoulntOr, who has
got rich out Of the sufferings of our peo-
pie, and who has bought property with
his ill-gotten gains, which property he
hopes to save .by swearing allegiance to
Lincoln when it is put in danger The
next class lin shame and sorrow we say
it) is composed OF men who are between
forty-live and fifty years OF age and who
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They may have sons in the army-they
NAV have had their sons butchered by the
hated foe, but to keep Mt home themselves
they are ready to dip their fingers in the
hearts blood of an only son, aud write
traitor on his pale cold forehead. II we
arc not rich we are wrong. II VIC are not
right iu this war, we are all traitors. The
man, therefore. who is ready to submit to
Lincoln confesses himself guilty of tren-
son, and deserves halter.
ROBERT TooNBs ON RECONSTRUCTION.
We find the following letter from Gen.
Robert Toombs in the last number OF the
Sumter Republican:
WAsuISaToN, August II, 1868.
My DEAR SIR-Your letter of the 18th
inst, asking my authority TO contradict
the report that al am in favor of recon
struction," was received this evening.
can conceive of no extremity to which
my country could be reduced in which
for a single moment entertain any PROPOSE
ton for any union with the North on any
terms whatever. When all else is lost, l
prefer to unite with tine thousands Of our
own countrymen who have found honora-
BILE deaths, If not graves. on the battle
field. Use this letter as you please.
Very truly, your friend, &c.
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