Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-21
A AsSyesf.fng Narthsrn Invaviorl ;Ahe
Only Or aa1sfse f;a 60 she oonredsreey.
Feom the sayanp4h Republican.

L. Prom the, SANnnnAh Republican.
We adyAnced The opioioI iu Jauuar,
thatr not thstanding the threatening as
pect of az sfrs, further South, tbs mex
grand battle OF the war, aud the Last
would be 1ag6t 10y the army Of NortherI
1 Vitginias ana pro6ahly " on a field north o
the Pot9ms Winter still fingers anG
puts yetopn alL military movements of
serious nature, snt the clans are gather
ing for the C6mipg conflict, aud by &
Strange concef both sides are looking t.
the region OF the Potomac as the theatr,
for aggressive Operations, AZ any move.
ment on our pfst, south OF the line ol
Pennsyl ylYania may be considered aggres.
slve, a few Wses will develop. the pro.
gramme. for the spftpg vsmpaign, aud We
look for something on q scale of gran.
deur that viii be equaled by any mar.
tial array. OF mndern times. 5-,s'
To our mindsitt - evidently the policy
OF the Confederat ~ cease from mere de.
tensiye waft're honld collect slo.
gel catteted foreeS 5 thug uui
yet done 10 this war, and by one grand
selt-sustainipg movement press forward
and carry the waFinto the enemy's cuuu /.
try. We should send 90 more corporate
guards there to be cnt to pieces, surround
ed or driven back from sneer paucity OF
numbers. Aud furthermore, if we invade
at all, we must do il for the express pur.
pose of making the enemy feel the hard
ships of war in all its legitimate horrors.
We have handled the Yankees, with kid
gloves far too long for our good. Every
civilized office or generous consideration
has fallen unappreciated on their marble
hearts, and even been turned to oar dis-
advantage. Whilst we have been acting
the Christian, they have been playing the
robber, the tyrant and the desolatOr.
We have sudnrsd- all this longer than
any other people would have borne it, and
under the pr0yoOatiOn the world aud good
morals will sustain us,in change ofpo
icy. Lee had Harrisburg aud Philalsl-
phia at his mercy a, year ago, ami spared
them.-both., Row have his moderation
and generosity been requiIed? Let the
wrongs of Morgan aud the spirits of our
murdered people, and the late dlaboIical
plot against Richmond and it's inhabitants
answer the question. Let the dssolate
fields, the blazing hAbitStious and the
homeless, penniless women and children
of the West make their response. The
truth is, we have made e'a sad mistake in
6estoWl1g5all ,Out 6hRrity and humanity
upon aivillainous, merciless foe, aud re-
tanning none of il for their suffering vic.
tins among our own people. II is time
that these latter were claiHipg something
of our considerationand protection.
Then let US carry the war, with all Its
attendant horrors, away from our own soil
to the soil of the eueny. Increase the
army of NortherR Virginia to two hundred
thousand effective meU; push them for
ward, and let them desolate as they 90, ana
We shall have peace within sixty days.
Perhaps Lee is too tender hearted for sush
a mission; if 50, while we would not trans.
fer, his command 70. another, we would
senu-htm turCh7 Wttu9sps Guu petemp.
tory orders.
We.naed have no fear OF points south
with such an army moving into Pennsyl.
vania aud New York. Our small garri-
SOD, with the Home Guards, would not
only protect tho country, but retake ev-
cry Southern post on the. mainland now
held by thee enemy: The latter would have
use for their troops elsewhere, and by
rapid movement we can readily accom-.
plish our purpose-taking Baltimore aud
Washington-oefore they get there
But 1t 10 said that invasion wiltu0ite the
North apd make eIthe@ too strong for US.
Experience has proved the nbsurdity of
this opinions An the Yankees that in6enti i
to light are already in theefeld, apd, in
s;estd OF resisting, lheSr Sremaiujug popplR-
ton will quail before the advance of our
legiens. gUD5 tIUs5I
NOR will II impede the progress of the
peace party at The North but rather
strengthen it, by adding to the reasons
why peace should bs made to take the
place of uusuccessfnland r1insus war. Ii
is . goodruIe to judge the enemy BY our
relves. When have our people been so
disheartened and our cause looked go
gloomy, as in the honr.of disaster, when
the iron heel of the oppressor, aud the
personal hardships of war were felt by
large bodies of our tnhabitahts2 It is sac.
ri6ce, and the keen pangs OF losses sus-
tanned, that incline menEtO cessation of
strttes except when peace must be accom-.
panied with worse horrors than war, as is
the case with our own people in the pre-
sent struggle.
But we dismiss the subject. hoping that
our Government will have both tbs wis.
dom and the nerve to give a,terrible en-
ergy to the future movement ofour armies.
From ths AOatEoReFy (Ala } Mall Lti
Early .ih the couling spring. with our
trans Mississippi army We must invade
Missouri, and with g. ener&ls Lees arm We
must in wade OHIO, aud with General Johu-
ston's army move tpr01gh Kentucky aud
TeDpessesipto oISiAia6d % i IiIId6iS z WITH
out this, lf we remain at heme, apd attempt
to- defend i th6usand points from q thou
sand attaeks from an enemy commnndiuR
our seaboard aud uAvigabIs rivers, with
ample means fOb transferring their armies
where they choose. aud .Yltbs seReryspsrt of
our teEris9ryt assa5l9 ble taSalrS srSids,
our agric1Iture will be ruined. and our
manufactures will be destroyed
Let us inyede them with our whole forCe.s
"Copperheads" will swell our ranks We
and. take, what we need. Che arn1ysWIil
receive the order s.Forward to the North u
with shodfl! Tiers let them say until
our ruthless; invaders cry for peace. Bet.
ter. die theFe with arms In our hAnds: thar