, 1864-08-02

;'1lEElru1G AI1ohnr.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 9. 1854
TEE NEWS.
II would be much more pleasing task to
:. ....lismiss the reader of this issue from biz
toast aud coffee to the duties Of the bank
and tic counting room without other con.
ccrn or care for the holy cause of the nation
than is comprieed in cu1Bory clance
through tic columns Of the morning paper.
Aultitudos OF men, aud these many the best
among ut, have taken paes age for Life In q
community in whose. management they feel
ho responsibility. They occupy their
state rooms and the space allotted in
their passage tickets, and leave the
affairs OF the engine-zoom, and the wheel
house to others. But there are times, elr,
and madam, when all unconcern has vanish
ed, and one common impulse of self-preser-
walton has banded crew and passengers into
one purpose Of eelf.preserTatiou. Delicate
hands bcve grafped rough buckets, slender
EiLews Lave toiled ut the pumps, and SO have
yeeeels been eayed. It Will be blindness
uuo folly to shut your eyes to the danger Of
our ship Of STATE, and 10 believe you have no
concern in it because you do not lead regi-
'ncut, OF fill the Presidential chair, or even
belong to the pssty in power.
Our news this morning By telegraph is cut
short by failure of the wires, but it leaves
The wires trembling with yery important In
ttlligcncc, which it concerns you and hll Of
TIE to know. Ton have never had any doubt
OF Grants success. It is we'll to believe In
Grant. But has not the war taught Us that
faith alone will not help or make Federal
General. The operations OF Saturday were
only partially successful, and the suspension
6f news leaves us in doubt just how
lar the rebound Of our success stopped short
p1 disaster. The assault was one Of the
most tremendous sceEe6 Of the war. Blood
Was poured ont like water on both sides, and
we are left to believe that from this costly
attempt the combatants resumed nearly their
former positions. We shall even, II We rest
our belief here, be In good position to re.
ceiye md rejoice at any bold stroke IL some
other quarter which Grant may have execu-
td For tlc hour Of This grand movement had
begun.
The broken and incomplete lesson of this
issue is the frfsh proof Of the magnitude OF
thc struggle, and the pressing nature Of the
demand for more hen. 0ur noble armies
are wearing away in these costly claahings OF
s",ccs, aud new material should be poQrsd
forward from all our States. In thst army
of recruits every 1oyal man and woman
OF this Republic should be Represented, ell
1her Iy hired substitute or the re.
suit Of personal influence and excr.ion-
1t will do no harm Tor you to think
and talk grayely on this subject ii you have
the cause Of the country 10 much tt heart
1hat you will no more abandon It than you
would the life. Of a lored friend in peril Let
sour cxertions grow In proportion to your
Tealigation of the exfgency, and we shall
wish tlat not Only you, but the whole North
might rise to-day with an anxiety In behalf
pt the milton which would know no stay nor
:aeeuageucnt, save through exertions that
should make the trade Of every man war,
zaptil the rebellion shall be wiped out,
The losses on Saturday seem to have fall
en- heavily upon our colored troops, and
among these is the Goth, from this city, led
<and Off iccrcd from among our OWN cftizens.
The occupation Of the enemF's first line,
carried By that resistless charge, was splen-
didly achieved, but 1t is among the plainest
and simplest duties of military engineering
ia so command tue onter line Of defeases
from the next inner line of works, as to zen-
der them untenhble for an inetant- Under
sucl deadly fire from the second line our
1urccs were driven back, NTH heavy loss
reported to each side, though we shall need
fresh assurance to convince us that the reb-
els suffered equally with ourselves, since the
position Of shelter was largely With them.
Our columns this morning give fresh
roofs Of the existence Of an clement in the
Northwest, hostile to the Government and
ready to further the purposes of the rebel
11or. In our own State there Is q banding
together OF parties Of these eympathizers,
doubtless lucrcly tor purposes Of lawlessness
a1d rtuuder. They ure surrounded by an op-
l'osing force, which, II adequately put forth
will make these kuaycs as timid Ind harm
less as gophers. It looks as If there was al
ready force Of outraged loyal farmers In
the field, who viii sweep the banditti of
Montgomery county Like chatf before pnaI-
Tit wind,
It is more serious, though a kindred
matter however, that which il brought to
light in the expose Of the Indiana. rebel ele-
lpeut, to which We devote large space else
wh'rc. It is the companion piece OF the re-
cent St. Louie disclosure Do we believe
1hcms We DO firmly believe that the great
est danger to loyalty and to the cou1try
il IN its dull car to- all such warn.
1rgF We further believe that If the
Government and people take 80 little heed
OF such rerslations as these as to utterly L.
1,''rc them, the date Of the nation sings in
thc wind THERE'S settled purpose among
1be enemies Of 1hc Goyeromcnt In tie
Northwest to carry these States ont Ut the
Snior. They mean 20 to paralyze
the general government as to stop
tic war, By recognition Of the
South. This purpose fs as old as the
rebellion itscn- lie next purpose Is the en-
forced erasit4tion Of these States to union
with the Slave Eng IRE. 10 dismiss all such
statements Of our peru with laugh, is un-
T. Etunstels no disposition OF the matter. It
b. comes 1o}Al 'nen 10 etudy 1he portents Of
the hour, not t'midly out gravely, not to the
end oi dcepatr'ng oi the Republic, but to
rlee aeatn from fresh realization Of pndllc
danger to new aud stronger eense Of indi.
vidual duty.
The rebel raid into Pennsylvania has
hEtuuh LIE proportions 10 very mo1e1atc
conpsss, and faded cut evep OF the zumors,
unless como secret movement is In progress.
The cyidencee are that Lee finds be has
enough 10 40 with Grant, and the Army Of
lie Potomac, not to scatter his strength.
We give this morning IN excellent letter
from Rcv. Dr.. Patton Of this CITY, who
writes from Gen Grants headquarters, he
gives an interesting summary Of the sttua-
tion and condition Of our army. which he