Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-27
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yoypAY MORNING, SEPT. &c, 1854.
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ptasral Early has bein forced back fso1
r,.osr's Hill with the loss Of twelve pieces q
.;IIs,y. The enemy nre following up theil
' ,,.sss in the Valley with great vigor.-
,.,,;,an il determined not to. perciit his op
,,.,oai.y to slip by without making the mos
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rh.,s scs.ns TO have been bad management
:, ,sss, ,H.,irs iu the Valley. The duty o
',.r.,:s:n: this, and taking steps to retrieve
~ s.rcats, is with Gen. Leo. Az it cou|d
y. J., sn.-us.ci tonbler and better hands, il
,,n,, necessary for ,hspeopio su bo o7or-'n1'
~. Or vary unhappy. For thros years our
r..,,s. h.7s rostsl upon his broad shoulders
w. w. uo,w p7oviienoo, he has brought our
~ ,', ,,r,u,A. If. has been heavily rein
,.,I by tho report for duty Of Lieut. Con-
,.,,r,,t ,hes "oli war horse" who ELECTED
/, e,rh;u,s Of Con. Lee on the field OF
%rp.Rurc Loncstrset c'mes back most
..,,,;nacls to rcotity afuirs in tho Valley
r,, d, cooperation, more than the prepcn-
Loo. A.. numbers Of tho enemy, has caused
.,l-,, aisastcrs in tie Valley. Tue pres
.,,.,; ..p Lieutenant Generals, The ono Lot
-, ,,.a.,, 10 the o:he-, but intenIsd to CO.
.,.,... L,+ p;cseated, when there should
-, ham ,c1centra.ion. The presence Of
,.,,er u The Valley would restore unity
;: .,,,;,,.,:.i ard c!.eok the advance Of the
,,.a, notwithstanding the losses sustained
.Ao j.e disasters, if seine Of the worthless
,,.:,.,5n ,s,at havo 5ccn routed by the enemy
.ou l., brousa. - tho trenches at Peters
,,,. and heir placts supplied by real caval-:
g al cu,reverses may be repaired, and tho
r.lIsy rrcss.rsd, il not reclaimed, to the
Inks Ol the Potomac.
P-oa tho ti:s: year Of tho war tho Valley
+ y;5gus hes bean the sc!n, ofjust such
s;n.; az aro tr.uspirns there at prestn'.
in J,essou marched down the Valley fni
va l;;;eu ta,k, aud again advanced and re-
,.sa.eI. d.n:ral Sigsl marched up and was
sbi,rsi back; Hunter, after complete VIC
nv og.r jones, psnetrs sd to the defences of
L;n,sSats, tul was hurled back, broken,
su,si url ruined. Sheridan tas now begun
,as ..rss paiious rcls, .snl the same fate will
s;!gll biln. Neither party eaa permanently
h,llths Valley. It's lower ind is 60 near to
tho eazmy's country that reinforcements can
u,7e readily reach their army than con b
:,n. 70 our't, while ito upper end enables us
:, concentrate r,orc rapidly upon them. Thus
Va are driven up the Valley to turn and drive
hem down. Thus tho events Of the Valley
s,s lncrc eriuIes in the war; they have thoir
.Sesss pcn both pal ties they elate aud de-
NESS, but they 10 not permanently ipjurs or
lst.cy. Our people become elated By sue
sss., aud they sink down to the deepest de-
r,e:s;on apon the FIRST disaster. Has not three
y.srs Of war taught them the Lesson that the
"M5rnins comsth, but the night cometh,
,iss," that sictory is not always to be had,
nor is defcs. unbrokenf The forces Of tho
elsmy have bosn greatly maguifed and e1sg-
seatt,!. They did net number thirty thou-
and al tcld-infantry, cavalry and. srtil-
hry. The infantry Of the enemy is
vsrta very little, but when permitted
/, b ,!:.c%n IN overwhelming numbers upon
a!.. yao division anl then upon a second, and
,h:a ur9n q. tbirJ-Then the cavalry of the
rasG;, picked aud selootsd, are opposed by
.Iq 4i5;,:saniz,d and demoralized horsemen
tbs, rsmaio bshind the stragglsrs and horse
details, i. is not surprising that disaster should
,ssal:. A thorough, radical change Of COM
naniecs, and, to great extent of troops, Is
NV required in the Valley. A complete re-
;,;n of the army is being demonstrated as
and preparing the country and
.rmy ior tho proper measures of reformation.
We need regular army, with its real and
mp.:: organization. and its firm and uu-
,irl!ng discipline. The Provisional organi-
,:ion has lived its allotted time. When oon-
stpioa surplauted volunteering, and made
7ery man soldier, by reason of his age, the
tmlar arny rosa upon the debris Of the Pro-
,sicoa Congress should recognize this fact,
ID! iol;ast the organization.
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