The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-07-12
TIE NEW YORK SUN.
trAY MORNING, JULYi2, 1864.
Repeilinq Invasion.

Repeiisnu Invasion.
t",r 'tr rebel raid north Of The Potomac mould
ESQ. INTO the proportions Of a formidable Invasion,
90 10y o d sadvan ageous 70 our cause AZ would
nj t-' Dr.. b 1t appear. II only prove disastrous
~ failure to improve the opportunity presented ~
US ~ cutting Oh the invndcis- and conslgning them
. Norihcru prisons hoeidials, and graves. For
80 v three months, General GRANT has Teen en-
gagged ~ the work Of delod.dng tho enemy from
hs eafth-ho'es, and the knowledge that General
LEr's sruy has out a them into the open air,
is not likely 10 inspire in his mind anything but
citation. The Coniodcracy has emerged from
i's network a fortincaiions At Petersburg
snd Richmond, aud stretched nscf ur"n
The northern block, where can 10 more
reuily rcachod and annibila,cd. A hundred
THOUSAND rebel soldiers are far more formidable on
The Appomaitox aud James tvcrs uan ON tie
q l"eaoy and susquehsnn- and are less danger
ous IN Pennsylvania thnn IN Virginia. We can
now hight them man for man, with The assurance
- success IN place " H. hting tlcm AZ heretofore,
tca,ud cutrcnJhmtnts, winch can Do dei.ni-
81 hy one man against dozen. In mill
taf, point g.. view, itorcne, tins now in
vasion may hc Nccr;od ne presenting one moro
optpfiuuty oi meet. ig tho enemy Oh equal trna.
n ts tue u,i fhc'e may hc sowe political
,ur,Yvgnt1os lrl lusa o. con- ccod With Tbs rans-
zero, o.. wlr 90 Nor,lCn sol. Foreign enemies
srd non" rators inny soc In q an cy dcnuc OF the
ai..oo. "rucrm CHAM. plans a..l u 10 weakness
ri dr Worth. The lanna. wanna aud Maryland
1Urrs may be compelled 1,ldurc spoiation mud
rohtcry. hut thcsr evils az incidental aud tcu-
rorafy, md may b. more tnn r,dc' med by no
victory witch is wow tcnptucl" ilaoci within oar
reach. 1tig yioory con put 81 oull BE- aoLi,s,d
by ne northern rrol'r without wcl cuiug IN any
material degree GcIcIl q ..l's aeihy o. Pctcrs-
hun. " ilo detached 60 ., u4 lor Generals Hts.
1Ea, W iLac' sGrr, anu ,hc hais, of iiil les
Who command ,ully ny dotaehnents north II the
Potomac, were concentrated AID paced under lie
command of any one oi the capable generals, whc,
on 80 first Of Jui.j, were lcg.slrcd out o! the
amy by partisan Congress, ~ cess would not lie
doubtful II the svaiiallc militia OF the northern
States were offered by sim lar men VIC should lie
uy capable Of dir" sing Of tbs invasion uusines.
without calling uron the army vnlor Genera
GEASI, 10 come to the rescue. ncw army could
bc thus improv sci Tia. would he fully capable Of
successfully coping with Lrf's veterans now ON
this raid. The northern r-op.r IRE no longer gno-
rant Of arms. We have a.nuuX IS thousands
oi discharged soldier who wo'..d Instantly
volunteer into the m,iita regiments ). they
were certain OF being lea ~ popular
aud capable commander. Tbs courc 10
demanded by tho calgercy of the erisia and Shout
L. ADOPTED b. ,hc Ate.'u,-,ra'iun. I dis nc tune
Tor tie INDULGENCE Did riucors AMI party aI..
mos lcs. Tie presence Of tie enemy Maryland
and P,nnsyiv u.a urlels t. tHc patriotism OF Tie
whole American pCopic, and all who have a brain
to ran, VIII 10 execute, and a hand to strike,
suoui! lie invited go participate on the work OF say-
iuG the county. | u.t e don. uc,srtoil'y and
N good faith, ,3c rotI iu,liou OF the N.r.b al
lie improved as To- u.d.e o tlc run u. tie Coz.
foicmcy, aud tha ,yl, le.J., .he autumn bar o-,f
ere gathered %.