Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-23
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RI " IS not lnsmY power to give you anynews
of actiOns done, or great things achieved
as This army has been q engaged for some
time on the conf uGationzof the verb sto,
stare, steh, stdtG1p, and now finds itself in
statW 9uo, Watching. the, Insurgents In the
opposite intFenchments. Bat let me beg
your readers not to grow Impatient with
our apparent Inactivity as onr line liz, a
very long one, withits right resting on the
Charles CityaroRd /, q few miles east Of Rich.
n1longd; Its right Centre ,c1ryipgo . 10 strongly
round EetershuEg, menacing the -Southside
railroadf its centre confronting Whining.
ton and rRsleigb; whilst its left wing forms
curve that =bisects South Carolina o aud
includes its chief city Charleston! This
Il wlHPe observed is long line, and of
course will not only admit of, but absolute
~ require, very different tactics ON it's diF-
ferent parts. AT present the scene of iac.
tive operations.is is on its left, under the idi,
rection of the-Napoleon of this war. of
this country, and of this age. .a.'s
l will, however, venture the prediction
that the eyesSef the nation will soon be
directed to the centre, also, by-moyements
of great importance9 lefhaps even now,
iuangurated there's iThs right viii in ali
probability continue to stand as at present,
ready to meety-or counteract, any move:
ment by which the great military head of
the insurrection might seek to extricate
himself from@a- situation that is far ftom
being "soft as downY pillows aren The
imoment he shall attempt to move, We shall
Ia 6vS,k n. i ~
we have no motive for desiring to tnolest
him, SO long aS he may chose to remain
quiet, aud behave himself. We mucLipra!
i tIera6 let him stsndf and ssdl lIeniys eontem-
"a 81 5s.1Gor 6elp pIessnds 9Shes bio
advance of those invincible columusst that
must ultimately envelopshim asRith band
of iron. or a wall of flame. This being the
military eituatioh, we, here. on theright,
occupying position so uear the rebel can.
itol that we can get the Richmond. daily's
on the day ofdate, and having little to do
outside. of the eordipaFy- routine of camp
and garrison duties, amuse ourselves by
wetchidgsthe effects of our Combinations
and SUCCESSES on the inslrgent leaders.
4nIn my lsstl expressed the opinion that
the object of Mr.. Jefferson Davis, ESQUIRE,
in sending delegates to peacs conferences,
was toHgain certain political advantages; !;
| viz W Nu0 OpPOotGtOIbf p6uC6
party of the, insurgent States, that had be.
lcoms not only troublesome, but formida-
ble,t by gaining something like plausible
pretext for another appeal to the passions
and prejudiCes, of! his Edupes, Withlal kope
Of reviviug their spirits, and kindling up
their hopes, and thus bring out of it some.
thing like the furor of excitement that
swept down all oppositionin 1861, end in
this way, stop the mouths and pens of his
ladyersaries. To those at distance, who
hage no means Of judging but from the
tones of the rebel press, the speeches of
prominent men, and the resolutions put
forth as expressive of the sentiment of the
masses. both of soldiers aud of citizens,
1t might seem that the end had been at.
tanned to a very considerable extent !; and
that the result would be renewal of the
y campaign, on the part of the rebels with
spirit Of increased determination, aud
With greatly increased numbers but yet
4 II cannot have escaped the notice of close
d observers, who have given attention TO the
!. rebel press, that Ihe great and bitter party
.Esrrels that were to have been thus sup.
2 pressed, are very much like that eminent
II gtost that would not go down very far,
q o3r stay down very lengthy. 5-.- sg5
q 5ntto uslwhe areinear enough to see
:, aiqgs as they really aare, the spectacle
Il stseuted is amusing. The papers repre-
mt the spirit of the soldiers as revived,
etarmined, Leon 6dent; ;-that the army is
I IL aited in Sentiment; that the.soIdiers are
3.Eing to employ the slaves, aud even to
! 81 ) side by side with them; but ID The
rtta:e ofalLthis,l desertions, from the ranks
,stOi 9 insurgents not only continue, but
e greatly on the increase; whilst the
\ ~ e. s,of deseIters who come daily within
our ines, concur, not only in the old sto
) tJ etbad treatment and insufficient ra.
u but also in approximations Of wide
jIe % ddisaffection, and general dibcour.
, tht .asses of ofo Iheir soliiers look npou
ttne Gauss not only as lost beyond re-
: = Der ton, but that they regard the propo'
!. eln, to arm the slaves, Rnd-reward them
j WI freedpnt 4sIan Eeplires abApdonmenI
= oqtt- eiS EaFts, of the sole ground of the
con- 1t; aud. consequeutly, that they have
i mad all past sacttices for nothing. They
: pnan nuous]ynTepreseut that q majority Of
. Fine 60 oldiers have determined not to fight
IA another campaign, and that nothing
loat ksymest yigilant discipline prevents
Their coming off1in body. ~ 80
ab Neither era they cognizant of any gain
q OF stedgth to their-cause, any fllibg up
q tAeirFanks from the urgent appeals to
a9ssntees. When pointed to the neRspa.
per aeeoGnts Of soldiers meetings, and resi
q 9lpHoaa, they invariably reply, "that is
the york ot. the oflcers;' ttthat does not
feptessnt tha ssntinentb men;m ''the
Il me1-hsd n6thiug TO do Withithat." -
). capitSl is st this moment like
/ agEeA bailing cauldrou; all Its elements
|, are are t9 cOmmotiopI whilst every now aud
!, aga1ai RiIh an omipo opsness Of petsistencyi
anlapp Of discord pops up to the surface,
The, gfeaf bubble ia about to explode