Year: 1861

withdraw all his forces from Virginia soil
No one can question the desire of the Yam
KEGS for time to reorgauize and increase
their army. On our part the question is
should we advance on Arlington Heights
and Washington, or await new, more nu
merous and as we'll equipped an army
We have not the remotest idea which horn
of the dilemma will be seized by our lead
ers and if we had, its publication would
be unadvisable. One or the other course,
however, must be taken; and, it is there
fore "competent" as the lawyers say, OF
german as the politicians say, to discuss
the probable future which may be anticipa.
ted from the adoption of either line Of policy


If we advance upon Arlington Heights,
and thereby threaten the Capital of Van.
keedom, We rekindle the war feeling, and
make the raising of their immense propo.
sed loan and army more easy, speedy and
certain; or if their fears of securing these
prevail, we at once bring them to terms Of
peace. Meanwhile with the forces they
can rally now and from fortified conditions
Of those heights, they are able to make a
stand there any day. \ Baltimore paper
has said that give him two weeks and Lin
coin can rally 100000 men to the entrench.
ments around Washington. The South
can make ready to meet those in short
while and if the policy of advancing pre-.
walls, you may be prepared to hear before
long of fighting on scale compared to
which even the battle of Stone Bridge was
mere chiid's play.


Bulls Run will long be remembered by
the North. They will scarcely, we think,
try this route to the heart of Virginia again.
If the policy Of holding our ground and
not going forward, rules our rulers, either
South Carolina will be invaded during the
cold season, or active hostilities are mainly
over until next Spring Give Scott and
Lincoln their own time ard they will not
be prepared to open another campaign much
before the first of October By that time
the weather will be mild enough to go any
where South; and you know how rancorous
is the venom which they all wish to spit
out upon South Carolina. They cling to
the delusive idea that if she were whipped,
secession would be crushed and her coast,
moreover, appears to them peculiarly expo
sed to invasion. If, however, the long line
of communication, and that two BY sea,
which would have to be kept up, and the
rigors and hazards of winter campaign
anywhere, deter them from the enchanting
project of bringing her neck under the
yoke-having no such exquisite malice for
any other State-they will very likely take
winter quarters in their border cities and
villages, and grow fat and sleek in villany
till Spring.


If this latter event comes, we will have
to pass the winter, in all likelihood farther
North, than is our wont. Our friends at
home may fear that the cold will be too Sc
we're for US; and the good people Of the
South everywhere may feel anxious lest the
rigors of Northern winter should prove
more disastrous than Yankee lead and steel.
We doubt it not in the least 1t is estima-
ted that in ordinary campaigns, three die
from disease and exposure to every one from
violence; and Providence has graciously
accorded to our lives upon the field so far,
extraordinary and almost miraculous pro-
lection. Our hospitals, however, need not
be fuller here than if We we're garrisoned
upon the soil of our own State. The win.
ters of Virginia, though more severe than
those of South Carolina, are at the same
time less variable. That clear, cold, bra
cling weather, known at home as "hog.kil-
ling seasons" when every body grows fat
on sausages and spare-ribs and cadaverous
melancholy is thrown to the dogs with the
bones, is more uniform and constant here.
All, too, that our Southern soldiery, ami.
mated and fortified in their deathless pur-
pose to free their country, need, is abun-
dance of warm outer and under clothing,
from head to foot, and constant and guarded
and watchful prudence on their part, to
enable them to stand the climate of the
North Pole


Rev. Mr.. Anderson, the excellent and
large hearted President of your Female Col
lege, who came on few days ago to visit
our regiment, has been with US since
Monday. He starts tomorrow morning for
home. Since he came he has been like a
father to us all and his visit in the absence
of our Chaplain and our much priced young
friend, Mr.. Witherspoon, will accrue, we
trust, very greatly to our benefit. He has
supplied their places in distributing many
valuable tracts amongst our soldiers, and
holding nightly prayers with the regiment
To nigh, in bidding US farewell, he spoke
the words of the devoted Christian patriot.
He carries the best feelings of all oar hearts,
both for himself and all our friends, with
him to his home. :


His kindness reminds us of the generous
people of Ebenezer, who have contributed
$50 for the comfort of the York Volunteers,
and those of Rock Hill, who have given
s39 forthe Volunteers of our State. These
contributions were forwarded through Capt.
Avery, who requests us to make this an
nouncement.


We have used so many "ifs," and made
so many fat assertions in this letter, that
we own up,


Couditionally or unconditlonally,


OUR CORPORAL.


For the YorkrIllc Enquirer.


PUBLIC MEETING.


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