Year: 1862

ana cutting Oh his creates. channel OF commu-


nication.


These are some OF the causes Of the buoyancy


OF the public mind in the loyal States and OF


the great depression among the insurgents al


the South But there are other causes at


work. All our letters from the Southern sea-


board, as well as the extracts from the South


ern journals, indicate that the people in
1 the rebellous States are sick Of the war,
and want 20 have done with it, now that


they are satisfied that there is no longer any
| prospect Of success They were deceived; but


1t is not possible to deude them any longer, in
the face Of notorious facts which cannot be con-


cealed from them. Another source of con
graduation is the development Of the Union


sentiment wherever the flag Of the Union is


planted iU the insurgent States. Such is the


confidence in the triuTsph Of our arms that


already Southern agents have coma to New


York 80 make arrangemsnts for the resump-


ton Of Northern trade, and havs taken


with them a supply of tbs United States
demand notes. On the ossfer hand, it is
matter Of notoriety that business mon at the
South, though they take Confederate scrip
because they cannot help it, SIT rid of is as
soon as they can FOR something more secure.
The recent rise Ia the bonds of Ncgth Carolina,
because thai STAGE - preparing to come back
to She Union is another evidence OF the return
il .ide of loyalty at the South.


These are the cheering and gratifying signs
Of the restoration q the Union, even more than
the success of our arms. Everything indicates
that tAe crisis of the rebellion is at hand. The
wlrole available force of the rebels is cOncen-
trated in two large armies. These armies are
led by sheir bestgensrals. Ir they are defeated
in the two coming battles, there is I'll end OF
she trouble; for they have na resources or re-
serves to- fall back upon.. They hive cast their
all upon the hazard of two thcows Of the dice.
What are their chances of success They
are extremely desperate; for at both
points they are inferisr in arras, in ammuni-
tion. in equipments, ia discipline. and in the
consciousness Of just cause; while, with all
their admiration Of Beauregsrd and Joe John
stoa, they cannot regard them as generals
superior to Mcclellan aud Hasleck. Then
there is the terribly depressing effect of the late
erowning reverse at New Oriean--an event
which cannot fail to inspire the Union troops
with q corresponding condolences.


All things seem to combine to'favor the arms
of the republic unless there is some deplorable
Encouragement at Washington. There 10 rea-
son to believe that an amount Of force has been
entrusted to Fremont entirely disproportionate
10 the object to be attained. There is no
longer an organized enemy in Western Virgi
mia: there is only handful Of guerllas there,
and large force ought not to be wasted upon
their pursuit. All things ought to be rendered
subordinate to success iu the two great
battles which are approaching, and which
will be decisive of the campaign and
Of the war; aud it is the duty of the
government TO see that every regiment
which can be spared from other localities
should he concentrated at the two decisive
points iu adverting to Waterloo Napoleon
seid single battalion more or less often de-
cides great battle and the fate Of q cam
paigD. A few regiments more at Shileh would
have resulted in the defeat Of the 'COnfederates
in the first days fight by breaking their centre.
Let not the grand battle therefore, in Eastern
Virginia be lost for want of sufficient troops,
while there is 80 large number useless in The
mountains Of Western Virginia. Les no pc.
litieal OF personal consideration havs- place
in this critical moment Of the nations history.
There is a fearful responsibility involved, and
the day Is coming when every man in authority
who bas committed errors eudangering the
safety ~ the army, if not of tho republic ITSELF
will have TO render strict account, either be-
fore sns tribunals of justice or Ut .ts bar of
public opinion.


TEE END or THE WAR NEAR AT HASp--it is
n ssaopsar fact that Al the present time With