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t philosopher, Greeley, had not then heard of the stampede of his friend Hunter. The article of the Tribuneshows that Hunter's chief object was the capture of Lynchburg, and our forces did not drive back this most cruel and barbarous of all Yankee invaders one moment too soon. We copy the Tribunearticle entire: The victory of Gen Hunter near Staunton, on the 3d, is an evidence how heavily the balance of advantages in the large campaign of the summer begins, to weigh on our side. When Sigel was deated at New Market by Breckenridge, Lee seems to have taken it for granted that the Shenandoah campaign was over, and summoned the greater part of the rebel force in the Valley to join his man army. But he underrated the tireless persistence of his enemy's purpose. Gen Grant had an object in view, and Lee perhaps understands by this time that it was not given up because of one repulse. When Gen Hunter was assigned to the command in West Virginia and the Shenandoah, he set himself to