Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-17


miterif Of Of the Northern regiments cannot be
exceled. Splen6iI men, young tall robust intelligent,
and accustomed 20 adventure; il tie wcrkmen krow
their bu,ioess there Is plenty of stuff TO make good
army in their baads.
AN ISGLIsH ESTIMATE OF JEFF DAVIS ARNY-cAS ASors-
ER BATTLE ID KUCa .OD?
Nv estimate Cf Mr. JtffsIson Davis forces in cayclry
and guns no. far wrong tu by this time he has pre-
badly received renforcements his horse power and has
certainly increased his artillery.
But after al, what vi another battle effect? Even il
the result Manassas be reversed there is little likelihood
that will be done than II cteasins the feeling oi BIT
terness batween the extremists and fFesh loss OF lie
for the iederasts would be little able 10 improve a
victory tie ConedcrAtes weIe and even tue posses
sion OF Richmond tr c Washington would rot enable the
v:tors to dictate peace. 1t IS all very well to talk Of
amy OF 500 600 men. Il is large force but, f be,
America Is ii larger than its action rapid ceVtlope-
ment of tie railroad system has left plrs of America
which Ls ar be wagsd destitute Of ordinary roads
and ths difficulty OF moving proviions and material IS
enormous 10 1ari,oI with any part OF Europe Nor
Il the country for such marches can be made
the steppes in Ind in the op lands o! Europe
Such roads exist generally cut deep IN the coil
with high bks the lald is covered with forest aud the
cleared & lis are filed with stump1 fatal TO horse or
wagon Tnen .herc great rivers and mountain passes
roodless and desolac. An army Of i've hundTed thou
Iand men scattered the Southern frontier CT the
Uuit, aes with its rigit extending down into ss
souri, 90 the borders OF Arkansas and its ft resting
For:r,si Monroe represents feeble CLAN, which could
be broken at any place II it forms strong corps the
difficulty Of transportation OF food and material asgB
l. is greater Il an one would msgilc who has not seen
now widely scattered is the populltioI Toe State Of
Georpis for example, which is a. large as all England,
has less than a mlioa of people. The iuHher these
corps advance the greater must become thir di2ulty
Ihey nut Giyerge they advance, and the enemy viii
ge, in bo.wesn them ard operate in To r rear and
the communcaiJus with their bascs. The people oil the
South declare they ready fer guerilla war, and the
reu!ATkj ! have m6d, presuppoSe there - no lirg
amount OF Union feIng ia any Of the seeded States
which Eoad revive aud become Gctve Oh the appear
apcs of a friendly army. II we TO judge Of the
STATES generally by what is taking place in Missouri how
ever il would as i large number oi tht inhab-
tants preferred to let Unionis. and seceasiont fight
Gu. b. themselves.
THE MILLIONS SAID ISDEYEREST TO The WAR ISSUES
Governor Jackson AID bis friends-Genersl Lyol and
Colonel Scgol- fight and retreat advance and counter
march and engage numerous sk5mistes without ad-
ding orc particle OF force the cause in which they
engaged and the of the people stand neutral be-
tween them Gov. Wise fcs through Western pirgiLit
btf,re the Federalsts burning bridges and tearing up
rs oads aud the inhabitants, possibly are d'sguted
equally with both sidea. These ds=Utoy operation con-
rbu,e little or nothing TO the end o mo war. And how
he poor D. ooe suffer. We DO roi know what takes
ce in the South bet the cries Of distress in the coun
ry exposed the Federal troops are loud and lam 'n-
thtm Houses are entered property l. piilageG. Even
ia Maine far removed from The OF hos'itcF Ia"
mob has recently been showing its respect for freedom
op;uion by attacking Democratic newspaper ofics ard
destroyug and burning all they could lay their hands on
In MARYLAND the voice of COM lut ia loud and nde
rant Responsibility Of station aud attachment 10 the
UnoD aye but little 0ie officer in command at Alex
andr A. within sigh Of the White House, is OIL ged to
recommend the people 10 fix tho Stars and Strips on ell
their property and eli their houses and then he pre-
mses If that does not do TO make strict inquiry into the
cases OF outrage.
SOCIALISM AND FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN rHE
cITIIs.
One does net know where look for a solution OF the
diicues which are sprugiDg up all sides. Not ths
least OF them is the dangerous socials movement which
foratoli some time ago among the working classes in
the Northern ces where may yet hear the terrible
cry Of the French Revolution reechCed by tho masses
whom the war has plunged into poverty New York,
Boston PHILADELPHIA may well grow pale at the thought.
These nass meetings which demand bread or work from
the government rood but at present they only
iaocate approaching dagger rather than its atna pro
nc, and meaus bile the expenditure o! the govern
ment is going on at the rate Of oDc million two hundred
thousand Il 200 O00l dollars day rain OF paper
money s threatened But the capitalists the mischief
TOO clearly to abandon the gover mant IN It's extremity
and il IL said here that Mr. Chasa has tucceeded IN the
object Of his interview With the mcneyed men OF New
York and Ia hopeful Of success in getting ell the money
lo wants on t0srhDle urIuF vi Iu" wa iSSo'o
NOR. accurate accounts from your regul spoudent
AT New Yolk With the Treasury notes at four per
cent bses par in Wall street tie future was indeed low.
eIipe. Has II ceased TO be sog E'en Garibadi, whom
some people believe 10 be coming out here, can scarcely
gye the government sunshine uness be brings oct with
him loan from France and England, end If anything
ooud induce these countries TO make advance it would
he the pleasant adopted towards them both by the
American journals.
NJ Az C0STP ACTORS
II tho moneyed people held back, there can be 70
5oubt the churches coming TO the rescue, and the
coporseat;ous melt arqy inio M. ranks tr pastors
f,, them "a eoioneiing" Bishop and Gen. Lsouidas
Polk, OF the Southern amy, has been followed by q
number of his clergy TO the camp, ard ore of them
lately wrote most affecting letter 10 ono Of bis reTere1d
brethren in the North in which he decla:ed with tie
unc ion Of A covenaner tina. hs GlJ smits hip and
hoh. N, oforssaiG rs:srend brother, y he eHccuatrsd
him in tie fssh Southern soil The religion Of the
South Is feryent No Csnaarie was ever In worse
in Isra tsh bands than will the black republican be who
maT find himself in the grip Of od, God-fsaFpg Geo.
gi,ns or Carolrsus There has been blessing oi A'ga
and cursing of enemies al over the Safes the like cf
shch has never been snoe tbs time Of the Cru
sgdes--lct Say in general fashion As ore OF tie
colorcd brethren observed OF celebrated Bspus' min
i,ter whom be fell jwed in Savannah "Wc don't cnc"
much fo7 hin blessing but bis cussn Is jet bewciiu
aud make we feel awful happy But cursing s gener-
aliy done II must be sSd, by implication.
Notwithstanding the great expenditure, there h but
little excitement visible at Washington, unless one gees
into the War ard Navy Departments, where crowds OF
contractors block up the passgps, each waiting for his
interview with an unhappy Minister o. bis representative
In America these personal interviews are tie rule Esch
man il entitled perhaps by the theory the constitution,
to walk in and take his share Of the public time;
but the pressure Ia great that como men have been
there for week ten days without seeing the parncnhr
person they desired 10 fasor
The streets are now clear Of soliiers. TIE gaopng
Of ordees very much reduced in proportion as things
ge. into order aad the oher side Of the river there
Z ucessan, drilling and plenty Of hard work, principally
in comoletipg a great abatiis from Fort Ellsworth, at
Alex,pdri. across tie front Of the position None OF
,Li, hovever, is seen in the capital i:seE
xYws Irrns FROM THE soUrH-PsScg sAPoLEcSs VISIT TO
6xNERAL BEAUREGARD.
Il would seem as the torpor which prevails asWash-
irg,on had its counterpart at RicAmend Tho Southern
oaDcrs attribute the inactivity to desgn"a great corp
soon to be made and it 10 necessary 10 be cautious and
10 be silent" On hoh sides toe utmost care "a taken to
...n.r aueh nnoyementa "a take place, passes