Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-15
GOV. sRRAsUE, OF RHODE ISLAND, on THE
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GOV. sPhAGOk, W RdODE ISLAND, ON> ThE
WAR
The Lsgislasurs Of Rhode Island convened in extra
session at Providence Thursday last Gov. Sprsgus
present the organization OF tie Senate and ad-
dressed that body as follows:
The Senators are aware Of the object that has cal
them Ogsthet, both from the proclamation which has
teen made and oy events with which the whole country
has become familiar
When TIE action Of this body was first taken, the
Stats add he country felt tina; the would IRON the
necessities Of the case De Of short duration. Since that
tine have rAnspred which have opened the eyes
Of the whole country 70 the magnitude OF the rebellion
which they called upon TO crush The rep1lse
which the army has recently suffered has been owing TO
many that it ismpOssole attribute it any
OHs which should regard sai5actory-al Of them
pointing 70 the condition Of things which behold
Toe State aud the country, however may feel assured
from the change In the programme at Washington and
by the people throughout the whole North that the err
rors Of the past vii be repeated In the future, and
also that every movements for the future viii hardly tail
10 result 10 success
This. war will Of necessity be long one. We have
been in error az strength Of the enemy and as 10
the long and persistent course which has been pursued
BY the South tending towards this pon; while We have
zen occuosed in business they have been creating
vollror We were uoder the Impression uatthey
we're lacking Ia al the resources which 90 to False and
min all armies Wheress In almost every particular,
Ne have found ITEM superior 70 ourselT's We have
found nos oav the ph yqus o, their equal % ours
bur their clOyhng, their arms thir subsistence, aud
thefs OF transportation that goes 10
make o. military csaeV superior 70 ours And When
DaTe been DOL 20 oe the attsckiug force, march
Z unter Southern sun, exhausted without prov sOns
snt Nst1out shelter they have been tncamped aud in
vt lied positions in a country uuftendly 20 us aud
isndy them where they could receive information
every movement OF ours and could learn nothing
haJeSer 20 theirs.
The probabilities are that in no the record o.
70 worlds history has sny been called into the
ID possessing hlds loWedge Of the strength and
sOR Of the enemv, sni such ing the case Is vas i'm
s'ble Tor any ro0ps II ks position found then
Ives 20 have sustained themselves for any considerable
l'agth CT line /. has opened the eyes Of TIE
q the imDenSy Of this struggle and IN that view Of
tae sub ect the result may DC hear&b.e.
TIE troops Of the North, entering the 6eld against
IhOse OF tho Souh have In every occupying equal
advantages been able drive them from the fsld eu
protected b. superior position by batteries and superior
FORCE 1t has OF course been impOssble-uitery out Of
The question. % drive them from their stronghold
81 telag the case, and the country calling upon
the Sta.es TOR 50 much than fcst Antici-
rated AVIATION BY The General Government aud bY
tls Safe Increasing, have been Induced TO call the
lagisiBu together IL they s;e wiling continue
Ia liberal which insugUrsted when the
a., 6rst bsgtl.
rde Gov,rcor concluded by urging upon the Lsgiss-
tire TIE importance ard necessity Of Outstanding the
Ouscss % he state and submitted the draft Of
sct-the passage Of uhich he rccomneuded-rcpsalng
'SJpsr providing for bOua'ies 10 the volunteers.