Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-04
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RE5IGyATIOy5.

eince the resignation Of General Walker It under.
stood there Ia ,tty well found rumor OF purpose
on the part of another General follow bis mpe. IL
this be So let 1t 70. be doubted that the resignation vii
be accepted. Our Generals may be accomplished,
and ever 80 popular but they should never forget that
the Chief Magistrate Of the Coufederasy Is the o'ntiu.
tiona Cemmanderiu-cbef, upon whom devolves the
sponsbiy Of the conducs Of the var now beirg wged
fJr nationality and Independence do not doubt that,
the Presid Mt will take every at his vcr Who Cd
Ign. 1t Is the only put an end TO wtea.
ever President s swerved from settled purp,se, by
the intimidation imp in The tbrtas Of popular n.
erals throw up their commission be becemrs hence.
forth and forever mere cgpher-and ron ,vi. Il
very far from being Of that description Of men. We
have abundance Of good Generals AID Of material gu:
of which to cors ruc coed Generals. We shall no, DO
q, loss for ocers and the .orld producej aos
Of better fighting men than We have now in the ID.
As TO the "pans" for taking Washington, ard tho
forts, which have been cted BY the President their
name Is legion Pans, submarine, subsrrsnesp, and
sub lunar have been offered to the Pre,id n. VI hou;
number, aud have all been jected. Ba, h'vsr'vr
heard Of any plan, submitted BY any p1c lar General,
previous to the bat, Of the 2lH July BY which WISH
pg.on could have bern taken, mi Maryland rlnvs'-
think no such plan is on hle In the War D.par men,
Previous to that event. III, cry wa' ION 10 Richmoi d."
|, was then our exclusive thought bow to pr It.
To do this the President bsntri bis eregis 10 q I'd.
ug Gen Johnston such faeiltes in Lis powrto
% ,ver Gen. Patterson out oil Virginia wen be trpat
eped to tkt the Blue Ridge, AID INK the ssrh works
f Beaureglrd while Mcdowell asssiled the right viz
and centre. And, at that time, the mos. u'g-nt d..
uands we're msds By Gen B. for reinforcsmeIs TO
ole Lim 10 maintain his position. No prudent man
thought Of the Irsc cabl then Of sormi AL Is1drs
ID Arlington Heights, ard sending .p scros
TIE long oridge Wssd gton in the face Of iurunerst,
bst,eris We had men enough; but TO have lot cur
ams In such wild adventure, would hsve been q1iv.
al,Lt to the less Of everything With the Poomsc be.
tween Us and defenders the border sa'ss night
have bern Lost 10 week, an the case ilself rollj
have b,el put in . most hope'ess condit or.
But Gen. Johnston did iysr Paterson on Of tie
Ia, mts. sflfully, aud Was u9oa tn, ground J 81 In
time to save the field of Manassas. An hour NOR ard
|; might bsvs been too late An hour more, and on 10
Richmond" would have been TO- more practicable feat
than the Ton to wa.hiog,on" Wien the fate OF nil.
lions depends upoa the coming to the rescue within
given hour, there an awful rspots billy scm,wh &c.
felt that |; time TO be ding and our
ARMS across the broad Poomsc, when the most ex "a.
ordinary e1crtions necessary make COED De.
rIscr on our own soil What mlCht have been done
SUBJ quenty, 10 the vasuest COZ cture. Bat via.
would then have been III, qisOcs Of single de.
fea. and oss Of our ARMS, 10 No. merely CO. ctuTe-
Thank God stll have our arms, and still keep cur
grou on THIS side oil the Potomac. History will do
tie President jusis. Had no sced o'hsrNis., Ri b.
uond, this, would probably have been the head.
quarters Of Lincola's grand army"
10 accept command our Generals shorli not ss.
pirs to c,n'rol the Commsudern-Chi.f. They dsrrvs
rsbuke aud inIruction, when they venture TOO far
Some Of them assuming ,iy fu,s ions, giving pass.
ports 70 all parts Of The Oonedescy, and Others
to orgon'ss .rosp, upon their responsibility, md
claim the right TO aPpOin. ssf CHEERS In son'empt Of
,hs Executive, and in deroga'ion Of the Cou.iuorl
The country Is slie In the hsu6s Of the Pr.si'er.-
hi herto no blsader has been committed by him, d
the people to r-ep hiu at the helm for the reIt
I years ].