The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-23

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ADVERSELY il severe, but healthfai disei-
pline for individuals and nations. No man can
become truly great who has basksd all nis life
in the sunshine Of good fortune. No man de-
ser, es to be called a man who is disheartened
by reversea, and who does not know how 10
gather fresh energy and strength from misfor.
tune. Hope and faith are essential 70 success
III things temporal as well as in things cter-
nal. 1t is with r nation as with individuals-
For seven long years did our ancestors strug-
gle through the war Of the American Reyolu-
tion. They wrestlsd eingle handed with the
colossal power of the British empire; they
were harassed anG tormented by Indians, by
tories, and by traitors; their finances were in
Wretched condition their arniies ipGiffer,
emily equipped and disciplined their personal
privation- and Giscoinfoits were univel sal and
often Distressing they lived Oh coarse food ;
wore plain clothing, and submitted witLo,.t a
in1rraur to the PROLONGED interruption Of .hs
arts, enterprises, and luxuries of peace T.:eir
armies suffered disaster after disaster, aud e.
feat after defeat; barefooted, cold hun, ~,
weary, they fought and fell tack, fell back md
fought, whilst not ray of Light cleaned 20 u
tneir torn and ts.tierod banners With Heed
ing feet they traveraed wiptry arnws, and
with bleeding hearts they toilei on anG on
through such Il winter of diseont- LIT as DO p-o
pie ever before passed through and survived
How often i'll that long seven years they must
have asked, viii this bitter struggle never end .
Are these privations, these perils, these de
teats, these midnight storms, to endure for.
ever! VIII the rhv never clear up' VIII
the morning never come But, in those
manly hearts there was no such feeling ~
despair. They had put their haad to the /. ! ugh
aud they looked rot back Their ssrupgies
and wreet!lngs with advoI=;ty only NJ ide item
stronger aud more resolute, and hY their forti-
tude even nlore than by their vaor, ;hey i.,irly
wearled CIT tho most rbetinata nation uuder
Heaven. and wrun@ from her relnclau. hands
the golden prize Of liberty and independence.
We conlnendto the people Of our own heroic
South the illastcious example Of their Reyo.
iutiQnary lorefa:hers, They have hot yet been
tried es their father. We're tried Their garments
have nos Yet been scorchei by the fiery ordeal
OF university. They have not yet been called
upon to show that they can endure as we'll as
dare. War il in general an Attenuation OF
victory and defeat OF good and bad fortune
', have hitherto enjoyed succession of til
umphs almost unparalleled ia the history OF
wars Our military achievements have been
brilliant and prodisions. Al the beginning oi
tue contest II seemed as ii 1he South must be
crushed ike an eggsnell by her gigantic ad
EersAry. The enemy had the national eXche-
4uer, the national army, the national navy
the capital the wealth, the manufacturing in
dnStry, the vast prepoudcran nee Of arms. mu.
nliioEa, and equipments of war, and poPytfa
ton outnumbering IL three to one. They
boasted ih the fulness of their pride that they
would annihiats the rebellion in three monthx
Eight months have elapsed, and the braggari
giant is still us far from the easy victory lie
promised himself as when he began the strug
Sle. The battles Of Bethel, Bull Run Ma
n;'sSas, Springfield, Carnifax Ferry, Greenbrier
River, Leesburg, Columbus, have been
won by Southern arms against tremendous
odds, leltectiDg undying luStIe upon Southern
proves and ylndicating the capacity of South.
ern arms TO maintain Southern independence
i he South las been converted into y vast
camp; and has now III the field as large an ar
my rs her enemy. What have we 70 discour-
age us What would be our spirit and temper
If every great battle of this war had gone
against us as It h;s gone for us We find the
North which has been 80 constantly Defeated
still patient and persistent Are we inferio,
to the North III fortitude, resolution. and Der
severance If We are, if, i'll defence of our
soil, our homes, our wives and children. our
honor aud independence, we cannot endure
discomhtures and defeats when they occur
with as much patience and hopefulness as our
enemy exhibits In a bad cause then we shall
| not achieve our liberty, and are not worthy OF
| 1t. We cannot expect TO be always victorious
! Such slight reverses and misfortunes as have
| occasionally occurred TO our arna, have
| scarcely been sufficient to show to ourselves
or to the world, the real pith and endurance
| of Southern character. Hitherto our brillian;
| sky has only been cheguefed now and then by
an April cloud, yer there are those who look
| upon every passing vapor as the presase OF
| eternal night, and who imagine. with every
shadow that tempers the heat If Il glorious
sun. that midnight has come, and ill the air
with owl-lke hootings. II the men Of IT
had been made Of such stuff, the Amecican
| Revolution would have been put down in
twelve months, and this country still be 4
| colony Of Great Britain.