Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-02
The Lesson OF New orIc ans.

le Petersburg Express expresses The general feeling
in tie spr. siIh which receives the iatsgnos Of tie
Ns~ Orleans sassr and Ii Ike harmony with the PUB
lie Judgment ind Gates The policy by vhiea this and all
ether ds,strs may b. retrieved. We quote from late
luIbor.
But there i auo,hes aspect Of The matter still more
"a eting 10 the Coincidence. Tho hEce and army
ssa w. s-signsI for Tho ieuoe OF Nsw orlssss ctn
now BE united wth tie arTy NnTintE IL time 10 gsss
10 c grrs wcr % 0siyiGy the EaadSis out OF T.
soc 5La Ken uca-, aad "a a march t4s Ot'o-a
lupyer rat wh.oa cannot GCcDt viii be COmGs need
nd carried through as The nres;ee, CumDcr-
nd ald Ohio rivers 5ec)re too shai5N foe guLboat
llyissGor. TlGn vii &c CIR CT posiu-iy Tor sr'k'gg
= uiaiuy blow tia: vii mufe tat1 redeem bli our
loss We waus 20 see 4 cIilun Of $50 OOO Sou bern
-.O0p- Id o. Aursglr3 t--Ol,h ;1c Njr.aw 5s5rG,
ais another cc!-Un .. inc strength throigr the
Northern State o Jotn-'cn that waiie the va
.e Silg coast auat,ssr CT il ill be SWeep!Sg
81. i-s ard tHen Wouii see sbo vou!i sut,r IN,
ard CUdurs thsr sursrrgs i1Ggest. TIE Rjmans, l.
memorable crisis fought zoe nIt'ls o. ulY in Ns,HiS
co. g1I thus dove lea CarhaGiliau (llmos) qlsi-
RON their CATS Let Gs 6Zbs the bI OF tie
sou urol Northern soil. Ths c1p,use Of Pllld /.
yai, OF New York woclj o. 20 us e. ,ran,y " pea:
u yti-y GAYS uDog cue terE.a. We have 400 GOA
dr r. IL n. hsi q whom N-p)lcon In the z,sh OF
o dry G.igl. base Dsca proGI tn y would niJys
V.,a s!acrtty " LIE cireeIiSa AZ Yankee Int Il ths
sSsj "a last gwen them iro1i kchm1 GA, that u
asy 5e yiysu - t oIghs have ben tEelys months
%. sides this huge army which could easily cup.
pyr; itsif il tho eurmys ecu Try would have q
s'rve sUihsSuiY 9oWvFiu protect vlsi interior,
comprising clmptc. sud popu'ous territory between
the Mississippi ad Atisute, qul IA eus 70 that
o. F5snCc Ora Bi.ain aad Irshcd (lsaving
ou9 tail OF Virgioa and all Ksntrckf an
nusste) wills trans Mississippi territory sav
Gu: hissourj comprises ETH larger area. To
idea OF conquest OF such country j. preposteTously
a1slrJ and TIE fall o. Ns@ Orleaos although DC nue.
ang; &c = does pu the invaders irch he
su Hnaoc o. then sccuTsed purpose. IL may in tie
= Esltol Of P,oydeucs, turA out 20 have for
"a, an advantageous eveiL Toe ways Of God are myHe-
ou4 a-d he dirces the IiUrs OF msa 30 as o!tel o
lt TEEN 70 consider event cllani,ous which alter
wds proves the happest that could have ccsu;rd To-
tl,ir veliart. We have long sioee "fei cur nina"
,wn % the beEef thai Il the Of tbs S)ttl
NfssLY f.yUrej, il will ard must triumph. Il not It
vi aud NUT perish, IL supported by millions of
aud hundreds Of iron clad vessels Of the
poNtu description. So far We have had sltsrnue
success and which have not been decisive
We uust hyhi on with terrible eleTgy tosn we
have yet We must eonceLta ouf forces at
fever poiut- and hurl them upon the Zoe. We ms
aoautoa tbs merely defensive policy, a. ASune and
M intain, a. al hszlrd the position Of belgerenia,
ao'e 20 give az well a. receive bows With malt an
hon OF men prepared aud eager Jr actOo can Ike
ourselves felt beyond he limifE Of h Cynfsasrdcy.