Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-22

10 estimating the positions o. the eon;endrg parties,
their relative advantages and Disadvantages toe st aad
most important ulJer Tar a. eoneerntd is the
rs-salis;asc; aud re,orgln:zltOn Of our army. The
gravity OF As mNer cannot be oVerrsted Il is Of vital
con'sQasnes Toe e1ey already founding large sx
pscaons upon its failure. To defeat their hopes, snd
roal, our osn, viii rqlire al the -;sdom of our pub
lie meD, and very early exertou Of it. We are much
grAi6sd hear shat the responses tia. bave been
eissd from the camps the resolutions adopted by the
Legislature hisay favorable, and warrant the hoPe
tia: very large portion Of those aready in the field will
&c eaHy II this 6fi,uty successfully surmounted,
looS forsard la prosperous ard decisive
eAupa than tie Is An assurance 10 this scI from
authority solli 40 far TO inspire patriotic ardor
anong ths soldiers, 'pd insure general reenIstment
E5iar hss 80 au,h tied the patience OF volunteers
tnS iuasuoa 20 Na.,s tbsy have besc condemned
Sati, then tha ,sat policy vii cesse AM ths: the VA
CIV in il.u,, I'LL De "ciyiHe, :" snd Our columns vii,
o. slsl AID cur STANDARD u De borne deep into the
territory Of the enemy.
Tl-ai5s GU eyes ,oSlrds the enemy, the eircuU-
s.lrcs ulich arrests attention s the stupscdOus
nag .uie CT their preparations. They boast that iAsy
have n army o. coo 81 zen in the 6edthe best and
mos, ;hosolSA'y equipped kaosn in toe annals Of
Tasy nav no. have more Il al tuo-hirds Of that
Der. Bas ia. -ould eoastitass prOdigiOus army
Iss very n=s0siiy Is 70 measuring. There Is 10
asa1 IN Ts1Ss5doa capable o. Welding that vast multi!
:lis Ard ul,a.s il Do lic ol.ly sad effectively han
died. irs.sa1 Of being OF strength, /. il source
q zcrLuess aa1 ~i.l en.al overwhelming tisS;ers-
Tee daily expenditure oi 81 army o. 100000 men il
sro-nous II {; b, aos eo-qGsring its Toes with greet
r,viisT mus entail speedy and inevitable ruin upon
- o5n government. Il clauot laIrl to be Inactive
] mus, move, aad 1t must move silh ef.c:. We sup
pos It's rulers iee his Hecessy and hence the various
Isplrssl eIoeiions 70 encireis 10 Anaconda fold
Chs be able eeuerlslip bat We cla1ot appreciate
o. We rather -si-e the opinion Ihs; il argues weak
esss Aad iljec52 aat ;eseshatoNs coming confusion
and diAcomsrure.
Another Circumstance uhcS attracts attention, Is the
aiispOst1a Of tbe Eastern Yankees 20 the var, AID
,hsir tHrs 70 thro. the shOe burden of il upon the
ssoa,Iers Of their Northwestern brethren. Bull Rla
s.Lfd he D)w1 E,';ers TIA: they bad mistaken their
.5csloa Ia sap2osi that they sere cut or heroes.
Faey have sl5sdsi into eeboOers Aad mArluders and
t-aed ;lsis At.eaoa - Jobs ard contracts aud other
psoz.,bs Departments q the var. They seek to sai
l1e a. = ter acre courageous friends Of the Wet
ras c91Hi-loa as d;cse3 ne policy o. inaction on
tie Po,olc gli the Aas-ezcs OF tie see1e Of action
% ,atucky. 10 al their rI0re~ents the Down East
ers are tru TIE INSTINCTS OF thsjs nature. They desire
90 u,o this their prc6 and 70 TIA. end they are
- aiiag their own government, AID imposing it, bu:
aszs On their Northwestern allies Not eoutsnt uil T.
Nlrn -sr for the oensh. OF their wares and direct
.,r o. sus hundred and 6!iy nllOas which will bear
a-s9ey Cl s5e Northeast they seek aso to make that
rsgioa do ,Ls sgltay TIE gruubl1g is alfeady loud
si deep 0se check to the army Of invasion ul open
TIA. ST.. q people to their true inserss.s ard
Sdlp5 enAoi,n tEsS % reoel against the tyranny Of
,.hfy Yankee associates