Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
Yankee calculation.

TIE Yankees have three strings to their boS. They
rely upon ,hsr gasbsrs their long, range gHHs, a"do.'
slgE'rg DIV after DAY, they hsrp upon their mutt
tlde5 Be the re-sbls force OF numbers they viii over
run and c-u,i ou tas Rebellion. We have a nagnihe'
sn,arny OF 100 men hey eKsiw, he most thorough
lveo5psd tia. ever ,o5k ,e field md resistance vii be
yaia TIE artillery, 10 quantity, cabrs and range, Vas
rsver soua.Iei Toe infantry i provided With hHs,
~aica are a.al niles distance. Aud, IN addition to
these Two -esocras their VAST force enables them to
"Jg-alak ,he bel and take them a. disadSAniase-
Taess are their sAp3deas TIE one mos in favor With
thcr IA their long range zuas Their ssmioarearou-
uaglA,us are g-ea tskisi 81 the idea Of right and
Jeff tanks three thousand miles apart, and al army OF 4
ll.lion b; ~,r 20 long IS that which has most
,sarns os them To be a; safe distance, While Ibe'
can deal dsru too adversary, . the game most
coagsaid 70 their co~lriy nature. They have 10 TAI
g for close qur,srs and they latter themselves, that
rad cannon iud patent rifles Sil ii cuay place
them b-yond the reach OF Danger This would De safe
calculation, II they the Ouly party concerned, aud
had the sole disposition 10 the selection Of ba.tle ad
Blt tasy al a, that the bels love them too veil
20 yernr then 20 keep a. too great distance. Small
-7a,s e. needed FOR tie fR,er1al embrace, watch
AZ s'ss. 20 bes.os upon tlem.
Tasir uurb,r, Their l5l--' arge guns, and their cut
t.asi1g Sers al tried a. h,nasSas. They bad i've 10
ols 10 thl. sa. they bad RI "a cannon, which they
l-G bsbad then, and they Oud .aked Is With die
s-,r9us rCs1l., 20 themselves. Bl, that experiment
fs,sbss .h-u no sisdom. Tasy bent trying tho
sane g,us on sill more extended scale. They have
Iouo.sd their numbers, aad got together such multi
tads sal.i j. ulvsdy AMI threatens 70 crush them by
the weigh, Of ,s expenditure. They are throwing out
tlsir wings from Klusss 70 Ola Point, and from Old
Pyu, 70 snip bland and doing nothing There. They
Lave parks ol artillery too numerous TO meutiln-the
destructive properties Of shieh, they fancy, will alarm
ed the cafiols Of tle earth.
A late NsS York H.rd'I gives Us 70 understand that
ey Ar5 SIN more confident than Of the success Of
their programme I; Is ssong 70 underrals enemy
AID ye. Ss caluJs bring ourselves 70 dread men ~hO
cant load qua or So; a horse. We copy from The
n RAID tIat Tue rebels may know that after the FIST
ssa, victory them, they may hope for the mercy Of
The gracious Abraham
We aea uos masters Of the situation. We have a
magnificent afn7 Of 200 0VJ men, Including an ord
nance ioTce sbsb b. properly employed, viii prove the
jIslc, Of poleoa sell known sIyrg that Heaven -
the side u the heaviest arl ~ and cavalry corps
% So %" mn c1nposd Of - 7e material any in the
~0rd the Wt0' recently reOsganzs d 10 respect TO as
Ia and line ctiseIs 10 mlnner 20 render it equal 20
tls emyry eucies Of the Dost trying campaigns. We
have navy wdic1 in the number OF egses aud sailors
dy add 4 90 i' raDiF adv Incing the state
u strength ADD t euCy. Now, all that il wanted is
osgsc AID vgoroui action the part Of Congress 10
obtain from this immense development Of military and
uagal s'rsry Che speedy results that are expected.
20 acc0upi'h the great object which the nation has
ia uss-uf rec1nsructRg the UniOn is stood before
this reb.io1- becomes political necessity and du'
" on the par, Of President Lucoln who has already
Won the admiration sci applause Of the country ty The
,Jlscen,ious and conservative cose he has pursued,
10 prO,m after thu rst great victory Obtained by or
arm that Is IA his Dissemination and TIM OF his adniln.
i4;raIou to maintain the constitutional Ngbts o. eyh{
STATE iuviollie and on TIRE return OF The (bee V TIN
allegiance gl1rlutee % them their rghtsg ev2Nha
n tho SgA'rs ~hich they nO1 exist Such proes-
mAtiou toOEiog close the heels OF great victory,
- prove that the has not been undertaken irom
Effectiveness o. thirst Of poNer English politicians
p-cthi and la the position OF this country Is one OF
great strength aud conservatism, important alike 10 the
muse Of good Government and TO the interests OF re-
pablicAHi-ln Throughout the world.