Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
Tbe seaavly OF the Enemy.


The Roaawly or the Enemy.
When the var upon III Confederate States was b'gun,
on, enemies prJshissi thlr purpose to make it 'saors
AID sharp" Tlsy confessed that they could not stand
al3Ds Wr. Ge2Isy thOlgi, II far batter TO call out
two hundred thousa ld msn and hlish the work in sx
nonthS hsa 70 lear, /. to one h1adEed thousand to do
"a twelve mouths. Indesd, Sd impressed was he with
tae rllnous ,fsots upon the North Of . long war, that
hs did NOS hesitate to advise, II the "rebels" should be
abs 70 m3ks resistance for twelve months, that the at.
tempt to suejagts ,hon should be abandoned as hope,
l.ss, declaring that there Was not az instance in history
csa ~revcltDg people who had sustained themselves for
that length Of time being conquered.
Ao.uL and Algrsa. war has nov ragged more thar
eiza:esn months, aa1 i. has bsen terribly sharp" but
tas prospect OF It's being "short" is no prospes: at al,
i lis duration is TO depead on the sIbjugation of those
s,ains. whom l. s Eagsd. Measured BY the number Of
men uadsr arm, the battles fought, the killed and
sounded. those Uao have died Of or b5en disabled BY
disease or accident, the treasure expended, the property
destroyed, aad the suffering Inflicted, 1t Is already one OF
tas iolgss; Of modern wars. Or oUn SsVsn.ysars
sEugsl, for iadspepdincs will not compare with it in
these respects. Yet, wish their ssuPenjOGs Efforts, what
have the enemy accomplished They have g,iled im.
-sEsa4t eLClt1tr5 lucy uANC ptAsLAtcG " 5SUg paw
far ilto Cur interior. Flsy bold many ct our seaPorts
aad rivera. Trey oSapy some Of our cities, and n these
particulars have made 40 inconsid srAbls heAdEay.
81, soSards the avoEsd Aad O-lJ rAti9nLoJ cs oGtte
war-.5e reduction Of QUE people to a state OF Submission,
Aa3 ,hs restoration Of the UliOn-Ert progress
have thsY mads' None Edsseysr 40; the slight.
es,! EE,,p. il The diasics Of country covered
By GGsz arms and In those originally dislh'o:ed
soEErds crcessioa, al stand in armed and defiant s.i.
t1ie. R7e1 IN the very localities held BY their trOopG
tho spirit Of resistance il seen and acknowledged by
them 70 be 70, orly unsgodusd bu; intensified. The
Purpose TO eoniuus the olnbLt nowhere ags. Toe
r.so,ai0n TO b, free nowhere filters. Fas c~onVie!ioD
Of 6,Al saccsss s ire universal s,ntinent. Oar armies,
l. spiss Of the % Jss and perls and tolls snd ~suaosIngs
through which hsy have passed, maintain the AAeuty
% spr.i Gad The rssolu:s determination wish uhish they
= o spraag % arms Oar psopls, notwithstanding VIA,
thsy have suffered and sacrificed, and With full GppresiA-
t!o1 o, the greater su1srings and sAShnses !hsy vii
probably yet have TO make, bura With the SAD ncb's
S-lor Ia: stirSd their hearts a: sS hrss cal to ArnE-
Fssir fadgaslts ali eoaslsacsI approve nov, "a they
sp2roysd then, thu principles on vhisa they havS taken
snsir sand, and The o. t,es for which tAsy light. rnsT
e,ts7s in THAR i1no,. souls tia. their OAlss Is jush
s-s.i q favored o. Heaven, and mus. and Gil sOTaly
triumph.
TIE suprsns folly Of n.k'ls ~a' gpoa such a peO.
p.si T1s eoaslmu,.5 na llgsI Of sAoso;rs % CEN
g-ss tier eoase1; % q rea,rll Of tbs Union, or = &C.
Gsl,h sai nsa.ia tlg Ulioa whoa, sts', o1uss-t
Zen HsS ;as nss s'sm5gs5 70 b. SUI IgrIei less
s:gs5'u sal Aiga -p'd.si tlAa tAsy are, even we're
tbs disgust an3 cl-.sno ,. sad tAIsi Of their V1uli.ba
s9-gssr0ss 'sas :. 5-olga and im7lsslb,s than they are,
ever sss9 hs's 81 srs'. 10 os,aS liberated from tls con.
ditl51 Of :-5E.s payers % he Sjc:r les Iuilsst then
= g. .asy have. O. tas 81, sweep o. t1eis Territory, IN
ta ~"ulsl6s.r- 5sre-s" ard in IL -pl,dii lau,d
Gs'gl1'sGsv4c'S. Wien Fs-d,s 10 iisa 1fsgs ;y4s.on
So L~c:g-ii,y. We lsTs ajreIdy sd4 ihls sc;.ss resistance
Esssss Only "a i~7-1.C. a,-l-ly hCld d9sa ~ Sc aesl
Of m.isry p,ssl--. Waeu t5A. p-eSsr-e IS removed,
E~esias-es gras, I'D -i-e4b do~ nl.h Of this vass
co1s.ry Of ou's soaid D, ~Ga:ally held aud occupied by
LuOO.as troop ey,l g they co7li force Ii in way -Ser-
sTsr tssy esO", sad iaougs lAsy usrs .Eies - numsr
U1s ~ h2yycs'
NJ Tas elegant and Aeeon plsh cd psrsoosge Who
p,rs.dss ov,r tAs dss'i1lss Of the Iukss nsden has
fszsoa 10 saJ hat il tbs "a be has undertake en- = "big
a." L a very j15-i.i Il boun6lss, cudlssS i'm.
possible. HsbAi better dlish IL, or Il vii a1isl him
He eI1aot subdgs he Sau;b, but he can ruin hs own
county. be eAnao: me-, su'jses Of u, but he ia
making slITss Of his osn people. LIT him take account
Q. what hI policy o! co:rcioa has Already o,s.-.hs
blood A-d tears, the opinion Of The Worlj, tia countless
eIosldi.urs and i-ealsllAbls deb, the demotoliE ,,icn,
taa destruction Of industry, the i~DpSniirg arArchy, al
81 horrors TIA: tays eln,, add are yes 20 come, frem
ais in1ans attenp. 70 do Ehas en- teves 5e doae, and
Bay Vho,hsr h & no. saouyh