Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-18
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amid .ssnnas no one conceived The magnitude OF tue
u,r-, which would be put forth, the one hand, for
slSiagadon, on the other hand, for defence. The |
wealth. the pcpulOUsness, the strength oil The Norm
srs Known and conceded. Her enterprise and energy
asseessly aud Gosy ATrogstet, were, Il IS true 70 %
,gei In ues field but not the lees 70 be serious
u oondaged Her resolution to succeed in the project
sac had undertaken no! 70 be disputed, and was al
ui,tsd BY al rIasctng minds. It va certainly sdus
,s 10 which the odds appeared to be AL against tne
s,uth 10 al the elements Nhcs In purely material
oa. Of su constitute military strength, N al those
-ricl embrace tie resources Of var, In those which
ss 10 sure victory even In advance OF tbe elAah OF
ss55s, zoe NoTih the superior power And 50 TAs'
ss hs superiority thA. tho Cy sd world looked Hith
suprss upon people -AO, Al the momenisry Ter
,s Of revolutionary pAssoa Du Sita cain elaboration,
l7gli tlss 4 cOl.ss, ~i.h ggaaue and oSsrshadoSns
.t4sfsAry Ia tho opinion OF many UhO imagine chat
a. asbb'e Judgment could be founded on these super
E,aI appzAuess tho ,emsTy which could venture the
CO. Sss OnlS be measured BY tue hoPels,sne Of
"A. .uusse. Yet results have shown that merely ma
,fa strength dces uog constitute tbs whole strength oil
us,5a Toers are other forces SC important shA: 10
spe no. endowed with them succeed In any great
aalsr Prise.
. r -
ga almost all aiied factiss for augmelting her MARI
r.1as poser. l that she vas thereby, enabled
% b.-,sads che vbOls soaIhsru eosst--tO destroy
Eoy-srr c0mmsres--io exclude the Oontederacy EOm
participation IN those resources which the North drew
~ ecgolsiy from ElIOps-O make descenis upon many
portions ui the extended and ieebly guarded Southern
.5as,s sad to capture of The most important Of
ta= Southern cities l, is that she pOssts1ed an
saspsakabls advantage in the cd army, which formed
Jd nucleus for he immense force she has brough: into
the aI I. i that she had vs.: population far eI.
Cssdlg in numbers the popU'iOn Of the South, from
k,lh recruit her armies thSt she bad an oEgaaz,d
ald recognized GJyasamsa every department VI which
vas tn successful operation that sac had numerous fac
tories OF arms and OF everything necessary for equip
picE Der troops All this was known TO the world, and
conceded by the South. vas clear that the North
could make immense eXsTI!ons ttai che could place
% Eerful armies in the i'd sHa the ui:h in
,ocD.s aImltas Yet her ,rtors surpassed even the
su IRE that the tmorops OF her fees the most
- slas Of her isais supposed hes capable Of Masking
Ealing ht for seventy Ave thousand men, then for four
hl7ired thousand then claiming TO have raised seven
hr1dfsi thousand then demanding six hundred thou
Sand uore spending in 81 months ioar hundred mil
Gon 6clafs in q year nine huaGsed million; in GteSn
1lrtAs fourteen hundred million sqnndsrag hor means
al her crcdi, With proi1sioa aud reCksress uupar'
A. lad 10 ire history o. nations she hAs exhibited
dsEs55 C 3-spsrI,e energy altogether ineonmSasurA
it- sac susI proportions she r,c'ed to attribute to
sac contest and decidedly neougruOas nth the ephei
q rebellion, Which che attached to it.
Ils South on toe o,hsF hand possessed none Q! the
s7aS1ges xh5h he situation svshsd upon the North.
RE bad lather "a 10, Esyy She had Government;
D.. il 80 sorsluus1t u which every department 4,
ss-sly r conducting tie mad 10 b osg'Eizsd 40
.sa Sue bad % revenues; no factories scarcely any
fssa1.ces Tor campaign except such as the jealous
5.s, ai 3D. old Uaiol bad permitted to driobe into
hes Ta- or suoh a. she could imPsoy.ss during Tie
srsi -styal which elapsed bs,Ssea Tia daJ Of sepAri
$40 ~ So Ssginnlsg Of tie var She had oonPara
t.,essH pssulsaou AMI this In the opinion Of her
casu To-, ee6os5 o. e-ed1cus world naturally IL
lsl,u, ard eneya,sd b contact With special form OF
s5so.y H.r psops we're sao1Osoi 20 BE- entirely UNI!
ted 1 bs stern bus,lSss OF Sar With easy arrogance
tcs EOrh sum q peculiar earnesnsss ard energy, and
st5u,ei 10 The 5ouh a peculiar Elasticity and hs,t-
ss3s j. &, 10. astonishing therefore, that the Nor
=as surprised BY he eaTnes: ssroasless OF the South
sc that cu3 heve required many months 10 cOGgiHoe
ro2s that the resolution vith which toe soa;h bryan
IN CONTEST ssd the ysssssnoJ ~itb ghcb shs main air
q are ,ssa05as a. sst Of determined and ulOOEqaer
sos 2IL II oDi1 sitcs SUCCESS on Of splendid
,c,5ss clearly demonstrating the superiority Of the
S,l.Asra solder ans the ability 0i ths South 70 hair
c be7 independence lha, tie civilized word began %
s22,ccs.o tic Qualities Of people, and % admit The
,lsiics Of ozr eAzse. 0aJ tee triumph of ars Il
& cos1-o Of the var could IN European eyes, atone or
-6e tez,.y7 Of skiag i,- eesirrisS- Deas;lo-S 70
eg-s pas,ei ihro1sh period Of sioca a2i so.Eor
,Acogh --,iea Of disasters s1j 5staat5 ec al tais
5yaca. crs condition {! isr better PFoapecss T.:
rfSsr- tha1 = aay former period Ct the va EIecp.
1s-e The d,s ot &c enemy osz protection 20 their
9. 7eri1z armies 70 t-7s -eoo7sFsi e=cE thing " ssi
i-,,: re haze liberated large POrtoz Of tzo Ss,e7
irsn tic ,hraldcE Of Fedora daspOtisn Ind have al
s-ss5 oof 7ooiio-s ARMIES to lis TsE5 gates 81 sto
s2eGys Capital
Ws have thus s5oSa Lat sven ,ho1sh hA'iOn be in
material resources, Ia population Ia wealth Inferior u
De- adversary she can jSt maintain successful ssug
gs AID prove victorious In the end L, Is not indeed
% 30 ds1lsd that force, With the momentum rssullDg
fom force, Is tho prevailing principle In war, in
eyery o.a,r contest But force is not TO be msasrsd
b. material siaadu6s klone. nation deficient ia
mere mlte resc1rces nay be superdcient in moral re-
soa,ess And the supor6sierey Of the ons will more
iasu supply the deAeeucy Of the other. Material re
s5ufces are irsr unless they acquire momentum from
soue energetic impulse The resolution to be free, the
ldouiitsble wiz the iuPulsiTe energy Of great reo-
- struggling Tor liberty, will than counerbAlAnee
~ The seemingly overwhelming power Of their enemies.
sa sFe The force which lent might to the OF the
sou,a. T6ess are the nstrumentsties which have en-.
s7od u to la victory from the grasp Of fortune, 70
s1,,sh salsty from the Jaws Of destruction. These
ar ne gaal les Shoh hSVe Illustrated the history Of The
sVs.s il ta.s var, sd s.svsat 70 shame the superb