Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-25
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'SbaS policy. If any President bad in The begin
a.az OF our Revolution, knoW not He repelsd then
toe sVgesstors Of gentlemen, -hO urged that money
sud be instantly sent ElTops TO purchase arms aid
ammunition and stee plated steamers and that every
PREPARATION should Al oDcs be made for vigorous war
seemed 20 sels upon KlUg Cotton, and to avail con
hI,ntly ths Interpretation Of FOreign PoWers- When
tbs excellent did LOT Agail be tell into ShAt has been
asAcmiuatsd the defensive policy" Under the oPer-
s1ou Of this plucy lost by Camp eSers large por
U0o Of the gallant army AZ MANASSAS We lost Aaryl'nc'
ke1ucSy, Missouri, thAu halt Of Virginia, ard the
4 ssssjlp valley Temporarily ONLY, We hoP,-though
certainly forever tor anything the defensive policy viii
avail ~
Th.l defensive policy Is huublg. Ivy, P.uiArch,
sod tie classical Ole oosries have given it certain rep
gaon With ,eaoolbOys who have transmitted is glories
irc generation 10 generation. Bat 10 the HANDS
u the gsea; Roman Cuae.Aor, Who originated aud gave
Ia auspe, &c 49, magnificent failure he confronted
H,lnibl vH for eleven yeA ard during that time eV
yy district OF lsy rsyAsed Nth tire aud sSord and
- the chi o. It tie man t1Union in greater eOP
srdy Khan ever and you'd have been subSsrIed but fer
e change Of policy. That change inIugurAted by
toe eeeSsatst msrc1 Of Oaudus Nero from Apu 10 the
TO A4aelNt ~ ut-ufeuAt Nio - biLS'Nk
iufoTgsosats 10 bic brother HarubAL The change
perfected Afterwards by seipo -hen he carried the
~ sides ss. iasest tts Oasthsgeui.n Government
g. rec ID Ha10i5sl ola ly Bal Ell the -hie The defen
SIC -ysem as prsoused b. Fsbus il vac abortion
--aAjectrg s5sy portion OF lay from The loot OF the
l. = 20 the Straits Of Sicily pusgs AID desoaton.
a. Eu produce tEs ,h-c;s J,Fe. Il persisted in
sea there El Be sud 10 Gus sufsfirgs ill smother
C.sldIs E=E,. Tie guse Of StOle-al Jackson, takes
see o. a D. mouth sd fghJs suoher bsiIlg Of hstau
as CT s-a ter scpo 40 Tue guse OF Catchy Jones
a. sue kalr,. spirit TslsisIs Tie Seat u War 10
R,;s55lPli, or Re- T5,s.
he bs o5rHsSu.a Is i-7 l1l be suiss to correct an
c,lsT popular fAl.sey -a.ct Livy sui P,0,Tcb sHd
sSss5 5Jys tsys ProPss,tsj iTom sss to sgv to SL
So Csp-s ass tie I- 10 Of ,aaiosl The % us Of
ISL Sss toss5g yhifd ysal after the '3a.as 4 o"
&c ao,-ss calls Hl1-ssi ~ he'd il-y VIZ syon after
75sis Csyls opened - gstss 10 bl, sad, at tie ssCe
,e, 7azcas other Roman P5c7;oc-= oaed bis standard
e. sss Ills lc5sss;51 Of rev s.iss, not TIE luxury o.
,sguI that to some extent weakened bis energies, or
G. ,az;, modified tts character Of tie be Ess va
saz % 10 tlat ras, lis siG.J loiJ s0i hs =ss
ss,-7 jay DEALT as fresh clos % the eu,m. BdG at
e.. srls he uss s5lpssd % divide bis ioscss to Pre-
.sc- tis uss slice and instead Of Que amy Ssps thee
is s5e te That lie made lass progress 10 Toe iutOre
go o-ils ,s IBIS i.psr,iOl 0i BIZ iJrce--sui re Or
t-s S14g,fI Ooaedef,c, should tsks Of IL. bots
sd fss.,t. 10 ol, vsu musemenis and those Of tie
s-sy Ttais .ml,-sg force OF 100 uJu Scattered oil
DBL, 49, foa Fg.rrrs- ,-iIs 20 .Le RO,Ay Mountain
81 over ID. Btfief S,a.,s and al around The southern
tr,,.-.s We soa,I be wise, would ,oucsauA'e
i,ce 81 n elt % Take them 10 the hor, aud deliver
t.5 s-v.- e11'le-. bondage b; ,h,t Ospua dil
a destroy Hs-4.b,l manifest from TIE fact that lie
.s ltsilst 1us.D -.,-Iu: any i-0rc, meats from
u.a.-. ..f .s,'. y5.ss logger IL llay--ioUggt us.oli
t.ris- ly7-5 --s q t-atsi ] =, las, -i,tdres T. Inc
t.a.ly b. lls eaI o. d. county. DE- never sustained
o.. z.1s.s .ggs.se aIus. a-d IuAG bis last and
tie .a.y i,tgl-s5 battle lr ever fought There Il
.1adsIiI {-oTu ca and aliu1gou ia aggression, AID
o. sfgat Cs laa- save Appreciated 5, and protcd 10y
q ga g., sad ~ never fought defensive bait,
81 .rsl 3.a BJuap,r.s .Leu he could help aaJ -lru
b I'D lr -o,s.si.
Tl, -,5d has seen better tse.ics u,au Iluso u
k H. shiloh consisted Ia cpd ,u,feh,s aud ngofOl.
..ss-s5 5spii a- To t,se ,ts ,1sms ~ 'urp,-y, aui
.,=sys IL Jo--lJ's 18th superior numbers Uavaryus
sl-o-ss yild,lrsi tie -rdoai Of tie sJseal Eayoepl
sysousst 70, sd ulu he attempted toe Impossible. Vi,
ssry slEsys Crashed a. ,a.s,s.
b. Sbs.g,sr u.g-i te alleged ia favor Of F,bian
r5J' u ols countries sgt- tefs and ia lhis contest
,.s-Jlu.as .s ss,,u-. o. siaSy,Loldng community,
go 7EDgosuoa ~ vaae population i nost powerful Tor
u 1siy- -. iOi .l,le the -hs 70 Saf the slaves
carr OF ,l- EI.jgs.,.- Industry Vt The country. BIZ.
or defensive saf BE- the ~esk5s.zs ths yesy elraunts
Ior Subsistence Destroyed. Toe familiarity OF
soof. sita s.u- I'D sossss gives them .ysuugss f..
Ez-ess on. -boa are lbrOSu s1ay BY delay. Ten thou
aaG s,aheT1sfs before the Yankees learus to losi
ez7 might base marched Boston without resistalos