Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-16

Beyond the Mississippi, the energedo and intrepid
Hin5mGn has bern mixing invasion vary thOrpy path
for the enemy. Relying mainly upon the spontaneous
aid and natural s2dershp Of the people OF Arkansa be
has successfully defended the Ssats against the advance
Of he foe and when last heard from had the Yankee
General Curtis AnEiOuAy licking for way Of escape
Il not already captured
Bat What sha We say Of the defencs Of the Valley oi
the shsusndoab and the GIpos Of glorious old stone
WLl jackson OF such q chief, tf such soldiers, oil
sueh achievements any nation tRsh might be proud
they have covered the brow of young ConfederaeJ
With lAurrls that will never die. To millions Of hearts,
the hero of the Valley and each Of bis foot sore and
battle Drowned veterans, Is dear As brother. Nay
tie good Providence that las guided and guarded them
through all be uith thsn 70 the end.
LAST comes the most recent but grandest scene
in The drama-tast Just enacted before Richmond -
Before this capital Is the Rgter sEain sAyt) the
Llucoln Government had massed 40 army upon which
the science, the genius and treasure Of the NORTH
backed by she open Grmeries OF the world, had
Exhausted al their riches That army bad been ircss'
sanity drilled and disoplined under hcClelans own eye
Tor whole year /; IVES Is perfec! as money, talent
aud tire material Of which WAs composed could make
Yak sImy. That Army set down fore Richmond,
and neither lie tHcers It's men, It's people at home
have an earthly misgiVng that RcF mond would fall be-
fore ia highly orgsDz d pOutrs. Nay, the North would
oog uai: for the bDlslp that declared the victory.
he the Iebe! capital qlered, the rebellion crush
d. ard boldly .ndulg its triumph ard speculstsd upoa
be pun sIment TO be melted out to the rebel eaders-
Ga the 25h nit the OOnfedestes commenced series OF
assaults upon the invincibls army For ten successive
lays their blows followed up Mcclellan Was driv'
N from his chosen lines bis batteries carried bis
,ish wing doubled back his rear his base Of supplies
cst and cut Of and bis whole army beaten back tow
ard, The James river, thirty miles from Robmenl, tents
artillery i,nu ntrsbe small ArDs, and thirty thousand
men killed, wounded and prisoners.
Thus In grand climax Of Confederate triumph closed
he three montts which the longest period thought
Necessary by Seward and Lincoln 10 crush down the
uoVsnsnt, and establish Yankee domination forever
yer these free States What need further 70 continue
he insane experiment Of our subugadOn If they con-
.Iuue the coniest-eAnnOt Gso Has not the world
seen enough to convince Il that BE- Independent OF
Ioathscs association is the unanimous aud burning pur
poss Of this people snd hs they have the power TO make
good that purpose it not plain TO all nations that
ne continuation Of this war BY our entmiss is sheer
t-cci,y-sheer vindcriyc frenzy But le the inluria
york 20 Oh, sod by Gods help will yet make item
FOWL over their own nadness and generations TO come
slsr ther shall curse their memory tor the blended folly
nd EckeincEs which sii their prosperous land In ruins
And made their children psUosrs