Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-04

LETTER FRnN NANASsAs.
MANASSAS, Va, Dec. 50, Isl

MANASSAS, Va, Dec. 81, 1901.
To IA EIiiOr Of "a W.g.
TO your winter quarters, o. COafsderatss the Ia
Eses never viii be upoa you" l the universal cry on
tie banks Of the Potomac nov, and "oScabrs' never
we're 50 popu.az-lo 10; even amid ell the log-iabin
ssrn Of sasudasn tha: sseP; the country il toe ever
memorable eamraign OF 20. To-day toVCs: isIs-tO-
n)rroE log-eA0ia village rsss in is Place. Through
On. The Coafederass army eheeri1lness and eOussn.
E-gls. Tee diseases Incident 20 the Establishment Of
rge camp have r-n their course, ard health . orS-
mors tae 10: Of our beloved ssmy. "a the Potomac
tie soldiers are veil fed well eio,hsd well disciplined,
sd soon wll De vel housed. The heroes Of the bal;
ties that have been fought mOdssty repOsiag with
raz-zs-y sPa- -A~ss aTvi, I'D Sc fusas tsESss 81
the ba, ss Axe be Tough, patiently awaiting to
see ms f-oas Of bs:le I1ser,"
and Eo to tee enemy th,y meet ~hen /. does lover
Never were soliisrs ia better condition than OnIs
ro- are O. tbs Po.omac. Never was An army IN hasr
ie.:hsr. Tacss Who have name vii tight to sus-
taia T., AID .acss who have not vii night to win it,
They al sem % be inspired by the
NA-a Olr esaasry's 'sas "a ne 'sae0n before
A,d allJ= The passion TAT iri-
Ose source Of e1alussss ooorJ 70 the hopeful patriot
bee j. the uao1l-lsd co1dd.nce rep5sci by sol
d.rs IN tasir eli ,srs General Bs,uressri is the idol
ofhss DIVISION TIE COLI Guari" never we're any more
p.si,aa,ey ioialaa.el E:h the "Ltls Corporal" than
ma Confederate army az, NHh the Little Trump
TIE grelt natural military i5a ~ shica bs Is Il Isn.y
sulowsd are sustained oy an elaborate aud complete
military education and while he Is iaibi-d for the love
lie universal ard arden. affection which is cherished
l- HIN in the arny-:o tie eylcd humanity which Psr-
v.ies his nature .hs pr5vSFbll sociu1s Nhcl he IL
v,s5y manifess for the hea;i ard tapPiEess OF the
solder, and II 6le that qlie. ys carness nobility Of
hsar. uAich Is his predominant a-lc;ertc; yet it IS
q the uassrlg sou1dEsss Of bis iign,n;-he p'ofcued
rr,1eres Of bis silence and he as:l.e ssga:i;y Of his
f,,.s.rh,. 20 Which he IS iuds5tsl for that immense
,s,f,i mower he Yields on the Poousc. heard t0-dsy
a, smus.ag anseio:s which would 20 indicate that
~ uo,alari,y Of "the itc trump" not confined TO
Oh, banks OF the Po.omA;. L certain very dis
daguisAsi Bagldisr ,nessl vac il also Confederate
Senator loz and whom /. is klosn, has bsen from the
5,giarirg Of this revolution on Of confidential IL
.mlcy rith tie President had eau With hin recently,
ga saish the IRE ~ between toe Ptesiisa. and General
B5aasegard became the suite OF an apson WhaTeupoa
the Aforesaid Bigadsr General Is reported 20 have said,
Davis always have been your "a; friend and am ye',
shall therefore AXE the liberty % give you hini which
you eau revcr repeat regarding Ii is simply this Never
DO you pick quarrel win for whom TuIfnea are
n.ui5g ,hsir horses R,iirola Companies ere rsuiag
TIER engines Ship aud Boat Builders naming lhoir
v,.ss, sellsrs are naming thsir camps, and all the
Women are naming their babies"
Inc Brigade Of Gelosal Taomb3 Is now located tween
81. plaza aad Csutrege Euowng that General fcom5s
sa ir he army sith0a! any military experience what
ever vas Cf45rs 10 know % VIA: extent he hst been
sac,,s'll IN oouas..Jog tie 7e-p'c; Of Tue ei'ers
AID tas CO. l-rce q the soldiers Of his B'issof,
ald | am bound % Eate that tho reirk OF ny
1qlres has ID. n vi.hou' to doubt ths'
hs success las been greec1euty upis;e l. rtaa-
q required ,hs nerve Of grea, General 20 undertake
What be ulde--o,k sl than /; required toe gsnius
CT real General 10 couslmmate that which he has
-amnaed determined 10 investigate The sui set and
eara the uoi., oyuaHl. But the resul. Of my hbots
elges me where soa5 have started, without the as
s,.aace Of asy fac. which dd no, know before. Toe
tri.h l. General Toom5s s endowed with Of those
great intsneots tia; il never I,rt 70 mAser
aLy subse that be does fully comprehend, and De-
fore the resses power of which, tsehnealises vanish
ID ceremony hides its diminished head. In a council
var. bis opinion would be worth moro than the Opn.
oas Of all the graduates tha, West Point has given to
be army. is, then, By lie Overwhelming force Of bis
massive intellect that be has succeeded soon, IN TX
ing the confidence Of his Officers and men, and notSh-
Standing he bad friends, WhO had their msgiVings
abou. the proprey Of bis appointment at frs there
are those nov Who then At al partial TO bin,
Who DO not hesitate express the opinion that HE prop
or position would be oOmmAnder-in chief That is to
say not that be ought be placed over Generals John
s.oa aud BsaGrsgsr1 b., ihA; he ought TO be in d,d
where he could be placed in similar position. Ny O~n
Opaiou however i, that we're be nov he greatest iV