Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-04
The Progress OF the War.

The English papers much addicted to speaking In
very dspagng terms Of the prosecution OF the war IN
this country. Neither party according to their repre-.
sentstona has achieved any goys The whole contest
has consisted in forays skirmlshes slrof outposts
and other such childs play. Nothing like serious war,
in the oldword sense has yet taken place Buster,
vast armies immense preparations have, more or less
engaged both sides. There is some truth In this. II de-
ponds the stand point occupy, whether We can re
gard our action as crediabe and satisfactory When
va consider that the Yankees had the Old Government,
thoroughly organised with the standing army and the
navy of the whole Union, that they were more than
double our NUMBER that they had quadrupe the money
and that they promised to overrun Us and e1termnae
Us in three month"; and that after the lapse OF ten
months they have made serious encroichment We are
inclined to congratulate ourselves that have done
very we'll This il the view which most OF own pa
peri are disposed to take of conduct and position
So FAR as the Yankees are corc ,rned it Is just and pro
proper but we cannot Disguise il from ourselves that it
ia more disreputab!e to them than honorable to
With their means of men and money and command OF
the sea- they should have oyerpowered Us long since
but as they are the cowsdy wretches We know them TO
be- il is not to our credit that have not overrun them
But this il not even the phase Of the matter. IL
they have not eubjngated u.s. they have impinged upon
our SOIL and they hold military possession Of part Of
Virginia and Of three aave-holdipg States. This, we
confess has always been 20 an unmixed bitter And
Whist renders il still more dissgreeable cannot dives
ourselves of the ccr 7eon, tn. il has been owing to
the fault Of our own AdniliNrsJon. Our army, com.
posed o. hs best maj, ale that ever shoulderod mus
a., g,iI goht a,d 81 nd In
been painting for an advance from the moment Of enlist
ment TO the present hour. Doomed to raction and rot
ting on straw We have lost by disease than dozen
victories have cost ard have lost the national rtpu
ation we erjoyed for dash and elan Unless there is
promise and one to be relied of total change In this
policy Of the Great Cunc.ator we shall have no more
volunteers after the expiration Of the present term
This ia vital matter which all authorities should
at once direct their attention. Cngrss as well as the
Executive is entrusted with the public veal All should
exert themselves to the utmost for the safety
and the common gloryfor the fortunes Of all at
stake.
That the Yankees have exhibited cowardics and COW
cred themselves with infamy, is their affair. III no sI-
cuse for u.s. They Virginia soil, robbng, steal.
ing numbering, burning and devastating. They in
Carolina, in Georgia, in Florida in Alabama, in Louis.
ana in Kentucky, in Missouri pursuing the same iend'
ISL practices They have their iron heel the neck OF
gallant Maryland, bound in chains Every consideration
of liberty, JUSTICE humanity and honor appeal to US to
put forth all the energies God has given VI, to deliver
ourselves aud our suffering friends from this horrible
aud loathsome tyranny Of towards and marauders. -
- .L-;- s-s.;l~s, .h-
horrors and havoc Of war visit them their
doors.