Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-25
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J. s much 20 b r,gyst.sd, that Touchstone 10 clss
ST ring 'he different species Of insult should not have
su5d.Tied, With the same accuracy varieties of the
lie. The climax Of insuh be prenOuness to be the lie
DE bat oay mentions two kinds Of s the lie Direct
and he lie c.rcumssniiL. In one Who had displayed
sueh acute sgsytissl power, ths brsTiiy scArcsy
be ,r,bu.sd - ESas VI dsar.milAtiye ability. II Is
s-e prob,bls tbs, he vas unwilling to txpAste upon
sisj C. which he considered yet impeEteoy explor
Cd and Of which no prSsnlnsnt model had yet been
produced Had he read 4eOlelsns dispatches bis gen
ius might have fouId Inspiration. There can be little
dozb thA, the art Of lying Is sOsvAl with the human
rses Philosophy soud 80 teach, even did not irldi'
tcn and history relate the fact. Like other Ar.s how
ever .; renamed in crude ard finished state Song
sxz.ej, in primitive form, from the earliest time, but
L TO- ulal the mighty genius Of Homer arose, that
the great areheypa Of epic poetry came mo existence
Thsu critics in STUD ring tho Iisd snd the Odyssey,
duced from their sN,eencies rules for the government
OF imiatoEs.
50 Vas it With lying As rude bards poured out their
Safike strains vilhCu IhythmicAl rule men Lied 10
sdrc.ivsy Llciier the dsGhron,d Prince Of the Morn
lrg has been syh the Father Of Lies Eminent genius
has ds7hyed itself in this way al epOchs Probably
hOssysr there pas never been period IN which go
mrcA fertility has been shown the presS1. var has
produced
A osproa has been Always regarded as perfectly
proper .r military ops Aliens 80 many renOSu,d ehist-
ts-s gave not Sc u7t 70 SHbei N their Vic;ar'ss
10 90 Ell their r,ysrsss bya -dciOus Use of fiction
c. 81, veIs sSksoSli jug Psr;iai defeat be had
sus4csd .roG Pgapsy, complains Of the htteEs eIAg-
ge-t-;0l.
Ts Yankee Gsleras have made great use Of this er-
gin, OF va,i,re II their hands, truly, The pen "a
n. .aisr ,Sa1 the sword" They have achieved victo
riss VIA Sigh stflsioa Of ink, which blood could
purchase Prseuneu, n these feats, in rank, is the
'Y q, Slpclsoa.' Enu,oas Of the fame Of the srea;
cours-5er 70 whom be had been somewhat indiscreet
II ca pr,natarsly compared, be remembered that as
to-lsls bis fsas Of arms be bad dsdained
a as, Of arrL6sato1 in official bulletins. That Won
Gs,l, usl vas accustomed 10 herald the thuader5Oli
~ ,a alishei campaign with spirit stirring address
60 lis army, sad 70 announce bis triumph in glowing
% o.lz J. s--Ro. " t5aiod gbs. he vas 6y means
A-crss 20 eHAsgeraon OF bis successes, and to flsfca
tcu 10 order TO hide revsrsss which his genius
SsJ 1og always able &c prevent
RJo!za DID bis b, - 10 initiate bis model he issued
sdi-s sss 70 bis army. True instead Of tAe lofty ole
gasacs Of Napoleon they sb0uaded in turgd bonblsb
BE-. Is audience vel disposed, and not critical
Mex. 20 order should have come the victory. Here The
ia.aaor s-nal.y failed. Toe Southern soldiers obst.
as.sl7 reused to iual their part Of the programme
81 YOU'D DC. b. beaten There yet resource -
TIE r,sa. Napoleon bad cODdsscendsd to deVAte from
s.-.. tr-.1. Woy no, the lesser IL fact, here be
M. b., e4ceIlsd Ds'sa, and rOut afforded much
arss7 scop1 for lying than yc:ogy. hcOellns b1lls.
accordingly presented such astounding specimens Of
'y--g, o. hl5 previously Esver been conceived.
q rtcS Who bss been We'd the sJor General LIAR
az Fore VIC aAs been compared 20 S.F John FAslsf,
acug sd rOaaro = o,illar. indeed, be: too
gait Al artistic lie should have visibility. hcglSl
az ngcg ,zcs,sa hs competitors h this respeet They
re GSs u--slfl, painters Who overload the picture
gi,l 7.,i1sicn Of edo. &c, With better taste, onsd
5oEa and s.,ove 20 make tie deception air Of
81 Tlc f;s; ti.aGg success be g,ined in Western
Ysg-ia nsgndsd ito great victory. Stree then
ne 1-s Id TO struggle With grss, diEcqass Hard in
dssi Tas ths task make uninterrupted succession
Of defeats appear be series Of brilliant yictO7iss -
les Nee elan sroye no; rithout success to accomplish
IL. FJr considerable period he has been able TO hun.
bue suDloyers ogJ a. '4s they seem 10 have mn
gyilss Tnsy clanot understand victories followed by
susl thorough sld rapid Changes Of base Their
late 6sidsnsi By sIo1g drink. Helce the stimulus
mus; De increased aud the lies uads extraordinary
The Lsss dssplcAgz Of Mcclellan show the extremity
e Which lie is reduced. That be should claim a vic
tsry vas o. course 70 Be expected. That he should
tai -ls runof. ard report 10 official dispatches via!
Gen lie vas reported TO have sAid, AID what heCel
la himself must bAve known be ridieulOusly false is
Indeed Astonishing i q piilbe to see genius for men
deity reduced 70 80 Low an sbb. How the mighty
fallen TIE General OF the Army Of the Potomac who,
% short tine since, at the gates Cf Richmond, s
re4Gesd . connecting sensation gossip for New York
ne Esyapers-
TIE southern people should never be moved by the
startling cPoIt OF Northern generals which reach them
In aGyAuos Of their OUn. We may be proud that our
gsrsrAs have not oly too nice Of honor to de-
scoad abshOOd but that they have also penetration
and good sense enough is inu.iIy. The lying Of
che North has been carried to such extent not
merely 10 disgust the world but 10 defeat ts oil
ect By destroying al faith in their statements. Il the
words Of Tal,yfsrd 1T IS WoIs1 than crime, it is
bul5er.'
The Prsss and th. politicians.