Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-07
How do we stand.

Notwithstanding tue most dsplorabe in6ffcency aud
laundering IN the conduct of public affairs the rrepres
BILE courage aud purpose of the people are telling
grady in the g.est movement in which the country is
engaged Everywhere the skies to be Frightening,
and the d. soondsrcy which succeeded the fail of Fort
Dontsou has given place to teecg Of confidence n
the ultimate success Of our great cause fully 6qui to
ia, which filed the public mind upon the announcement
of the great victory at Manisias- What is stu moe
cheering the signs of the times establish concusiVsy
that this con6dercs Is wtl founded. At almost every
point We are ready, ard our Mmiss eager TO meet
the enemy The brilliant battle fought by G.u. J'ck-
sous lils army, against overwhelming buUbers-!he
heroic gaantry Of Col Ashby which lOavss the invader
not moment Of repos,-the dashiag vSor of Morgan,
Sao. with bis handful Of rangers, has spread terror
throughout the rArkl Of Busl-ths splendid Amy which
General Albert sjtey Johnson has gathered around his
.udsrd al ready and eager for the fray, give heat
% even The despoaden and have awakened IN TIE
breast Of IL firmly gJouaied oe'f that the dawn oil
ori hI and glorious day is approaching. IL the very
seat Informed circles this feeling of confidence seems TO
ne the strongest and without ary disposition to indulge
in be re, which would produce undus oxidation, We are
sa.l.6sd that the skies are brigh: ard Frightening
Ia this period OF restored hopes il may cot be inop
poruae 10 urge upon all true Southerners the necessity
uaieh sill exists for unAAggiDg and renewed ,hIrts TO
prepare for the coming eotact Let Us be taught by
our e reverss tina: should not relax our exertions
in behsl OF the country because the present attitude Of
ars gives tie Assurauce that all is goirg well Let Us
make dsieat impossible and fAltsr in cur dster
mined resolution to drive the invader from our so-un
IL our sacrifices and tolls shall have been repaid by that
glorious coasunmAton Nay, more, let US resolve TO
: ou no rect irou our labor until have followed the
rahleas robbers into their country and have nsds
ssm experience portion Of those evils which they have
50 wantonly perperated upon a.
The consequences which followed our recent disasters
ho deery to be depOred have not been without their
Advantages in the lessons they have taught u.s. The en-
.my in the fret aIsh Of triumph for which they had
bong hoped in tie midst ef dsspPoatmsnts have seized
upon the occison 10 develoPens sill more ineligible
lnucr the pundering and ambitious designs which Az
mated ;heu in the Inauguration OF this Already
are their public pIssses parcelng out the Vce-Ryades
Of The Southern States to their fsvore abolition and
military chefans while the Congress and the Executive
OF that degraded nation are preparing bills Tor the COMBS
ION of the properly Of Souhsrnerto pay the mercen-
s-ies whom they have employed for subjugation-
We can and ue must disaopont the hopes, and amir
hilate the schemes Of these unblusbug plundsrers-
gland With IL her power could no. subduc the uneOn'
q1srabe spirit Of three millions Of our ancestors and
can these Northern hOrdes real! imagine that they can
c5touer len riops Of sOutherners, who arr lighting
s.aius; despO,isu compared to which subsection to
gsh tyranny such that against which Der foreatf-
trs rebelcd would be live Ia the erJoyDep; Of the
Uost exllssd form ofhuman liberty
We hsTs everything to stimulate US to the performance
Of our whole day, and every sicr,o which the eIigen
ci. Of our position Ay Gs@Ans. Our property, our
homes our liberty cur honor and our Independence are
al at stake Better far to surrender lfstse than 20 gs
I'd al that can make lie valuable Let Us them orc and
resolve that no feeling Of coohtcuos, however strong
n the rssal. Of events which aAog. trausPrng, shall
cause Us to relax for single moment in cur eEer!F or
60 relnquish single elems Of success, which our late
rcversts have developed.