Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-06

mated the spauiarda and Ausclv Is may DC tna'
th1te r.ch men Of the SDpb after ST. may faint 81 tee
ight OF imminent danger TO thtlr possessf"rS,
R1nal youth WHO had stood daunIless against cAosei
Of mortal wounds fed from foe who had oeen Nv
to atm a. their GcTs and il msy be that the rico Sou
erner nav quail before threats OF conhcion and tne
prospect OF the menace being carried out vi 'neeo
contingencies we caurot i'ge IN Europe. We ms
believe, until convi2t US OF ereduy that ootn
parties pre qlay In earl es that the South Is az deter
mnei resist the North is TO lei; aud ths' tne
dttern ,on o. Pftsie1t DAVIS ID not more shaken oy
the cap;ura Of Fos Dolsson than tbs determination oil
President Linco1 WAS by the rOu;e OF u al Kun So
the excessive ublaton which rises all over the NORTH
States at the capture OF ha orr IS on the Cumoer
land river is premature As military opera ion, II was
most credabe 10 the F.iers arm. and mos. damaging
to the reputation of the South. l. appears from me ac
counts which publish to day, that no: oaly was the
set tins oeaten of bu. that several regiments
OF the sssaicR force we're in retreat AMI even 10
light. The equalization does not, so far as We can Jadge
from the Northern version OF sAr, appear to have
been at all necessary tbs moment il occurred nor IN.
Ill receive the Southern version can We undestAi
how Fl teen thousand msn came to surrender uacono'
tionaly to forc, which, from its very constitution
could not have pursued them in their retreat througa
dificus country. The catastrophe would seem TO la
tho idea that moral III ct had been produced py
the appearance Of the SorhI army 10 Tennessee and
that the COniedesaes quite cert Ia that they
hid friendly and sympathetic country open behind
really in earnest cIpno spprai5e the success al
higher value than this lis intrinsic value towards The
conquest of the Southern States Is no more than would
be capture of fort upon the banks OF the Danube
towards the conqnes: OF Europe The distances are
enormous the intervals not TO be marched over by
volunteer armies and the capture of Charleston or New
Orleans itself would, il the SJutheners intend 10 hold
out, be bat the commencement OF the war
Let il bs rem III bered that took all those cities,
and Boston and New York besides, during the War OF
Ind Wa ,h.l thraa
country winning every battle, and taking every city,
until the scAnty population closed behind US and cut TN
| our communications. We had nothing 10 CO: qner bu:
tbs AuLnGc aud nothing 10 NICE. bu. raw Volun-
teer eyes aud peasants in arms; and our Generals, al
| though condemn them by the event, we're expert
enced soldiers OF good reputation 10 Europe We found
after fair trial. that the achievement impossible
IL much the volunteers or the French as the
country which beat u.s. We had a much more desper.
ate battle and much glorious success BunKer1
Hill than the Federalsts had at Fort Donelson but il
I'd no value towards the cot quest OF hassacbu
s,tts Tracing The late military operations on the map
L. u evident thai the recent victory only enables the
FEDERAL gunboats 10 go up and down thu tao river
sni to supply the army winch ia nov operating in Ten
nsssee and penetrating into the coultry So far II Is
| great advantage but step towards the con
quest OF the SOuGhif the South 10 determined 20
sIs.-it is bu: as the fist milestone fsom London to
wards Exeter Bat, though small SEP towards a con
quest, this might be made very excellent eI
cuse for peace There Is an opportunity os nfgoiia
tops, which might bs concluded without leaving sig
ina upon either side Both parties have their victories
20 boast and il the Northern is the lesser victory il J.
sl-o the later The North never better placed fol
the purpose OF claiming good boundary than at th
moment The letter we psiai in another column de
scrbsa the Federal force as ascending the CumberalC
river in a night which August night in Ne-
York This account of the temperature Of sntu ky
Tennessee on the II Of february Should .oaeh the
Njrtherners TO eonsider what il is likely TO be two
lnbs heDce AID tho ChasoCs OF their being
sble 10 retain their positions during the spring and sum
msr months. Il the North bo vice il should make IN.
moment Of victory the moment of overture for pace
TIE Northern troops have achieved their frs. exploit
Oli l. would be veil for the FEDERAL Government TO
member that, aliboagh they have strained Their credit
pledged all their revenues drained their Treasury
Psaded :heir specie payments aud called forth ali then
| pnwer Of Lifting msn they do not after ten months
EFFORT towards toe qles Of half continent oecIpl
a. scta Of the enemgs ls1d which ia ten miles dstan
1 from 4 -s.a or IRON 4 rayigGolefi7c