Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-16
Cnnrrss. and the Xnr.

ws bad Supposed that ley on which or
m lIy authorities have sntsred-thAt Of aggression, TO
r. flgowsd perhaps By invasion Of tie enemys terrific
Es--soud coumzej tse ulive-sa ap2so5G ion Of the
rso-Ie al tie ca'sterscy For many months cor
s.lts l5ud an5 s5-eJsl tsi nlsd the mouths Of
{. Esas and eucUmberei TIE columns o. DsvsP1pers-
s,z7.srts Of ,orpOE sad inactivity in mlitar7 o2s
.st717. Tl5Tt Ssrs ssnors toe. for csangs-ios an
sbsDts IL lf Of shat as 0sisi the defensive system
sls sy.,en Which. whether rs-edsby or irremedis
e., l45 6eSl attended i.E ssriols disasters to cur
500 ON cause vnioa bal witnessed the fi ..
G.1siss1, and Of R,sboke Is.lad and Of Nav Odsl1s
1s CO. o-cl vcsari--s army wasting away il he
Issa,r,s o. Oe1syis and o. Bs~liDE Green, We nave
sec g-sg change since thss day, S tue We have
sssa ibs enemy driven icz before Richmond Ip,llsd
f,,n AgEEasas aad Mississippi ioEssi to svssGAe Ala
CHS SAD suost tts whole Of Tenrt ss snd iSaliy i'm
,ssd ecFss inc Potomac, strF Srfrag ssr,eJ Of dis
s-.szs ard defeats aoEyAsv unparalleled II hs ais ou
u waite. C9--s= ay aSio fssli5 viii the results
=-'ss t-l9=e5 &c .n.siza Of lass year, naturally
srelssaels previous 1prsssiors e favor Of -ouve,
5sssssus policy P5I.cy-h.cL shall alo= ths sas-7
80 resting pcs o. ca sod sh e s5s attack thsm ~
s-s-,. that shay ga be Esloasd, E7i leave TEN 10
t,,. iog cooperation.
Nor 81 So ~ doubtful shs. ne people Of Tho Oo1feis-
ss-J iugal5ay lolss1 sJs tho tina zIsl TIE ioStGos
a =lr you'd involve ths iSsrlt;oa Of The Safes Of
N,-y..ni snd EsE,uosy and E5soud. sd shsn our
ssalsay5s might BE- a5gAaesi beyond Our own borders
ztar .6s vi nigh. Be carried aso tie enemy'5 coua
J55. and the evils aa.o,cd o. u b., IN souo measure
Tooltsd ep9a them This feeling 50 general that |;
s.aed 10 be universal l. found expression every ~htr.
-. Il.
ss-u5sla 1. sss sy.dsa: 10 ha common sonss Of
sssry555y TIA. IL DO compelled to cary tie var
i uol better to wage 9. IN the enemy territory
&C psrui. them 70 wage il 10 ours. Hence We were
s,s7o,ly prepared 70 hid any opposition 70 policy
lgn ssms 90, Say BE- dictated BY the necessities Of
sea situation out 20 Is-yoad IL The most emphatic uAn
a.s 70 The hopes AMI =s5ss Of the country. We were
certainly not prepared 70 FAD this opposition, covert
:-ogsa Il b.. sPringi7g up IN Congress, and thTsst
s,rg % -uns ds6a.ts form and serious proportions
E,r CA u0bssisrgy say that saCS is the We
s.ae7. d'rcsly aisfa that oay nausl nsabeE o. Goa
k,s5, &c cPp71ei 70 tho increment OF o1E army, in
r>cs-css OF - hoSe iayisioEl Of sac oaeoys terri
t,r7, ub.ot sirN to DO icninia. EsTerthslss'
20 gather 7eSsassioa Of s1ea opposition from tn
ssnorsi tone o. sbs debate On the resolutions
q cc7rs la5a AID coat lsoos rsosnty ilsFod uos5 m
60 tho Eosss Of Representatives. The passage Of tosa
resolutions would hare bsen expression Of the p,FI-
lar seatmsu. In the direction 10 which everybody knows
tbsl popular sentiment runs. Il you'd bs, moreover
generous endorsement the par. Of Congress, of
polsy, TIA responsibility Of which, though technically
rests solely on the military authorities the country
larse Is psrfsosy wiling to share. refusal to pass
those resolutions would lock Ike manifestation Of dis
trust in the wisdom Of the p1Ecy, or Of least Of an
Intention prepare cast blame for any possible
verse on the Generals commanding our ArnisL Some
Of the members opposed the resolutions, not because
they were opposed 70 the aggressive system, to
ths Invasive syStsm, but because IhsJ thought oongr
hal 10 right to express opinion In the matter others
Oo1tsndsd that the question being purely military, 4
should be ls entirely to the discretion Of the Command
Ing GsnerA Bu. the question has been decided BY the
Commanding Generals the policy has been adopted
ts movement has been made. The passage Of the res
05sions By Congress would not be- In any sense In
psIisrsnOs IN military Affairs, diOsAson Of military