Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-17
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We have heard fA4ei7ll man drollFe thAS the Con
fsisrste arms never schieysd complete triumph,
cep; o. clear day. We knew an intelligent gentleman,
Sho predicted, last summer, that the Ia keSs would
urn TIE tables on us IS the weather became
c ID. rs prediction was based upon AciuGl ObseTva.
4 Ne o. he variable capacity for labor Of the Irish and
Du c', Of Which the Yankee armies mainly com
20 Cd during ho. sod cod v5A'her. Beginning With
tls battle of B,ih,L - ich occurred on ths lOh Of
Jlcs-a beautiful day-oGr aTus met with succession
81 trurpss thrOus the summer ard uutl the battle
Of si esVls, which hsppeRe u cold ssIiher. After
Allesvps thsre Wa no higg but success o. Of re-
v,rl,s truya The winter months, until SSilOb, WhioH
vls fought o. 8 warn, ellr Sladsy. Tns next day-S
miserable rainy Senday-Ee we're compelled TO sband0n
IEos; Of captures OF the day before Since Shiloh
ald iAe selss Il az warm weather arms have been
sga1 and again Victorious almost without reverse Of
~ cons6 que2cc.
Without drsstrs auy general principle FROM these
1 o., e may 10 veil for us 70 Inquire whether
Sc usEvss at the sor,h are not bO;tcr abe
b q. !s hsars than foreigners accustomed 70 less eZGr.
vsing climate. Ary railrosd contractor will tell you
JEa' The Dutch slt Irish work harder Aui 20 more pu
pose In WneE than In sumner. o. the other hand, in
tse sammsr, vhea the Isish are making sl Of
eI uses 70 esOspe k6cr and are falling sck and dying,
tls S0ghsrn negro in bis element working day after
day in The h1ru sunshine and enjoying the heSries,
blath. II ss look TO Egypt and Hindos;sn, fod
zoe coolies sud pore Of those countries trong cheer
f-iy, the live long day, under enormous burthens
MAD a 81 the tOrrid hea which si.hers the energes o.
EIro2eans. a but reasonable TO suppose that pso.
pie seCcomed 70 heat should bear Il better than thOsC
vlo srs not acJgs:onej-,hai the SoutherneF shOJli
{ % better uoder his native sla thsn the 7Aukee.
We haze moro 10 hope for from the hss: than the
Ela-s Ct our climate. Tae Isishnar reared in bogs-
t,e DrchnsD, Graded IN cara! and B1rtured on
ks-and the Ya,kee gristly and csrtlAge1Ous beast
tllt be is secusgomed 70 the east winds and eternal
d,1ps Of New England-Are not 30 much affected BY
'hs ulAsm Of our sEAnps many suppose. But under
glc tsIvsn; vertical rays Of Southern sun, the Drawn
Of the Irishmaa he lymph Of the Da,ehuaa and he
cl--iAse Of the Ylrkse bsgo to mel; AID al three
h,7'en to throw "a their sArmSns Of H4sh, IS 4 ops
ts-Vsler Bis cloak vhtp ths sua and wind we're try
lag ;heir rsspsodge powers 90 him.
TIE ecncl1sioa Ne d7sE from these observations +
ts drssG by tie rress OF the country generally or
o:7er Srou-6s, viz 20 push the Eish vgor make
by While the ul ssi1es july, az least haf Of H. Al
gust, September s-d Oc,c5sr-uo1tha Of sunshine
Saru h-T,mlin 70 u. Daring these months, iG ia far
20 pres-me ha. the Southern soldier can 6gh Iii best
ia- better tssu when the Sasys Of Auiuna and Winter
bav5 Cl-ed his blood AMI nunbsd bis muscles. Shd
these months ? - idly o,y We believe net Oar ~
t1o.iaCs all MAKE CAD ,as hsar OF TIE psorls,
naks sure our Independence hy ordering every Genera
10 The .t to Prc-s va vsor cD, 70 strike While the
iron 5J- 20 MAKE hy s-.s 10 shines, aud cease
No III Csc sat sSOld carried beyond the oliO and
Potomac