Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-20
WISDOM Is KNOWN OF HER CHILDREN.

WISDOM Is KNOWN OF HER CHILDREN
II .hs Editor Of TIA Whig;
Before presume TO sI7 a word on ''r.ry Gsli.a,s"
,abl,cs, would ike to know wheIssr plain citizen
may presume express GHy eViOH az al on The var
through public Journal WithOu. mourning contempt
a"erOaEsr," al "igAOraHass," SILLY alaTraI,," &c.
even the Eiitor should forbesr 20 throw bis produc
ton under the table Is all the wisdom Of the country
,lncsnisated in 'oioas z and sbe people a. large
wiihou, common sense, and parcel Of eaeklng geese
because they venture TO have opinion in any wise
CURED except by secondhand process from "ths ksaE
Of Dsp1rtAsaiI % L is cAndidly confessed that
having the beat opportunities fo- Information are
they ought to be- the best informed bat does this fact
exhaust she Of information prove that the wiSsS
sss haS been made OF superior knowledge Of existing
All surrounding circumstances And suppose the eesr
o.. dictates Of wisdom have been slgSted, shall no one
ysatars to nucl:s that this may be the Of the
ease les, be should be called eroaEsr - Ia yAiRg
b approved proper and Si's los. Ne should call IN
question he iaflllbiiity Of 'the powers that be-"
This has heretofore been the state Of public sentiment
and ole would think Of the Press, for viii venture to
sIy that there are net one hundred men, AID women,
and eiil(-sa and syr0sJ al oli either North South
WHO could made up expectation a. al on tn susscs
uAo lave bsen ro5fuly disappointed IN every eAc1
ltsn sod e1cectaton sirce The date G. the uA.te o.
Manassas SSsRr every one on = bible, and be viii tell
JOY thAt arguments reSso7lagI could hays brought
Ala to bslisvs for one moment tia: our armies would
have bssn kept 10 iasoioa insrsness shd stsgnadoa
from the 1lst Of July ill the elcss of the year, eIcep
IN s4irzishss and accidental englgsusnts defy NOR
t nan point out Ia history since s earss. dawn,
= like instance Of = victorious army remaining H.
,,ff~ - fha daFan 10 lang
ting, especially when I. known that powerful enc
nv EAs sIsrng every energy to recover strength from
crippled AID demorAiIsd cosdidor to renew bis at
temp; t. 81 agate is people and when sIch naotiOD,
beyond al thrzs nos, favored the designs Of the
~ Il NoClsan bad hsd the privilege Of securing
Ik and only oHs a. 10 The preparation Of means hat
so would mes, naturally have been thA, all things
sS,ud remain quiet Ill hs bad mustered into ss'Vic',
snd thoroughly drilled, overwhelming army. and pre-
pared powerful navy and all the munitions Of var.
We have doas sIssily What no WOlll have bad u
d.. When fOtSs would make demonstration at
NiaAssls 10 would make on the Peninsula to drsE
OF seton from the Upper Potomac TO have time
70 masrs h5 plans; aad thus has be tOaVersd FOR
81 mon;hs-irs: making deucns.rstiOns on one pop',
add then on smother, for no other purpose under
heaven e.,eps 70 get tas to mature biS plans gen
s.A eagazsuent vas EbAL Of al things, be uost p's
cad. We have bsen AOIl glOyioS'iy acting out the
f.bls Of tss "t,rroB's and hs hIrs." We have lain
dosn 10 take sn9oss, aud the IerrAPin hAs gotten b.
fore us. Nov, gentlemen, you believe in a God-S
experimenting Prov.dsace in armies and battles
and since such your faith yOu must believe s'o that
sos grs:.sads = dus Tim fos the mersiss With which
b. his favored Us. Be-. how have We manifested our
grlhtulst RoinOad, Oaes eslsbfAtsd iOs iis oder,
m1rslty, and psty, has become city Of debaucbery
q The papers b. ofsditsi) Of lcWdness OF rob
bsrJ and booi.hsd 50 hat Is safe fer peOpl9 TO
wax sbOat tbs stress night Aud this ls the Capital
Of lhl Ooafedetaoy Gcd has bsss5d With crops but
Instead Of acaS upon the wisdom Of tho Egyptians in
b-,bEndnE the Of the country for the conn
Esa,y Of short crop this year from dry weather. which,
sler 50 long continued vet weather may naturally
eLiullts upon, the greed Of gain from any source
nltssr how uahOy. ia rearing up dsdlerss BY sgons
10 convert Into the bGnS Of the soldier the blessings
Whish Goa Intended for biz stay and sAa; and cur
legislators for fslr Of Asrising the liberties of poison
mlnuiactorss, perhaps Of lSdag votes a, futlrO
election, hs1satng. and SOme even opposing the
wise prseAa.On Of saving the bread Of the eoun ~ for
the army. How degrading, hou nOrdfyisg 10 rad Of
tie continual brois Of SOldlsrP their AppsehsndOa
AAd Imprisonment for crimes SOEniltsd undR inIoEi'