Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-15
Tue SITUATION.
ID Ne Editor of hs Rhiq

70 he Editor of the Whig:
There are 4 Oersan class Of men, both In aud out of
tue army who we're taught taught themselves to be-
leve, in tho noplency Of political troubles, tAa;
there would be no war--or at most, but short war
These men are nov filed with ct the gigantic
proportions OF struggle Tor Liberty ard appalled,
as the gloom and darkness which overhang the political
horizon Nor are they ids in inpariing their fears
and apprehensons 10 others. TO ore WAC c'lmly
veys the situation" there surely be nothing
dscouragng than the prospect in the earlier months
Of the war.
Gen. Lee marched into Pennsylva with the appro-
baton Of the Government and paople. Thirty-avs
thousand men were thrown INTO Harrisburg Thirty
Eve thousand we're hurried from North Carolina
sad Virginia TO Washington, while be Grand Army
muvsi upon Gen. Lee in the direction Of Gettysburg.
Two hundred miles from his base, far in the enemys
county, and menaced by than 200 900 men, Gen.
Lee made a denomination upon Harrisburg, caused
concentration of forces there, the communication
between that point aud the Grand Army; aud in order
to prevent concentration Of the forces upoa the army
of Meade from Harrisburg and Washington, re was
compelled to give battle q: disadvantage at Gettys-
bug The whole movement was admirably conceived
aud spend dly executed-and though it failed OF its
prime object Gen. Lee gave such shock TO the Grand
Army that he was enabled TO retreat without loss
even positive menace, to his own ground BE now
stands prepared for battle and in no way less able to
give battle successfully than he two months ago.
In the Southwest the Yankee armies scattered,
aud rapid concentration of troops would secure 70
US an advantage We have never before H6 OrPcrt =
nsy to gain in that section. ChHlese atrO ger To-
d thAs it has ever been.
While such is the statrs upon be ana, have four
aIt-saliDg cruisers sweeping the seas OF Yankee CON-
nerce aud gradually severiDg the pocket nerve of the
North; and Il We are misinforDed, ere many weeks
h sc passed, Yankee meu.ofwar can pow the ocean in
safety ouly in large h4et. few more moaihs Will
orng Us the means Of the demolition OF whole hseis o;
bockaders BY the Confederate navy. Nor is this all.
Though God ha seemed place the seal Of his diap-
probation upon everything Ghl Mr. Mallory touches, we
have every reason to believe tina: not long period vi"
eape before iron-cads enough will be united to those
already in in waters to give US the undsputed
command Of certain rivers and habors now OF no use
70 us, but of great benefit to the enemy,
And, TO render US still more secure, the people are,
though slowly organiz ng and drilling 20 as to be pre-
pared for any emergency. The crop of wheat is good
onei rhe crop Vi O@'s iai 'e''o' WAL 'N " ~ 49,
aud, if the good Lord continues to smile on US, the
rop of corn Nil be double
But, added to and above all THE the people of these
States will soon proStrae themselves in humble suppl
cation to God for HIS favor. II they viii only begin
aov so as to serve Hin sccepaby that great day ct
humiliation ami PRAYER, have the assurance that d
vii COS DUE, our fa,rr4 csmpagns for Us; aud If lie be
alto - HHO can be against u,
From every point II tie compass derS as ist'eI'e'
ia sJuls prraoaA there ne prospects AID oPPoF-
'an,iie' OF triumph. F6ty thee Gen beJoud the
Aissssippi upon ST. Louis O-e hundred thou
sand in Tennessee and Alabama be hurled in twelve