Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-14
The Summer Campaign in Virginia-HOOkel
and Chalk

and Gnalk.
glorious victories at the Widerne and ChanCelors
vile augur well for the coming campaign. They surpass
the victories at Williamsburg KernstoWn and Seven
Pines which preluded the brilliant achievements OF the
Summer of 90; let Us hope that the approaching con-
tests will result in riumphs PrOpOrtionaby great Yet
we can scarcely hope for another Summer OF successes
20 magnificent At all events ought to be, and are,
We trust, prepared for more moderate fortunes The
in,repidty and daring Of our troops was never so con-
spieuous as in the recent engagements; but We must
not therefore, expect miracles of them. Jackson's
death to be avenged and the avengers are ready Tor
The work yet they ought not in so doing, to be allow
Cd 70 sacrifice themselves rashy. Steady Is the word
Hooker will require some weeks to repair hs losses
and refresh his disheartened army If Yankee papers
nav be trusted he already stronger than before the
battle and al he needs is t;le time TO bury his dead
send away bis wounded and invent fresh lies to inspire
his creduous troops Should his inventive faculty fail
70 supply the required fasehOOds, Seward and yelling
are ready to furnish lies by the million In less than
month. Hooker viii be ready TO assume the offensive
again If he dares During that time be viii amuse Lee
with variety Of feius and cavalry raids q which last
the r.doubtabe stoneman win figure largely, we hope
No
dance il a problem which Yankee alone can solve a
fresh newly equipped army Of 10000, may do much to
inspire him with hope but he will not easily forget the
useessness Of fine position in rear Of Lee, the veaks
ness of the best Notifications and abats men ever had
and the folly of brilliant strategic movements, by which
his forces we're divided and whipped by piece-meaL-
And notwithstanding the fabrcatOns of correspondents
and the mu1zed telegraph at Washington, he knows full
well that ne was whipped by vastly inferior forces, out
Of works stronger than any Lee had at Fredericksburg
He has been taught caution but caution in braggart
"a timidity The resource Of rash man when fOed il
rashness still greater Hooker never had the judgment
and courage combined, which make good general
So far then as Hooker is concerned, We have not a
very great deal to fear That he viii retain command,
i, certain ROsecrans ought by rights to take his place
bu. Roseerans cannot be spared We may safely count
uDon renewal, at an early day. of Fighting JOes" at
tentions. He viii clamOr for reinOrcemenis as loudly
AZ Mcclellan and, being an AbOHtonist will get them
readily enough. After he has received them and bis
men have been supplied with fresh muskets and KNAPP
sacks he will begin the preliminary dancing around Of
the military boxer Already he is digging industriOusy
in the vicinity Of West Point which alarms US very
much We shall not expect, however, 10 receive any
special vors from him until about the 10th of June
should he visit Us before that time, shall be entirely
unprepared 10 receive him. much when be sur
prised Us At Deep Run and Kenys Ford.
Active operations in the Valley the State Of Pier
Dou and along the line Of BlackWaer are not antoiPa-
ted 1. is said our pckets have entered Suffolk, which
the enemy have abandoned, on the suppositiOn that
Longstreet retired reinforce Les-as if Lee needed
hin or could possibly handle than 100000 men in
such a country as that around Fredericksburg.
Tbe policy Of cavalry raids and concentration upon
Hooker will be adopted by the enemy; and HoOker's
future movements will in all likelihood be guided BY the
suggestions Og an ingenious Datchman-One Emile
Schalk, or Emily Cbalk-WhO knows more about militia
~ matters than any man in America and has pointed
Qua in thin book the exact way in which both parties
Yankees and COnfederatss can whip each other with
absolute certainty and with very little ifieulty.
Chalk advises the Yankees to push their way in solid
column some half million strong, along the Eastern slope
Of the Blue Ridge 20 Lynehburg, and so turn Rich
mOud take IT, and drive the COufederates into the At
lantc Ocean, where they will probably all get strangled
and come out 70 be taken captive. This is very fine
plsn. Hooker viii follow l. well as he is able. He
v not attempt to march overland to Charlottesville
until the dirtdggers at the White House are sufficiently
numerous TO compel Lee TO fall back for the protection
Of his rear Az soon this is accomplished, he win
sand stOnsman to the Of Gen. Elzey in Richmond,
rush his main body to GOrdOnsvle, and thence carry
out brilliantly the entire Chalk programme.
Should Hooker refuse to obey Chslks precepts, and
attempt some vAgary of hI own We fear he viii get hurt
Do what hs viii, We feel as confident as the Washington
Chroniels thai the Summer campaign in Virginia, if LEFT
wholly IN Biz hands, win b one Of the most memorable
in history.
Diplomacy in Aid Of Arms.
Tia Noble Register, with q cOmmon-sense view Of