Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-18
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The Southwest.

indeed there is remarkable aud apparently unacco0nt
abe difference in our hvor For 40 years the enemy
has been irving 10 reach Richmond. lie has spared
neither money nor men TO accomplish bis purpose for
the reduction Of the rebel Capital would have given him
more credit in the eyes Of foreign nations than the cap
ture of all other Southern cities put together He has
sent his best Generals aud his largest armies sgsnst us
and, although they once succeeded in getting within
6ve miles Of Richmond, they have been repeatedly
driven OF with hOuid slaughter. The only Victories
deserving the name Of decisive have been the
soil of virginia audia the seabOard States OF the South.
Disasters We have had in this Secton-as-at Hatteras
Roanoke Island, Newbern aud Fort Pulaski buhp the
main, we have been maryellously successful
Far different has been The atooG war in the South.
xsst E.ry in the war our lines we're established at
Borlins Green, and might have been advanced to Nu,
drOughs Hill not only With impuny, bu with positive
advantage In Missouri Prise carried the Confederate
banner as far North Lexington, and might have cap
tured St. Louis bad he been supported But the winter
Of cl saw standards driven out Of Kentucky Ten
hes,ee penetrated, North Allbara osclped, New Or.
leans tlmely'surrenderSd Isand No. losaud Memphis
given up, and finally, after theAoOly, but d,cis We
fight at Shiloh, West Tennessee abandoned and North
Mississippi permanently occupied by the enemy wLo
boosted, aud, as we then cared not yan'y that he
TOuld soon cut The Conederaey twain aud hold the
entire length Of the Father Of Waters.
The second Summer OF the var witnessed change,
which promised TO restore no, only what we had lost,
bu, TO carry our victorious bayoncJs the tcemug
fields North OF the Ohio Beasregards skilful retreat
from Coruth bore all thu fruits OF great viet6gy-iI
nOn-plussed Halleek threw he plans Into confusion,
aud suljScJed LA army the withering etf,cts Of
a hot ciulie, aud inas;ion. The stseams that had
borne the ,nemy's gunboaJs in triumph through
the heart Of Tennessee, dried up Brdgs's army
was suiJe.y transferred TO Chattanooga; Kirby Smith
pushed fgrward amos, Cileinna,i Buell. forced
~ beat hasty the Of great circle, the
chord OF which Bragg was expected to olIOS aud cut
him of from Louisville which city given up as los
and everywhere in the Soglhwc, the Confederate cOOrs
were seen Advancing ~ triumph reyiyius the dormant
spirit Of Kentucky and creating coi.terua,oH among
the lIoo>iers.
Within few weeks Oh, csst WIS woeiuily lowered
Buell. was permitted to reach Louisville, aud 10 receive
reiugorcements. Bragg who had been issuing adniIa
Le proelima;ions ana asaiing Governors with great
ponp was compelled to retreat Kirby Smith
called the brilliant but incOncusiye battle OF Ptrryvlc
vas fought and the army that was TO redeem Kentucky
and capture Cincinnati Thoughts itself lucky in getting
back 20 the mountains of Tennessee with some wagon
loads OF jeans
The useless attack OF Van Dorm o. Co'iuth, and the
eroic eghug a, Murireesboro failed retrieve Baggs
1uismanagemept OF the Kentucky campaign; we wse
forced 10 retire our lines aud the Yankees hold
Nashville moro my thsu before-threaten seriously
the occupation OF Easteunessec-are disodged from
Northern Mss>sippi-have sglin entered Florence and
make promise, altogether iilc Of entering
Georgia.
This Is the painful history Of arms in Tennessee
and Kentucky five cross the Mississippi and inquire
tae result Of our efforts in Arkana and Missouri, the
record IS too iumiatng be narrated at length No
man cares to hear the story Of the Confederate cause
After the fall Of McCulloch aud the joining Of Prices
f,rces to those of Beauregard. The eRouicle is not
,aore sad than it is shameful It may be summed up
+. the dishear,euing announcement: made in latest
, xchanges shat the armies OF HoiSes and Hnuman
ave dwiudled from $4,000 down TO u mere brigade
Texas and in she Irdan Territory the story "a much
tle same-arge armies raised aud nothing accomplished
Concerning ArEop. and New Mexico we have ceased 10
have anything whatever. Perhaps they longer
Ioasdered part Of the Confederacy "a.
When the fortunes of war have beeu.ss uniformly
rdverse it isnot surprising that people, ShO in its
nj their field, tLe loss OF their sves and the burning
ii their houses, should desire its cessation at the ear
ct moment, aui, perhaps, be willing to make conces
ous, which others Fortunate would reject It is
hosbeeved that the Southwest lacks faith in the ut
mate success Of the Cause or is ynsing to make as
great sacrifices as the Peopc in lie Valley and in Tile
wreF Virginia have done bus when they perceive
ronth ater mon,h pas by wtho 1t any Roadway being
t.srh . ia, 4
10 the enomys ADVANCE they naturally eu0gh distrust
the arbitramens of tho-sword and incline 10 the G2Ped
tnts Of diplomacy.
Il IS not for thu v4u. OF brave that the South
west b., suffered 81 Men neyef, ugl better than the
soldiers of the South vest at Belmont DOnelsoa Shiloh
Perryylle Corin.h anl Mlrfrees5OrO Tnere has been
n want Of Generalshp, aud CORES )O,Ging want OF
confidence increased by the belief tina, the Conf drae
1ioyernmrnt WIS indiesen; Of the richest aud
truest portions of the South This is happily re-
moved The President has placed one Of our ab'es.
Generals in command Of the whole Southwest; he has
.,u, Magruder and Krby Saith to aid Johnston in the
Subdivisions Of bis Department and puy he has En-
trusted Price with the discharge OF special service for
which he is so well fitted Avcady the beneficial effects
Of the reorganizaOa OF the Southwest have been t.
Tse repulse Of the enemy at vicksburg Port HuisOa
eld Fort Pemoerou me capture OF iroh eu euhoOa'S
"a the splendidacheyemeniso Of wheelers Van DOrns
aad Morgan's Cavalry, have sent thrill Of hope and
snsdehes throughout the Con,eteraey. The South
sss has length good eagss 40 be san uiue of us -
tare. r itnesasny urEnce beyondthe late brilliant
' etores, win susgz~-thss day may come when
, rhdne Joe Hooker vii receive Hslav more erushin,
80 any MCCLELLAN Pope, or Burnside TeesveS-Shopld
- hammer it raayehanes that every man Lincoln cans
. - -, a. ~ needed near Washington. Faen
Johnston uay nass Lis iOFees in ole grand aEmyanq
lasu-ihs wrongs Of the Southwest viii be avenged
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