Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-21
Ths Fall of Vleksburg,

We have ber,tliore celltrvd our determination 10
,vsi, the diyugement of the fcts before passing udg
nm, uDon tie surreIder Of Vicksburg. This COD
add. dus not on, 10 Lent Gen. PemO, ron, but 10 the
brave aud faithful M,ior and igader Generals who
wee involved with him in the responsible lty, and whc
We are 10th 10 thin SOud have semi tad % it, unless
h.dbeen not only Unsuitable Ia demanded BY the c'rCum
stances What has thus far cOme 10 light only render
Il the more necessary that there should be full and
authentic do IRE Of the facs-iOr at present she sur
render is YER far hon being justified When We read,
some weeks ago the stirring little speech Of zen PEN
h,t,n ia which he sa that, after the last round OF am
nunon was expended; after the last horse mule, dug
.t rat were eaten: sfer the last man was dead IL
t,s ditch; then those Sho suspected his fidelity or his
courage you'd see it they would follow him, at what
pres he would sell yek,burg-We thought Of Leyden
an noa, OF Londonderry aud SaIagOsea, and expect
trst name not less glorious would be added TO &
u of ees made iwmOr,sl By hercism, endurance, suf
Fsrag, aud, we hoped, triumph. THIS expectation l.
n,t realized. The q eston IS whether the surreD-
ds, - to be justified or cOndem ed, and, If the latter TO
wat degrees To decide this inGorma ion is needed
Wa nave. on the one hard loose and anonymous
m m, o, desttuton aud starvation In the city. We
We, on the other, CD representations as these by
.nkee Ietter-wuters. after entering the city:
Tie stock Of Rs5tI aDulati0H also, PrOrsS 10 Be
a. srprisiNgiy hsary.
The sock Of amy clothing Is cfeiGlIy iNvOeed at
a. $500 OOO Contsdsrais money.
Of ..yar, mo asses aud Sal there large guGnt
81 re, Sirty thousand pOu',ds Of bacon found in
q one place"
Lieut. Gen. Psmbsrton, himself, makes the following
Aaor.on as 20 his 1y to continue the defence, and
.s.sns the fol owing reason Tor the surrender:
i make this proposition to tie farther s5asiOn
a of Nood Wheh NUT otherwise be shed to frigh full
extent, feeling myself iy able to maintain nyPo'-
"a ,ion for aH iEdsfHiss period
I, NAV be that General Pemberten, knowing the chT
.,,a, Of the enemy he had TO deal With praetsed
,iousaoe deception in declaring his ability maintain
bls Dosi,iOn for an indefinite time and assigned iake
ICON for the proposed surrender This Is the most
charitable construction We can pat upon ms iangua &C.
Tor Il IL be otherEise, the surrender was act Of
oov,rice or treason. Arnold justified his medtAted
treason by declaring that the contest vas hopeless one
On the part Of the men OF 70, and iA pcoOngatiOn
must lead only to the profdess efusiOn Of blood So
g oresy justified his berlysl of the Hungarians. War
IA nos waged 70 save the thusOn Of blood. We took
uo arms for no such purpose Gea Pemberton vas not
spDOinsei 10 his high command With that object If to
sava ,be efasion Of blood ia ground for surrender
tbso every ST ny We have and every city and strong
hold in our pos esson, should b. at once surrendered
We esnno. continue this resistance against invasion aud
on rsRe-this defence of all We hold dear-Wthoat the
Ell on OF blood.
Bus we bring for yard this matter, andalude to these
S..tures Of il only for the purpose Of showing the
ssssi,v for full exposition o, the facts. Such eIpOs-
0D .hond also disclose the reason of Gen. JohnstOns
delav and IA lure TO attack Grant.