Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-19
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RICHMOND WIG.
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. 3, lssS.
The Situation.

beFs and resources, u gSnefaiy 70 eiou party euc-
eassion OF altCrnate SUCCESSES aud revers :. Be
tween bell;sereus a. anequAy matched in PREPARATION
IN numbers and means a. the parties this war, II
would no. he singular if the successes we're all, or
nearly all On the sds Ct The stronger and better pro-
vided. Eor would such a fact bs GiseCulagng, stree
10 overrun so vast a country this and suit gate
numerous and obstinate people, would r.QuiFe 50 pro
Ionged an eao thar time uOuld Asnredy sShanst and
10 the md conquer the armies that seemed al the time
eoroletirg their adversara Such Has eIPe- fence
in ne var tf 76 and such has been tee experience Of
other countries 10, so fAvOrAby situated ourselves
respect TO s1te ded territory aud scattered population
Bst WHEN a addition 10 tbs assuIaacs OF ulmAte
rsss even II the ls Of eonts. hOrmly against
IS We have she fact shas We have shOsn ourselves more
than mach t.r the enemy IN batIle-thAt Se have
gained bali doz n fells where ne haze Lost one
int what Ihey have gR!nd &c have tor the most part
voluntarily abandoned them, while where We have
CHOSEN 10 make determined rvs stance, as in the aP
proac rs 70 this city, lave held them Il bay and Ol
cd their mghte efforts sdSAnee, He have Ihe sur
anse that we VII MT be LEI. 10 tie sloE r,lI # ime,
bus will win a spesdr success By Own NalOur and
strength.
Ju,t Al this time one OF the auc.uatiors Of the
has lowered "a from the eres, Of prosperity which
Ne had bsen for almost Hhole year riding. FrOm tie
CAPTURE a NeE 0rsns to the defeat az ChAne louisville,
m, enemy had eGpsrieneed wiIh important r1cel-
ten nothing bus dis lster add encouragement. few
mooths ego, HOoS,r va, dragging his bat cred
and dseimAted army back acrOsA the R4pPAhan
neck for d e..er behind the fortiEcatOns OF Sta
f,rd R,secrans dar,d NOT move foot in TeunCs-
D. In ~ A.
V,eksburg and Banks similarly occupied be ore
Port Hudson. The most timii and Weak-sPIel OF our
people fsl animated by CO46ieree that for the time
approached courage and saDgune we're our Generals
aud Rulers that il was determined TO change the
from def,ns We 70 aggressive. Gen Lee crossed the
Potomac and penetrated far iato the eHemJ country.
Afer bloody battle Of three days in which be failed
10 dlSdgs the enemy from OstiOn which it safer
for chem 10 attempt 70 bold than 10 incur the haEsrds
Of fight be dstsrm ed that il vas more prudent %
ABANDON The policy Of aggression aud return to tie
plan Of defence. de came back and resumed bis cid
uooa where to this y he de6es aud holds back the
euemy % proudly aud successfully be did before
the battle Of ChaucellOrsvle Ia what then s pc
s.tioa in Virginia than it At time when al
we're 90 eoaented With it, The attempt at aggression
did not realize our hOoss but thA. all. We stand
nos A. We stood before It vas made-aothng gained
nothing Osg for Which Ss did not OBTAIN full ,qu.v
alsnt from the ouemy.
Veksburg and Port HalsOr it is RE, have been Lost;
bat there vas not man among u, nor among the
enemy, Who bad not thought That they we're lost
than twelve months before when Nav Orleans WIS taktn
We bad then measured 1he qIences Of their fall
and schoord ourselves bear them Il happened that
We h,ld them more than year Jnger Jhsn eipcc.-
ed Was IL tea, TO be considered great disaster and
an unexpected Encouragement that they 6uAy yielded
70 the tremendous eHJr's Of the enemy. Aud DO We
not kno v u1eoSer thai tie p0sse7o Of those pIle~s
will no. give the enemy the sdSanlag's they ande
uasd an that the unprOd Ableness Of their SUCCESS VIII
react ald prJdce3 a disappointment in victory greet
a. OR ehagrn in defeat We haze lost less by the
render Of Yieksbury and Port Hudson than We bad a.
ready braced ourselves 70 stand, and kneS could
bear without jeopardy to the cause.
Bat RosscrAls has At last Venuced to move, and We
haze given way before him East Tennessee 8 in bis
ha a. The heart Of the Confederacy has been pene
traseC We do not deny tbAs .hiI has all the appear
anee Of serious disaster But it remains to be seen
whether appearances arc to become reality. Ia
turing 20 far IRON his country, be has exposed
hnss % the chance OF destruction. e Is not to be in
fyrrsi from bis being aOEel to enter East Tennessee
that be 4 be allowed 10 stay, that be Ni be per
nit 10 escape without paying fearful penalty for his
Iashaess. We can give assurance that this Will be-
&c ly remind The reader that il may be. Uat this
{, determined, there is occasion foe dependency
Ould The event Be What Nish We stand Feinstaled
aud more. and may rejoice that again in the
Ascendant
But should still further reyeTses await our arms, Wa
know thai acting in selfdefsnoe, can resist longer
than the enemy eau asai We have every reason, too
10 believe that long before the point Of entire phys
cal exhaustion may be reached other causes viii
arse 70 STAY the murierouI hand Of the Invader. Il Is
already wonder 10 all the world how financial crash
has been kept Of Il cannot be prevented mueh longer
The Indebtedness Of that Government added that Of
States, cities eOrpOFatO and Individuals "a already
grestsr than the whole vaae OF the real and personal
property Of the country. YankeedOm is at this day in
solvent The fact vii som be appreciated, and then
credit viii fail, and The smssh viii come. Il Is no
ansuer 10 say our condition il as bad Il is nO-but II
/: we're bankrupt nation may continue TO defend it ELF
bl. cannot age a iOreiga war. Even II money could
continue 10 be had, the signs from abroad are unms
taxable that the time Is distant when or more Of
he great european GOVsFnmsuts val have hTsT rs voice
and then, il need be, h4 hand in this business and
fresh and powerful COMPLAINT entering the WOnl
mako short work Of the war. EhsrOf these agencies
coming into play would give courage to that large bat
tmd peace clement knO En exist in the United States
and which would eagerly seize an opportunity to make
i.soH felt
An things considered there l. much 10 assure rs OF
success an 50 little 10 impair condolences, that the man
Who doubts despOnds Only shOEs his lack Of man.
hood. He q 70 be pitisd for the ln6rmity.
The Future.
The recent address Of the Yankee Athenian, Sum
nsr, delivered in New York. betrAys a lively senso Of
Dsrl 10 his country from fOrsigu complication, Tia