Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-04

IHg ONE THING EDIsPzSsABLE a-rt /.
Now thatthe Mi si,sipp Is comp, tey in our poser
sO md COniederacy permanently bisecteo the enc
siDr,me itosSsy FOR the ending OF he War the oe-
| strac'iJAo L3ss army. The TACT csnnOt be cis
III y recOguz -, too cose sc'ed upon. II Should
sl:e shape the military plans OF Government and
reA ,Ie the ,xpeotauO OF the peolle As Cato use
Z finish every speech bis in the Selae on whaeveF
SD joct viii wordg my op Mon IS that Carthage
nj 3. De dss royed" 81, in every couucl of war an
ggery popular convention, whatever he hu mess IN
hlnt thHst thilg heard ought TO De, Lees efRy must
be DINE for"
Itis ,bere where she remaining vlgor Of the Confejc
racy ctefy lies. In tact rom the frs; year OF the war
toe bel Government has voled ciI care 20 COL
eentrate In that army ell the fneG elements Of is
strength The rank and file bsve been made up OF The
very prn men every Cofede ate a,e cast Of
tic Mississippi and the Generals o'ed 70 lead them
lee S,nswall jack. on, Longsree the two hill and
EW,l-were, beyond all dispute the abb OF Ill the
Southern commander In numbers in completeness OF
equipment, in abundance of eliai and, stGt Of
2 ger -equeuce ~ in dkei lue IN eSpr du corps
aud ia coz sice Of its Prowess 1t was tar superior
10 Gy other onfeterate organ z4uon LIS history his
baen mainly record of success invariably 80 wien E
ACT on the decisive 1t has stood like wall OF ire
between US and tie rebel Cap al; ard to day just
as lar Oai tbss poat when, tSo years ago LAST
We fed bst K from Bull Run. On tho Chick ,hom y, at
Frcd rick burg at Chancel ogsVlle aud on scores OF
moor fields enough OF patriotic b'ood has been shedto
! a
toe to-day contron;s Us. The most we have done hrs
bel 10 chtck i,-"heu IT, in tmn became the invader
! 3 the most desperate 6gh'i succeed in hu'l,ng
II back at An'ietan ard i,cttysbrrg; 6W IN feiHT
of these cases did do anything aaoTe than 6ea 6ges
We aid i0t dsabiG a.; ;0s dsd not ereR eT,ppe a. We
| broke Gown 10 part oisit5 org icn We did lot
even dep:ivB Il OF any OF is at y ans iap0rt0ut
| portion OF It's material Of any kpd Is OILY loss on
both occasions WIS oss Of strength; and this
repaed alter the battle o. Antetn by ne acce sions
80 the sauce thing will quickly !o1w upon tbe ate OF
Gs;tysbu,Z O.ber armi,s all b. depict ii need be-
10 brig up tris Old giant champion o his Old arsugio
| We may as well sco-pti st as fixed "a t, nat
whatever Use has be SACRIFICED the iebsi Government
viii keep its Army OF Virginia 70 tile utmost possible
efoiebcythst il viii X hst army it, tcrlcrn hope,
always his msce it it, InaiE buwarS-and that on
the fate of that army hangs the Ia o OF the rebellion.
Toe ga.v.et mislek- in our military cement thus
far has en- hat ;h., T, army of VIrg MIA hiss
confronted b. an army OF ony about tue sam5 nsgui
tude or, az oS of no such pEepooderance as Wa ne
oassarr cosd ring that the proper role OF the Latter
was att OK and tia. CT tie former ony drlence. AT
army op"Ta'irg hostile couu ~, sg last an enemy
hay all tie fcl Of interior Inca necessarily la
bVJs under great drDdvansge; and this can be counter
nsaroed only roportionate superiority In numer
ca strength The Amy Of the Potomac has never had
any such superOiy HoEever true it may De that it's
neralship has been often very fanny, Gill the main
cause OF its failures has been s nsUicitrcg of oi
for the wo,k in hand. From the outset The Obey
rs beea to approach R.chmoId simultaneously from
different directions, so as 10 mpe Lee TO divide his
lru,y and expose each fraction o! il TO largely upo
ror fCTce AZ il is he tss always been able 10 pit bis
iyny SO unit against u; and, with the consumm Ale
si WITH which lie has handled il, tue wonder her Is
that on the whole We have held well than
hat We have not overrua Virginia. as was irsG antiei
pa.ed
TIE first otiec, OF Lees army Is undoubtedly the de-
fence Of Rchn ond But il docs necessarily ioloB
1 r =
be tie capture IF Richu d. II Lees army falls, so
does Richmond but cnmond NAV Il and leave LIE, g
army sill as formidable ever. The Gonederacy can
give up the one and yet be great mill avg power but
to lose the other Is death inevitable al Immediate -
Too much importance has be taCled 10 local con.
quests These Of course have their value bu' second
ary value orly just az isr as they can foot
holds from which the rebel armies can be tf
NJ assaLsd Just fer they TO bs przsd Tney
Il be Csma.e4 solely by mil arr standard; o. al all
by ,ertitorll measurements. The Con'Pderscy has no
geoe lptica entity. IL is but the sbJdoF of military
JoEsr Sri6e down tnat power, ana self az dis
apeses Bat ibis pow lies in sbe arrne. and no where
else = -st du'y, errforc may say in feet the
oay 6uyrur ;ba; dOae all is d0ne-is to destrOI The
armies Ard as Lees army is now almost the OILY one
OF ary CO sGsTA5c power existing IN the Uoniederacy
| ] toe ouy o. cur Government to make, IoS and
hencsCrh tie destruction Of theg army its tn5 great
purposc
Tu,Ie is bt orc way to secure tdis and that is the
concentration Il 0yerukclRiag forces 9Ht2 Vifg a1G
| On = L. successes IN The Southwest have released
from active service an immense numb Il veteran sol
der. Probably IL would not Le uch .ay tia
from he tim.ts OF Grant b ks, ard Rusecrars xix ?
tn u,ard H. could be spared. and vet leave fCices
amIl rg caoUgl co NEE: all the oop that could be
mustered sgas sleia by the rebels that qua Of
the c5up ~. VITA be aid OF TIE rapidly rpa.ipYiDg
nero gimeOts, rhcse lighting qualities are ow uni
vsTshy OK Ove5g q it would seem that there couli
he no QUESTION Of this ability. Were thousan1 If
tho Western sO!jiers-or rather said ESQ IN the West
for there ave thirty or forty regimen there IN lde
no Of E;s;ern laen-thus 70 be thrown, by the OK.
lie road byoush E:s;ern Tennessee and Western Vn
gint upon Lees tauS, ard we're tie old Army Of he
Potomac d, an early day 10 be reinforced up 70 lis
proper standard by the new drof t wou be physical
Is irqposs,bl Lee 20 hod fopsny vng p;rlOd
O course he too would be 60 soIe extent reinforced,
he has he, already since tue battle OF ttysbu'g
Butt1e forces aud the resources Of ths obfederacy
ra NV toe much reduced to admit OF any spsh Con nj.
blnon iaYo-iie army as tiu lis in our power, in
respect to the Army Of the Potomac Undoubtedly,
JEFF Davis will strain every energy the utmost ~
keepup the efficiency tf Lees command for he knows
tSs bi, late depends upon i. Blu ,uros Cover ment
has put forth only Hunted measure OF the
ergy 10 Insure complete breaking up Of that O n
maud aid with it the Instantaneous and absolute col
| lapse OF the ConiedIsoy.
LIS0oLNs eASsET-DEEAL or Izr HER4Lps PEACE
The Washington correspondent Of the New YOk Tbune und
date & 80 July, says:
The late fuods, i7moa' aerpt 10 belle The Cabinet IL
the Herald probably the sbsu pa d.
ptwIe1 n lpCn lie pub ju here suthbrE ny a
ae Cstpst, tuGsr, dtge sri N e few
Il is LATE ring, 10 deny Us rEtfasRe fVv asd
c3acuStUdW The o.Iint dc. 10 ,-bCes
d. publ!s session the idea Of frpg peace
tis sbssf Td,reh b=en serious son 10 the
Cabinet The suj Of peae Slavery fr feu 9th Is
the port, that has Cabin imbfbssb Further.
e, Cable. vii t.raII or c4ss pTo oloas Of
pea while rebel 10 b. sius the GJve nneHt.
The dis ussi1n the pr OAOn iIged 10
The Of tha fmanci atom Proc N ,laud "a 3
occasion The Pres ste iye at. Mr. I'd
h c1,s sho Id ID 10 he
IcA the psocla tito bu tlat its sppist should
DE- IN ye.sai etatts Oh &c and tsnon gid
WORD ng busih President chtss lelto N1rioA
r0us oie there coLGuiug EJclhmsionU DIS
tIiUis ip ope- rebellion nst re U-,n, r1 i-f
On tGe e. Of sayey te fts At the end Of The
war me unlOuIJ differing tbs maaas by which
s a.Ini All shH b. 5rodBa sbou use, Stan on
Wei e. an Usn OF opion thst svey should cease az
se,S whether severed III proe ma io OF ~ ne sS