Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-01
The Contingencies of the War with Reference
70 Virginia.


and ustriOu, BY d,els Of vaOr unsurpassed IN the al
mails Of the WortL lArs' portion OF Grants amy,
dssDsased from the sity OF remaining longer on
the Mississippi is believed 70 be making Ts way 70 N
Safe Of Virginia. Grant himself the mos; successful nj
g,nersl who has ,et appeared against Us vii most
c.r,aply spoear mex, upon this theatre, The belief
ses, 10 be really entertained BY the enemy, that Il
t,sv can over,hrow Lees army aud take the Cap tAl
ne 90 A. "a cod. Tney will therefore, mass
porerfuI arm, N his iroOt, nth the hope OF over
wpelui & btm b. eng e bios, or by sending suols
eouuo ay.,u e Ric-7 o., 6y archer route, eomPt!
bin.o AL / G, O ls dele ees about Ne cay. Ihe
.,t nil ID u u, u5fess be made 70 invest me place
s,s ~. o, sssr. Shou.i Charleston fAI, the O'ee'
fem u..dN.r,S Carolina would probably be ADDED
IN a., b 3 t.ius afUy AID vast an army thus be
,.,,,r.ao, i u, 81 70 render The serge thorough 1t
MT Elf etuaL
With CO.., p,s.bil,y before ~, We take the hb,ry OF
.,gse,,i.g s.ain re importance Of Beginning IN TIM
an. accumulation here o. provisions ammun ton and
p,.sr- o. var sufficient 10 enable 10 meet all Il
o,o I. g,pies Of usa situation. Tue tall OF Vieks
h, i .,,,iu.eI 20 zoe ala ilsrtenGOn Of those whose
duyi, 80 o SEE % inns al important matter. VAN
-. W,n,lg ,,uud g &c o-s ears /, would be treason
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,ir.b ga, V,Asb1rg s5Orld ave osel sAVed the W.
ness s4.. 81 ..Ae S-d ,Acs ice Of surrerd.F II If
ineoc .aoi, important ,nA. e4en late esOl not tie
fal liz UapaIJ. Cor vt,raes. Ia MILITARY ease,
tnsc,y Is a. we'd 70 1ssrg .mp.esuaeiS Wan the
veterans VI Lee srug .ng - iorttoauons, sc d.
pot o-neys 4 GU DC Aken ~ Aay f0Tce tie enemy
e,ud mas, around &C.. 4 0gly thing that could ell
d,pssc ia saSety, soud oe inadequate supply Of
nov sio.s asamuli lou or Timely precautions
vii eeurs ~ against this Toe matter rests Nth
the a. hOri les snd The whole 1ry 4 have It's eyes
% tue uay in which they AZ -aemse-Tea.
Eyry,fyrt msauEhIs shoUld te L. de 70 reinforce
Lss His splendid army could not sHTs goce through
ne camp.gu beyond the Potomac ana fought the great
bss,e Of GstyIburg Nithout being nah reduced 'Id
sa.tetti. he has binIet. felt Necessary to order
absent odiesra c1i men To IetWn 10 JAeir command,
ipmedatsy aud to Sppss 90 the Peop.S Of the States
Ito send forn eve7y man abb 70 beer ssus, TO aid the
nav. scder4 uAo have 80 len helssu back foes,
20 s:riAs decisive slOE fo- The safety aud saneiy Of
on, homes and The Independence Of or county An
appeal from Such quarter shond sdnOush u that tbe
iced I Seinforce mems /, strongly felt, and ,houd
stimuLae al 70 whatever ,9r. th can make 70 supply
lhs need There ArS thousands Of soldiers scattered
through he ooelEry With Aud thOut eaVe Of absence,
sAo. II Lot now by this cal of their great con-
sander, should be compelled By public opinion, OF by
esrg banded over 70 the nearest military post 10 re-
urn TO duty 10 Gtd ioO, there scattered dstach-
snts Of troop{ here snj there and guards and squads
~ places inrumsrabe EhO VeLs sring no service AZ
Al eorDa able in value air that they might rder 40
il front Of the enemy. AL these should be gathered
N ana united Win tie mai iorcs The york OF con
ssriotiOn, too, under the usF cal q the President
should BE- pushed With the u most snergJ and zeal and
he eVes prepare for Ihe Geld with eli the spsteb
that such PREPARATION admit o. By such means a.
tbsss Gen v Wcnd soon have force that WoCld make
him as cer,a ly in the iu.rre in the past the easy
master Of the enemy on the col q Virginia Richmond
would be relieved Of al peril present prospective,
aud the hopes OF those sho Eould sois With den0nisc
10Y 81 tie d5wniA Of the Seat Of Government would
be ind. fsiJsy postponed.
What We have Sid relates mainly u the day of The
Confederate authorities, Ia preparing 10 tie
Terest el5s We have ysS been called 10 fAcs Ed, te
sboie responsibility does not rest With them nor tie
whole means Of su;,olr. Il kOud be remembered that
Il L the Virginia OF Yrgnians. and their chief and
most famous city that menaeed. The proportion o,
men 10 this State in :he stsy and yet capable Of
bearing ann. compared With those m service is rot
l nsrlsp. than nv. 20 orc. Il Is not necessary nor
,5 /, be ,ud ci, a, 20 withdraw ibis great body OF
citizens from The useful Indeed Indispensable sVOcl
tions IN which mo- OF ,hem are engaged. But in
Tar as they can AID in tie general defence without neg
IectIns Necessary upOJmert, it IS iisht that they
so1d do So and 10 - rig1t that tuey should be
suired 70 do So We expressed lhe hope yesterday
that tAe Governor rOLd eoLyoke the Legislature, and
call upon them 70 PISS d CoGserpliOu Law, N mod'hed
form aud ior local dsftrce, embracing AZ Gs-
tween he Ages Of sixteen aud sixty, NbO
are not la pc 10 -, rycs under the Confederate Law
Such a laW eu.d Jds al who have furnished ID
sslusss al 10 gore al mechanics physicians, eaeue
ana plrzous-evtIy ouDa1 being indeed, physically
sJmp.,eut n VIC woO = reached By the law Of
Gu rsis. T:,y Should required 10 in their
tive nsgnbOroo- Is ami drill Al lelst once week,
and the po1,r " eOmYsl aaeadAnee and obedience
du.y shoud De ~ sEDgea. as N toe regd4r service.
They shoud be lrovi1ed With signal men, eOu iers,
ss,u, engineer AID very adjunct useful 70 Thorough
examination and ,,isnt serv &c. It should be their
speslA daiy 70 lock o. 10 1adA aud 20 capture s9a
destroy those engaged ~ Asm They night also release
from such duy aud send %: he army mar! regular SOL
diers nov engage II quad g 9-be property, bridges
dspOIs armories, prisons, g. an huhcns up oessr'e
al suagger IN protecting stores Ss' by DONG these
duties for them. I should be made taeiF duty 70 ala
The Confdeis,e cOnscrps officers in g,tDg u every
nan subject 20 duty. fuese ard macy other things Of
Ereal importance the common safe'y and Tlare they
N ght LerfOrn, at bat HtLe ooas 70 the STATE. We
earnestly feel that the necessity Cor zach measure is
usAr at hand and tnAtws have oct than time
suouRh 20 make ready for it, We therefore again dc
clare the eOns ion thar it is duy Of TIE Governor
t ono, 70 ass.nbs the Legislature, ana iAy this prs
iaT matter before them