Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-01
AEa,rs at fredericksburg.

Hooker. advance IS god sigu. We take 1t to
s.n uuequivOcay that alter A0eS TlSlL anu aiLer AL
,nner OF brides aud Inducements the I"o years.SOi
untsers have refused positively " &c enlist Therefore,
,, d.eree has come dowL IRON Washing on that these
man mus, DO pat " O1tJss .aey Tesgra home II
,nr,.rs ltls whether they Or cannot accomplish
Nh, dstss. OF Lee Iney snail uoE 50 home until tiey
have been made " pay DlJO1 aud Tor thelr board
.,d clothes during TIE past pIuler. The best Gov
,,, nm the lace OF the earn" mas no idea Of being
s.iuded oy parcel VI r,cusauI semi CopPerhead SCI
,4 II .6gy, viii lot save JleIr count y that is Tie
prs.sul Administrator, they suA al leas do all tie
nrn Iasy eau lie IeJta teIoIe tLey are asbandet
SIN, thousands VI tLeu Nl Ue ALsG Or horribly maj
geI, JlG lA4E mat,eis LO-
mo uyyva,uI, 50 l-r We can judge, appears to be
sfs,Is \, Deep hun, Willie lie gIauu attack is to be
mad. Oh Lees .elJ ua-A. Inc iUI.es laIely marched
o,. OF Washington NaIr,u1Un Nil probably Join the
,,slu. column. /, las 0,tu slated, On what Is De-
,t 4, be gyod au,LOI.,y, that Rockers army is uu-
,.try I,,,.luau. Oul Oau. The rtiLiIrcemeuts from
,y,s,,,.,a may MAKE II large; bus that Is OF little
.,... IL as We La,, L,aId, lie country above Fred
....,u,g Is Is veil adapted Tor defensive warfare as
~, s,rus Of lie grand slaughter VI December last.
TIA pro,p,ct OF general engagement occasions
..r.,..v .uy excitement WLaIeS0' IA the Confederate
r.,;rl Lee and Jackson are 0Uuudanuy able 10 cope
i,h HOOKER, even though las army were no. demOra-
doiea.s, by ds'Eust and hatred Of their
,h,l,,oni,s Commander, sLd by the Iapable fact that
=. t;,.ol, Government IS forcing light out Of them
-, f,r ,olLe a. their refusal Ie.euist IL an end
=, =, tr negro freedom and wni.e slavery. Itwould
IN. ., -
,,i,tsr Hood, and that d gerous lef'-hauder, Pick
:, could take part lie approaching engagement;
IA "O.d a ami -U.d Jubai ana 'he ress Of Lees
inipg Captains lGI L4e9IeLals will be sufficient 10
o,no,,e ta5 pugaaey Ot Fighting Joe Hooker Tor the
,,.,0f A. lie, We uuss.
Tue 6oAyy tans Oi 'ae piss two days may interfere
.,;o,slv Y "a tue AlgitlAry WorN which the Con-
t,Isr.so aud Yankee armies are aoou. to engage. II
oJvtnee bngad3s OF the enemy have crossed at Deep
Pom and tue river rises behind tlem, endangering
,,sir Dontoon bridges they may be promptly recalled
and tbs-a.lck pos poaed Tor more suspicious weather
NJ ,,sn.i be painfully disappointed ii they are per-
,,sd to rernu to the Stafford shore without molesta
LII, an object, doubtless, to get them over and
v,sia striking distance, Tor the tight must come, the
s,oasr it comes the better; but this practice of cross
No southern river must not be permitted to continue
.i,b,ut the eGaciOa Of heavy toll.
An this may safely be trusted to our noble Lee. lie
not a bard-aearted man or one Who delights in the
,odlinp of bloo4 but he remembers those people
-, -. lust suits" to shell city full Of women and
children at safe distance, and he viii not be Unwilling
execute Justice upon them. For Us, it is enough to
Low that at the very MOMENT almost, when it had
an decided by the tyranny at Washington, that the
summer must pass in operations wholly defensive, a
,ulden change of attitude has occurred and the often
.;,s has been resumed. This bodies good for Lin
ain. II tells Of plans Unexpectedly frustrated, Of
themes adopted before they have. been maured Of
'. knox 10. what il that obstinate Northwest, which
viii no, IS consOr.bed on any terms. Altogether the
81 ms are auspiciOus