Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-13

Az assss ss rs,gIscsmssE IL RhIoi Ns ksTs ths adj
v,ptave Thsy are ezhsrapsed b formidable OPP
Dosiou 20 the enforcement Of the CSnsCrpt Law, which
is their orIy resort We are encouraged and sustained
in our effort, in that direction BY eKtraneous Influences
,bs most powerful that could be exercised In cause Of
hs sort-nothinE less than the remonsraoces and APP
oeals Of our noble selEsacrhcng women Every effort
should be made to pot Lees army on such footing as
will enable him TO ant epae the efforts Of the enemy and
al, ,op him before be can render his conscrp.s avail
,Sls for service Ii We can accomplish this, Aeades
amy viii hardly escspe annihiadOn. Such prospect
saou surely cause every soldier in the Coaiedrscy
Who may be absent from any to rush at once to
bis command, and aid in concentrating so grand re-
suit.
II this is present OOndition-thAt Is our condi-
ton in Immediate and almost certain prospeOt-Wbai
WI il be year nine months hence, By possibility
the WaT should continue long, when the terms OF SER
vice o. fully Ventenhs Of the Yanke army will have
expredl Our troops will be in the full vgor Of efcien
ey while the Yankees will have to rely altogether upon
esnscripz We have apprehension that the devoted
soldiers of our army will desire to return home while
Yankee is on Southern soil We feel perfectly assured
that the Yankee soldiers viii follow the example OF their
brethren in arms so often set during the present Sun-
mer, and quit the service upon the expiration of
their terms. This Is gloomy prospect for the
Yankees, and an encouraging one for u.s. The
or sis OF the war will be reached at that period,
if we do not bring it on before by some de-
oisve movement Any event which shall involve
Tor the Yankees necessity for another draft, may well
b, regarded as the finale to the REen the draft
could be successful which far from PresumAble upon
II hyn - tha Noroa rails
would cut sorry figure confronted by our veteran
braves. Toe Yankees have too vivid conviction Of
the utter hopeesness of any such resort as means to
continue the war, 10 Justify the presumption that they
would persist in the pursuit Of an enterprise so
sy beyond the range OF possible success. Il
tain, however that this conviction will cause them TO
make every available effort in the interval to accomplish
their hesh purposes The desperate character Of their
present si.uaou aud above all the reaz ltion Of the
er-ble e1.remi, 20 which they will inevitably be re-
lueed the orss referred to- arc already producing
the Influences peculiar to condition Of despair. Ne
groes and white neu alike, being enrolled, and eY.
cry indacement In the way OF mooey and pllnder L.
being held out with visW 10 raise SUFFICIENT force to
accomplish Southern subugltOn within Ihe available
campaigning period between this and JuaS or July
next We should pr pare ourselves to resist this on.
sauglt. 1t viii be the y,oSa! spasm which Is to e1.
haui. the enemy. After il he VII il PROSTATE At our
fs.,, and be completely at oar mercy.
There can be no doubt but tha: Seward will prose-
cue this va to the utmost possible Limit that Northern
public opinion AID Northern liberation will assign
Wih him there 10 no de6gLs period to s duration,
slys a. which exhausted resources or popular revolt
viii tx II os1 b. prosecuted 10 March, 1868, It will
be djae for thus the odiun OF 81 sslroQy peace will
be transmitted the succeeding administration l. 10
especially Important % S1vGrd Ebo viii probably be
the ceGl Abolition candid4te fos the Presidency that
the war shoald sa5rscs the election period so that tue
army would hAai 20 en- oros the one side system
Of voting which has recently Characterised the elect on
n Kentucky. We believe, hONegsr, that thOre is
enough of revolutionary spirit sill lstt in the North
to rends The suOb policy doubtful At least
We snticiplts tnit a erisS Wil cone bef 10 then
which viii siOri Us ~ opportunity for an aggressive
movement, WHICH, successful a. We feel assured it
will be- must inevitably result in peace The Northern
Democracy will DO blind 70 their Own interests if they
DO no: promote this contamination in acme form or
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