Daily national Republican., 1863-05-26

Ths following from one Of the leading Rich
mond papers will he read 9Ih great Interest at
tits time,
From the Richmond whiE, May cal
vICKSBURG.
Suppose vickSburG has fallsn-the army in.
side Of the fortihcHtionS captured or destroyed,
Port Hudson reduced or AbGndoned-thc Mis-
sisSippI In its who length controlled by the enc
NJ, and the Confederhey temporarily or even
FOR the remainder OF the war, cut in twain.
suppose further, that thlS really great success
20 the foe and cruel disaster to ourSelves Is 1T
tended with consequences as certain as they are
deplornble-lncraased enthusiasm al the North, |
the triumphant vlndieatlon Of tho tyranny at
Washington, conScriptIon enforced even in the |
Sorthwest without opposition, perhaps a rcyi- |
al Of the spirit Of volunteering, peace parties |
rushed forever, men and money to an endless !
sgrn obtained, and Europe, busy with lts own
rro'g.c7, swel into permanent silence. sup
ioaH All :his-for bscomsS vs. nor 10 consider
ne worst SoSsib'e aspect Of De nsus--what then 2
Orr duty will then be precisely what 1t has
OITlys heen--to maintain the cause unAlnch-
,ug'y and 10 exhibit a spirit more indomitabe
r Irr.steut than that Of the enemy. Moth
ing is TO nc gained By dependency; all that has
n,"n lost may be regained by forttude and per-
-everancc It will be worse than useless TO
rr0roarn tue Government, however guilty it
NAV hn, for the nppor. .ment OF inexperienced
General, or to rcpnc over the precious blood
that has r"cn wasted by the misnanagcmcnt
". y. 'urcr intrustcd TO incompetent com
nan .rr-. \ great victory would have proved.
apparently. the sagacity Of the appointment
whi Ia has brought US 30 great troubles ;
&rw, defeat should silence the clamor,
which cannot at all undo an event Of the past.
Abe Jnwiadom IF our rulers must be borne as
naniully as the evils inflicted by the enemy
rhn lucrucss Of our hearts, which breeds de-
npoud,uov and dIsatIcction, wins no trumphs,
"larrs N" disasters, sustains no cause Great
l,~' o' aoui accepts all the calamlties Of war in
30" -I,rt Of !rhauc,, and rises superior to every
ulsiot'uu,. II 80 annot bear drfout as well
.,a ;un Yankee, We are unworthy to he free
r'l' som" one Of our large nrmics has been
'rairu a. offcn and n severely ns Tho Yankee
army oI ID" Potomac, Sc cannot say our cour-
agr haa hcrn fully Icslrt, or our ability to con-
.uCr Tegc" and independence has been cstah.
..-1a,.
slouId Pemhortou and his whole urmy hO
.sP,T-el, there win still be- left in the South.
H,'l materials for very large army under
.o-at.)n. PSmbertOn's men will soon he re-
'Irnod 10 duDy by O. -nange, tho balance holng
l2w greatly in our favor Besides JohnHon's
army, there will bo others as large, or larror,
under Lee, Rsaursgard, and Bragg. The COM
GIuec forces II Kirby Smith, Magrudrr, and
rice mnEe an army nOarly equal 10 either Of
the above 30 long as these great leaders and
great armies are loft 70 Us, 40 long as even one
Of them remains uncrushpd, the cause Ia safe.
Serious disGstCrr have Lcretorore heraldod
important refcrns, decided lmpr,vement in
'he organization Of Unr forro-. A revival or
energy, an accession Of strength In all the ma
Iera Of war, followed by q succession Of hri,-
Liant victories. The fall Of DoueI-on. Ncmph,s
and New Orleans preluded a summer # lero,,
achievements, In which the enemy was nearl,
everywhere pushed back to his own SOL
Ecorulng 10 initiate the Yankee By under
ratlpg the consequences Of the fail Of Vlck-
burg, we may yet with reason count upon com
pepsatIoD In the approaching campaign. Tn
loss Of Tick5burg, II It havO no other goo,
fuoClt Wa N''NIt " III tue lutulb aBullbl VI
appointment OF entirely inexperienced gen
erals. or this we may be perfectly sure. More
over, 1t will add to the strength OF our armies
This is a necessity. The North, stimulated b.
success, will hurl IL myriRdS upon Us, and VI
mnst meet them with every available man
Within two year, We have wlthstOod fourteen
hundred thousand Of the vandalS; what shall
hinder Us nom withStRnding as many more
tUTIns hs year 10 comet NOtbLBs but want