Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-16
From y.s.srdlys E'sni-g Edition.
Shirt Of the Morning Press.

Spirit Of the Morning Press
III. D,nr,e1 basss somo spsCu AGiOns on the Assump
Non tb.. Lrc,ln has called ios another million Of men,
Oll Ab new call, the Dispatch thir h, gives the lie
a, susrds ursdie ion With regard to the conduit OF the
rebels on hearing the result Of The tlscti0s The CAL
dies not dsproVs the prediction bot certainly shows
th., neither Lincoln nor Seward believed word OF Il
vss1 il was uttered Nor does contemporary seem
70 be- much afraid Of this Gntspativs million of Yam
kss recruits shO, 1t think, would be mere mob
Moreover history s appalled, to in order to thOU that
even great sonteSts are almost always decided BY small
bodies Of men, - ShSn thSUH between France and
Austria in 80 and ~ Gas decided in Itsl', uhSrs tie
French never bad much more than so 600 mSn under
arma uhls the vhels number in The nSld ~ about
500 OOO All Of vhsh very cOusOlir 8, but S. II ths
million come, vS imagine UO shall have 70 Eight and
whip them 1t last
I, makes IitlS q renee 70 the ErGmiHsT By that
means Lneeln has been rS-slOStSd Prssdsnt, OF I'm
DsFOr or chat ma ogtAs United State; il q enough fol
ma N knoU that ws nov sand nee 70 face With mil
i..ry despOtsa, sOlAirg SAoIs rAtlOo - sword IN
ia iard.n fsaEs 40 6Cubs nOv, tanks .hs EzGn'-
iasr Of he Eni,lssIesteFS o, Iuccub poser or 0ts
rslsntsss tyranny 9Th which " viii tIneBs Il 4
million men are eAllsd for; they vii b ins1ofs by
drafted and Any soess, or even gesile StprseAllcp,
Iii subject the slender 10 sudden taking ca AID i'm
prsOumezt in one Of tbs many BIsilss dsGdned ort
accommodation OF recent CoPPSrbSAdR' Never hslsI',
there i nothing 70 discourage u in The situation. Cant
a, dOus hs vow, and aPssnbScks have done THAR
hat. So there SM b 6 GoAnsAl e'aSh, ard may Be
a uili..Sy Iaash, in IPllO q The million reruiis-
Fbs Etami4sr sEGgOs ths cavalry SElln, and noe ct
tributes ire assumed in, snOy % ihS sudden promotion
Of ella army sHstrs. ShO we're really young men, and
. no, e. to organ discipline and train great STn Of
the services Ike The cavalry.
Fbs r.lOsms demanded Sy the Examine are First,
the ,Soiion oil private OSnsrShip the horses SIC
ord the adoption Of some system Of promotion BY
ubish ths cavalry sm b so9plsSd Of nsn UhO have
dssipsu shed themselves BY gslSntEy, third thu sS
bsbnsn Of seioOs Of inStrTo iOn n she broad sword
exercise; fourth, some proper regulation By which
more ee1rOmisAl system Of forging Shs bs secure d.
sd 9Th, to mALs theft an GEsros puniIbAtls By tls
l. Hilary coda
Ale Ssntiusl is doWn on the Yankees for violating
the aE Of nations in the capture Of IEs OIidI al
BAHIA Bat the Yankees have bsen doing lat thai
thing for ueuly four ys4rs, aud With absolute iupu
uiy even when gland herself has been the victim -
Il no. reAloaAbs 70 suppose that toe maritime pow
ers Of Europ, will take up zrs quarrel when ,hsy
would not take Up their OHn
Here good point made BY the SsHtihs! in an AZ
tel, o. the - Discipline Of the Amy"
fr,o,sn.ly real in the ,rls OF the YANKEES III
cas- paftu.IlJ .u-h eIJrCssUus IS this; A;ttCTC0
the rrqUy." Ttu'cd biz - IL Grove him cOBfu
sof;" Il pltrsd many prisoners" BTU have never
seen one winch adnIItOd - SaI Uhippeti orokF
and I'd fore tbs enem - struggled and oItteIed
ID 4.
sud 6etsy very shamsiulJ' Inc usaSs 70 10 clam
ct,riss for tue neral aud 10 give the dtfsAtR
10 his men. The pubic, hoseVsr, He'go.Ei justGl
Tue. General may not avoid his responsibility. He
willie plsisCd Tor Nhsi ais Amy EocCmphshti; hs viii
be csullrsd for is TAI uf,S or N seoaduot.
TIE sad,T ia ths Enquirer gss EeoFgan'z .tiOn Of
Gus military force, beginning With the repeal Of the Sc
OF Congress providing for . Provisional es:Atliahmsn'
or organ alton aud the formation If the Army of the
Confederate ates Il advocates q sUsepiOg vacation
of an Commissions b II 10 the Provisional Army, sEd
the sel5c,ion by tie Executive authority, Of the en-
cys uLo should coatizus in service, part OF the
new tslbl shm,ut /, assumes hat the appointments
would be made BY the light Of experience solely and
that the ,ioens alone would DO selected, and ofHceIs
arranged uadss Ihs res organ lion With iIa xible
,s-ard 70 tic urq fashionable relative msri: OF those
Who may compose tho nss army" a. The experience
four yeara has given " tie subOri les the knOsl
e5g # The s.tsinmsGts AID III ieusy OF ttJers tha
va impossible the bSginLiUg Of the var, says the
Eggafrsr A this might serve good PnPos were
there the leas assurance, in view Of human history,
tlst h SO p ointmenl5 would bs made ~ assumed By
TIC EHquIsr.
All tha. the Enquirer desires may be attained by s
pI-p-r ora z ton Of tie PfOJtonal Amy aud the
rigid enforcement OF ths Ia made fOs is government
The Provs Ous Army, sGder our present Laws, real
o. q. f4aio gular establishment, aud Soud serve all
our purposes the laVs relating TO ID properly car
rs3 Gu, especially Itose sheh provide tor the sISn-
IalOn at Ih,sFs.