Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-03

caase the Engph theatsss live By rehN,hing AND fsnA
mi epch pays aud the Eagfsh plsyWrghtno 500 1er
produces drama than il appears under some o'ner
pams on the boards OF every theatre in London, Fam
bursb aud Dublin. Twas not SO in the days OF Shake
,psAre Ben johnson, Beaumont and Fletcher. why
ara ,he hes. pantI u In the world nov executed u
Ruglandi Because the rage nov Is for PICTURES anu
the Fursh gay their higher prices than otner
psople. TbiI Is the sum and substance OF keaae 70
reasoning: when any art, trade, pursuit. ealng' pro-
fsssion, hAndicrafs what not, Is stimulated py hgn
prces It aourishes, al viss vsSS whom the stimulus
of money il WthdrAwn Is anguishes. In hne the grea'
seerst of success even in the nOblsst and least worldly
pursu 4, IL "nunmiculture."
The country has mXveed at the exploits OF Aosoy'
heNeil and other plrtisAnS. Only Monday morning.
there was thrill Of delightful surprise as We read zen
Jeb. stuArt's despatch:
an. CMosby) attacked o body OF the enemy, lou
stronx, routing them completely killed IL, lArge
number wounded and 10 prisoners, win arms, equiP
ments, 80 His own loss, one killed ana iour shgn'9
wounded.
Goa the 2sth, he attacked with sixty men, two nun
dred and hfy of tho enemys cavalry, near upperss
uho retrsAted bsforS him. killing six lsfs on tie neio
| intending ole captain. He captured one heulehAn'
and seyen priVAtes The road strewn with aoAn,
doned hats hAVertA0ks, 30. Wagons were or
by the enemy to carry OF wounded His own loss IVY
wounded" i -.
Dan anything be more daring than these exploits o.
more succsssfult What ia the secret Of this wonderful
urare and success 7 Nummcultute. Aosby PAior
aud his men paid, largely paid f'r the Werk tns'
do They are as patriotic any OF our soldiers out'
addition 70 their patriotism they nummicultiVAtd
Hence the wonders they perform. Toe love OF plum
dsrpummicuture In one Of its phAssshas made ever
the Yankee hght like hero. Take away the stimulus
Of uunder and the Yankee has nothing TO fight for and
fights 70 little purpose They have fought better In the
Yves. than in the East simply because they were al
lowed to piIage.
Since nummiculture has answered well in por-
ton Of the cavalry service, why not apply to all and
extend it 10 the infAatryi 1t will make our army Q
mob Of brgands So DO it. II they Will fight and whip
like Mosby's men. TIE phrase In uc'r1, ha6sr' "
nurns ia translated 'in ready cash. AMI hA. is jusi
the pckle In which our an would Ike to be the next
time they cross the Potomac. But G,aerAl Lee will
never allow l.. Well We will not complain. PersAIi
General Lee Is right although the days Of chiValry are
over and the knight Grants and crusaders sleep in dust
Men arc men nowadays. Before the war, the main
objects of their lives was to mako money. Why not
keep the ball rolling b. allowing the ruling passion free
ulay in the war; We know the answer 10 this ques-
tioa, and can make it readily We do not undsrrAts
love of country bu. want to ensure success and get
out of cur men the best lighting that is in them. Great
Is patriotism, but nummicultu'e supersdded Is good
hing. Money makes the mare 20; the horse, too; aud
man also. Why not establish aSJsem Of military num-
micul.uref Nummicuure has never failed to make any
art or pursuit flourish. It win pay preeminently In
war; and Is against Yankees We submit, it is not only
not wrong, but ABSOLUTELY right.