Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-12
Ths value Of Frse GOYernmeut..

The New York Herald, replying 10 al article in the
Tribas, wherein it was charged that the Iumbers OF
the Yankee army on paper deceptive, says that
the report Of TIE War Department made in December,
Is6l gives a. The eul. OF the several calls made for
MN, duiaz tia. year. $40 6S7 vOrn.ssrs for three
wears, ard 20 SS4 Tor the regular army. Fem that
Hms TO The present. The total number called for has been
400 OOO all for three years, except the 500 900 nine
months men, called for in August, 1852. and the call
for one years men, made in july last. Exclusive Of
al calls ior less than nEs mouths, the number called
out tor army and navy up 20 this time, Is lS9 962l-
The number Of those Who could, by sry possibility,
have beea counted tEoo in -is aggregate up 70 the
arst Of las. August 42,OS4 under the hFst call for
three years msa, aai 500 600 nine mon hs men called
out 10 August 1862 Throwing hese ueu entirely out
Of the quest on there still remain Sll 935 men, WLO
could no. possibly bav5 been counted twice, and who
actually have served. / makes the brain reel 70 lcck
3. Euoh lst Of human bergs, al IN he service u
single depot banded getacr Tor the purpose Of deE-
troyns tie Liberties Of brave and inselign people.
Tae fighting men Of the army aad navy Of Xsrxes
numbered tu. 200 900 a;corci1g to H5odo,u3,
whose estimate is considered excessive. Julius
C A. was sad to have Tough. forty pitched battles
taken eighty towns by sofm defeated taTee millions OF
men, made = million Of prscusr5, and slam as many
fairly on Ihe field. Bat lie vas engaged eleven years
il mlkrg this horr bic clrLage, AID h5 enemies
bAIbar.sns, brave, but u disciplined I. reserved
for the ColfsdeSs.s States have, within the space Ct
three yea,s and q halt, more men Lu-chsd against
them thar NU1=s brought " the ccIqlesJ OF Greece,
than ar slaughtered in the forests and nGrs1s o
GAul, Germany, BlAna AID Britain, and these, too,
civilized men. AssuEedly our case il W.hol. parable.
10 the history Of ne whole void.
TIE overthrow Of the Union has lf.ried matter fer
an immense triumph 10 the abaOuists Of Europe, AID
ofdespondency 70 soma friends Of free institutions in
this country. They think it prcvss tha. man is not
capable Uf governing himself l. does P-.ys, indeed
that he Yankees incaI able Of SELL government for
1t tdey That destroyed the Uaicu, by converting IL
into an srgi1e Of oppression. Bat proves 10 such
thiog wish regard to tie Co-fed5ra.es, fer i. was
throcgd their exeEtoas that was kept tOgeherso crg
as it was and when they Left m Ily cid not surrender
their Liberty. The-Yaakeea, on ,ls contrary, have
given up their, as thing nOs worth the Eoa5e o,
epiuy Trey resigned 1t or tho same reason Il at
Esu gave ~ hil bs.brish; that Is, thy parted with
/. lora consideration, in exchange Tor ao p7opeci,,
pllndsr and Cor6s,a.icn Of Soutd,ra osss.er. Apo-
pie 5 very ag unless .oo weak 10 support her esias
10 Aia~4 At1cILJ ~ ilef axe tDIlieu
that is via. tie Yankees hGv uader ths LucCla dy-
nasty they aofd 10 proof Of tho truth OF the progos-
zion Atev= suuaoasd because Jhoy dill not appreciate
free irs. u.ilu aud les. them. But IRE Colftsrses
kn,N hoH 70 estimate them o. their fall Va ue and they
have uot Toe: them. Ina Ley DO 20. pl.cs an undue
value upon O. en- We think is .snll, proved by .hs
stats1er. which Rave condensed in the 40 " par
agrayh rom ,hs New York Rsrc'd l. ia 'sir 20 jacg
OF constructions By the olasag Of the people raised
under them. Nov, Old any PEG pie that ho world ever
saw, make such resssues as tSat implied by the
figures given aoov.y Ii theory be true, ought lot
free Institutions TO have tie cred Of this wonderful
resistance Could any people o. Europe have done
We are inclined 20 the belei tha. lone other could
Talk Of the ca ard Ph.lig ;he Il! Wy, heir strgg.
gle vas mere o. day paraie IN compare on. TAX Of
the Allies AID old FssierJ the invasion Of Pfuaaii
was mere proc ssi1n Of monks aoHgsJe oGtls iva
sion Ia k Of Napoleon ard the Spaai-Td5-:-e PENN
sula var was, compared 20 ,h-s, mere succession o
harmless pastms5. Never before, in the history Of
Chris.en3on, we're three mliouI OF men prec plated
upon one country.
No, no l.. no son Of Confederate S ate urde-
value the institutions Of Lis fathers This has been the
greatest battle Tough. BY people for the prcser-
walton OF their freedom and could have been fought
BY no peCpe that hsd 10; slEays bsen free.