Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-28
Peace and PrOvinOns.

The fAIlacious hope Of short war did rs infinite
harm in the outset We are not free from danger Of
suffering sti further from mistaken belief that the
end Cannot nov be remote. "DecslYe campaigns"
"IatsrvsntlOn "Spesdy financial crash" &c, "a, are
phrases that may mislsad and produce much mischief
Perhaps peace at hand perhaps France is about to
recognize US, perhaps the will close this year. but
whether this be 50 or not the policy Tor US, for
every in the Confederate saes is to prepare for
war Of inierminAbs duration. Mexico may reoOgniz,
rs, France may recognize Us Eaglsnd may recognizes
US all Europe may do likewise and wasting, desolAsiDg
devastating war still go The war will end when
We have whipped the YAnkses-Whlpped them in Vir-
gnA, whipped them in the OarOnas, In Tennessee in
Mississippi all round the lines where hostile armies con-
foot each other.
All other dreams Of peace are but dreams. "PrOv
dence" does not ever side with the heaviest batia
iona" but With the brave ths resolute, the persistent
the uncOrq usrAbe. The army will not go much need
these cautions. Officers aud men alike In "iOr the
war; whether that p,riod be lOrgsr shorter, and
few there be who are not prepared to "enduTs hard
ships a. good sOdiers just so long as the Yankees
choose 10 persist in their attempts at subugAtOn. The
soldier o. least will none the less discharge duty faith
fully and fearlessly because Of the possibility Of an
early and honorable peace.
The class most likely to be affected by these sugges
ons Of an early peace the farmers Of the country,
upon whose eXsrt0ns 90 much depends. All this pra-
ting Of PsACe" "pssoe is likely to cause the farmers
to relax their energies instead Of putting forth the ut
most effort to produce the largest possible amount Of
food for man and beast The farmers Of Virginia and
North Carolina will reason II peace be so near at hand,
there win be no need of large supplies Of grain and
forage, and acting upon this reasoning they will plant
scanty Suppose, then, the does not end what lie
the resuhi How is the army to be fsdH Whence shall
food BE- hAdf
The farmers Of Virginia and North Carolina ought
TO raise sufficient surplus to feed all the troops en-
plOysd within &c limits Of those States including all
the animals Of the armies and viii do Ii when they use
their utmost SndSAVOrs. The importance Of this s the
more evident when the insuCiency Of Transports
ton 4 taken into account The States farther South
can produce and do produce large amount Of bread
stu but the Government cannot transport them after
they are gathered into the barns Of the Planters and
with an abundance there the supplies here are made
ouate What ia really desirable is that the farmers Of
Virginia and Carolina should produce every bushel Of
grain and every pound Of forage that they possibly
can.
Another thing The supply Of meat In the country
can be immensely increased if if our farmers will only
use q little forecast. Let each man who cultivates
an acre Of land turn out litter Of pigs. At least let
every man try and raise pigs enough to give him
supply Of meat for his family If that be DONE each
nan will thus become producer instead Of being, a.
heretofore, a consumer.
The hus rule for every man Who owns an acre Of
ground Is to make that produce every ounce Of
stuff WkCh IL will bring with such cultivation As tmay
be in his power to bestOW Sefntsrest would dictate
hls, and patriotism much more. No Southern soldier
believes that the Yankees can whip the South, no
southern soldier dreams Of peace independence.
But ball. starved man cannot make more than half
sEht HAu-atarVed horses can only do half the work
of horse. Give the army bread and meat give the
horses corn and fodder and with the blessing OF God
peace will in due season come, as the reward Of well
won aud WslLsArned fields.