Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-15
Mi,tsksu Policy.

There have bsea r1mors circulating about TIE streets,
and alluded 20 in the newspapers Tor =. lsls. week
tia, there was intelligence At de war ccs from our
ARM Of Tennessee which would ehCe tbs hearts Of cur
,so,is kgvold any that has reached them for
long line past could It Only be made pull
V I, VA added tEs. /. could net be made public be-
,u,st Yankees II CAT ha5 get hold offs, AMI it was
m mart Of cur business 10 enlgh.en them matters Of
sreb vial importarcs. So the news whatever it may
h., bssn W., Withheld AID confines to be withheld
4, .bi,d,y Why the Ya5k.es clrno. ct hold o. il
,,ou, our assay c. We are unable TO guess; ard Why
.s,y have not 20, hold Of it, If really exists asil
yrsa,sr mystery Or opinion IS thai they know fully
A. mich sbout e AZ anybody in the Department Of
Var. and tha. they would not DO greatly enlightened
by any revolution that Department has i. in its power
20 make Ia tbs ms1ntine il soa'd greatly cheer tho
be,r.s Of al-ei.z a5 aud soldiers, ms1, Wonsn and
sbsrsu-.o hsas VIA. il IA that iJ VeEy good IS to
be esteemed 100 precious for then 20 shAr; aud We
submit that urdsr the Circumstances, with al SnenJs
army hing within fcN mel, aud eonIsniy threaten
Ii. 20 advance The stimulus Of = h.'le good news
would no. be utterly tirOHn a9Ay.
We agree with the ar cle o. tbs Eaqarsr upon this
sutjec, pu6Hshsd yesterday morning Il Is bad policy
70 ksep back good nsEI, uhea thsss can be no harm
a. dyusing i. So far from ding 80, every devise
aoad be used % spread Il is. and far - cA1 pos
sblv 70 II cheers the hsaTs Of sci .ers aud people
I, makes them ten TINES lie men they we're before
II adds energy, aud gives implse to the struggle for
our shts nay for our existence in which We are
amazed Spread no fas nsVs, ba: Waea thsrs IS shy
really good let it cone out BY s msans and % spread
a,it can be- We have need Of all the encourage
uan. We can get and il Is not wise 20 Niiholi anything
III. 3 calculated to encourage. Daring shis var We
have gained some Of the magnificent victories on
record, The exploits Of our troops have never BEEN
surpsssed. We have rarely failed 20 beat the enemy
er, they we're 10; more than thrss to one. In aDy
other country u1lsr the syn, b,ls would nave been
ruDg eapnous fred, PrOeessa-s ordJrsd and prayers
and tbanksgigi e. public! tf.rei in every cauel
OF .as lsrd. The .e. q tbess pubic denonstEa long
has been GscCrned az loeg ago a. he Est W.T., which
Ne take 10 lave occurred sonaWhsIe ABOUT the aga OF
N..arOd T(leadng OF the calnoa) E'efy nation,
fon tAa CAV t. this hAs fOfmly pTastized Il. Lon
don was m minated for the victories o. Cromwell over
Leslie and Peiaes Chsrlss, even 10 ne asceic d2ys
of dis cor monHsal which ST ced % allure al idis
vani,ies Wcat has bse- prse;is3i byeyy o.aer Peo-
e on the fcs o. the earth and in al times, uPoa such
90 sssons oaaro: but b, Of sxrsns siSaihoAneo Inc
Yankee knows this Bl. for their bill ringing, ia /,
oapnonl 6rinz, thelr pro0s1siOni, they would have
tired OF their uurdsrOus war long sgo. But their
spirits arc kept up by thess devices and by tae enor-
nous lies that sre circulated from Washington, and
fFcm tbs newspaper corresponding, in TIA armies
We laugh at theee exhibitions dsride the fcly Of
Eh.ss engaged in them. Bd; VS. ba. TOD pliny she
al c. they have had In prOtgsesing the va.
We say IL, and VII say it PlaalJ-our practice has
bssn en wrong IN these matters When cur troops
gain great victory, va ought to nlks the most OF it
We ought 70 order Ealae on every sach ceoison as
is done By ever other nation on the face Of the earth
We ous ring TIE balls TO- joy aad have proc ssion9
and return cue thanks TO the Supreme DspOser OF all
eYsnts We DO not wish our Department Of War to
degrade isclf 70 the level of Ssnton. Heaven forbid
tbet G,neraI Lss-rhould be Ike Grant or boast ike
Sherman. Bu; both, is their c0mnulicauous 70 The
pubEc should come up to the full measure Of the trath
which, in point of ae, they never DO They o1gbs to
make the NOS, Of every sdvsn'sga We g'in Tue fin-
sesdO it. Nay they hs ther people into tho bel''f
tina, they are vs.os ou' even when they are most
sAsnsfay routed. Witness Grants telegram about our
success lass Friday - vo routed bis msa and dove
them three milss. We my despise tls man "Io can
lie in tbs urblushirg msAer but see teai 1t has
s6ees and most p1Seifd efsos We do no. wish our
easrAs to e bgt let them give 70 their success, when
thsy have any, all the importance it dsseTV5A DO no.