Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-14
Raids

poub,le,s the sufsrsis BY Yankee raids 6nd snail
consolation IN ,he Gs,uIaree that they VIII be made his
better patriots because Of these vexaiOus Yankee in
t-uons AID yes the plain truth is that the most de-
voted ConiedcIAies and the least disposed Of all poo
ps to abandon the cause under any circumstance
the Inhabitants Of the districts which have been repeat
edy Overun By TIE enemy. On the contrary, the most
faiRs-heared, tmid and depending Of VrgniAns sre
tbcss Who live ia counties which have lever felt tie
tread Of the invader, but Who in perfect peace and
quisRess have sOWed and reaPed planted and gather
ed, and made money until they sre actually sick OF Is
and refIse to take any mere.
Ia the lou,r Valley, the impoverished people never
refuse Confederate money never ask e1oroiiant prices
and alrays prefer to give the soldier What be needs
rather than charge Kim TIE case is the same on the
Peninsula Which has been for three years in the hands
o. the easmy. Bat in tie upper Valley, and ss far
south as Fncsse, as We heard on good authority,
the people lOrg sree glut,ed with their gains in Con-
fsdelate money, Let only demand gold and silver for
heir produce, but pride themselves upon the cheap
pgse5 which they askinA currency which is no To- ser
staaass Il is TO be regretted that the innocent Sut-
fsI u,h the guilty, bus any honest nan pity he
ex Ortioaer Who IS overiakee by Yankee raid and
ehOlsed IN single day Gus Of all his i'll gotten gAi;
Many o. the peoTls wi live south Of James river do
serve 70 be CHASED wish the constitutional money
saarpsrs OF the upper Valley. They may not demand
gold and silver for hs and wheat their chickens,
eutter and eggs but they the highest price in Con-
fsderate money which Gin spite Of their anxiety to get
great heaps Of D they signAIs as fodder" and they
are Of all people in this land the greatest erOAksrs and
oOmplAners They do all they for themselves and As
He they can Tor the cause, and hence every te re-
verse ma eJ them despair Of our To such people,
large Yankee raid which would sweep them clean world
be Blessing Some Of Ihem Ia order TO their mser-
able goods and ohaes would be glad TO take the OATH
bus happily thA. game has long since played out
Sheridan, Kautz Crook and AVsrin place very little
confidence in oaths taken under peculiar circumstances
AID put small relanes in she professors Of a rich
rebel Who anxious 10 his haeoa and What
they want is fOod for their and forage for their
horses and that they viii have nay they must have in
suite o! al the oaths on CAr;h. We imagine that the
best Yankee hatsr 20 be found On this planet il your
thoroughbred e,oAker aad tKsortOner about i've min
ute after be has been cleaned out stock, lock aud
barrel and the raiders have disappeared I; must be
very pretty sigh to see one OF these suidenlystpped
orcakers tearing his hair stamping his feet aud swear
log at TIE bus coats as they cut "a, stuffed to The
shroa. With FAT things and the 6rstlings Of the dock
The soul Of good in things evr holds true Of iadS
a. Of al other sfa etio1s in this life. We do
dsrTas the horrors Of these ncursions withheld our
sincere sympathy from the inaooens sufferers bu 10,
nevertheless perceive tha: the enemy in hs blindness
has tai o. the bSs possible means Of securing for bin
self the srg,s: possible number Of thorough going ba
terra Whls at ths sane time be doing tbe cause the
last possible damage l. Is obvious that all the aids
cInbiued SaeridaL5 KAu.E's Crooks and AVrrills
DO not materially sfscs the military situaO7; and the
sass with shica even the Ar7est Of these raids
eused even BY militia las in Petersburg, a1d At Oh
mond when Dlhlgrsa made hs Onss) shows that in 10
other way is large force IN printable. Whenever
raid shall % an possession Of some important slratS.
gie 70 n and hcld e. We nay TO fear taem. TIE
ui.oIy Of the war proves ;ha. no instAnes has ID
Of ether party materially altered the aspect OF the
reggie which eepends and eoatnus 70 dePeLd uPe
sas rss1..s Of lh3 grsx, general engagements. Oar
"a 81 rave never bstn able - accomplish mOts than
the temporary annoyance Of great army, nor will The
raids OF he enemy ever prove more serious to our
selves Grant nav rest assured that be cannot defeat
Lee By cuttiag his lines Of communication. rs may
ve1 our great commander may put bis troops for day
or tWo On short rAOns and be may sorsy hArrass The
aarned eilizsns OF the interior eus he viii vim
me day until be Whips Lees srny in battle. Lei the
sEpo.s Of s.5nsuao Klps.riek, Dab gran and others
bear witness TO the Utter impOteroy Of raids
of crushing tbe rebellion" sad ending the var.