Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-19
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Ths Dispatch e5isrs 90 the impsLding battle which
,srythDg ssema 20 indicate Wd b, rag ng on our
solagan. Both the NoFthsrn and S5u;hsru papers are
no taksu ID with this subj ,s; an the bold declara-
ii Of soms Of tue northern papers go 70 show that
GsArt l. beng heavily reinforced, 70 make The coming
CONTEST the end all Of the gigantic strugg. Tue Dis
yaeh SAYS those Who read the signs OF the times aud
20. doubt. are the very pAragos4 Of dOuoirg Thorn
asss Il alsO believes that Gfants army Will De ne
g,eai pont of concentration. All available tFOoPl are
being hurried fOrEard. Troops are Passins up the
sis,ipp daily and their destination the DsPa'sA IL
esrtan u At be Vrglnis. 10 soruana ten days truce
the DisBaisA sees policy Which IA e,leuiItsd to be
,.s:rouA unless thsArsed BY timely cOuoer-PlaIs -
Sherman Is dOubdoss eOgAged 10 uaki0g o. AdAna
great inland Gibraltar, which be can hold With COM
Dsr,tiysl, small fcros. He vi than send on ~ Ys
ma The bulk OF Eis army Or lsksi; here him elt.
All these crsp,rAtol5 shi9b arc evident TO ell who
observable o,urso Of eysats ths Disyai'b hopes, co
Not escape The alca;ion OF ouboes, and !. thinks
tbas eveo t1s warning comes IRON tos enemyd pres
II should not b. allowed 20 pass Unh eied H therefore
.4horts our authorities to lie V.sUant and prepared
The Examiner thinks that superstition . prominent
characteristic Of the Yankee race, end a. al Mus'rA-
loo OF how deeply tainted they ara vito this weakness,
Cha EIpasr pJoses that their excessive and s euda
ring Iowa ioc the lon ia but species OF iols,ry as
thsy adore ne ms and the symoOl instead Of the
am, t,pi6sd The gvdiy with which che everlasting
rssa upon oueas, ana the scrutiny Sih Wheh they
look ior arallss end reSsmbarees - very ttoaVsy
,lu,,ratsd by the e Isia.T So far - the sCPerst
ou, incl nrga OF the Ya0kse isaders are concerned
,bs Esaa.insr links that it ia MT wonderful they
FkaF In ,.,weart fnna,
War for this has been ths fog OF all great generals
witaess Go ar Wsnsns.eio, NlPoleOl A tae IIn kes
q nerals are emuAtoss Of tGe grsaae3s Of these Cap
taus there s no reas1n Why aey should not &c so il
a horoscope sense.
Toe Esauinsr republshes letter sent Il By enc OF
our GsusrAls az Petersburg, In which Doctor -,
iron Ohio, mskss very touching apP1al for the Re
lease Of hs son hu1dred dsJt' mau WHO was recently
captured while on pSkes 6uy BY soma Of the Generals
subordinate, - that Il, our piCGets. Tae fear Of
"eros5ed prhOus," the " ontrs chsngs 0. diel' and
tina nen,al distress 90 Ehoi tbs "Ien5or yCnh, u
Accustomed to pcyl:ona anl h,rdsbp4," will be sud-
ey pat TO- have existed 10 the passrna miOd "AaNoOs
ieAs ,oF the resul ID Strange tlst hsss tsa mad
10. arisen when soeiSous PaPsni sen; On ths worthy
&C on Of a;s hpuss - wage var o. dsVa5'euon and
famine against the OF tbe South SSo ave no night
TO be yOuag tender ualsSassRed to hardship7 and
p.igationa-
The S.atissl dssOsss is entire editorial space tn
mo-nins 20 lengthy rsVsS OF the position OF " shOss
lasn Of digui.y snd sisdJu ~ whom the North owed
,s reputation" shO are besn baaishsd from lie coun-
one of thsRsl esycti OF the nsdnes5 WHOA took
possession Of thai people.
TIC Epgrirsr mixes violent onslaught on tie EH
psess Oomraly Tor is charges the transportation OF
Iad psnssbl1 articles. Among osheS ihings, the EH-
gursr S.aos tha: it has pji 50 26 30 Tor tue trans
pos.aioa and delivery Of nne,yOus bunolsa ct PSP'r,
weighing some zen ShOu'aad pounds from FI'rs'iVius,
No, co ehnOad, 277 miles. Tlis Il a.ths Ia'e Of
about 81 osots = ,und. Tae Enquirer says that the
great tact that the Company charges toe e'm On Peo
pie IT rates msad0lsd Amlag other thisgS S'6 fer
barrel Of aJur proves that Il she S1aosTn b. iona tide
Ia the hands Of msn living at The S,Uth, ths lPrii OF
Aiams GulnAsss ils transactions. This 10 pretty
rauah I'll