Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-29
NEWS

,rHE sIfUATIoE-Irs EFTEoIS on NORTHERN POLITICS.
TIE tat o A.an.a ald the temporary successes OF
Sheridan az Winchester and slels u 2 ave thrown
Al Yankseiom In ~ sgoDy o. pa.riot5m AID glory,
and done more for Abraham Lincoln politically, than
Grants letter. SsWaris speech, ani all the Iri6H's
s,osaton documents combilei Bat The P:ssiisUtial
election does 10. take place until the i'd o. Noyen-
ber and forty dlys having decgei ard destroyed
she earth, nay now give qle;u5 even % the HA!iSr-
ing presidential prospects Of n, Republican party
We srs no parzIa Of LiJ:lo Mac, NC wish il distinctly
understood b,ezuss no pra5un-s 10 be IYal IL some
thngs Of our laYOrie Uysscs but after eli, nc k TO
see fair pay il hcrl5 race ca csea t5at, or Yankee
presidential contest. Therefore, !: r. that We hoPe
Llt.ls Mao will not beocmo discouraged By the e.oEiCg
Of the Republicans tu., with as'sa uPpsc lip and q
stout heart, patiently await the developments OF the
next thirty days. Sherman has not improved hl sue
cess at Atlanta and al his letters, eulogstic Of peace
and the Uaio1, have failed TO give him ioo'hold as
near Macon as he was to dlys after Hood left Atlanta
for LoysjoY's. Then, in the Valley Sheridan has found
at Port Republic thas to reach Lynchourg he hAc
bloody road before h'm-Ebose uo may become, as he
advances, 20 Wsrm that he will deem it prudent to
leave for he Potomlo in bot haste as he retired from
FreVilllns OF former occasion bisre toe pursuing
legious Of our brave Hampton. Even before NoTem-
ber unless ve arc mistaken, the young NiPolacn may
hnd !hs, in New gland it win b. title Of dissino-
ton 10 be known as "a Pe'cs Democrat"
MORE q TIE Browns GAP GHE
The Lyrchburr R,Ju55eav Of yes.ercay says; 'Our
nsvs from the Valley sn,a morning Ia that Gen. ElTIy
made q stand az B:OEu's Gap, abou. twenty miles
northwest Of Oaarotles,e sad about siX mil,s this
aide Of P5rs Republic, where be attacked on yes
terday o. an early hour Oy slerdlu The fight lasted
until o'clock in the evening aud While We lave no
cfHoia information o. the relul may state that We
have ii u1oa highly respectable authority tia; hs ero
oesded il getu.sing the eaeuy. We gee this intel
snce from such source az 20 lesd Us 70 place mnch
reliance in its oOresus,s."
/ Fs Rspu5leaB add Notwithstanding the check
iug of the dsa force at BcTn's Gap, mil airy gen
smer congerss,t with he topography Of the country,
hiuk t not irprobabls hat G5neral ry may deouis
advisable to retreat fussh'r should he do 90, 1t Will
be- for sunt reasons not nov necessary TO state, bat
The uidom Of which will DO made apparent ia god
time"
ABOyEMEST AGAINST TdE SALT WoRKs
| lis ruuored ina the Ysakls5 are uass.Hg brss
force in Esterr Kentucky the purpos' OF destroy
Ing tie sny.he c1pa:y 81, Works, al attempting
20 overruu S.utawes.Srl Virginia. They arc SAID t.
have 5000 men ~ H. Sterling ao3 6oOo a. PAutsvls,
Al under tho command % Gen Barordgs. Our Gu hr-
tiles are doubtless advised Of this intended movement
and viii make the necessary dplBiioas 10 caecs mate
s.
! PROM TIT GEORsIA FRONT
/ The a1mistce expired ROugd and Ready on TIE
22i. vhcn, according 10 ths Macon 7eleg'oPh there
,,nsped 7O4 Yankees and 500 COniedaIaes 10 be exc
changed, volch viii Be done III day OrtwO. II il said
that saeruna 3 cavalry If. Atlanta Thursday morning
and passed cat upOu our IT bl. up TO last accounts
there had been no general movement of bis inI'nry-
Y, advance in tho direction Of Macon Is sPP'ehsnded
sssrnan's whole effective f0ros IL estimated at forty
tsousapd mtn. Hs ssOss IL in horrible 0igat'
The meeting held a. Macon on Friday for the r'lS'
ofre Atlanta refugees va addressed By he P'e-iteo'
We qiya his ste,cb in full in another eOlunn' Manly
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