Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-19
The MARYLAND Afair.

We Eers ros Of those who permitted themselves to
lhda,e unbOanSed hopes Of the expedition into Mary
and. ConsCQ uOntly We are neither dsapp9lnled rOl
snxry because our high AoWn Anticipatious were moi
rssEsd Tail Is definitely AsceriAined that the Con-
dsrAte commander did not set according to irstruo-
tous us shall MOI be sHi % JON the New YOrf Herald
n prOOouseng his 'TsiG" 'cOnisnptiels hEEs." Nor
,hsll We follow the example Of = Richmond paper and
,ump 70 the conclusion that ''too much VhskOy" vas
inbl5sL 10 few days particulars Of the raid, from
authentic Confederate sources. vii rsAsh Us. Until,
then, ne suspend judgment
I.sV'd,nt that The cap ure o. Washington or Bslli-
nsfs va, no, meditA.sd or ATTEMPTED seriously. The
an Of The Clnledsratss may be gathered from the des
patch announcing their arrival Vigica soil, which
closes with the statement that 'evsry hing brought
on SAFELY and in good order" Il Wasting on had been
the Obeos Of The inVsBiOu, rent plan would have
essn pushed Our eassly, together With small force
u n'Gntry, would have msDacsd AArtinsburg and
Hlrpsrs FsrTy while he main body OF Cur troops en-
dsS cover Of that diversion, would have CROSSED Ed
wards Ferry and prscipiia.sd themselves upoG the
Yankee Capital Il that way, il night p5Thapa have
been eksn-PeFhaPI not 0hic.ri on he ground could
bet Judge Of this matter Bot shs delibsss mArCh up
tia Valley and the two days hall B,onsbOrO, ndi
oates very plainly thAsA coup d 10. part Of
he SeSga.
On TIE whole Ws prefer to look At the matter In the
,cst gb rather than 70 undesrae Ehash been done
repine over what might have been dOas If little
a5rs celebrity and dash had been displayed. We have
.ueessded in dstsehiDg three corps Of Grants
my; We have 5ubsisted = considerable body Of our
IVA forces snd brought back good seal or Elundsr
o, bare Eiv,n the people ct the North great scare,
"a usa.ed them TO . taste o! true invasion and We
ave shoWa tie world that While able 70 defend our
Fa Capital against Of the laFges, and beat Yankee
.1ies Me Eble 70 threaten the Capital Of our enc
alss Tbs Is pretty good showing and the passage
% to Potomac though brief, oaano. fail Of nora
-sgui..
Irua, there has bceu 4 mOmcntAry revival Of the
sssgiti; but he Northern papers thsms Ives cor FEES
- the responses Of New York, Pennsylvania and
AsieAsssts to the oA for militia we're very SLOW and
rii!sss OF one thing we may be very sure and that
.his.-eysTy miiiamsn who has to undergo 60 or 100
rs rviOe in the Geld viii be setuay cured Of the
.slsyeF especially now TIA. The commuta.ion system
= been abolished. very few ia, of camp life and
oo-eoni.sn. drills, guard duty etc, sHanee to destroy
zsOis Cf tie pomP the pri3l ind Circumstance Of
--i.us War Every RHdEman nov in the field will
an hOus peace man. Tee more respectable, irau.
s.,a and veil TODD in this uOrlds gOoGs, he Is, the
LiOus he will be for psses. His horror Of en-
ing the army viii be ten-fOld what il vas BEIGE he
Ps.e ed The sth fatigue the PriVA ions and tAe lose
PSF, oasl freedom and comfort inc dent to life in The
ID 20 far from increasing The ussspi the invasion
q diminish t.
We Prsie' TO tsks tba nOpe'al res Of the Maryland
IAlF. NsVsrsfs "a Ne do not forget that three in
sons bee sa.A in turn disapooiuei the expectations
.ss .ausailo DouStless some unseen good has been
.,JonPtsbed By them. b: We are irsiiosd to
10. eve taal better resOl might have followed if the
aiss, sent T. Auyland had been Ordared slssHhere
Remember Loags,TeSt At Caiekamauga.