Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-05
Something Decisive.

., s,,e.hirg rns b. done" cries Greeley in despair,
.,,, ,opntrv ia ruined" "Without military sue
cess no hing can save he finances" sorroWiny COL
leases the hihsrto presumptuous and boastiul Chase
Things begin to LOOK squally," says Lineo!ls home
organ the Springfield Republican, in the elegant YER
ps,ular o. Lincoa himself. "Thsre ia no Alternative
bu. victory" Is the language of 6aanesl journal OF
New York, Which advises capitalists thlt unless they
come 70 the assstancs of Me-. Chase they had better
bag VIA. sold they can and leave this hemisphere.
The defeat Of Grant in the impending battle, the
Hrald thinks, wcud "ead to events that would count
u, ,ae United atss) out for hurded years from the
number Of great nations. Ole great disruption would
lead 10 lesser ones; We would be broken no into
CON murity Of petty and quarFesOme stAtes We would
de the youngest Of groa' Republic"
Such is the language now he'd by the bullying and
braggart North. These people are coming 20 teen
senses They are beginning to realize their fghuul
coalition Their lass ami only hope military success
Everything else has failed them. RETURNING loyalty
in the seeded States" throwing of the JEFF DAVIS
tyranny and coming back to the old fsg"-'the exhau'
on Of he -"bAnkrgptey"- starvation" scr
vile ms rrsction"they hAyeceassd to deceive them
selves with such decisions these and nov rtJsotJ W
on The ability Of their armies TO coUq ours But this
the very hing most often tried and bes. PROVED unat-
tAinAbls Of them all We have gos them nov where
we have wanted them-vhere battles viii decide some
thing-Where We may fight 70 a resul. Heretofore, By
reason Of their immense aud them immenser
s3-sufieieccy, they have been able to rally irOn &c
feat 10 deceive themselves with the belief that wss
an accident that they Outnunbered, or badly led;
and that they would nialbly administer 20 Us crush
ing and mortal blow the next time. Bat nov they
face 20 face VITA the naked truth that unless they beet
US they are run g. They and confess that defeat
Is death The Of the battle that Grant i about 20
Join with Lee ia the beginning OF the deluge. sat IS
distinct turnng point in human history" says lie
Herald as we're tie battles OF Marathon, Of Tour,
Of PutoWa or Waterloo. At Marathon toe possession
"Of Europe was decided agains; the despOt Who
grasped all Asia At Tours determined whether
MOhammedaaism or Christianity should prevail in Ea-
rope. PoltOwI brOugh, Rus;il into the council OF
European nations and neoessitA,ed new balance Of
"powsr; and Waterloo decided the possession OF e.
reps against the psope and in favor Of The li:tle %
tede Of kings lha. constituted the Holy Alliance Oar
coming bate is to decide issues great sny Of
these since il is to determine whether tho great
public Of modern times shall stand or fall
THIS e new language to come frOn the enemy. We
have been accustomed 20 hear said that side, uhsn
battle Vas impending, that the result W-uld decide he
question whether The rebellion" should die right
or hugsr a few months longsr-shether Rclm5 d
should be occupied this month the ne1-OE Charss
should be rAzsd TO the earth before the sumner
heats or no. But row. a. last the admission comes a;
they can stand no defeats and disapp0iutGsats
aud delays. Not the duration Of resstsncs hangs
on the result Of this 6gi bu. their very life. Unls
they win it, the Day Of Wrath has come to them. We
bsieve they rgat in this conclusion aad bell We
they will no. win it. Blt will tell them fer tteiF
comfort that if by any miracle they should do it, they
viii but postpone while the inevitable doom tts'
awaits them. Defeat would no. destroy it would
.thein. We can stand defeats we can bankruptcy
want and desolaon, for sl these no. bad stb
jugAton. They might deea battle after battle, aud
year after year, ard would eight on from genera
ton 10 another But they win, and continue to vim
battles; they mus. never lose great fight; n
they 20 down TO rise no mose This is posture Of
affairs forosesn as inevitable, later, bu,
thit has been approached BY them Of late With unsk
peetsd rep dity l. Is for the and the best that
could have been oked for short Of the 6nAl triumph
which We are sure it preeede5 at great distance