Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-24
From Ss,,srSlys E0sAiRg Ed.''0~E
Shirt Of thu Morning Pres.


,.t.-. s,u,ss NJ thu present var, Ia that The i've
bn,,rsut parties have been kept in t9lA ignorance
Of tina paus and even the position, Of tee powerful
.,..ias TbIs rstesnes on our part i SasflJ HnesI-
,aod a, our journals are restrained BY eonEdsratoOs
of discretion md public policy. Bat On the part Of
=, No,tbsrn journals, the considerations nOt the
ans Whilst the movements Of Hood and SbsinHn
AZ .brOuded in ae1pTeabe ObsCurisy, she EHqi' 'r
declares that il knows tOl,rlAly we'll What thO
tons of our own General arc. Guiasd BY the naSsSE
miod Of aursglrd IN bis gsnsrAl psns, hs Wss'SAId
move may pvzI,s ~; bat thinks he EEqsir'T, il can
cause Us no apprehension
With regard to shsFmsns purpose Is il different
Jaws tho Enquirer Is general ooArassOT, however, IL
not difficult 70 guegs, ron military point Of SitW
for after all adds that paper war ia not mere game
Of contingencies but science, aud a. sush sUhlsctsa
20 sEsd rulss, which good General sl VlOAts, -
Ia knows bat too well how swiftly the PsnAy tSuSUa
the rsglee, Ct esrIsin prneiPlSA
The Enquirer then spscalAisa % follows upSa the a
innate ena Of What it syISs sssrnAHs h'ITdOus tut
brilliant snteIPrza;
rhis much only Is certain that ne Oil w 70 FOSssss
himself fret of Macon. Success In this Hh0SIrs
,uld bring him two valuable advantages, bssidss the
mere presGgs Of occupying tbs toSn and destroying
ubs,sver may be valuable there TO oar 6oVernDehh-
n could thus obtain command Of the ralFoaess uhieh
Isad from Macon eastward 70 Augusa ana The SeAt OF
G,vsrpment and westward 70 she Mississippi thus e.
fstuay destroying communications Uiih the Tram
Mississippi D apartment He would, moreover, cut ca
Hood and his srmy from his base Of operations, his
and bis means Of contsrinE With the seat OF
Government. In these q psc'H she move . ioFnidA-
sopa and u s no shut cur eye Wilfuly % Zoe
&C., far better to loOk IL Ia she face and prepare
- rss5iaocs with Vigor And SsPAteA. Itis not An
lkeIy that Shermsn may hops even more if N ne mo-
-. e arr.h
eepls Of Georgia 10 this, &c are assured, he WI DC
brjy iisappoit ted aRd soon dkooVeE how tar Be he's
besp msei by Vfn meant, but inCsutoas eHpres'iSnS,
OF certain higFothciah'
Treating ste same sutisSt, thSs "a, the hazEdOuI il
ns. brilliant enseTPIz," o. sherman, the EfaHaiHsr
t,iukl that never, sIcj the time stat Cornwall vas
sutrappsd in Virginia has army General VsnIursd
o. such manifest danger as Sherman has dared.
The Esar.igsr says thA it Vi be both mortified and
ssoulded it DO escapes iron aud JsCPsns commune
o,tioa with his Government II the instincts OF tte
pscJls ari army be aiken an index Of military
p,aspscs then I'll goes for neither the Southern
DsofIe nor heir military leaders feel sry apprehension
sb3u The affairs il Georgia Ia the meantime the Oor-
federsc, awaits without fear the EsVs Of Bsauregard
or Of Hlriee-
P.uadar, s,ys the ESIpissr l the controlling idea
i-s. sa c,sasd IL u ,,eoiing Lincoln TO sGOe. Toe
Errsrsy thus puts tie dilemma IN which LII ooln is
pllc,d BY biz ge election:
s,sin, h4t spells a-s tue bralsb o. Iif1 to this tri
unphal. ofIsl.E,uon, and q ,etng that there arc
tpousards Of lsv pho have entitled Themselves 70
reward Dr. ECFsclai ana parssn services N the po1-
cl camp5igU 1T eS2sd tho question arisea, hos IS
tho LiuOOlo administration 20 tad fund VI public
p,uudsr e. t5.sO Contiua3 Gnd support the Hupen-
a5us Tss.1 0, corruption which he vii be obliged to
msilta--.
sso-.rz t5s charge uhish she L reOlu dynasty must
iDtrod-ce IL IL VIZ tor p.uude-, the Eza1tsr Says:
S,ea I'll b the sscoud phaso Of this remarkable
Ear II the hr5s stage, thu OH ct vas 10 multiply Of
6e5 and contracts rs msaus OF distributing toe pun
der Which the resources OF Jrhern eredd ttHdod In
me second slERe the lesdBg object Will DO 20 grasp
Soubsrl property, out OF which 20 oouuGue the sys-
ten Of corruption OF which the party 10 power Pfo-
ossds.
the D.ogrAmus will Be attended. Bat the predctlo
nav be hszried, that the Souh viii now be more
uited 10 their resistance than ever, and vii be better
prepared than ever 20 administer 70 men comi u
fslon'5 egrsnd fSloa's reward
The S.u,igsl discourgSs concerning TIE insSnyC-
nleuoss OF giving Pus5o.y to delicate ad4rs OF the
government Ia other #Osd', s,oet sessions are ne
csssary sc ms ike this Wtea great armies consent
20 be kept IL absolute ignorance OF the intentions OF
their asras sby nay not the people submit in ike
manner 70 be kept il Tie dark 10 the dongs OF Goa
gress in regard OHly military Ous other matters
Toe S.H,-s then PITCHES into editors Who seek to in
fms the psoPe beosuEs OF secret SESSIONS; aad then
ths S.rtqsl s7,Es to il q .Ho tho people sgAasI Vice
President Stephens s1l Er Boyoa.
70 ali Of which &c reply need be made. TIE Ysskee
Congress slsgss to get along ysE7 veil Hhhoa secret
sessions bat that is u0.brg 40 Us Ours being Gov
slpusns of The p9oplS" what nov y cOOCisAss
tas Ssstusl" high grade CT wisdom AMI s1eadiress
10 he eit s absolutely necessary for The adieious
r,sl gsmsat VI public tflirs' Tsus, VsFy rue. THE
people must learn 10 psiss those Sho tell them the
ruth Hho make kLoWn to them their fsHlts, pGilt
O.. their co J. and sIs0Ft them 10 b. goded lot By
passion aud pn,jaies, bas By ealn reason and good
sense
U got the truth net to b. told 10 Fllsrs as well a.
psop-Y "Fbsy The pscPe, ellscs the SsNiasi. must
lssrn to dtiul these who Hitter aud WOO them, and to
shul these Whose u1chastens1 u gmeni, cnpous ten
pers sIi volatile d,p9sioas, make them unsafe and
f1.sl councillors"
Refers, han, must no. disuas shess Who aAttsr aid
Eco hogf"
"Nothi1g New Under the Sun" il The fsle Of the
asR in the DspateA.
U here u ROsbias Lew Uulef nc SUI AAo ~ M VI
Zee goVsEnment .aone Ismsin in ire UdiI6d Stalesi
but il is substantially q military isspogism- 1t has
gone The way Of 81. Ike sI psiments Of the "0or
0oBui U0x De- f." ButH nigh. lave 6diahsi with d
nisy instead Of selecting a4its 6St master nan whom
Cromwell OF Napoleon WoIli only have employed ~ =
suutr
Mr.. RissslPs resolution il highly SslOsiEsd By the
Dispatch,
There ia tine Tor nothing bst rSsi5iAnoS-k bloody
sad determined resistance avery asn 10 CJnsEess
has pledged himeeH . thL; s7sTy State 10 tie Con
fdafse hss pledged its nsG5 and all itS force, N
iiks manner. Thoro is CHAR ptShdng Of tho e.
tonsl f Of srtry ate, and the lives, fortunes and
s,e..5 boDcr Of ev.ry Soa.heIn naH 10 the common
ea.-s of the cdspe1d nee Of tee stes OF the Can
- - o. o. har ani rach lor All. That