Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RiehFS .
RICHMOND WHlG.
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 30, 1884
Crnakars and Fault.Finders.

Ia the loose laace OF the press these TWO eharao
ers are CONNOLLY associated aud treated as identical
But with great injustice inaccuracy OF dfermina-
ton Ia the language of Political Economy the Croaker
i, an .unproductive co.. inner" and is little better than
nuisance, He creates nothing that is either profitable
Or agreeable 10 the human family. His mus ngs are
no.bid bis specua gloomy; he is miserable dys-
,eutc himself and no would infect oil mankind with
his own atrAblous ha,. No. so the Fault finder He
y sharp eyed critic; practice makes him perfect IN
the art of ANNA verson and his We-dec;ed censufes
often constitute him a terror to evi-doers. But alas
l. too often happens that he with the fate OF wiz
iom crying out in the Streets and his warnings as IN
heedsd Bus that's no fault of his, but raiheTof tie
oeFversisy and obstinAcy of the human heart
We could al brOadside with Illustrations oil this
melancholy trut but will content Ourselves with ore
Or two that present themselves and are pat to Our
purpose.
After Bagg made bis famous campaign into Ken
ueky 10 1862 and was continued in command OF The
Western army, the whole of Fault finders were
camorous against the wisdom OF the Governments &C
sijn. They commented wish great freedom upon the
Incidents OF the campaign; and commended with great
s.hem nee, aud show OF reason, that the General who
permitted MS adve sary with inferior forces, 10 march
oy him, q few miles OF his headquarCr with Hlrk e&-
Jossd and unattached to Louisville, get renioic9-
cents re urn and drive him Of the state was uLh
o command any army. That such failure, the gloss-
81 and most flgfant Of this or any war, mned the
laier or all time; aad il in any contingency he Should,
o. good luck win a victory he would be incapable OF
probing BY it. The F-uI,-anders spoke as il we've,
Ei the in pired tongues Of the prophets OF OLD. But
A. d. am
nued in command. H. driven from Middle Ten
70 see. He took shel,sr at Chattanooga He Fas pur-
lsi BY the enemy in thro separate columns, who took
am by sur r So and drove him from that position. At
Jlick laauga he won splendid victory, aud did not
reap a single fruit from it. At Look out Mountain, he
occupied wat was represented an mpregrable Po-
81 ou, from that he was routed with he loss even
o hOnou;.
Il the aul,-6nders had Oeen listened TO- county
would have been saved tie humiliation aud shame Of
tlls long-conliuued series Of disastrous reverses.
Again: when little more than twelve months ago, all
Northern Virginia vas tree of the enemy, and was
O,Sn TO our cOmuissare5; The people in taat region
lad particularly in the Northern Neck, whore there was
great ebu dllce OF corn, wheat and meat, entrea.ed
authorities 10 take their surplus provisions Their
quest was disrsgrdsd; and our army was supplied
vi -four at that very time, manufactured or. sGuaon
Gger. Toe faat-fnders I'D here a wide field for tie
else of their wis, and they not idle. Soon,
sae northern striss we're closed US, and the sup
plies from the Sou.h became much diminished. The
army was IIdcced to halt raions. The Fault-fuders
became more bosterous but unfortunately CoDgr,ss
Ided vita the White-wAsaers and sought to bolster up
tie cOmmissaria' o. establishing tle system OF impress.
for the support Of the army. With that system
in hand the COmnssary Gsoo.a has succeeded in pro-
vong Almost universal discomfort among the peol le,
ani very nearly starved both the cities and the army.
SO successful have been his operations tha every body
kept the Pfesident) has joined the Fault finders;
and aOugh is twelve twenty -four months too late,
the cry is wide spread os his Instant decapatiOn.
These citations will serve for the present. We may
hereafter have a word Or two mere to say in behalf
Of Fault finders