Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-03
ylEws OF SENATOR BILL OF GEORGIA

YiEW5 OF NEhATuk BILL VI SEVSSAA'
Ahs, The Pfauden, hSI 'Blsbed hIs sPssoh At Ma
con. Senator Hi being called on saidi
lad a, and G,n,isasa; There iS one truth that /
would impress upol minds Of every Georgian, and
TIA. truth Gao be uttered in very few words Tnat 49,
tbere il no greater virtue in courageous people than
6rmpess in disaster. When Hannibal oyerran Italy snd
sp7roached the gates OF the erra City, the Romans
mad only $50 GOO left; go 600 OF these men we're
slo in the "a q g. The victorious cong ieror marched
10 the vefy gates OF the city, Sui with oae-tnno oil
t,sir army DESTROYED, and powerful enemy thunder
mo AZ their Gates not one R)msn dared to whisper
rs3c, AVer tbst the nation achieved great glory -
Tbs Ebcle weird Acknowledged its SWAY. No Roman
rylr dared 70 d sous pace with an armed enemy.
hive often asked mJsef are G'orgians equal to
lmaG Tls opportunity u nov ah'rded 10 deer
mine that q lestGo. II iii decided in the aft native,
generations will bess tho day that gave lhe oPporu1i-
Iv No honorable peace cAl be attained for Georgia,
u1,i .he enemy scTushed The only Pescs which the
invading srmy give il to N axe reemsn slaves ana
slaves frCemen.
As mich QUE prisoners now the Yankees at Ande,
soaVills, How can that be done! Not BY discourAg-
ing hose Wiling to fight not By speculatng and eG-
toT iluinR NJt by filling earnestly 70 support the or
glniE d power, but only oy the reverse Q, Az IneTe
5ropostOls. Lit possible we elnnos crush sherman
Hs has three hundred miles Of railroad to keep up,
which must ard can be destroyed. H. mu rot bin
aelf escape. We have tue means TO DO thg. We must
return the absentses. They are everywhere. To
cat At your tables you meet them on the streets you
All know Wto they are Cease complaining Of the gal
amt so!ders in tho I'D aud urge forward the absen-
tees Do that aud the moon ~ IL not wax aud WAne
pree before Sherman is def ated aud the eIes go
hCms.
l know that we all want peace, and, II God knows
nv heart there no who more ferventy prays Tor
t than ! co. b how con we make 1t Not With
Sbermaa who says no mssns determination. / recent-
IL read letter from hin more nsonshs ID with mlig
I,y THAI ever escaped the lips OF MAJ. Ii, said be
meant to destroy be present people and populate our
country with better p.ople-shs Yankees! You can
a 81 a qSog no. 09ly one p9sSsos. is SUB
Sherman IS, our gallant army wi lot lot you-you have
COT tho power 10 mtEe q dbhonOrabe peace. There s
40 rsn more aIIiOus 20 stay the revolution than am
40 man who viii work earnestly to secure
hat boor; but Il never acknowledge nferiogity to
IA KEGS.
Go to General lees army and you will fad its spirit
tru gnimating Every brigade in il thinks it can
ship Gsaut. Why then Indulge in dependency IL
eau DO no good.
Gtorgia1el do not despo1d. II the miist Of dsas-
ter De s1rOug. DO no. douos herman in Atlanta
must be d. s.royed. said IEolVJ months ago that If
the enemy ever % to atlanta he would be destroyed
l. true would have prse red his being defeated Be.
tore be got there. BI LOW We and sill crush the
enemy, and t-at very soOo.
II Lincoln is defeated and Mcclellan eleo.ed in the
coming election, may have peace. Bat there ia no
Deaco parry IN thu North il We ara viii ug to be sub
juzAtcd All Il subj lga:e US il they can. Peace can
only come by the def at Of the enemy. Mcclellan will
never be etc.ei ullssi Sherman is dsiea.ed. Toe
preservation Of our honor, the preservation Of our
ate the election OF AcC Ian, and the securing of an
honorable PEACE all depend upon the defeat OF Sler-
man. Every good 10 ireemen depends upon his d. fat