Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-01
rna Military Situation.

Tue Military Situation.
Tbs military situation Of this mOmant though not al
,sr,r so bright a. We ooud wsh Ia decidedly hopeful
-, tbs lsts massacre and esp ures that famous
3.,S fan the Weldon Railroad Grant imekes his cigar
% Supreme IFAI gai,y, awaiting h' arrival Oh 'lesN
srOva Of hundred dsys men drive into Lees sAnsn'
tes-houss He Is too discreet butcher 70 use Up Or
.nrs ssoOk Of cattle At sisgs throat eusnns' TOT TINS
i.ht bs,Fsy his policy 10 the poor victims eer'A'n
istsry.l between each huchery Is always sAo"eo 'o'
srsly for rest and iseaing, but Tor eispeihns any
rnsusaf unsAsiness which may ensee IN consequence
,Osh frightul and uisess carnage DaImg 'hls ln'si
"a Ia permits hls herds 60 divert themselves WIN ca
o.sstys 3tshng and nesssAns sseng ard soArPsO0o'-
Ia This "a even more dishoEed than his regular
sausbtsFrs e. because the preienee OF rest serves on
IN break dosn their vital energies By constant LABOR o5
uKhs and cav thEs rendering them an easy prey 20 the
deadly il ausre OF malaria. Daily rations OF q1'nne
md uhisky 1RJrd cnly lewP ray rehet 70 their eH
h.ustsd sysena which, soon as the effects OF ae AL
o,hoO stmullnts pass away, collapse Into even Woise
v..kusss and liability to disease. No wonder We he'
81 so 600 s!ck Ysl k,es in hospitals aud 10000 SICK u
o.up. The goOaly ID better nights OF ssp'em-
IA, iii not diminish this EOful tally Of the DYING.
Yosd In As attempts on the road to Macon, Sherm'
s turned bis attention to the West Point road which
= he main avenue Of Hoods supplies from the fertile
,Ia. Of Alabama. Bat this road Is Of little Mora in
Variance 20 the Army Of Tennessee than the Weldon
ra,d il 20 the Amy o Northern Virginia Should
Sherman hold "a permanently, Hood can still feed bis
IA, 9TH a. much ease almost ~ Lee can feed his,
-bEe NJ, muuitfons oil NAF, drawn exclusively from
Macon aud Augusta uil not be interrupted Tor mo-
ra.nt Meantime the extension OF Sbernans lines Will
sal IN him lust A. Grant vas weakened BY prolo'gns
d, works 10 the Weldon road. Hood, always ready
"a perhaps too anxious 70 attack, vii nos permit any
,aoor,onty Of striking blow TO pass, bat insert him
as ;n,o the fr,t crsyee no 6nds. His chances for
oss,urss hOSeyet vii net be nearly 90 good a. Lees,
t tbe pain reason that Slsrmsn has his cause really
4 hear, and ill aO play bis rashy a. the Butcher
al bs wilderness plays his Therefore We 90 not permit
u.syss to anticipate any brilliant feat Of arms Al Atlanta
asss she reported destruction b. Wheeler OF the load
"a satrnans rear should force that worthy 10 retreat
n earnest Whenever that retreat dOs1 begin, sc may
eu,aieatIy count en- & disaster to the Fsdsrss more
. ous than any which hss occurred curing tee wir.
ybselsr has wheeled ca from The scene OF his sUo-
,ss .nd gcue We not whittier, 20 accomplish Ne know
rh.L Hs movements pune alike TO the
L ,gs4ers,es and hs Yankee.
sorzaa has aLO disappeared nysteriousy, and For
= brief stay and upimpor,ant performances in
sn.As are yet to Be explained. It possible that all
tas,s ,sishains are operating With each O.her'-
Then nav ws look for tdiugs worth reading and ye;
s,,aogs tsot disappointment always fOowi high lWn
e1oe,tsons Our greatest victories have amos. inVa-
riably ,sken the country BY surprise.
WA, Geo Early is doing on the Potomac, is rot
ysry clear IL is sVd mt that Sheridan is guarding the
g.,s, % che pleutesus falls aud Wel-iled barns Of
Asrysnd aad ylvAniS With AbUniAnse Of Arti
sry, sDd cavalry far from contemplate in numbers or
Ia anips aid swollen river in his 'front.' be ought to
b sble . bold rlI in cheek. Indeed, this
70 be BIS hishes; AMBITION for h, nas 'Ony refuses to
siys DAs bat TAX care to expose his army 10
81 sitsoE except under circumstances mot uniayor-
ale TO bis adversary. This, dare say, is coed
uol.oy N a y0ung Genera, whose business is not to
make reputation bu to mind the COWS Of loyal ITCH
nsO
From & a. Ultima Tlule, tire Trans Mississippi, We
&c. nothing ists g,bs, excerpts statement made in g
Lester, Which vas recently printed in city paper that
Kirby Smith rslgns supreme aud all is sweet repOse.
Tas Yankee forces in North Mississippi and near No
b1s d. not appear to be initiating the busy bse and i'm
p07rs sOh shining hOus perhaps, because the hours
are too sbinlng 4. III Of the year. Doubtless
Tbsy are rot 80 ite they seem shall hear nom
Than ere long
Lob pbsIe We may around the ample horizon, We
dacOysr nothing dshsartsaiag. F1ere olOrds, Il
]. tue bat they are no, black ard big With hundeT
AI tbs osginBug Of the e,nqlsa. Tee sumner past
sad gene, ADD thaaks 70 the SIpreme ruler, still
.old on o4u. Toe Fall CONES in hopefully. Ii Nc
oondaue ss doubtless shall maintain gr, uud
satl Wiatsf or even an NIVsmb,r the rear 1854 will
have /. en- ons tremendous trump.