Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-20


81 eova,nar sslth, rseSenislns The vAlus ct such
o,L ~. bvb duty 70 Our soldisry Of having the re
oo,d At their services psrpsuAted, and the great injury
,s,nr0 from delay, established the efss OF R-oardef
~ Virginia Forces and entrusted its management to
Mr. Joseph jackson, Jrp Of this city.
Tbe act Of the legislature merely Indicated its gen.
eral desire 70 raise eneuFng monument to her gal
ant Children who had not only upheld her ancient
Glory but wreashed new Eurels around her proud old
brow. Tie woyk was hedged In With many difficulties
Il sss yas. in It's proportions delicate in Its character
and could be performed only upon system combining
extreme accuracy wish great hsXiOihsy. IL could Dc
accomplished only by interesting he cum nuaiHy IN the
subject sufficiently to voluntarily render aid Tor the
aes gave no power to require Assistance from even
Sin gle person. 1: was enrsy novel in ts character
ana cOnsS Qasnty there Was no shArt OF lAnamATk 70
% guided bJ Il Was 70 b. dons IN PERIOD OF To-os
d rasulty AID coafusiOn, WaSn ths simplest duy b.
anna = serious labor. ImpsdmSat, obstacles and
b,Dorauess OF every S.rG ware in the way hn the en-
.rVstc viii OF Governor snIh, aided BY ths'zss Gn0
intelligence OF the Recorder, have, TO great extent
overcome thsm general pan Of the whole extent u
the work hes been arranged aid some OF she branches
have been worked Gus in dsAi, ready to % pa1 Into
nr.ctos A soon a. othsr circumstances permits, while
o,hsrs are Al eady IN successful operation.
A. now arranged, Is viii be the Record Of Virginia
dining tbe W.r And will show ali that she has bseO has
aons and has suffered during all Ihess long ysArs Gi
o.,tls bloOGShed and nsry trial Hos much that ali Is
none even Of her own children can imagine until this
REGARD 4 done; and when IL Is completed the world
iii look with asonLhmsnt upon her proves and tort.
,uSa and hsr soils viii desire no higher name or proud
sr title Than that Of VrgtaiAn.
This Record viii show how Virginia deliberately and
dsvosdy threw herself between the foe and her Gstsr
ss.ss taking upon herself the heaviest brunt Of bs's
and The asiesst fairy Of the storm. How from hill val
sv and oily; from plantation, workshop and counting.
room from the pulPii and the bar; from every pcsi
uon and yoOltioa in Life, the children OF labor and OF
Injury .ke-oAms forth 70 do battle for thsr oOuatFy
osardIsu boys, strong men ana grAy-hAisd Sirss aide
nv side IN the devoted nss bsaring hardship priVAton
aud s1HsripE In every form unmurmurirgy-tsoing
disease and wounds and death a. none but the fearless
children Of freedom ever can and toe 0fen taking Asr
,s, aleep in the baGom Of that mother whose rights
thew bad died in maintaining. How widowed mothers
have sent forth son after son, until the last smooth
l. How wives gave up their husbands, and daughters
their srss ard sisters their bso'hsrs ana mAidens their
ostrothed, and tnen, with strong hearts Aru firm puT-
POSE gave themselves TO labor Tor thtr counts cause;
how they nursed the sick ana tended the wounded ana
clothed the naked giving to the needy om their 1lsn-
der stores more than could be spared from Their own
uAntG How, when . coward foemAD, unable to ODE.
quSr by manly Arms has resorsd 70 IRE and famine,
waste and destruction, insult and cruelty wnen lands
have b. ca devastated and homeseAds buried, and fer
tile actions charged into olArred deserts, 1t has only
awakened sterner purpose and more NJ Ang courage.
aoE 10 all these long years in which she mas been the
ble ground OF Nations in which she has had to mAin'
tain cur own armies and bear all the injuries which the
demoniAc malice OF relentless enemy could inHis her
cheek has never 6lAnched her eye quAlSd but with
dtflut courage she always has DOES now and always
vii. oppose her scared bosom TO the foe, an i'm
psaetrabls barrier which be Ia poWerleis to pass.
What grand thing tits 10 make up this Record now
amid the stormiest hours of her terrible Iri-A Record
such a. no people have attempted 10 make before
under even the most fAvOring circumItAnces-noW,
when the Safe ia one mighty camp, when every man
AID haf-gro~n boy Il under arms, WHEN . hue dred
thousand man persiateatly bus VAiny, batter at the
sA,es Of the Capital aud the Vey window where siI
rattles with the peal Of bis artillery Al srcA time,
when any other people would be shiverirs with dread
or ayug in terror, Virginia po only beats back ,hs in
sont enemy bu. Camy records the manly virtues Of her
CHILDREN and the sendish attributes Of her foe. WA,
beautiful picture does draw OF her lefty spirit AnO
fearless selirrhAncs. How esqlan;ly il sll speak TO
tee world Of tho determined purpose with which ,bs
has gone toto the Struggle And her mistaken 6dencs
in the result. How r0h legacy it viii be to her sbi-
d,sn ami her chldrens children, and who etmate
she value at which it will be held In sfser dayLl