Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-03
From yssrsraaYs Evening Edition,

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nifty ps Of Richmond and the ladies' especially, for the
cAlmnes displayed during the excitement OF he past
20 days. wv unlike the panic. which prevailed In
Wasbirgton when that Gil y was threatened BY Euly-
HL;pcon sept on boerd q gunbOaL men we're d eirg
bV every avenue tsAt was open, and the women we're
running through the strees barehsaded VrnEgg their
hands and orpiog 'Ohl what shall We do TIE rebels
viii certainly capture the city,"
A correspondents Of The Ssatnsl WritEg from the
6sld suggests that YrginA'5 Young Guard be called
ont and thinks that Is 900 or 80 600 will thus Do ad'
ded 10 Lees army.
Notieipg the situation, the Dispatch says the grand
m.ro1yre which the Yackses have been hiaIiHg At,
and which was to as Olish the world and the rest Of
mankind has at length been tried
Al, bss not captured ohmocd bat /. has procured
"hosptable graves" Or many Ct Grants cut ihreAs,
black and white. What viii he Ty btG'l Hoy, We
sunpose he will mAnuacture bule H. In Hhioh be VIII
appouDre The most splaI tuCcess, snd Which VAL ses
The vhes semi -barblreus generation represented ey
hin and bis army 10 screaming, darcDg throwing up
their hats aad shouting Tor cid BE- FhH al no has
dons Ese be aas been 10 command Of the sfsod ArmJ
Rsd Il p5ey much All he can expect 20 do s5'es'tsF
Rst thai EiA rot 2k7 Rehgohd, a'hopgn ii may, and
no dcubs Hll, sssss grsssly 10 tlse.ics L7esl1'
" Zoe sudden ahsDtormcat Of fItt HaFtson ~ cue
ttocps Ess SAD ARaF proves that hone Il tired
rosa Hshs sc al tines 70 DO suddenly attacked asd 70
X, oveFshemsd before Tho arrival Of assistance Ihs
Yankees vii represent the capture Of this pss IS
Vtest vic ory a course. But Tins vii hh1W whether
L is so or no:.'
Ttisrrys compliment to the SaIoa1 for 'hsi' lorg 'ss
lance to Wi am the CcrqueTOs is criticised by the
D,paie6. That resistance co2sil;ed # single battle
sy,os, force no. 70 sTg, a. that which Grant hiss
nov before Petersburg and tue ls,gh OGthe resistance
wa about twelve hours Yet the EaGlh brag about {,
aud pretend their country was acquired" not con
p1ered Whsn TIE truth is they we're reduced TO Gb5c-
ISOLATE slavery by the NOgmAns:
'If such feeble Struggle that Of the siIouS iS
wor nv o. suoh eonmeEdatiCn THE, in what 10 ms
doss 5e defence Of our bsrties in which We are now
engaged deserve 70 be recorded WHAT did the Sax
on a., oonpAred 70 what We have don! They yield.
ed st tie hsst onsst Ter Sing bA:1 10 a. army OF
hhv CT sixty thousand invaders, not more numerous
than that With Wh'cA they met taem As people, they
we're greatly more numerous than the hormtn', In
resources theV mus. have been eaty suPsro-. They
fous int in th. eoun n, fer their h1ue hoir al
tsrs heir wives ard TER CD ldre for eve hing
Tia. nan holds dear in this iie. Il conquered, they
were vel aware that their country would be ensl4Ved
aad ii y hsmsVss become the ssEfs OF the conquer
prs
The & g,.irsr PANIED At the tone Of the Presidents
adde's to the people Of GsoTgl, 60 diff ront it from
II, us1llly cam and veil weighed laoguags:
awe are cory 10 geo the 6zijeu; far lcse bis
tenp5r a TO dCncuJ personally lie eu'hors CT harsh
and INV arrantsbe unpCtaoD5 upon HIM, and even to
tals o. Bu Ter the la gage IA which lie deserves 10
b ksd Of by any else taan he head oil poser
iul C.rfdN,ac The pech Egs been probably n usht
by the r ends Of The PsSsdslt essential tn Vndlci'e
hun and G. tms,lg6s fem ensure We axe leave 10
tav IN Las better bosn boone In E-uco We would cite
asn2ls irsa-cs, in Fli31 Usn, Phofd IN tie Tore
br.ug6. e nIatr5N UoGrnTy. -NTa9d GT4 cjRTEy61he
spir.oy vas formed With the Obi Of tupCrsedng
General Washington in cOnmapu Ut the American
army he uss charged with az lly auOan;irg al.
m3st to COaaIdce To she 81 impltaous te male then
no deltnce A. a EuoCq1ent period no aid that bis
alleged ilacsoI proceed hon tie want Of Erms
CLOTHING and supple. He could Jaiy have yiui Gated
himself tu bic county must have fusre6; b. thought
it better 10 sScIifce Re own military reputation than
that the cause should be endangered"
2u; there is . meaning ard q moral TO be drawn
from this says Tie EpqU,rs: Thu Rn.agoLs,s Of
the President may be gat in their chi onl his
policy. WnAt then2 l. i: Of pCd. to divide and eI
Asperae the corn,Ty at his time a. s1oh q7esons
',We ask for more furbearancs for more unity fer
more earnest ard uUvus, determination TO rtss. the
enemy. Thee heated b. peIsoral CT party antsgo-
nsm5 arc not aware how cur enemies, ard those 81
ART 70. our rieE6P rejoice symptom Of dis
content among w. They do 10; rtH c. how the thou
sands ssery O. the war, derive al their encourage
ment 70 perscvero from the words ald acts Of their
public msn Hos much uUsi this llss great element
Of defsres be weakened By controversies aud imputa
tons amorg those - whom they sok for counsel and
support? l.! Us all DO iIiel6s"
In another article the Enquirer approves a lac ar.
tels In the SHtRl Urging the L. ss'sureB when they
meet 10 "eeVe al psse,ieabis measures for the relief
and protection Of .ho p1oPls a social community"
correspond mt urlos letter 10 the Enquirer from
Nsumalket Heights advocating the Increase and con-
sOiaahon Of he army. 1. Drop all Incompetent of
GERS aud put them 10 the ranks. 2. All able-bodied
men from II 10 as 10 enter the infantry regiments,
filing fest all the companies to tho minimum Of 81 men,
including ovsrseer5 bonded men, physicians and
preaohers leaving old aud disabled men to do the
work Of oversOors, g., 8 Coan on. tho quarteFmAs-
ter aad comm,sllEy assistants, As5essors purchasing
agents, proves. marsbals, etc, aud pu! them in the
ranks.
Although nervous people are Wild about she capture
Of Fo,t arisen YET the ElGiuer 'has hesitation
IN saying to all persons, far ard near, that Richmond
stands IN less danger tl 6;s. day OF O;o0er then
Il has ever done sino1 The SIto Of Virginia seeded
from the Union, thee years and ha'f ago. Whatever
nav hsppea il cetRia that army H00 in the Eeld
and no op raons noe ia pro resF, eal possibly csu3e
the fall Of Richmond
Affairs in Georgia ard west Of tee Mississippi lock
well and &" il there is ary dependency l. has sole
ference TO tho ma aimilis,rltOl at Re moad
Even General ant their msoi-CI,lsd generaliss-
mo, disborOrs himse and sssos his allure, By
worthy a-soycrabons in regard TO 4 tuDpoei sIhlu
ton ard dep'edOn Of tho Cot 3er'to resources and
armies"
Another dastardly pIecs Of 'ndrcl the eneHy's
part virtually eOrcedcs their dissppo nuent at the
result Of the pigl. II tre7 believed the rebellion
crushed end it's armies dem,rAl d and dslan ed; if
thsy feel safe in tho pctensiOn th3t their armies
we're P'rong and empowering, ~ emtriaiy would
not hesitat5 10 return standards the 6y thousand
Conf dsraie prisoner which they have held so lo3g.
Tbey ros only besiow high compliment upon Southern
soldiers By thus refusing 10 exchange them for their