Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-13
To the Front
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To the Front.
Ia lees than four weeks, the Presidential eieohon
t,ls mace IN the United States and, however assured
Tirco may feel Of succsss t is not likely that he viii
,,.,, hns,li with less than the absolute certainty
80, ,ou,a decisive military advantage would give him.
p,,,o,d Affords the only Geld at present for such an
1000. Sherman has reached his NJ plus ultra. The
-. of taking Noble has been relIqusned ChSrisf-
a. sell uoeks Ill efforts tor her overthrow. The
,.Si,v If wilmington, Is PEAcEcAhls, scarcely
- he an srssney. Richmond Alons would sHIrd he
,l.t and give ne substantial results ThAt Noua psS1
1snsolus election beyond cOnuDgrGey. Here. thss,
tss pos vii Do suuek, and We must Kssp ourselves
aver on The ast and constantly SEaesd 10 NEST H. TO-
IL nsy eons Aby day or n'sas.
hs,A, ssSsFti opinion Ihas tbs maid sslrs VII be
,,s. a, he North .lds GsRsFs lee kHoss bssssboa,
that Giant Is strengthening F0's Rsfrso1, With the
is,sguor 90 deuSs, Of rsRaSSag T., - far - ne eAn'
an Irsa0 GieralsAr He is oigsins away a. the pateh
Gao cana, By which be hopes % avoid our os'-
,,as On tss other SIDE OF the uyer, IN 6s advance
pDou ne works At ChAfan's Farm. In word, he Is
r.nsrE an pereLrAhs refuge for bis treops close IN
hs rear 50 that they may not have ir 10 run ShoaIs
,sy reco from the reception they viii % sure to meet
-hsneyer they may think proper to make the
.svapea. This is GosousS4 necessary under
.,st;Dv Circumstances; for though fAl-
n, Dspsr some few weeks agO-premising tina.
,hsv had rendered thar ron-elads iuPenetTaols,
,b.t therefore, the sailors AZ marines oond slaughter
Al thsir pleasure without sndaegsrcg their oWn car
,.sss thought it Wss treating sour brave soldiers"
;,h rius,ics not to provide them likewise with the
,sans of placing their precious persons entirely out o.
in n
NJ, vet soyed the problem. Taey still srsr from
sbs and shot, if they advance nst our works. have
ing no amor Of proof more formidable than the
breast plates which occasionally taken rom one o.
thar dsad. Therefore, they nuss Lave some place to
which they may run Whsa routed and that place must
be close in tie rear.
Now We think it evident that, with bis present
Forcs. General Lee can keep Grant Gus Of Richmond
ba, the force OF the latter is greatly Ovegated BY Con-
f.5eratss and Yankees alike, have every reason 70
bslisvs He, himself indeed, confessed as much, when
bs called for 100 900 fresh TO finish the job, which
IA not yss completed although has already cost about
men, according to Yankee reports, according to
IN, reports, a great many more. 10 confirmation Of
,hi, view General Nlg.ee says Grant had bui so 600
ON the FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, and We do net bteTe he hai
oavsd so 600 since. II he has NOT ali be viii get viii
No. snsbIs him 20 overcome tue army of General
IA, aud 10 reach Richmond. But il Is WRONG to place
opr faith entirely in the capaeiT OF to hold out
What We wan. him to do, is not merely to hold bis
own, but to crush the enemy. For this he wants men,
and no must have them. L. secret to the enemy
far lass secret to us-hAs there thousands Of
absentees rom the army, scattered all aOou: the
try Are these ueo nsensibe to shame, TO the call Of
81 -, n.
no, know the momenous consequences dependent upon
thu result Of the struggle which Is about to commence
Do they no: know that il may, 10 all probability, decide
thu question Of freedom slavery to them and their
descendants iOreverl Do they not zee what manner
of war this si Do they not know that il IL war of
determination CT slavery "a which 10 decide
whether any Southern shall hold foot Of pro
perry or see his home appropriated BY the Ysnkeesr
Hls not the news from the Valley, the wholesale de-
srueon Of that aourahng region, the ruin that has
fallen on the Inhabitants, reaohedfhe eGIsg And
they prepared under such sireumstarces to abandon
their brethren TO turn their backs upon all that is hen
o-abls 70 render their names 80 many by.Woris OF
Kissing aud scorn
Were they all a. thsir pos.s, Grsat would not hold
his position before this city day. Il they, ard they
alone Who are perins the steuos Of heir coualry
who are rendering the success Of doubtful
who are giving the enemy all the advantages in their
power 10 bestoW. Women o. the country We call upon
you to shame these aggards back to their duty Had
they but bal; your pa,riosm-had they but haf your
spirit-had they bu. half your maNhOod-they would
need no such appeal Drive them on. from before you
follow them with hi5siag and seorn-;esch them that
your smiles are for your brave countTymen in the
trenches not for the eoHardy slaves Who lodging
their duty, and skuking from dnEer when the banner
of their country ling in the Geld, and The enemy is
lying in its front.
and yet We feel convinced, tina. sven without these
lsgSar5s, We shall be largely reinforced. The detailed
men under the Secrearys order already pouring In.
l. great ply that 10 LEFT any discretion with the
Heads Of Departments Every ono o. them will be
sure to think be has not one man too many. QlAr-
termastsr, in southern sac, bad a. ono time three
hundred and fity stro0g, sble-bcdie5, hearty men,
mixing pegged shoes for the soldiers Now any In
teEgeDs negro be taught to make psgged shoes in
An hour yeG ths qunrermaster insisted upon IT, that
All these yougg men we're indispensable, and that he
oould not spare one of them. So will be now Il the
Secretary does not look sharp. He had far better
another order 10 b issued revo-ing ali de.als absO
lu,ely aud on the spot. Big the men here and then
decide whether they can be spared not. Bat BY al
ussrs, bring them here frs.
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