Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-05
FURTHER FROM THE UNITED STATES.
We continue our extract, from late United States
papers of the Slst ult:
WHAT II GRANT SHOULD FAILs
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papers of the Slst uls:
WHAT GRANT SHOULD RAILG
TIE New York Herald says, edit ,rialy?
If Grant, who has never failed In tho past should
fail in The future it will be because there is eachery
in Washington. It will be because in that spirit o.
partisan fury Il at forgets all else but its object the
Washington men have determined to employ al theii
power to ruin another man who stands high with the
people. At this hour the energy aud ingenuity OF the
adherents Of the President intensely concentrated
on the game for the neat Presidency. No scheme that
can make capital for them Is forgotten. Wires are
pulled in legislative halls in custom houes p: 81 office
and In contemplate unity conventions. No enc can
fail to see how infinitely more advantageous and grand
Is that field upon which successful soldier like Grant
may work for the Presidency Ia the campaigns of this
summer and the public may well believe that, while
the pO clans work in their moleke way at the North
they will not fail dams ge TO the extent Of their power
the chances of tie VINO has this nobler field But
let them take If Grant fails tn ough Their treach
ery it will not conduce to the Of Lincoln. It
will initiate Nor hem civil war. 1t will perhaps, de-
stroy the public confidence in Grant and, the people
thus cast loose from another faith, confusion and
chy of the worst description must ensue; or public
order is still kept the hopes Of the people will once
moreal upon General Clelan, and grand tide Ct
popular enthusiasm will carry that hero to the Presi
dency.
The Louisville Journal, in speak ng Of the expected
rebel raid into Kentucky, says that not few kentucky
rebels in the South have written within short tme,
10 their rebel relations friends and sympathzers at
home to sell or in some way make secure their horses,
mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, grain and other kinds OF
movable property, because there would in short time
be formidable and destructive rebel invasion
of this State than there ha3 Gy,r yet been They Gag
that Morgan and others will come in, probably from
different directions with aggregate force Of sixteen
or seventeen thousand men, prepared not TO occupy
Kentucky permanently, at least to rausack her e. Tough
out her whole extent sweeping away trythng Of VAL
ne and leaving her stripped aud desolate The Journa
eonsiders that the main purpose OF Breckinridg
ment Into Western Virginia an nvAs on OF Kenucky,
and that there Is no doubt that powerful force uud
Buckner or Preston, CT both, strengthened By John
Mcrssn's Forests and Champ Fergusons cavalry will
coop rate with him in the invasion.
BURxsIDx's SECOND KxrEDrIios.
A correspondent at Annapolis writes:
Ihaye It from reliable military au hority that Burn
sides second expedition will DO organised here. Capt
French one of the Generals Sat- who has been in this
city several days. has oansed to be turseysd and Ia
oys sufficient ground for the encampment on the inds
of JuSge Brewer, Dr.. Alfred G. WEIGH and Elisha c.
Tayor about two miles fsom the city, near Camp Pa
Il learn there will be at least fifty thousand troops
here In the course OF few weeks The 4sth Penn
svIvapia volunteers have just arrived in the steamer
Georgia The leth and 2lst Massachusetts, are expect
ed to- moroz Oar little city ia again quite lively. Mer
chants, boarding houses hncksters, &c. have replen-
ished their stock in trade ready to embrace the oppor
tpnity 10 make money.
Another correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
from the same place, wriesI
The troops to accompany the expedition from this
city, under Major General Burnside, are rapidly concen-
trstirg here The following named regiments arrived
and marched 10 the encampment, few miles from the
city, since Saturday last: 4Sth Penn, Lieut. Gel L II
Pleasant, 9lst Mass. Lieut. Col P Hawkes.; 9th b,