Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-06

This bod1 mat yesterday. We can report the HAf
fsaturss OF The Message veil - Ih0uEA W hAa 'ssH
,ht so,umen,. Il Il1 ths 1uSOssa Of SsnsrAi
Grant Who started from Ihg dAn seven months ASo'
,oel.iuai & shaI be meant " hSat &c oss upon that
linz If it took hin ali SInntr-UbO ABANDONED 81 Al
lima Def. the SdaaSF 80 fortnight Old-Seo iOSSht
-, dos,n battles before be goI 70 the CHeEShOninJ,
- v.s severely bsAsSn in al Of thsn-shO lLt IN
h.,.,S OF bis COAd soldiers uatuasd on NE TEr.tus
=, W,ldsFnsss 80 Gold HArbOl-VhO Oss, - st
-. ,,,s,,.usd bsyons soubl, ffOU ia WIa'raGGs
:, IN. mi, II the JAn,s 1913 OO0 miu--UaS trSSee
-, a, P,s,s.ouyg. ana shefs saensssd 10000 NOT,
mn "a a. a,ump. 20 esFSy tee PSrSs - s'Sru--sss
$3.50 ,s.ssn repeatedly :ass e ,sAs asiEhoo'hosd,
.sh.. syess.9sd 10 seaslas ietSmsat upSH The W.
tan R,,hoas-~hs Uais ssV''s .,ts"ss sPoa g.,
. ,,ss. A1d sss sss.s2 "a AL Of thsm s'SeHs ols,
=. b., .,sP.ulsa EosI HArrissa ron l'0 nSNa-Who
srasB q, >>ss along On UhOIs sue, SGd sam.
,,,hs.. m I.s ICES VI 10 coo msa-Sho
-. had 7cot mes Operating = eaee from VARIOUS
1t, a, Richmond md has news. >s9sss had Iht
,;so,,,ou 10 see %, Al alsusstsly filsd-$ho hss
"a, done upghiug so-Ardscap,G tlmona, bu
-.,,;sss srsst things uhen 10 shall have received
loo ooo fresb tI,o,s-Slo 10 rather poor IsEOimsr
,r ,,s s,li but great uloa Ihs selegssPh hAs
- At gain uz Ve,ories upon PIPER, eGS gsnsFAi!
T5,,s aeisss in the asld.
;ny,,ioa o. EARLY, AMI She dAag'r Of the rOya
"a dlA.sd upon with dSs PonPOsy. Sler.
1;,,.,:ssi in the Valley also come in for his6
-. bo, IA has busnt the mills. ard barns, as
s-.l,;rg houses Of tie fAfmers-hO" many "OmeI
- ~. bs, .,arVeG--h0W many murders h,
- pit.ed-hcS many times he las dssTS1es
E,,ly'4arnv, aud hoe that army "ii 10. say dee
,,oyaA Itbeeomes eloq gent When i. is nse2ssAry
- AZ sbermau--HoV he drove johnston % Allan
- e dsieltsd Hood At JOassoOrO'-hOW he
at. . ,,sd blIe,ins isom that pOiut--hOW he fol
,o,s5 Bo,d. but could not ovgrtaLs hm-hOU h,
b,,,t Numbered and murdered IL GsOrEa-hoS b.
3;,.nnsAred from eight in that eoga:ry-hOW BIZ
snds bsvs been looking for him, but have not found
bi7,-bo. thew are firing guns to let him kuOW the,
AZ IN search Of him-hOs he did not take Augusta
ON On, or Savannah. or Charleston, and hOu be
s.gt.ks Mlsdgsvile sad burn the SaEs House. Ii,
message WAs written before Thomas great victory a
v,.,Lfn Otber-ise 1e might hope to sse some FL
p4na,ioa Of thas nerAls strA' ge conduct in rauui
.vsy BIZ Light from his brilliant victory. Perhsp
.f,sr AL It vas 20 retreat, BAT mere aagaNe' back
,,rrds suca ss Yankee gsHerAl1 very fr'qusny make
The var part Of she Message Wiuds up With d.
uapd OF m9se ioCd 70, poSdeT." The Tebslf-5Ay
aha, sssuusr;-ars nov On .heir las! lass- The rebe
Bon il about 10 collapse Toe rsb,s have bToush OF
t,air lat m,-. ~ man q ant tells me they raw,
robbed the cradle srd tbs gave &c make Up tbsi
aypy shall cs-14ig'H c.asd tdS ssbsiOO this time
All that want il oas million Of men, and tnglgs e
do the thill, AID tlis itls million hope viii not b
Withheld SsTss has there t5eu such 81 opportunity
Toe Fl9fids affair il passed O'sE-Sith angle re.
mark that it Is iostuaAls ahs s9s gone doVR in ~
thoms water sircs tie Maritime PO had bsOGm
undu7 s1oitsd about the. trinS
Ths sIlusou 10 the financial c0adj.iO4 Of the UuioI
is highly encouraging g'sat aud enlightened PsO-
pls has she riyht 10 Ia sssH G. any amount 1t NAV
think U-oUss The subj so,s az tue best 6oysrnmsLt
thu sun ever shcne upon have a6sn the liberty Of
sycaR this privilege 70 she lgisat sItsnt Taey have
.rs,dv taxed thsm .slE for tbs bshOoi OF the Gen
s-al Goysrnmsnt, sbouS u lhO1 pea diem, tire
hundred and seventy 6ys N Hons per dE7EH. 70 So,
noshiuR Of State q be-. The IsIOaal debt T.
suusrb. I. reaches, Oi iusisj intsF6stpaJiug deb
about tso thou.ani miloHs--ot uufuLdst, nOr-.n-
tsrss. paying dbl, thee thousand millions mOrs.-
Tbs bea,s gland. ani al Sould1a n'-li Of Ihs Grsa
Rsplblo. 'Tas fac. 10 says oil Abe "He are BIS
psopls and sysytaisg a5ol. Is o. on big scale w.
have Dg arml3s. Big Generals, big ships and big gurs
II oceans are toe DggeE: IN creation, cue skes
ggsr than tha seas Of other Nations and river
bigger than mo1t OF Oh r bays aud gults. We hsv,
the bggss. prairie, the biggest iress, and the bgge
canes. the biggest dsb the biggest IDEAS the bggss
liars and the biggest fools ever yet heard Of Ever
our losses IN battle ase big and the biggest dsgrae
that ever befsl a nation. vas MsuaEaa."
What q wonderful nation, and what wonderful
man