Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-10
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E,iris of Sha Morning PretS.

F Spirit Of tho Morning Prets.
The Rraaiisr rid ,ues the attempt to Invent name
for the Coaiederacy--suUh as Apalschia Alleghapia
FEedona aud The Ike, which laughed out Of tignt
few ye r. ago When similar proposal vas MADE ~
few half asdged nserst and adoescent poets AS to
natoual mama We do no. want it, ltWoud DO tho ex-
ures,ion of an idea which should be our am TO erad
cate ana no, TO foster II ambitious pOe celebrat ng
10 eroc epic the eVentfu history of these tnes, find
themselves az loss for designation, they eau exercise
ter Invention If it 60 please them But We cannot eco
tast postic art would be banehed byh4yiDg nsmes
made 20 order for it by legislative enscnsns or pOpu-
lar mass meetings. The EzOils'er 9ery truly rays:
"Ifwould be wise not only to prevent the adoption
of territorial name, but also, a. far ss ossble to
guard against the common eeaerJ az ncy of she States
O. ring TOO Of the prestige and tax rg too much
VI sae Rifs OF govenweht l. ought TO be as s - OIL
government do possible, keep. IN time oil war "heh
the xgsrots of Jtnon defence need all the powers
OF aeh 10 b. veBed in shat general agency for the PFC
BsFSotcn OF all There is no need oi FedsTs dsfict
Ike "Ollunba %nOr ought y STATE 80 p4rE With her
soveTeign juris bottom ever one iars yard VI her
gruod."
Tee 1Erdminsr sIProvts Hat hSwe in t1e last
cusFency sSi, which authorizes the isue Of HI per
cent certificates OF iidebi sdns So in Pfce Of treasury
no.es Bui il is charged that not ony Las this Po-
vision not been csnico into effect but the Go"tFn-
ioenL has done all ia hs power 10 IulLiy t. We thmk
tha;, in his, ImpoIary "a mistaken. Some
mouths ago the hesds q buIeaui we're Instructed 60
direct their TuiJ asing Fgsns 10 sndf 10
Induce all their olsJit0a accept Ills Sc cerhesiss
cad 10 accordance ihes instructions, issued az tns
K GUEST OF ,hs head OF tbs Ti1ssufy paFlnent,
esresa eyetc es put in operation, contemplating the
cbsIge Of ali COLie derss Obligations for purchases
ready OF hereafter to &c made By sa7 Of certificates
cI in5sblcjLc,s- Proper inquiry will sho~ that di'eO-
lious Of IT'S Liai have been transmitted % 'h7 Ias
.h1sIE agents 81 TIC Cover IL throughout nc
.ean,Iy. Unfortunately, may people sonioundad 'se
certificates with the Jew IiS pr cent bOndsi aid asi
agreeing 10 receive the csTi h.aee made application
lcE bonds. The GoTtilmsats u sOarso. dtoiGtt 20
furlih tEeea ali tLeR tie creditors demanded
Treasury notes. Abs has led Is confusion ana
delay getting 1s certificates tie hSads :. pipiic
creditors.
Tks'aus p pgs COZ dsiairs tto habit the paIt VI
sSGis UOtisdeFsts bo6uobhOg ana 6sS SGgils
eonrtesisa with Yankee officers antet 80 OF iFues.
TIE 6Hg4.Isf DAP .eeates tho F0loJ 30 long pursued
b9 che South Of abandoning ali maritime enterprise 10
tie YsukeeE. IL recommends the Government 10 at
tempt 10 remedy the evil results OF THE neglect by
signing Confederate naval ocers to the command OF al
bOck. de- running vessels thus nskiHg Als bu,iress
school for sailors and engineers. Il also recommends
the 81 stem Of oAva inscription similar TO that Of France
and the drafting Of seamen from the interior States.
What We shall need is q steam marine. This re-
q vsry few Ell seamen. Twenty per cent-iour
vuy Of tntny tk seamen viii answsr 70 navigate q
steamtr Inc 81 may be active rssolute apdsmep.-
Il Eu. Sou hsrn tceis into our bliciade vessels
tty will n flag wien N, rtt a'y navigacrs would
strlKo il, and Ne come cot ut the war We shall
have m Z and shlts ready 10 60 into commerce, aud
thus secure ourselves in the iuurc from he blocia ie
and IavOgs Of our 10, which has iractCd 50 much
injury upon ue.
The Sentinel demonstrates the 'olspicuous imprsc-
ticabity AL the YADk plans for subj ;stlrg the
South the successive IA loies Of all their CO ts In the
t; ard the necessary failure OF every scheme in the
future
L.puru,n,e Of their Few sra!egy, they have sue
csedtd admirably 10 Withdrawing mOst OF their troops
from Pcrids South Caro- ina and North Caroline; from
the Tras Mississippi; from alogg either size of that
river anu in concentrating ald massiog them IN the
atmies Of ant and Sherman Whether trey be in
sttsckirg or attempting TO attack, Rctmord and At
lauta assaiDg vitsl points is more -thsn doubtful
Tna, ks TO cur Confederate form Of government, we
have 10 az1nn, and tquenty no vital points
a. the South. The Yankees h3d 10 their cost, that
these two cities possess wonderful vitality and may fed
Confederate HyCrs VII Oh opce b,ing crushed, whole
animal would perlh. Yet We think they are mistaken,
and feel very that the loss Of both thess cities
would Increase ct eDgh and our powers OF resist
apce by ems bling US still ore to concentrate our forceS;
whilst Il would wesksn them by disspatng their armies
over larger SPACE. They would occupy then, just as
t,ey did at the eso Of last year. more territory tan
srey could f1d ro BPS to defend. Experience should
by this ,his tme have opposed their eyesto the iset
that their military will ever be but preludes
TO great dieoomf 'ures aud dsSsers
The Dispatch compares the Yankees With the Chi
nese OF otter barbarass in their boastiu creduy and
vanity:
Disaster after disaster Tou after Tou slaughter after
slaughter have pursued this Army OF the Potomac IN
one seiss Of eveutuaes, unbrokGn save by the drawn
tattes of ShaIpsbuIg spd Gettysburg from the first
drss IN blood al M,nasass In July, 1884, to the last ex
posioo of B.suregard's niue on Saturday lsst-yet.
tbey are 81 Eays amusing hemseives ard the Yankee
nuSIic with somo new ceVee that is 10 ensure victory
a. The re1t tri Uless it be the Chinese, no popula'
ton ever existed 30 entirely cLdlse il its creduliy
where its own success il in, o'ved. So fertcy hsve
thei POarth OF July orators cogvirced them that they
are the miehtes rat0n the car b, tbG they be-
leye an, thing who tters tht national vanity. Ine
81 ghtsst Rlimmer IN tho emailest enteTpie
L. sufficient TO cocsoe them and to retiaeI5 the Ner
shirt N G. midst OF the mcst over shelniog aud mqst
d,.n;r,pp -dissrtsrs. The cap uts oil the Alabama
caused them ~ oIg 81 Grant, 100 900 men slaughtered
10 O. pure chmoud sqd tho capture OF few ships
at hsbie will entirely obierate al lingering rtcolc
.on OF their heavy failures in ell quarters aurrg Tbs
campaign.
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