Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-29

snirit Of ths Nornipg Preas.


TIE Eaets uaderte les "a prove hat 1t Is neither
cay 70 estimate, nor SAFE to rely upon, the apparent
growth Of the peace sentiment amongst cur enemies
Taefs are, Of course lndcsons which foIe' The con-
ivsOn that lhs mass Of hO Yankee public bent upon
pssos such, for example, articles Published IN the
New York Nsss aud the Day Book, resolutions now and
then passed at ecuaiy meetings Of various saesi but
upop these the Eruaiasr not disposed to form its
iassneot. There ase other and more encouraging
sy@p,Oms than these and chief smOug them Is Jacques
ADD GlmOses as mission to this place. which lead to
the iniei nee Inst The WhOo North and all parties At the
North fselthat there mus! be peace and peace on
the basis Of secession.
We would wish to be half IS singune Is the EfaA''
r. when Il deelrss that In al thsse peace dsnonsrs'
lions Il ~ already the achievement OF our nesPena
euos. We viii not undertake 20 eonel'aie the "e"s
Of the EzaD,Nsr expressed yesterday on Vie arms
toe qasssiOn, and is present declaration tbs: VII be
left 10 ne to detais The terms OF peace. TIE Two ePn
ion, are 90 diameuioAly opposed that We TAD some
doubt tha, we we're Fsyszirg the paper which, yes'e'
dsy thouAs e better 70 deal With Lincoln another term
than 10 listen 70 such a. arnisOe be would not fail
70 propose.
The ExaminsT reviews ths euFrercy q 1esi'on aod
shows that he present Eais Of things cannot long DO
endured. Tho following i the AlternasVs OF hs dIaa-
lion, eher pricss mus oene dawn e. money must be
plt forth in quantities sufficient to enable tie public 70
cay tbs prevailing high pricea' It OF course unns-
ssssary % state hat she Erasr condemns the latter
Alternative Tas tniy possible solution IS 20 be found
IN zone C1psgient reducing prices par Pss'- V''s the
5.drction OF ths circulating medium.
+, another article on che gseas Psses proSsm tas
Ssasr tbrks hss The mes, rational PTssuniPsies IS
AT tie most probable SOURCE Of PSaes Is IN tAs pro-
.sse,lye elvil dislCnsi0Gs OF the North.
The E,q,srsr hnks that the JAG qasss-Glm9r" Pssoe
Effort bas been fully explained BY tho "OircusF OF MI
B pamln, which VIII meet ID, entire approval Of sl
,epsibls men whose gangsned malice does lot make
tse pisrspsesent Every aoJ Of their Own government
the Eaouirsr considers that Of the most signal
:, eesses Of our Great Lee Is the oopcsntradon of
,ovsrful army Of observation on TIE Potomac. This
Leads the Enquirer 70 aRk II at sst the defensive
ooey Of the government may not have been abandon
"A For the sake Ct peace alone tha, paper would be
g,,d to see the var carried mo AFRICA" "a Ii feels
.o0p6dens Tat our brave troops tie best, nay the
oniy nsgotiR.ers which should employ"
The EaQuirsr proposes "Ofgan zed eOmPettoo,'
- the ony sgeuey b. Ehoh the exact ons Of the mono.
ssEst Gao be put dOsn. TIE only means by Hhoa
prizes can be regulated Is bsganz ng The production
I'D supply o. sucb articles prime necessity as the public
r uaires. So plpabl5 advantages have been CHAINED
BY ssis system wherever applied, tia lie efficacy re
lnslrs u questioned.
The accomplished Eslsnis. Of toe Dispatch 10y the
way bow admirably This paper is printed noW'a.dsy'-
quotas the famous message Of haetoniu, 70 the Athe-
mans, as given BY Herodo.us-"Asn Of Athens, Why
az vou 30 mad az 10 levy var agaDs the King p aud
tlkDg ihs as a text proceeds 10 shOH that although
t5s Yaakses are in possession Of much Of Ous sell, We
are az fully prepared 70 drive hin away as the Greeks
were 70 s1palss tie PsrsiAns. TIE arguments and tbe
tsrms Of peace submitted BY the yFsn' Of the White
HoUse are slmost identical With those Of XsrHes, and
hi, fate iii be the sane that be elfths monarch Of
mi ,Aiy. hosts.
Iuore's solsmn citation OF scripture AZ the close CT
BIS audience with the Executive Of the Co1iederac.-
oEpsrsiu Il llned to bis iO Let him alone, Is COM
msnd, d, In "p-esnd" pa, asEaph as good advice. All
Ne asa Is 10 be lss alone. Is hss bean cur watch word
lFJm the beginning.
The space 6liDg leader in the SSHtHsl Is an aijurA-
toa lees ecclesiastical IN tone than usual the people,
wao are ossesobiugy solicited stand By the Govern
msnt and especially BY NJ Trenholm. We viii not
obaracsefse this admontory honily = work of su-
psterogaIoD bu, We trust may be eIoussd for cay
log that apologies for the late unfortunate Incompetent
incumbent are Of minute worth the gentleman nov
IS the head Of ths Tsasuy Tor whom the people en-
terrain the respect dus TO capacity snd an eminent sO-
cal position.