Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-24
DanOer and Dsliverauce.

Tom Paine mAAss, in MS work called THE Crisis,
tSe following observation "li Is distressing to see an
enemy advancing ia.O 3 country, but it Il the only
" placs in which We can beat them, whenever they
"a m.ke the ATTEMPT. The nearer eny disease Ap-
prosohss 10 crisis, tie nearer IL is 10 eure' Dan
"a a., and liysraHes make tksr Advance togsh'r, and
" !, /, only ths last push in WaoA sne the other
= taxes the lesd" And Whoever" continues the same
" author, "Wn attend to the cneum.tAnCes and
events Of wals carried on by invasion, WH md
that airy iEvadsT, IN Ord.r TO Do finally conquered,
L" mast 6r,l begin to conquer"
Adoptipg this as a teK., The AiSsiSsiPpiG' says the
truth it enuEoAtss s fully sustained by our own "a
ssu as other similar struggles Ia the winter OF 1910
General Howe marched the British army with an air
of Victory thrlsyh tie Jerseys, the Consequence Of
which was his defeat; and GENERAL BurgOyne, at Sara
toga experienced the same fate 70 the same
In the war bsLweeu Spain and Alger5, the SpaniArds
we're defeated 10 the way that is, their arst tr
umohs became Trap in which they totally routed
Fns Invasion and temporary occupation OF Italy By
OhSrlss K Of F.ans1 in the siEIeeath century, fur
p,,nes spo her illustration Of this truth So the eXpu
.l5n Of CortgE BY the AZ eos from Mexico.
But perhaps, no nose signal instance Of the kind
a.. bs .ound, continues the R'Ss,sSRPiGH t1sn the
occuoa,.on 0, Louisiana and Arkansas oy the Fedora
oress under Bauks a1d Steele, who, AaaHed suO
o,,s. boldly move into the heart Of the country to
eru,h he Lass YES igs OF expiring rebellion from the
Tram HaSssipp, Department. ST. month"; ago the dis
parity Of 10 greater there than elsewhere IN tie
uedsrsoy and the dagger o. Conquest greater. Pleas
AM Hill and AaDs6eld-rlJHs sGraOk thick aud fast BY
tbs iodomable T4ylor-elAnged the aspect IS it Wer.
IN An hour when the routed and panic stricken armies
Of the enemy led IN confusion - the protection OF
heir navy whence they have not dared 10 SIR 10 this
day.
LIS veil known in Official circles tina! General Ohns
son, before his rem val anxious for the President
20 send E5Tlest in Slerman5 10 disturb bis com
npnioation even 81 the rIk OF abandoning Northern
Mississippi Ne. DAVs deemed the request sxIavagant
aud refused a.. Bu' as VOluaire remarked o. King VII
ham, that he never appeared full Advantage but in
difficulties and in full aCion let hope it may here.
Alter be said OF srsOn Davis. Now that the oris has
become critical his energies should b. brought
INTO T olsi0n and another instance furnished in the
asory Of our young Coniederaey, OF The nani Hsrou
les s:laHgliag serPon.s IN bis cradle.
Saermsus army, extending irom Nashville to Central
Georgia snd soon 10 be dep lsted OF the hundred-dsy
recruits viii be reduced Tom Pars expresses it. to
"a string Of drops not capable Of hanging tOgeiher"-
as must lsaVe garrison Atlanta previous to moving
IN the pursuit OF Hood while the latter By retreat like
river turning 5aoE upol is0lt wall gather strength as
sherman loses i. Tnen will bs the time for Forrest
uniting his cavalry vsh WheeleI, to strike the telling
oloW. Northern NJ ssissippl be defended by the
state forces organ zsd for the purpose, aud For
es. DO thus released With kis invrCble legiOna to
achieve results Of which hurs. Mcdonald might be
proud. We hope soon 10 zee his cohorts in molten
towards the tnemys rear and then, indeed, can We
nope with reason that the fall Of Atlsntl-noW vic
tory for shermsn-uke the apples OF sodOm may turn
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