Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-30
n. sDring and Summer Campaigns.

Yankee pl.a OF campaign for the spTirg seems
=, te,a in.o the sumner Iadeed the real sPrps CAN
,,i,D vAish Vas usiersd IN with 50 much PomP anu
I'D nv Ia, enemy has sl,eady come 70 an ununsY
.,s l., Insignificant conclusion vas remAfA'''o
,,nnsptsry o. is mlgn dssns beginning. The aue"
oo n tbs, theatrical character which never iais 20
-, the sppuss Of ,hs grad Yankee audience, whether
i,,ov ., sss,er constitute the denOu' ment gu
,,l advance. a general retreat; grand hoarisn q
-. irnmsnse sensation in Yalkeedlm and 10
r,,.in t,s upOo the 6rst aes Of tie dana Of 1854
rDi. "a, the trus spring oampaign-shernans march
through Mississippi, Tnomas' ad' rance asAus' DI ",
Gs.roo,.,. ipvAsioa Of Eorda winding up with B4ik
e,,ton huut thr, uyh or,h western Louis'A-A' olsH
,s,rs.sed more rapidly than ke came and Eh0m1s re-
,6rnsd 70 MS in,rsroamenis a. UhatIanSosa VIZ o'
rsHlg a 6Rh-. Tley manag d to save th'T am o.
uheh ia alSays = very important clement IN IN AnA'e
sebsmo OF oorQ les'. b. Gderson ana more anu
3 pks were nos by any means so fortunate. AL 'n''e
A,vs ps,n dlsasteOusly defeated Of the Tedouo''oie
add inyiuciols iersOl Who caPTAtsd the Yankee im
.o.,on nv hi, brian dash through Mississippi SEel
sasrs Was nosai.g to dash a. and nothing 10 hSa lis
torv vss 10 account since be vas 90 sounoy thrAhea
\, F,,rest AZ Oksllaa. Taere is repor that be las
s,v Vsntursd Gus again Win the in;eAton OF re1eN-
n he eOasst but toat Forrest has for Wetksh held L.
anr,sd no,se-sion OF Wes ern Ksntuesy and fenntt-
.es eaotur.ag Yankee gArrsons aud deiroyi fanAs.
s.o,ss .hoSs that terror aud dsntsgrAOn must have
oom,aled tbs salvation Of the remnant OF GneTs0ts
sO,Oes GimOre's army, SINCE is seves rtPlise u
ou,.ee has been covering bshui is entertainments;
.,d We nov learn that much Of It has been removed
a, another field; So tina, may consider that
tais uortion Ge)las ingenious programme fer stock
ing The Back Rspableal Convention Nith L1e'l-
dslezases snG tae ssssOzal college With Lincoln mem
b.rs. Las been indefinitely postponed. Bmks With
the remains OF whipped army, E4s, Aceordirg to d
LAT a,coun from both sides, a. Naobitoehts, Wttr,
hs Vas Dusiy engaged terrifying himself The lass New
YAK paosrs Gmuse themselves ald tdeir readers c'
claiming great victory and he Hsrad even sPeetlAtt'
On the results 70 5W tas terrible cruihmg GU OF
the reD horde" Ba: neither the Herald nor any osler
Yankee paper, condo oe1d5 10 explain Why Banks AZ
forty niles within taenty-iolr hours alter beanR lbs
COnf,derAss. So hassy 4 ga; trcm fortune aud ri
uuph has no parallel, eHceP. when Frederick lock re-
tuso in the mil OF MOl5;z or when the uJseious Ks
himself pus tue broad Potomac between his pre- Ous
person a. he .errioe Jackson.
These eyenss then, are the winding up Of the So ~
s,mpsiVn. Toe operations soOn 10 commence viii fer
haD be prolonged far into the GUNNER II importance
and pt.re.s they W of course far exceed tie eV, NJ
Of the LA, two monlhs-p obaby. those Of the I :
49,, vsars We have no. been in tie habit Of prep
.yn the close of the var and consequently, have Vut
fsv uufu 6led predictions 70 trouble our memory But
We felt inoH- ed to indulge IN vaccination, We night
Az tha, We believe this campaign will be the Ast OF the
-, If not there Is 10 faith 10 be placed
n Yankees They have gathered together sll
,hsir available forces; they have drawn on al
,,.i, "a ources; they have could d hnitess PIstr
and oue.toued discretion 70 their chosen leader, srd
,As, Newspapers declare that this time they mean TO
sni,h the contest. Richmond must fall; Lees
..mv must DO Destroyed Virginia must be over
,,o North Carolina rteames; and before the
1--we. Of autumn bsgin 10 Wther the rebels must
. .vs, mo the southeastern corner OF the Coincide
,,ov-eops.laned within the limits Of South Carolina
"a Georgia, and daaly compelled to Absr don the
D,os,lss, ana IN, quail strife Bus al all events, Ills is
90 be- the lass oAuPlg such Is tue avO"al Of even the
mo-, b. icose Of the var party in the NORTH aud hence
ve have Iigh TO infer could yankee declarations or
..;o,s furnish grounds for any reasonable inference
t,.. if their expectations b. los fulfilled, Grant be
5.ss..sd if Richmond stand, 1t the Oonfseeracy main
.Ia is present st ude ;ho programme Of SUI jasatOn
v n be Aosndoned-
so 1rsss a stake would seem 20 require eHiraorti-
nary Drsuarston aud extreme preoAuIioa on the part
of the ulayers l. is not TO be presumed that Grant,
Tho .uupOses he has tho reputation Of oOnquerer TO
,.n, an and 10 con6rm, will iusa bndy to the fate
biob overlook incauuons Burnside and presumPtuous
Hooksr vet /. Is dBeult 70 see boT he can get to-
,.,bsr . larger army than undes the command Of
49, uaior,uaats leaderA We would nos b. any
n.,Ds uudsrrats the strength Of our adversary
a, doprsoats Grams Tesources but there Is no ev-
.,oa ,h.. he be able 10 col ect any larger forces
An hos, With which Hooker rushedupon defeat at Chan
s.uorsvs True is has bsen given out bJ the Yankee
p.oers tbst Richmond Is 20 b. approached BY two, II
nos three great armies each capable OF oOndu'sng an
Independent campaign but, 90 far the atemP' TO col
lsOs these S1eAt ussss appears to have failed Bur
dds corps, which was being assembled az AnnSPohs'
Aad which Is was supposed vas make demonstration
~ the Peninsula By ihs south side Of James YER
~ broken up iis sncAnPmsnts; but, instead Of en-
hArkng for the anticipated points, it has been sent to
reinforce the Army Of tbs Potomac Does this indicate
simply surrender Of the concenhic scheme, or az in
ahiy 70 collect the forces Of which these indepsn
dsnt armies we're 10 &c ereasedl II this plan Is 70 be
aahsrsd 90 Is h time that The different columns we're
organiEsd Grant may be IN no hurry, il Is true bus
Lincoln d b hurry. The Black Republican COaven
ton meets in June There Is but title more than
m9nth before Lincoln IN which bis nomination,
no dsciATs success be gained before thl Convention