Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-23
The Road 10 Peace.

TIE nameless OuHsgss psrpetrated by white and
black Yankees upon the defeneeless women Of the
counties adjoining Richmond ought to stir fever in
tie blood Of age aud make the niants sin,w sIOog
steel But We hear OF olly single ins,Ane4 OF sa
ton. The people no longer look TO En- G5vsrlmeDt;
must they cease to look to the soldiers So peace
is afar oF Oh tha. We had such - FJlrest.-
He would teach the vioa,ers Of women lesson Wncn
they have Jet tOleaIn in Virginia.
Forrest says atlanta paper, more than any other
man. has taught the Oonfederacy how to win peace and
independence Fort DOnelsOn, MurfreesbOrO, Rome,
Fort Pillow and GuntoWn have shown the Northern
hslngs as leas. dangerous "rebe" terribly in ear
nest in the sOquence OF bis remOrseless sword. bis
campaigns have been characterized by no barbarity,
bu. with little genleless towards the Vandas. He has
handled them without gloves all occasions. BE has
made the braggts fear him, and with the prestige Of
an hundred desperate victories, be sweeps down upon
than with the wings of an Avenging angel We be-
Hege the Northern soldery hold Forrest in
once and fear than any other Confederate General
dozen FORESTS in tbe 65ld and little OF the Forrest
theory OF warfare az ,nst invaders, would clear our
and Of Liuoolns min.oas in half year.
So mild has been ous milk-snd-Water policy tOWaris
the Yankees that they absolutely begin to believe
are il fear Of hurting soaebOdy We .rea. them men
Of honor Who should De treated the Infatuated de-
mons they have ever proved themselves. Taking adyan
ags Of this policy, We are held BY them the esma
ton OF outlaws and cuprits pepstratng Outragss upon
heir peop instead of that Of defending house
holds froa the inhuman bAbarity Of their brutal SOL
diery We threaten, but do not exercise retaliation.
An sdict from Richmond has much less weight with the
soldiers Of Lincoln than does the sword of the 'Wiz-
ard OF toe Southwest" They may nang an innOCens
soldier Of the OOnederscy but they take precious good
that that Confederate soldier does no. belong .
Forests command
Our policy lacks game" as it lacks vim. We would
not be understood advocating the nvaEOn Of Fed
sra territory; We do not advocate the black Aig We
do not advocate disregard of all the usagss of be-
tween nAtOns-blt We do advocate death, destruction
and determination every foreign enemy found South
Of the OHIO river Drive them out as Forrest drives
them. Follow up our victories Forrest follows up
his pursuing them WithEhre and sword, and shilling in
the WOOdsP In the language of correspondent "let
every man in arms against u.s. if found on our SOIL know
that this land is Ours-Our home, our cass-WhereD,
according to the venerated common law we have the
right Of self defense to the extent Of taking the life Of
him who win inhuds with hostile intentions, aad
armed with the mears Of deadly execution"
II the enemy, according to the purpose lately AvOwed
BY Major General Sherman, trusted Federal leader,
have "a right change the whole population, and "to
take lives, our homes, our everything" then We
surely have right TO adopt the same course of policy
towards them upon our own soil and at our very hearth
soos1 The Yankees beginning TO feel the war now
Pess is home them-prsss it 10 them, in the name
Of christianity, just God and Liberty.