Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-16
Smut Of the Morning Press.

Tie 6sstnsl reviews he ssOOs Of the War, which,
above all thirgs have established one fact, that "ndi
ydualy no people more, few so much, self APPre
cation, ccmpOsrre aud seltreePse, u the sOuth-
roasn Not the least important Of the lessons incul
Gated By the IT, that the people OF the South will
hereafter a,n to rely upon themselves, and 20 DO more
heal work AID lees hand work than in The past. The
Ssaiinsi udeecrbes what it styles tie exploitation oil
the Southern peoIls BY would. be Northern Issk-nss
ters:
We shall probably learn before this war is over, that
se have all along been tie victims OF ntst ruhiess,
mn .yerisainz aud debasUg exploitation We have
oeen doing neIe hand work, the people with whom we
tradtd head Wolk. We lave WO.ked in Ihs field, IN
h. sun the rain, and the snow TLey have worked Il
doors, and worked lightly. We Lave procured the
cav material they have wrought 1t 10 into thousand
ane forms and fabrics and charged US ten prices io
dopR 20. Their operations required knowledge, learn
ing educ alton and skl and bvgos What Ihey CURED
Ours only called for physical LABOR, and eit those WHO
pracsed them as ignorant as they ieund them Feregn
ers have be, until this war, Teachers our psrsoH
tsn our doctors aud surgeons, our book writer's aad
makers cur editors manufacturers, tus mechanics,
ur Artsts cur merchants In hne our doeTs OF h.
work Whist We followed mere haad work.
Tee E1at'nsr thinks that is yet too soon to CON
lecture what l. DO the proceedings OF the YANKEE
Democratic Convention, TO b hsli at Chicago on the
2s,h OF this month It. detects eVi3ent faEter in
the realms OF 'shoddJ" Who under the Luise Of psFi
o,sm bu. i'll cOucssl their caAgGn st the rapidly van
,hipR chances Of securing fat contracts! After hs.Dg
sxpoged the denny of the no6ssss at the danger
Which beset the approaching Presidential campaign,
the Examiner goes on to show that there is likely to
DO a Struggle between The War Democrats and the
Peace Democrats. 1: concludes:
The former seeking to elect Mcclellan, and having 10
view four more years OF pref able war, in which
their friends should have all the contracts AID their
Napolsou win s the great VietOries-lhe latter gOlns
tor peace pure and siDll. A. present the Indications
appear 10 be that the War Democrats will noIipste
heir candidate but shs peospoi YOU'D he materially
On ,eihed by any military disaster before the meet
ing of the Convention. II EARLY, for ample, should
urn upon idsn in tho LEY aud repeat upon him
the performances Of AonOO1cy or ksrns,oEn, w. should
probably see thorough Peace President nominated at
Chicago
The ENQUIRER again discusses the msrine q1estion;
nd declares that the recent engagement in Mob lie Bay
"has Significance beg Dad theimmediats result That
il TO say IL is shown BY the sibkiDg Of the Tecumssh
that the YarkeC iron cds 10: nvulnerable and by
the obstruction OF tie Tennessee, that neither
Tho Erqurer sIgl5s that heres n We shsl need tiu-
Nv ias. ard baibOr 1,ilas. The vessela composing
tbess should be ro. -o'sd Of course ard, from the
character o. their fervcs would have little cal for
able aud expert seAmsn-
The e.seni.sl poiut therefore to which our attention
must &c turned il already engages all the skill and
ne Ingenuity OF European sdmiraes, is to obtain the
hast Find OF armor foe vessels. II simple feet
that auce beginning wish iron osds against four
m England ha5 aresdy, in May, 1861, not less than
hree hundred q d oannens IN her IRON clad vessols
var Will EhoR az glance the vast importance which
attaches 70 this question. WAT We want IOE ia to
ind ~ tho beet OeeupdCn OF Rte,l or iron that ought
% be used Tor the cssing-tho anglo at which it
can be most ar ctualy p i'd al d the form and IA
i us OF such ar1Or. as long Jhl enemy even ct
emf TO blocksd porte must content ourselves
slth sucA iron steel As Il available TO "a, aud
i ls il would not be prudent TO inioIm our gdSer
AIRY during the OF the pectedly ampe RESOURCES
/ Of th9 kind which We possess, We " II content or
selves with simple Teererce 70 tie iacs that our ap
paTeny imperfect has stoOd the tests
stt turpsising success. The Albsmarle Con edeTSte
| States Iron clad Gap ain Al es Spotts6ocd, Cox,
siih only inches timber AID plated with four nches
old ron aud two inch pa'ts overlapping &, when d,op-
org down to NeWbeIn sruek SIX y-tHo times, end
stood the fe OF eight inch raed guns, throwing bots
Of over a hundred pounds with sUehimpunity that bu
one sbet hroke enc bar of her and drove 10 the
eeonl We mas ia that other iron clads Of our feet
nave b,krtss OF three fset Of oax timber, OVeraid
With eight inches OF iron armor which prouises 10 re
dst even tie terrible bos OF the ensmys hfteer inch
guns.
Alter describing and ana sug the difference between
the nkee Monitors snd the Conf dsrate Iron cad'
the Eag~irsr comes to the conclusion Il a. the enemy
have no. tquAei much lees surpassed in the c9n.
struetiOn OF ION cased vessels.
The Enquirer likewise shows how the Northern clergy
are converted into part OF Ya kee political machinery
They are commissioned to pposl to superstition or pre-.
juace, to jultIy MURDER arson and robbery, ard to
palate EXP lain away d,feaL For all Of which N,rf
pAsohs utter than for preaching the Word d
God
TIE Dispatch shows how every effort Of The Inc # BILE
Grant has been noting but aat failure Apologies
for The Petersburg islrr plenty blackberriep
bat they obly prove how absurd Is the whole Yanke,
sJsten In which apology follows defeat and defea pre-