Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-01
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

We make the following additional selections from
the latest papers received.
Tue Washington GIropie's Of the 27th In an sdilo-
loving plc 6e language. wherein due regard s shown
for What Il stylss "rebel nature: .
There is no lality IN au invader more essential to
his success than mAgnIniuy. The want of it has
caused the failure of many Oimpaign other wise we'll
conducted While iIs presei would give dignity 10
failure We fear that the indignation which is Il
against the bel3 often these truths familiar as
thsy are to the r5R srs oil history to be 10 sight Of
out when II is Temen bsred that Febl is not dill
ferent om human ure, every one will DOL de the
sisdom OF conforming Gus military usage in this civil
COL ot to The best examples of the greatest osplahs
An LITsoTIEG IsorDISr-rHI LIIUrEEIEr GlEIRIL
sBAKIs HnDs WIZ A LITTLE BOY.
The following Il cling Incident is narrated as hav
iog occurred during Grants late visit to the Uaited
States. LIT no man hereafter Say that the Lieutenant
General ia devoid of the milk Of human ki1duess"-
even though hs did order Sheridan to lay waste the
Shenandoah v,sy. and stsrvs hs people thereof into
submission:
While General Grant was 10 PHILADELPHIA, Suding
upou the sidewalk, surrounded by the enthusiastic
pulace bright looking boy about ten Jtsrs of sge,
ppsd between two polcsmeD, AID approaching Gen.
Grant with 81 dsd hand, said: want to shake
hEuda UAl yCu, dEl neral u5, eIbl LOOK the Ill
Ia fellows hand aud gave il hearty shake after
vi Gu the boy stole on. of the enclosure, and with
his isce bSsming tn gldness, related tina incident to
ssysFs OF his oomadss the opposite of the
street.
MovAMIsTs 81 HOOD ASD BSEOKiEBIDGI
The Ono. natl Commercial of the Gath contains the
following in r,lIiion 60 the movements of the
Generals mentioned sbays. Ia view OF the fact
that. since that letter written, Gen. Hood has
w,esed ID. caur from the hands of Gen Granger" or
somebody else, tie predictions INDUCED n by tbs Com
mTcars correspondent, fer removed ION Il Q
ruth as possible. says the cOrret pondsut:
Although We are located on one Of the ouiposts Of
the Federal lines where may look the enemy in the
| ( cs every day wish, and where the "Sls.s and
rip ~ they aJst over our works, are visible at tho
r. gl.d picket lnes of the dscobtsut Iebtls on the
,STa lie Of hs renn river the feeling hare is
| # eminent saii fac ion. Hood has been completely
IN lad IN ell bis late movsments He could ns her tr tx
| Elf c iysly SleImsls line OF oOmnun oIton between
las tanof "a and Atlanta, wrsst Decatur from the
hands of 3si eral Granger He vent TO Tusoumba and
Florence and has since been making irregular d.
mo- 4 r,tions on 18th tidesof ihs river, but seo 10
bs undecided 81 10 Nhether he will 60 north or south -
sasrman has raiy ed him in their rt int or
eatons but il IL row too late for Hood 10 check the
len but re- isilss march OF that prnce Of soldiers
through the coan folds Ct GaoreiS; and, hes d. all
dir he has promised lis extaustd Iegons estotos-
on, pas e throul Cei G, ,nd WHIT rio Kenu
aud TO OIL appoint them Wif quidIuplo he dessr oss
,roai too for the ben eft Of ire bu:;eraut
service ne Ibsn all THE the recent elcOlioRs tie
North has taken away the last remaining efam 81 ct
J6urs gsmeSt lron the baud traitors whose fair hopes
ADD 6r liant pFSspo eta have QUE by diss
leaving them not Oaly not the slightest probability OF
mtcsss, Lut the certainty Of ens complete and ire
rIessbe ruin Conscious Of the iaoi, that for many
Them at least there salvation OuI Of tie ilor
nd within il Ihefs s forgiveness, they are b'Rla
,ag TO real their utterly helpless opdi'iOn, aud he
alIons fallen gsr they cas- only look upon The past
sIth uuavaiug regret and upon the future With hope
/ sss despair.
Escaped prisoners from Meridian, Ass., report Gen.
D,ok Tsyor and bis command In that vicinity and q
general concentration Of troops from the Southwest
IsvsEd ocFiaih, 70 iOia Hood: This VII suit sspsFi