Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-12
What Next

Lincoln is elsesed. TIE greAs Yankee rAhen, num-
bsrog twenty millions Of SOup, or Of creatures Hno are
svnnossd 70 have sous have decrssd by immsnse ma
i;s, tba, this var infer 81 in its conception, intei-
81 n "a, commencement iofernal in il progress, lnier-
Scuton aud in all IL aspects and details Is
40 h, nro.scuted on she Ame bloody aud oAfoGous
plan, for four years logger. TIA! whole p''Fe nave
- ,h.mssiy.s our Ismlrseess ana determined
snsuieshAye put upon record their deIsrmlnA10n 70
-, n, 20 the condition Of ssTis 70 sItrPAis Us
.D,slv There % no middle ETound for us TO occupy
.v,p ws we're 90 disposed. Il i hghS be snSAVed'
ar dis aad We tsel hesitation In deciding "nA' 10 &C.
TIE rs, question which noH occurs u uhsn VII re
attack upou oar Ices be renewed We have no hS1ia'
ton Ia expressing the belief EsAi Il Ill De a'ne o'iofe
,b,, month .bAa have passed away. A Tor supPVsnSN
,,bls that Grant viii LhToW AWAy al re has seAtaeE
-, 70 e,ue thls Au.unp, that s f.ly. He vii rsas
81, a .ooa - he SaAl hive received relnioe msns
a ;.Dtly punsrcus a. he cOueeiJes, 70 accomplish his
,,,oss W,ts his present force he Is vel aware that
=. can ACCOMPLISH Io.LirE. he las nevsr 20: Ee-
-ris. d ANYTHING NiGhous the Use Ct overwhelming
,,s,e,l supsriori;y, I'D be vii not attempt II now
Rr vbsn he shall have received sit the men be expects
.b,n ri, canal shall have been completed AM he
a., ali ssssrcbss-Ee may then tIPSe' grand a.
sanlt military and marine. For the army We lsAE Ao'-
, We are disposed think, il is present Posiuon'
nlsss i,s character has urdergons most unsceeun'A-
he change it would be abs 10 EePei the attack q
force dogbiy o. lreby large As any that Giant can
possbly bring sgainst is. Our only sPP'ensosion Is
from tho water and that arises, Po3aoy, IRON OF To-
AL isno1aae, OF the oSarscer and ability Of the OF.
s,rrcrons in the river. We learn that they are too
formidable 10 be overcome BY he Yankee hss', ana We
hone Is So log ue CO, blsnt that An Attack viii
be made before Grant goes mo winter quarters a. We
are ia. the Gua vii SCI 70 day aud Tiss again TO-
morrow.
We nave often heard the YAl kes perseverance, In
keeping this var spoken Of in tone OF admiration
T.ey psrseVere because they have never been decs-
tvsy beaten except on occasion, aud then We ost
AL the fu.is Of Victory by van. Of decsion
psls Waterloo rou. Of either Of their grand armies
Granrs or Sasrmaus-lolioWed up 30 closely thAA Il
oopd never rally aEln soui settle She question dtn-
ni.elv ard forever in our favor. Toe Army OF the
P,.op,,n has bsen beaten ogsenar than any army OF
-. oh bstsyy makes meAtlon. 1. has never me- our
s,ny bu, 10 a1ZSsd. I. has been beaten 90 oitea,
and lie losses so ofea supplied that scarcely particle
ot tbs original ma.sral is left Blu. have never hs1
the means OF pursuing lis r,uied oelumLs and Anu'h-
We bsen ia possessoa Of sch means. Tlsy have Al
y.,s bsen aoael tine 10 rally AID rtoEuiL Bat, oes
tb, m once, sni pursul them 70 the point t utter &c
s.racsioa CT dlpsrsion, and our word for IL PoiSe
would fellow in a morlh. total defeAs and dispersion
OF either army (3rant's SlermAu') si brig peace
ana nothing eze vi, a. present.. Yankee Per
severance is grea IL oysrrs;td. l. ia The OociedeIst
VIA bear c the I'm in this particular. The Yankees
~5ui never have SO. 70 loss Of such an army As Nt
threw away 81 cks5urg and Port Hudson. Capture
su,a &c army g. Ehas and they viii seek peace '"sdH
ter Neither sheJ, any OTHER PeoP' existing, e1'
Dept the CJnrederlJe people,, could have stood tn
raVags o. their country toe extent Ws have done.
So far a. Ihs end Of Ihs is concerned We 10 no.
eo,cevs ttas tas reelection OF LiLeoln makes the
srsh;es. ddsreuc,. No matter Who Is Prefdenf, tie
Yukse nation will iLssl upon var so long az they car
bs persuaded thA. they are constantly ginning gTeA'
yi,oros IN the R-ll. So.hny but roVe;se', and re-
verses Of the most Cus character, can ever PeEsuade
them to turn :leis eyes towards Pssoa Lot US then
Il We wish to secure il tho earliest possible moment
tun al eur attention u tho var sensible tia. thrOrgS
i. lies the only road 20 peace.