Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-16
What We GIN Exnent.

Tie adVscates Of the Invasion policy have now the
zeal opportunity Of verifying les Weldon and its efcacy.
The Invasion o. EsrhIri territory could never prove
permanently beuefsal to our go long "a il took
the whole Of our dsposabe ioIce to carry tino ehoc
lf the chances OF peace are in ratio to tho injury III
ict upon the enemy then would pace soon dawn upon
.ae land, whist tb Invasion policy ia understood and
carried on as il is at present
B; invading the enemI's ccuit y with our entire
army We have exhibited that whilst cur armies Won as
brilliant Victories aud fought as S,lorously as when
upon our own soil, the difi,uiic3 OF communicat Oh
With cur base would Inevitably bring a66uI retreat
even az the moment when braves were flushed viii
.uec5sa Such is not likely to be the cas-
Fhsn tho invasion Is effected by COMPARE
lively pms and mobile column, which has tue double
Advantage OF operating With eater celebrity OF notion
and at che same time ncurs no kisk in securing lis
proper sanples. II any harm OF permanent casrae-
Ter can be cted upon on ens my, it only be dobe
OF small and rapidly moving bodies Of men. To dis
sol al doua as 10 the soundness Of this opinion, We
ave only to turn to history Witpes. and we will
earn that the greatest corq Of the Creates Gen
erals were always effected by small bod ss oil men, Al
,Iander invaded India with thirty Ave thousand mer
e ar invaded Btaiu with an q lal numberi end the
eliminating glory Of NapoleOn'a Italian campaign lies
in the fact a. h5 army did no. exceed that number
Toe time is last passing away when to the mere pre-
popdsrauos Of numbers is left the fIte OF camps!gr
and on score CT hardfoUgat fields the Con!edsrates
ave exeu pfed, and brilliantly exsmpHfad, that tie
oattle Is NOT slsays to the strong.
Il has be, facedcusIy but Iuthiully remarked tfs
the true peaoemskeFa were the soldiers oil Gin. Lees
army.
Whe7 uatcn has vainy appealed to che aense o.
iustos Of another to cure Il II dsessble right Of IL
government and Is reved and scOrntd in its legitimate
sIao,ions eel dignity and mAulinsss dictate hut ore
souse: 10 flo By the argument Of the sword what
he argument Of words hos failed to produce. That
this argument should be stripped of of Ia telling
points that it lhopd.p,;s rye all po!ntednesr, the
true line Of p,oy would to be that this uir."S
ratio should be so maintained as TO make the enemy
aud moro especially the YankeS-iee that the Consitua-
lion Of further argument of that nd Is losiog game
20 him Then Indeed will have made great progress to-
wards succesiul termination Of atIugge in which cur
I,urels are so poinsey Wreathsd with cypress When
We shall bavs made brutal iosmen feel that beyond
the Potomac in the gladsope valley OF the Cumberland
here are homes which can bs easily devastated and
given up 10 the iurJ Of un,eaoning sold e'y az in
he once peacsabe hanleta of the slensn lOah much
vi have bean accomplished towards fastening sue
cessitl conclusion Of tho war.
This mission, Though surrounded by dangsrs, could
mo- have been trusted TO better hands than to the 10
ylpcibe ohieltain who now directs III, movements Of
The Army of she Valley. And campaign GO aup Cionsy
begun AZ that which he now directs, will more taOIu-
ally bring about peacS than all the negotiations and
diplom Ices imaginable.