Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-21
From u,sr1day', BvsniHg Ediiion.
sniri. Of the Morning Press

Tha ErapliRtr taking view OF the military siSuauon
es universal uietuds at every point Of the military
aOmrass. Al Petersburg. Grant, though restless at
lines. Is not trying any serious enterprise Waiting
probably for Stewards three hundred thousand Voun-
tsers By draft or Dy volunteering he must have three
euoSr,d thousand men and when they do come, and
Grant thinks hmsslt strong enough to advance, We will
have a new campaign resting on new bAsS,-Wih
entirely new plans.
The n iVsrsai qas;uds las caught even tho ancient
mariner Farrsgu IN lis tolls, and Wh lss Peerng
through bic telescopes 70 II there IS white nag
run up st Mobile he lie lying as anchor as sisdsy as
90 4 painted .hip on z painted ocean" Tue Only place
a vbleh We and no suroease, ls at Fort Samter While
ths Yankees have shot lefs in the locker, they must
Are Il a, Ibis rect Of srcssslon and rebellion.
The EzaBsinsr saYS that whether from general sK-
0se,atou Of immediate subm siOn, or from the neNes
,,y Of awaiting tas tbrss hundred h>uIana new re-
oru,s, the whole var l. taking br'as; and Whil's We
Al tFss.he We are al Esl,nE for The three Handled
,Eo-sand fresA Yankee voluHi,'ri.
With TsEsrd % The condition Of she political eau
sroa q, tss Soflh ,bo Era'sr Can see 10 IL nothing
bu, uttss souuFon bHOdDsss. iuoohsrsHes aod dslo-
ostion. There Il q coapists division between the
pace sod 10 War DsmocIs,s sd Fbus. the oae cry
for another os,dds.s aud that they vii never As
Dsuooais support Mcclellan, The oshsrh are Ia high
Jslgb With their candidate and fsSt 70 rejoice o.
vbss they call yurhsd generated and ds'n'hralled
Democratic pa,iT. The men sho hsVa bssn 'h' eur's
q the rarty hsvs Eons oal Of IT," Bot these signs OF
slco,ton DO Let attach ,bo Democratic party alone,
for The Detection OF v,rt3u sek Republican organs
sAogs thai tss djoFEans ng slSnen has osen disturb
iDs &. unity Of the BiaoS Pub!Cau party Aud III
u looked upon a. posssndipg good 30 Lincoln and
ssv,rd's prospects Tbis mish: bs looked upon 80
man fss.atrn OF deep Dissatisfaction With the policy
a Washington, and whilst thSy think that they see in
Mcclellan ore -bo il As reso Lincoln TO restore
,he Union by force unlike the Ape, he S rot convert
tbe var for the Union" mo abolition eruIAde.
san the RsaUasT notices ths fact that recent cleo
acn5 In The North have given With large eAeesses over
las, yesri mel orHss tie Ab"llonisis heavy moFiiss
Tie Enquirer snuVI he tsos Of she practical aPP-
e,ten Of Safe RighsL 10 cay that the mere PFocla
nation OF the prircp!S would SeOre the freedom Of
tbs psops Who profess the doctrine a. delusVe a. to
believe that an orthodox ard uoir'rm religion you'd
cure m YER. Al salVAtor Safe Rk has Is State pow
q and that power compel people in order TO secure
nd tln lie Independence and FREEDOM, 70 provide
ITSELF With al the elements Of defence known to mod
srn WaAarr; hsncs Ss.s must ecu ate, employ, feed
and arm l,s people shat IL may acquire tue indePen-
dspce and lea ~ hoW 10 Two without relying upon lie
N ueiRheors Ia ia system OF warfare, iis bret PrD'
ips should be accumulated capital TO sustain lie eT-
Dspdi,u,es, and "st-AsgO system" Of railroads to
convey its sodisrs and supplies say point where they
may bs needed.
These views G-e thrown on, bI he Enquirer TO shoH
tie necessity OF State legislation 70 provide Tor the
wants Of the olIlns o. Virginia Aad % 20 her things
90 which the Conf d,rsss Government cannot 80 veil a.
tend. To Tia. cad the Enquirer calls for change in
me State Cons tuou 9hlsh limits the Legislature to
biennial sessious, sn1 il sIhOrs ths press aad sople
70 call for session OF TIE Legislature to rersa,s and
iayieOra,s the interests OF the COmmODWeAth, aud
especially to rtI,Ve the Confederate Government of
much of the suass neU forced upon Is By legislative
q Ass
The Ssst.,l taxes Is lie text that passage 10 AcOel
aus letter OF acceptance, in which he states that be
cannot give up tas var bseAuse many have died in
T.. This argument the SsAtH'l thinks, il brutal one
as il shOus that sherS is TO crime which, corr
menced, should no, be prosecuted to lie accomplish
mebt simply btsluss the attempt to execute 1t has not
been Wirhcu, resistance on the Plrs Of toe victim.
The Ssutipsl approves the recent proclamation Of
The Governor ct Virginia and glad 20 see that she
Governors Of the several States lending their active
sEersioDs towards bringing eljEn1 to their duty. This
,ffJrt cannot hut have = happy ,HSo'.
The Dispatch thinks that there Il no mlItsklng the
object Of Sherman in desiring TO hold conference With
Woe President Stephens and Governor BrOEn. Il is
to dstaob the Safe OF Georg s. If possible from the
OonfedesaSy through the sgenoy Of these Two gsnts
uep, whom, FROM their With regard 20 the
Alsss CORPUS sos ana other nsAu-es 10 takes 70 be
as heart wsu disposed % promote such mtAs5re.
The Dispatch Is confident tAs Sherman vill dnd him
eli olsappoDtcd in ne estimation Of these gentlemen,
YES 1t depr0ases their advocacy Of limo Of policy
shieh Yackes General could By any possibility hsVs
mus interpreted Is,o be trusted thai the meeting
vi not DO c-ordsd IS Is Ca ans"er no good purpose
sud Is deFguSd for M good end.
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