Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-04-01
To Whom ii May Concern.

Var OF the hearty and universal con-
eurrence Of the people Of the Confed-
eracy in, the recent vigorous legisla-
.ion of Congress on the military, cur
lency and tax questions /; Of the great
desire OF Our people to aid in main
tanning the extreme efficiency Of our
noble armies in the field by bending
their energies to the greatest possible
production Of the necessities Of life,
comes the not less important item Of
a hopeful promise Of good crops, Of
doubtless bountiful reward for the
labors of the farmer. The crops in
this section were looking badly owing
to the vicissitudes of the weather, but
now are looking healthy and promis-
ing. We have no doubt that there
will be an abundance of small grain
raised throughout the country to sup
ply the wants of our people end the
army, but whether the means Of trans
pbrt;tion to bring the productions Of
remote places to points Of danr..and
viii be improved is the serious cues
ton. Whether the crsp planted will
be an average OF not, it is the inn
perative duty of all our farming class
to plant largely Of corn, that great
desideratum Of the people and the ar
my. This is more imperatively nee
essary here in Virginia close to what
is expected to be the scene of perhaps
the great struggle for liberty, in order
that the demand may be supplied
properly and our great Army of North
ern Virginia kept in a condition to
prevent the grand contamination Of
Yankee desire at present, to ovefrun
our beloved old Commonwealth. We
have understood that arrangements
have been or are making to bring sup
plies from those parts of the Confeda
eracy which have been least drawn
from. Whether this is the case or
not we suggest that it is eminently
proper for our authorities to collect
at convenient points near our armies,
stores of necessaries, drawing from
those sections which have furnished
scarcely any and thus have the sup
plies of the country close at hand, in
preference to exhausting the country
in the immediate proximity of our ar /
mics, and relying in an extremity upon
distant localities, transportation from
whence is too uncertain to rely solely |
upon. The latter has been the case here |
tofore. We hope it may be changed |
even at this late day. Virginia's re-
sources have been drawn upon largely
heretofore and we think to the detri-
.nent Of the cause, from the fact that
she has been drawn upon at all times, /
not reserving her supplies for an ener-
gency. Although she is willing to give
all, even to the last dollar, to secure
the success of the cause in which she
has engaged and helped to maintain,
we would like to see her resources
treasured for use when subs tence
could not be procured elsewhere read
iiy. May not this be the case yet and
our cause benefited thereby ?
The Lull.
The great quiet which is reigning
throughout our land is but the pre-
cursor perhaps of more activity than
has as yet been witnessed in our
struggle The enemy are preparing
to make a decisive campaign this
Spring, by placing Lieut.. Gen. Grant
in command of their armies. They
have laid aside several Generals in the
vain search for one who could effect
the subiugation of the South. Gen.
Grant, who has been somewhat sue
cessful in the South West now takes
his turn. Military men give him
credit for very little military genius,
but certainly he is entitled to be ack-
nowledged as energetic and persever-
ing and able to take advantage of cir
cumstarces. He will probably make
the big fight here, in Virginia, but he
will meet with an army to overcome
which it will require all his resources,
and an ability in handling which even
the vaunted Mcclellan did not exhib
it, and which Gen, Grant is considered
not to possess, not to say anything Of
the skill Of our COMMANDMENT Chief
and his subordinates, who, unless Gen.
Grants star is more lucky than those Of
his predecessors, will thwart his best laid
schemes. We have no fear Of the re-
suit of an cement in which Gen
Lee and the army Of Northern Vir-
gfnia participates. no matter who may
be the Yankee Commander, or with
what prestige he comes to the com-
mand-that army can not be
whipped but by outnun1bering forces,
greater by far than the Yankees can
bring against it. The activity of the
enemy in other quarters will no doubt
be equal to that which they may ex-
hibit in Virginia, but our armies and
gifted leaders viii be ready at MI
points to render not only futile any
further efforts at subjugation, bat also. ]
we hope, to reclaim much Of our terri
tory now in their possession. While
we are confident Of success we should
not abate little of our preparations
TO make it certain-"The Gods help