Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-09
me MiphtV Grant

r6s Northern pApeis are nov FyiUg 20 TAD excuses
ies Graa,s ss, gssAs sil1Ts az Petersburg -to nod
sIsgres which, vis they nay she credit OF tie
Tsaxso sTmy my al the same bmo save the credit Of
so Tskes General l. Is necessary 80 their theory Of
sss oazpsiga ;hst this should DO made cut case Of
.Ba5ody to blsms" For Il anybody Il to blans it is
sibsr s5s array or tie Gons5sE Aud 10 it aOs kn0sn
G. al as E0Td tbs votl5ies CT ths Grand Lima snd he
zorshipEs-s Of The sau sRd Aooa included. that the
Amy Of lie Psc1ec is the 6nsst thai ever iavinoisla
d4r5 permitted ~ stake the planet With ls martial
s7sa57 AID e Sc nS, 5q5sy written il Ys0kes soR-
sszaossacczs bi5so75, and Sc u % handed dow by
.,e arlsys &c o5zslsss ulb0TR Tsakhngs, ttsi the
Lscssnsat General IS t5 grssesi gssadesh ssel.nsst
sp:sz tast sTss LED az array 10 unparalleled dsfSstG
e aoae si.hss proposition E5ali DO iis0sSjit tte
ysar-lrea, sssdmo5y sud ,as dAmnsble iseEstons Of
Isasso newspapers Wsoh Heaven forefend
Il ia necessary then y preserve tha reputation q
Saaf. snd Of Gisats ssRJ. blind, aRIsasOpiDg
y,h IN TIE proves Of this uafOs uDsts army edeCA-
70 dsfesl sad welded to disaster, has characterized
rs Nor,h s5ss siaos - hsst magnificent seTsiss a.
slH Ran Aud sld &c this. ss lOE soc, u =. least
"a rave sevu. passionate pssas,enoy Of a9m ration
t.s Gssa.. st01 IS rsAdJ 20 tolerate any rlundeT
~ DsIAts every failure, and 10 applaud every error
Scr r this astonishing. TIE whole theory OF The Yam
ace Invasion + constructed on fAiaoy 10 grand in lie
proportions that il may be justly considered The mOs
enormous blulder Of WhCh history gives account
But Tor this bundsr and 30 convert il into truth the
Yankees have, Tor more tlaa three years. struggled
sIth titanic efforts. They have mHshaied upon q
hurdred fields 0. defeat poorly contrasied BY zsg
or two incOnseqgsntia Victories tro million ard hs
OF men; Thy have aunchsd o. The ocean ipVicoi6le
armada, and have sorsped the earth for material
81 Al up size CHAINS in their dsciu ateG ranks;
saey have changed be Whols system o. and OF ec0uO
nv have submitted thsnsciye INTERESTINGLY TO the
raI.nLess despotiam Of vulgar attorneys and brutal
ders and have lAvshed tF,aure With reckless profu-
son qai,e unparalleled in the annals Of finance and al
for naug5i. All Tor nauGh, except to desolate pOT
ton Of the southero eOua.ry, and to acquire inf
nous notoresy AmODg civil zsi nations. Is it wonder
m hat they should refuse 70 osedi: the truths paEa
be TO all ths rest OF tla world bit SO hnniI aog 70
tbsmY
10 one conviction they had been forced. They IN >
via this oampNga they must take ehmopd this
sauur they must light it out TO The bistersss Of bitter
sai5 on this line. they confess themselves foil
"a beaten disgraeed- Nus. give up the war and the
Union. Must let the wrongs Of the sold Gag" 30
venged; and ioelo heir cherished tWaddle about Il
nations Lfe." Bu', from "a these cAlAnitiss Gram
vas 70 rescue them. he heir prophos more thrn
thsir prCphet--their God. DtVus Grant hero OF the
asst American prO.hsO,is. To him Ibsr faith we'd
dsd Il cannot be destroyed, /. even be weak.
saed without snnihang every hope Of success. They
mus, believe the Army the Potomac invincbls 10 spite
vi ell is defeats; they must believe Grant omnipoent
o. spite Of al his fAilures
Hence the dsastlr a. Petersburg furnishes i lesson
Of consolation and is germs Of hopa Il % happened
that the sorng column vas formed Of The orst ma
torial toe army-not Of toe best. Had tbe assault
been entrusted 70 any other corps than Burnsdes,
would have bsen successful the Confederate works
would have bean carried; Petersburg would have been
olrtursd and the dear occasion furnished FOR the py
rJteehnca performances Of Central Park and Boston
U9nuUn. Giants conception vas magnificent, fault
lsss, startling shcS b toe Yankee ia better than al
Tee misChanee was net attributable 70 hin, but to the
provoking misconduct o; the troops aaaecoantaSly
selected for o-nsuumaiug TIE grand plaa.
Ths YANKEES nave lot ye; learned tie wise plan OF
,bs South Sea I.andsr5 They are conocasls as, for
Instance taer savage destruction OF their former idols
AsOIslsr, snd Hooker, Pype and Rosecrarz. But
they are 10 yet dctEOrshiPTes. When the ing rao
people OF Pacific isles want rain add cauuos gss IS by
praying, they Aks d3wn their httls god5 and altsr ad
minstsrog sound ttTasbing 10 she seeasant dsitss,
restore them 70 AVcr. Bat the Yankees DO not nov
how 70 ets8iiss cir detss SilhO1t Opposing them
altogether, and lite losing iaith in them Wsou they
begin 70 doubt Grant they vii throw him d0sn snd
EanPls on him, AID tier, in al likelihood, the end wi
have come. For where will g. 81 fnd another idol'
Hooker