Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-28

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h... and various Sthsfhsoslss Of aHeesss have kept
alive the hopes Of Our enemy, but have eaco sn0 III
ended in disappointment and failure.
Ba. It Is the nature Of thst uercurAl ana sspgai
psouls never 10 abandon dsluSon without fefi0ms
IL With another just now they rejoice IN ihs assui
uos that We are to be OoI quSTsd by the process VI
oyeruunipR. shsrmHn's successful march HON 'he
M,isspui 10 the Atlantic has LaIisaed them that thsr
Aruiss NAV venture to Lave them Eases aud S0Ii-
ho.ts. and can 90 WhithsrsoOvsr they please Tney
do not stop to enquire whether or nos INVASION
usstthey assume thatto oVerrul 10 70 suUtsSA''
and that they have the power to oTerrun; ana 'hSS
,bey DESTROYED slavery ss they fancJ BY an epHrAm'
tbey ara about to end the var s they faucy again. Dy
svuovism. But time will demonstrate the failsag OIL
this theoFy Al Of ell tia! have preceded u. laaeeu'
this has already been done so oonoIuSsH 'ua' "Ouo
Init the wlully Ind eau fail now 10 sss IT, snS'nan
bs trsyesssd many leagues territory DIV Hha' 'oo'
of soil EXCEPT that covered by his army suD
80 Yankee authoGiGys Toe allegiance OF what
,oI;,.rv etz,u has he won for the. Uaitsd States
VINO ia there that proposes to abandon the war ard
.rbmit nv reason OF anything Sherman ha5 donsS IL
mt the country through which be has passed Just o.
bo.ils 10 hfn aud uJt devoted 30 our cause new,
az before 10 nsrohed through itr hSmission being
m spb;uRats, would he hoI md jast a. much en-
p,ofn,n. tor his arms il he WsSs to turn tax and
,atrsps the track oyer which be came, -
II bs moys in any Oihsr diEsctiOus Uadeniaby aud
undoubtedly this vs. so. nay, more, Gil experience
sbosn that the ,sCt Of the 0SsrFulnIng system Ia
0n,, 10 intensity she ho,tiy aud TsdOubls 'Ls al
and dslsrniLA Ion Of the people ..
Nor doss repeated inVAIOR OF continued occupation
,ospos sny other Ctfsc. Lock at she Valley OF Vac
ai,i, ,sd other distress that have been time and
e,.,n traupled by tae SsSolAting hoois OF invading
,o,,s Ia there any talk there OF Euomssiol' lie
hsrs sDy weakening Of tR:cIicn for the Confederate
ospss Ia New Orleans III jugGsd; is hs loyalty Of
her people delAi he'd rcm tho COME dsFAOy; are their
,,mpshsS aLeuaLsd from US, or their hopes dead, or
bsir prayers ended because, Tor nearly three ysars,
they have been subj sStsd 10 YAnkeSauthorltyi Who
doubts that Norfolk aud Nashville and VicksburE are
az faithful TO vs. as when the Tag Of the Uoniederscy
aea,Gd over them! Not enc OF them not q town or
village or homestead, nov within the ensmy's lne9,
but would hail with y indispensable the DAY that
rss,ored an 10 our embrace. No length Of time
Will change this feeling How, then, IL tue Yankee
ever 10 establish general and lasting authority over
hsse State? IN these vide reaches Of territory, TO
invade ia not 10 oTerruu, TO oVeErun 10 no. TO oe
eupy, to oscupy is net 10 suodue. Time that is
gradually aud surely destroying the capacity OF
The enemy to vega var OF invasion ta5 no power 10
cbs1Es thu hearts or shake the Aloy OF our pso-
pie. We sts repeating the sceaesahd Experience o!
the Revelation OF TO- With tho differences An OUT favor
tha. while our ancestUts generally unsuccessful
in battle we are gensrsly successful ouS ancestors
won their udsps nderca bJ sIduTarc,. They learned
"to suffer and to wait" Time ald the iupossibity OF
ocsupyir so eItensiVe territory oSerCae AID de-
ieAtsd the invader thea. They will infs!lbly do 80
sgain. We NUT strain every nuscio to meet AID
TO- the enemy wherever he may appear; but must,
with still ntenssr purpose school ourselves TO bear
unAnehirgly all the miseries that powerful and re-
lenGess fee can irdet upOa Then cur cities may
be Wsestsd from. us, our lands wasted, cur roofs
burned, our armies shorn OF their strength; bat the
forltude OF the people, mp:eguabe TO assaul', inde-
struo.itls and lnVr cibe, will survive them al ard
assure for triumph as glorious for the Virtu that
have gained priceless In the bsnsf will bring.