Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-23
Fnrtitn5s and Resolution

A., ..eor,pi.sned WINTER 10 the kueg C0HJsaHa'
80, os min ,tly. that orr people are prone 20
-. ~, t--.ts of Tho VA and, with sOTt Of nelAn
-, soti.m 10 exaggsraJs Is once Gur ca antics md
fsr,i rds glArc,s page Of history 70 ShoS NaA'
and red snd accomplished, TO- the purpose
If orsonE our eOls;aney and strengthening our conn
ssues Ii l. true, a. tnis writer says that mASnin-
sso, "A Il shs spso:scls Of Vlor, Is has p parallels
spblne a. Is n endurAnos, Is has IL Pre- oJpes IL
%. "a popuar besl sbas W have dOOs mere than any
,o,,sr psous ever cid buL Ike many popular beliefs,
r,ss a,tsornE 20 oar sslfl9Vs than eonsOnsnt 70
,.., Trus 70 ssasd ths oojsci Of uniVcrlal Sduira-
.,,,,, tina che nations Of sorld sic, as IL Wsre,
md zoe auphiassaTe Of thi' vast s'ugSS and sp-
MAUD he bloody shoF swing a 1Husafarsd P7Aas tci
,,sgs and res9luson; tIuB, tie contest u no m.s'
,,l,.s,, knosn 70 m5dsFa hs.Cry; bus Tor ~ that,
b.v, pssp ui,turus Of Struts a. grand and bloody
desperate a. grand in endurance, As bloody
sln obs male VAlor, a. desperate IN oaa' Oes nave
Ran defended b. he po7nAse Wish armed sneniee
tp,5sr he walls and famine 10 the citadel organised
.s,sspes mas been destroyed and yes lhesPOatsntous
'asss Of pslioSsm have eonsuH-a me in'Alef ana re-
'asserteG the rational NE
For tho narrative OF MS kindred IN spirit and IL
cssnts vito sue Sgs in zach Hs are esS1ged, The
rssi,r ia retired the history OF tie Uacd Nesher-
l,.is d modern Greece, o, Volud5llry Fralo' and
TIA So,nish Perio5u, but PeosiJ 70 he marvellous
rseort a Frederick The GreA.s heroic e5-hst
With TIA poaerul c,m51Sfioa that foe eeten ye-Is
s,rovs 70 destroy aim Dis little realm. The grand
,tu-s there prss6a5d viii stand 10 ever ri lr oil
srs 20 guide oppressed aid Struggling nations 10 dsl'-
e-snle Against F.slSiick Ti.h his Hss nations o!
saose.s. we're a,rsys3 Au..ris F.aue', sFsdtn, and
TIE Ceramic tgoy, wish their hsge. cd D'lI!OHS
OF pcpu.atoa. Bay The s.au,-asA:yed P.u,s- n ueap
nall Z ~ the mr,uis sut psosass Of ale Antagonists,
deem ned e. fight i, on; win tJm 80 ;ha bitter eod
rso,ly and 5ssvsy eoLouaias TIA. auliAilssiou was
bs,tsr tEan tie ca aid osadlSo tlAl surrender
u,uld entail. Cls oads % be encountered Ners iar
s,ss,er than taoe ocF e1euy ave ever boosted
Is: bu. tbs DID bot d.Jss lin
According to the Book OF Arithmetic 20 which
our ensmss have 20 oSsu sFp s.ej," says the Nr.er
w. caoe, '1s fts Of Prussia va f1regooe coneiu7
.Tsc ,acaIaoa vss easy TIE cad o0V Gus but to TIE
'lo7'o Of numbers Frederick opposed uuoor qqeFsOe
vii he npcsbendsi ths SITUATION Of ahlirs a
Rlfrcs, snd b.ga1 the csnpsgl With q Vigor which
'auazei au6 d. cloccred hs Antagonists. There was
'peed o. v.go- for is 80 no IT q 70 contend single
blended sgsins. the combins la which lbseae,ed his
destruction; 10 holiday task for the I've mil o1s 10
'make hsAd asaias. tae apadsed uloas; 70 gala day
ro-k 70 o. pose lhe srmi.s shicl meu4c d him with
degradation sud he posses,lors With dsncmberUeut.
Bl', he last tie ", the pluck; the tsscic re GU o.,
- sucsso5 or DIE Tlsse are the esIa nSs IL men and
uA,o- lilies -hich compel sac es. these are tie Ct
tribut,4 VII ca DEFY Fate and overcome adverse si-
n.y. j. ia DO plr; Il our iotestOl iyloE the vary
Ing iotules OF tie dou0aul and protrsc.sd struggle
Toe CO. fct lasted years ever par, OF biz 90
Tninons showed tas ravagss CT IN tramEed fields
dszolated Villages and 81 Cd stained ruins Berlin it
EFF vas eespolcd by tho e1omy. T5s couscripuoo
lad been unvsrssl; the a1iuals bad been taken from
the plcughs sed bssuesssd 70 6lI batteries the very
gain saved Tor plntDg lad IN scm, districts, hsd been
ae7oursG tbs population deT!e.d ole-,eash
AID y.t Prussia saved. Have We endured al ;hi-
No. Tac1 l.. "a be animated by tee e1aTpe, snd
rsmenber ths. q re v 20 be fee, power can sub
due o. Tae saeye. OF the success o. tie 6v, m.cns
against the hundred ri 0as, be found il this de-
torn si1- o via Or de.
"W en- als5 Eerl from revieg o. The
GRE Dana f lie Sssen Years Var, the ussful
lesson 1uAt unity OF aoiJu y element Q
neAeUAos poE3r--gn element df5Jul. 20 attAia Ia
'-eoubic, bal oeyc2d tee rIsoh OF pubic eutbu-
asn II ~ ara resolved % De free We can never be
'eOLu1srad. L. "a euulse Frederick VINO CARED
OOisol On bis psrsol, determined to Dut never ,uo.
uis; T. W1s tbs, vash ,avsj hioii :, Is shat which
on save rs. Victlrs oar future sill be 81 }ero a,
sue varQuishsi, the c2aii,l Of Poland a,ui be a
bsnedic on ia comparison - cur cIul sslvitule-
Lot us Ike the P,uJs:an Krg, Acse?, death before
sJoul.t3g ~ dslsa'. Il Jh.8 heroic temper thore s
certain s1ecesA'