Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-21
One Hundred Thousand More,

sor,a isss may % formed how lar Grant has iAhsn
.,.cntion of hls plans ana she TsSliH iHOn
- hls opss. when We remember tLAA oebs A9'OSIA'
~ r,pu.rv matters, 10 ooitcssd Oh me 0Lsr H1e o
= Rsri5au Al TIC fOiCes be eons dsrsa necessary '0
s,,esss 10 his clwpaiyn aad u sure TIE capture u
so,-o,nd A large number Of LulaEsa-aAy' ~eL
-. ,,pissea By tGe different states Tor bAF'50u anu
- ,,v in order that ell The trained 'r0oP' ~ LIE
- ro,,s sui ierHhcsUOls mgat 0e b.ougnt ihlo
-, ana sseu his legoas. Barnsids NAs sHee'so
4. ,s, srmy - Annapolis. 70 JOIN tbs main oooJ
r,l-s,s, ~ tns critical moment blleF "As els-
- .i.b another army 20 menace R,Sh nond iron
s,r.5sss, aud prevent reiaforoensn's oe'ng sent
=, 81, tbo ASSISTANCE OF General L'" de IooA
-. a.. N maze az Resdial preparat oIs and Al
-, allowing a. least to mouths OF tae seasoL
,.,ls 70 mil arr operations 20 P-ss before nc o'0A'
- "A, did no. move I'LL al sbOgs Uese perfected ait
"a a bs desired and success, a. IL seemed 70 Mn
,-,s assured. expected, '00rto make sA'F' "OfA @
=, arc repu,.oa that be had IN T. vas chiefly ioI
,As energy, Vizor and irresistible momsb'nm Of rs
,-,zsrent.. /, he uls SLOW and e1eiu N preparation
"a ike 4 uhrlUiad in t1ecu on. That vac me
f,s he ,spred 70 &C adj 50. AseeF;a'nisg A'teI ira
that L,,s's srny ooud not be crushed A. blow anc
R.,hmopa taken a. Isl, be ant 20 sire the stoIg
al Dossble ASSURANCE OF bis tenaei,J paTpGse when
No aid h, could pursue his odg,nh plan "sven il
t,ck All Summer" He had cllealAtsd that II Neu!e
t,ss very snail par. o: Summer 70 finish she j1l on
gth.,s vr,e .;ut-hsarsd ami doubling people, ne We
D.-.a - ,-sure them that, even Il Sll the summer
y-sre rfo1irsd 70 he execution Of his plans, sul a.
vould perssVsrs. Tho time ne allowed holseH Ter tht
,,,r,s If tho doomed add hated city" lot more
a., ,,v hss tuo or three week. soon passed by. W.
ims,ipe his suIpriss and disappointment a. the H.u'
bs.dg.y he bad m,Ge. Ober e,ks passed, non.hs,
'',as vLols SlmmeI"; the FAl! ia nos gliding 6y-'tA
he far from chmOnd practically IS ever Be-
tween b NJ aud is there Is barrier absolutely inPAssa-
HI. In tho mAt,r OF time, he Alds that 10 made
uors.rOul and fstAl misOalculAdOn.
Hov a, 70 msAnss Be would have bsen no genera!
# he had no. kaown pretty accurately the Strength O.
Gen. Lee, the force necessary 20 be overcome d.
,sses Al toe men necessary ia his judgment, 10 that
end. His rsru.aaou as newly made Chief q All the
Armies Vas az stake and be doubtless made Issuance
douy lu-5 Ey gathering under bis s;andirds mole men
than re deemed essential There Haa 20 be no mis!oke
or failure this tins. O.her generals bad !aei-othsF
c,mpaigns had misesrFsd-bus he aud MS cImpAgu
mus. succeed Admittedly, this Sas 20 DO last ChT;;
If he did no. make successful the attempt % taAe
Richmond would have 70 DO abandoned, and the GAUGE
surrendered he mad guides al he previous effort.
rs coyld see Why they had failed snd understand wat
vas n.osssary to 5e avoided and what 10 bs done 10
escape the disasters ths bele them, aud reach tr-
unph they iell sLor. Of. Above a., tuingI be would
ave men soougt fer it wa In that way DO bad afen
D1nsls,n and V,cksbuss. kn0S hoT 10 IA die great
masses Of men, aud brig the jrEiu'a faHsa 70 bear;
a les. evsryb s1i 60. Fail Whss else might, there
should BE- mer IN aoua1s and Psra6uljaace. T-s
Wouli enable hin % meet unexpected emergencies and
ry,Cve n.sCsp-. So b waited sut worked all through
the c. N 7ssaiuy noa.hs Of March ard Apil bringing
raor fro- 10 West, str 1s gaTSoas and posts sod
r1ards jig % n,-. OF tho hundred days men -
s,sne5 ucos.-y n -r I4cIs, and ordering the res,
q 1lo.st.on O. ,''b % ;hs irosL How many he got
.tgethet, Es cen Only COR ,c,uro. The NtW York
World avs, ara ISIS ca IL, two bundled and fifty
thousard Ia wagon train s,oae as 10 passed through
King { QlSep, moving in many places two ebrta,t,
covered Sky nile. This, too, uhea, by he
route be bad planned, be expected 70 have
sic usa q O IaiGeaa. Certainly, fu0d host
Of uen a. mustered under lin have not bssn ss
seubgd since Napolelus "Ol 10 kOscoW." This Va.
BODY Of armed men vas 20 IoI Lss the @.
Jugss.nsu: rolled ever The PROSTATE victim With TIE
eoR6denls Of the gsni Of Scripture stalking forth 70
1ss. ths siuplns, AIT Pg. biz host in motion. Ina
giant, az Do fes himself fsiiDC, coud scarcely have
been more surpriEsd than the Ysrkee Lieutenant
Genera when Lee slIuSk him IL tho Wilderness and a.
s-o.syiyaaiA O. II. Staggered aud Keeling, he sent
fs-,i a CRY 20 Washington for help More men, OF
rish Washngtoo sGs st-i5Psd 90 0OPs, "ho hu7'
red 70 h.s reeve Tue heavy arheTymea EsTe to 70
iren ttei. Lst riCs given nusket5 and despatched 10
tns sauo dIeoiSl. Cavalry were dlsmoultsd sli
rssas 20 do ssrVics az ilEu,Ey. Provost ga ri'
we're relieved ffom toe more COBscniAl TAX Of ar
resting end guarding eli Os, and oompehsd 10 face
anne e he realities Of var, Toe oalloE hundred
Saws. men we're brought 0ut from their safe and com
ort.ble bsrrsoks sad exposed 70 he so N o. battle
gory odd hoasand men, their chairman OF NIL AIRY
s, IN the senate atssted we're by these means added
90 The army. So reinforced, Cant managed, By many
So'go, and large circuits TO make hs way around to
shs South side Of Richmond who're the junction E'ih
ButlsT, no. originally Contemplated, gave Inn PfooAo5
forty ,hoas.nd moro men. Thus eighty 06d thousand
more han the more than g, ough men he SET out b
ssrs added to hs ranks, and sll ,he PTzl ecaid no
be olrtchtd. How many have been scot to AIM sirc'
be Gown bsfJre Petersburg, Ne have no 1esns ei
knowing, bus qusstiOolss enough uhtn aided to De
eighty odd thouAni to make in SD HUNDRED thoas nc
Iis plain, thsn, that this eAieis5s o. fA-k9e va
makers btnderei most grossly a. 70 ths number o.
men inquired TO erusa Ice aud capture Richmond
g'eas army IN numbers greater than We oVsr.hfoE"
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