Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-28
Yankee News.

New York 6las Of the 24h do not exhibit very
militant spirit Is Is noticeable that the sanguiSary
battle Of the Wilderness" is often alluded to, but no
mention is made of the far more sAnguinAry battle Of
Thursday, the ls.h, at spO.sylvsniA O. H. The World
and Journal Of Commerce have been suppressed for
what reason is not stated probably because they we're
ndscreet enough 70 tel the truth in regard to Grants
losses in spO;sylyania Nothing IS said about Grants
apprcsch 20 Richmond. Coo IS 1921, and general
bankrupt law called for. Banks is said to have escaped
with his se from Alexandria By means of dam erect
I'd across Red River. There great connection among
the Republican politicians in regard to tie Presidential
nominating conventions which to take place within
the next three weeks The advocates for the Tenomna
ton of Mr. Lincoln are active, arrogant and dctatOrA
Three-ysars regiments returning heme, and being
handsomely entertained. There Is fuss 10 the Yankee
Congress abous the Sa.isiaetoTy explanations said to
have been made By Seward to the French Government
and Winter Davis is clling for papers Steveas reso-
luton for an increase Of The tariff after the SOh OF
Apr last, has passed the House The Adjournment OF
Congress is set for the oh Of June, but this not Ger
tain In the Senate there has been lively debate about
swindhng naval contracts.
Such i an outline Of the news The particulars may
be thus stated:
the 2Sd to resume bis operations. Returned veterans
and regiments, he says have more than replaced al
losses and detaehmsnts.
Stanton states that many thousand veteran troops
have been forwarded Grant that the whole army has
been amply supplied With full ratiOns OF subsistence,
and ihs. upwards of twenty thousand sck and wounded
have been transported from The fields Of battle to Nash
l0gsOu hospitals and placed under surgical care.
Over eight thousand prisoners, he says, have been
transported from The hsd 10 prison dspOss, and large
amounts Of artillery and other implements OF an active
campaign brought away Several thousand fresh eavs-
~ hsrre have been forwarded 70 the army, and the
grand Army OF toe Potomac ia fully as stroog n
numbers and better equipped supplied and furnished
than When the campaign opened.
Llrgs rsinforcemsats have al3O been forwarded 20
other armies 10 the asld aud ample supplies to all and
over thirty thousand volunteers for hundred days have
been mustered into the ieFvice OOthei, armed, equip
ped and transported TO their respective positions.
some apprsbensiOns are expressed that General Lee
perhaps, BY forced marches may have undertaken the
experiment OF Junction with Bsauregsrd on the South
side Of Richmond for the purpose Of crushing the army
column Of General Butler. No such apprehension,
however says the Herald need be entertainei for the
bsss Of General Butler is within sort OF peninsula
formed By bend Of the james river, which, being well
protected in front and commanded on all by the
ICON eads Of Admiral Lee, a stronger position than
the CITY of Richmond ITSELF With il triple lines of for
tseations Gen Lee continues the Herald is too much
occutied by General Grant 70 have any time or troops
20 so,re for the relief Of Besuregard, While the latter
cannot safely abandon the S1uh De Of the liver to 60
70 the assistance Of Lee The remaining roads leading
southwark and westward from Richmond through which
Lee Bsauregard and the city fed too important
10 she enemy to be for a moment abandoned TO the
chances Of capture
With regard 70 the suppression Of the World and
Journal, we fad the following in the column of news
from Washington:
Fhe demonstration which vas intended to have been
made in the House to-day IN reference TO the recent
Suspension Of the World and Journal 81 Commerce. by
the military authorities, squelchei Dy the Repuoi-
cans refusing suspend the rules 70 allow the ntroduc
ZION of Mr.. Pruyns resolution Of censnre Of the ed-
mristrAOn- Great indignation Is ielh and the matter
70 only postponed 70 BE- brought up again at ths first
opportunity. No sttemp. was made BY any member to
defend the arbitrary course pursued.
TIE Hrald in gloomy article on this subject says
The recent suppression OF public journals in this city
and hs arrests Of editors and others are species o
p-Opasto facts in toe history Of our gOvernmenL They
fOreshadoE the advent into our history OF questions
hose decision has many great Stale 70 fragments
and OF elements that have always been dangerous 70 the
Liberties Of the people.
The south aWent into Capitalization at a single step,
hut /. vas hoped the Liberties Of she nth would b
more secure Bennett calls upon the people to put dOWr
man Who dAres to the power entrusted to him il
the wanlon invasion Of private rightl "W they take
propsr steps 70 avoid such daDgerl Il the answer
that the peopls viii give TO these questions tina: is tC
dsoide whether or no: nation constituted ours 1
Oan put down great rebellion and preserve its Owl
liberties This Is the great double issue that We hGy'
"a decide this year on battle fields q the South an'
hare Al onr hones in the North
Congress proposes to consider" general bankrup
hv. Bennett hopes the measure will pass, and slap
Chase sercsy in the face for OCcasOnng the neossst!
Of such law;
Tia inassed pApsr currency system Of NANCE o
which Secretary Onass claims and deserves the cred
OF discredt must end in dreadful crash sooner OF
later and when that crash comes bankrupt law VIII d
Absolutely necessary dig out merchants from che
as Of OhAsss hnanees and sec them upon their feet
% begin their work anew. We very DESTROYS, there
fore shat the present Congress shall not adjourn wiz
ont snAetng gs1erAl Wel-dgesed and comprehensive
bAnkrupt bill
Altar admitting that i is quite probable that Lincoln
win be renOninAted the Herald declares that "here i
already grand row IN the Republican camp. and the
preliminary proceedings trsn5Piring indicate grand
smash up Of the party equal that Of the Democracy
IA 1880 The feads between the different wings Of the
party are already exceedingly bitter. The elimination
and reOriminAons upon the verge Of an open war