Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-06
Look to the Other Side.

II becomes Us 10 lock behind we'll a. before, nov
thai the hous Of trial IS at hand SIX months ago We
we're prepared for long war; to-day We too confidently
expect the war 10 end with the current year Unioru
nAtey the President whose prophecies have been not
more reiabls than o. Bsrjlmin's has added BE weight
Of his opinion to the popular bsleL The omen is hot
good.
Il Is well to be cheerful and conf lent but OILY bragg
carts Ike the Yankee General Pope, refuse TO lock to
their rear Ia time Of peace p-,PAre for war, said
Washington so, in ams Of battle, eommtRders and
the people as well should themselves for reverse
Are VIC thus uerved, this hOurs
SuppoIe the bat I, between Lse and Grant is inee-
eisve suppose ;he enemy gain such advantages as TO
compel Lee to fall back toward RichmOnd-ars We at
al prepared for such contingency CandOr cOIpels
negative answer for We have been elAied by sec
Sss5 after success thai have not permitted ourselves
to contemplate the possibility of anything but victory
This is wise. The reaction from the Glazed cOad-
ton in which have bses for months past may carry
10 the other extreme, and AZ time when the high
est qualities Of manhood may be needed to repair
temporary reverse, viii be found in state OF suPine
dependency. We shOuli e, once look On the other
1s of the picture ARd ourselves to the idea
Of Temporary miscarriage of our arms and the lie.
qlrements Of such event.
While the auspices we're never more favorable for
Lee the chances Of battle are various and so much
beyond human control that it Is mpossble to Ofeiel
with Certainty the issue Of the pending engagement
We all know this, yet no has asked the question,
What to do If Lee suffers aud is forced
to fall back upOa this city Sill less have We PER
mtied ourselves 20 consider the consequences Of de-
plorable accident which may happen any day. year
ago, Jackson fell not far from be spot which Lee
and Grant are about Din battle What if Lee should
iAlf
Nay Providence spare this calamity for the people
Of the Coniederacy are by no prepared for it,
They have made up their minds unvsey, thai the war
must end zone way The other" this year. forgetting
quite that there be bu. one way. II Lee should
fall ana his army be sul greatly fear that
the majority OF the people would begin At to LOOK
the ''Other way" But neither the loss Of Lee tie
reverse Of his army the together, will justify
the contemplation Of that "other way" Let it be de-
missed ct ercs and forever. Suppose Lee falls, NE
have BeAuregard; suppose bis army fails to drive of
Grant and has to retire have reinfOrcements and
many excellent lines Of defence. Whatever betides
this Is very clear-Our independence must be won
Snort Of that, never stop. Tnere is no middle
ground, a. Mr. Leach iAnoiess between indePeud nee
aud subiagA.iOn. How often have proclaimed thas
the fall OF Richmond and Of oil cities would and
should not end the war Do still staad fat to that
proclamation, We indeed ready 70 see the War
end this year zone way the other"
Perhaps al this moment the great contest on the
RAPidan az its height and before the setting of this
days sun, the wires may bling sad tdings. Should
Il chance must set hard the teeth, and rally once
to the breach, remembering that the cause for
which StOnsWal Jackson died may suffer thousand re-
verses but never can fail The mishsPsof to-day may
be repaired to morrOW, and in the end.We will Tor We
must, triumph gOriOusy.