Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-25
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/. may vel DC qleso-ed EhstheF, since the iGvra o.
sen Of arms, l8y IN Whish ali the obJeCts whether
svo Eed O. s,cs, Of thOe uho made IT, bad 90 sgnay
led vas ever oontaued, with &C htle apparent dis
posion 20 absudgn as hat 10 which We are nov en-
glssd. Not enc o. u ends Tor which iI wa pro-
fessedly begun, u6r which might have been NOS,
uaiurAHy imagined more actual and lppsllDg tran
those prOfss ed, has b. en- ATTAINED CT efsn rational
hsps Of being altsireo and ys, the goes on, and
threatens 70 60 90, Olndy, simlessy, with relentless
fury and upon most s1.EAvlgant scala. Indeed,
authors Of TIE w-r Nem 10 have grown weary Of The
olnt thst lee tho pres, ana eubeIstsd with l.
sou.Ous patriotism ho official emanatOns nom WAsh-
ngton during The FIRST years Of hOstdes and alu cns
70 the purposes 'of which The great strife begin
ard IS ksps Up, are nov rarely 70 be met with.
I.HHas ever really hoped that The Union could DO
restored BY Wal, more tan Ars' years Of widening
breach AID Laldening haired between the discovered
sections lave taught the folly Of the hope Il the
relief was SINCERELY enteftAined a. there was DOR
maut and oysraWsd U1iOa sentiment Ia the seeded
Stts, that you'd ssseit iasf sbsnever supported
By the FrsseLes Of Northern arms, that fAlAey has
gym away before t0 discovery that cur people are
tsorlugly unicd and intensely IN earnest and that The
gressrcs Il Uaioa troops hEs 10 ether ssos than 70
Increase cur abhOrrsues Of the which they
Ing, and 10 strengthen Cur resolution 70 DO forever
separated froa t1,m. Ifh was tbought would
wslk Gus Size Wild sehrmes Of tho AO0iitiOnists and
has Gu slaI,s WO1I4 revolt and eoIqueF their oNo
rse6om tie feet tina there was never less OF mulin-
ou- spir, among them, and TIA. 10 is Hlsh dhieuly
AID only BY oToe, or haul that they DO induced TO
leave tho ssr7 CO in which they born, and the ad
d i0nal fact lat he lumber forced seducsd away
ison ,beir mas srs is moro than compensated in the
a b tbe natural increase OF thCse who rcDA q have
d ueasrAted tae aSsurdi.y OF that expectation. The
tasory thaJ he people Of the nth we're wanting IN
psslsneo and consistency hA however Desperately ttey
might 6ght Tor a While, tie 6res Of Talrotisn and
coursge would burn cut and southern e4cablity
and impulsveaess would suooumS before ths steady
pereyerance II The North has had enough to teach
th mistaken estimate Of character in which found
ed TIE long and terrible ordeal has not shAksa The
nerves nor weakened tie purpose with which the
o,n,est was sccepe6-asy, /. has had the ePPOas sf
feet aud our people as have already said are to-
diy more united and mere eeteFmne- than when they
Rst tOck up the gauntlet Of battle. The base and OAr
baro ohsue for Starving Us into submissOn has tquAy
failed Neither tie laWsss blockade that attempts 10
shut rs or frcm ineroonTss with the world, NOR bs
vandaHo and iahumsn effort 70 destroy our means Of
s,bsteuce By ravags and are, has stricken With stelty
tie boandlul Nature from which derive the means
o maintaining our armies sad ourselves. Esthsr Q
fsar Of yIolsse, ha dread Of Haat nor ssoss Of
hamHacR has had the eject Of relsEing he snersIss
or loEsfsg tbe spIit Of people. All The eAculA-
fiona hopes and lans Of the enemy have iAlsd. They
have wen no glory; they have achieved conquest;
they have gained 10 p.uud.F. RObbaFiss, 4 Is uus.
have been committed By he olssAls. and brgAndS
immune ls, spaOl i,sd an era, hive PEOHtsd By
the6 pIsgs, .tas the MANN has gained no spells.