Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-04
ZION yssssraa|s EssniHg Ed'tioH.
Spirlt of the Morning Press.

SpiFlt OF the morning EIes8
Tina us,urs The strerg,h Of ratiors, as of ind
vi5u,'s saws q SsHtiHsl. So vii is strengthen our
Co,hdsrscy. Waat 10 70 become Of the United ststes,
IA rrooem for their own people sOlvC; our du.e
At present, Ia within our own Government
"F,Cm the organization Of our Government to this
TIM, We have been greatly encouraged by tie success
OF cur arms Though We have suffered r6vsrsas, our
means Of de'euse have steadily multiplied, ana the
c0n6d nee Of our soldiers has largely increased. The
grra'er The forts Of our adversary, the more ain
his Ultimate failure Tus larger his armies, lhe less Ell
foiye his dghtDg. The old ssyirg "toe more the
m5rrier" may be strictly true 10 G, bus nos necesa
ry 10 battle Lssthe morols Of our army be preser,-
ed the higl meu,s Of our OILS r. be sppcecate1 ard
the s-jCu, Of our soldiers bo encouraged, ana their
camp suppied With the beet We can tCrui7h them
promptly, und soon the rsnoWn Of the Southern Cor
fs6erscy Nj 20 TAI that sUoyed by the United
States and Der people, freed from the evils Of fAnar
eism md usc, gerasiOn, Crioy peace, prosperity and
hATpinss'."
Military operations in the South mutt decide TIE
Presidential contest Is the North, says The Sentinel in
another article. We nus;, therefore not ouly resist
SIC emmy With cur Armies but impress upon the peo-
PIE Of TIE Norh the fact that thers be no peace
uatl cur Independence ia deOlared JUS now, the
Yankees brsg greatly about What they have do1e and
predio. the speedy crushing Of the rebellion. They
forget The lsssoa Of the Sra, Revolution When the Bril-
ksh held every important city and oyerran whole Sates
We are far very far as a Whole people moves from
the dcplor-bls condo9 OF ta-Ners curing the ter-
rib'e winter which they passed O. valley korg. True
portions OF our cOun ~ have suffered all tHat d-Nsh
ma guitv and bsrbarous hate could md CO o'y 70 prove
that the 6rs OF persecution hts bus purh toe patri-
om Of our Ieope and intensified the bate OF tue hru-
"a invaders Of their country and destroy ers OF their
hores Never in the bis Of the world has people
dsUAyCd mere fOrtude N dr. fuhsrirg than ours hsve
dole and never had people more cause 10 peTssvere
until their land 5 freed OF the invader. There can be
no doubt aS 10 tie 6Esl Tssul Tia only question il %
90 tine.
II third article, The S.ni'rs! .n.uea:el Ocuaiaucs
and 6sm reliance Oh Providence.
'Tbe sud We seek Inspires cur ocufleuca Ther,a-
sons Why 20 Il justly cur rust in God. The Wly
Of sccom; sIirR it bright Up before ~ a"d hope
encuur yes our t1r.s tie struggle goes Tee past
truupas Of arms the multiplied m,si o. &C eUco,
the vaor at cur 20 ers ard ;he ss- l8nial e cue
molters 81 poiag 70 success u,d5r the blessing It a
beniglaHt Providence. Be coahieat"
i AL portions Of tde Confederate Safes were swept
py tie same energetic hands Whoi cent tina lOogrs in
Riehuend to tie frOu5 on Fcd,y and Sturdy tie
conra NJ o! uferori'y CT f9ca vosd never be besrd
again. So Gays The Examiner. i. then goes On to
prove, from s.stsaOs furnish,d oy candid aud nts
gent writer in the NsH YoEk World that The available
military strength OF tlo CgE tsraoy, fr m the begin
nrg OF tie var the present nc has been 500 900
msl Of these, SIS 900 have been cac iato TIE field.
TIE writer 10 The World says tha' coo CO) have been
ks5, bus We Il tic sgu kuoy aAs been lees
thaa It's by one full lat Oar whole loss, b. casual
ties Of every kind, uag b estimated s. 600 900 Which,
deducted from J. s02 90. Worli Leave 2O2 600 myn
capable Of bearing arms, skill in tho Cou'sde a'y.
Osc bird cf THE avail be force would be sufei nj
to make successful rysis5lcs on cUc osn coil sgj1st
4s-4 rf AZ ma. - ma
there he n1y ruth 10 fsu e., sd i ary reliAco eau
be slly paced Ia C is Ella isc7 We may discard two.
thirds OF Tho men which they shoE G. be 81. sVIaoe
20 a Sou b, and be abe With he residue iett 70 make
good our independence.
ia the hSht OF ths5e fc.7, neal Grgat5 theory
Of ezsaus ion becomes ofiies his 10 o. mGroh &
soor the South, 6ad NJ 10 r.si.t-GcS is Soy 60
be tHappOjrt-i ard ,Lo CCn,uclg.c s Ir from lsYhg
lost the poWr OF eusrgrJC resi- lsc' IS sd. sO'0 90
present force 10 defy !a~ oTer Of ga ad'ersaTy b.
she South bus resolve 20 at on, O. W are a. his
mouJns eVCa mere uuto Isscc5 than W. we're at the
FRS moment Of lie var"
"Wsr ard Workshops" IS The theme Of the leader in
the EHgu7sr The Yankee sIm.os arc Piled by con-
tract, tu5 the scarcely and n5n.produciion ci macy
articles essential to military and social supply gives
prse.ea monopoly 70 every holder producer OF any
essential article Hs-ce the reed Il inpICssments
''PueEc sge-cisa fer The psolue ion ard sunyly o.
uecsssries uU=t be organ I'D che Cl corrective Of
monopoly and eK3rbi:als make. rate
" cannot lOEoCsr reminding cur rtt-c.lng readers,
that the defence Of country cauuo. b Fl c.ed by
courage and erdurs1ce alone; ttst :, qlrss capital
and indus rial skill and ali tho resources Cf Uofern
machinery. people Who 5-sa7 their defence vi houi
tbesn advantages undoubtedly may compensate fos the
i1sfosIcy Of rhss5 resources, by hg1 hyroi m. But
itwoLld be batter for l-erty AID humanity II every
civ I'D people ha', ke Elelnj, its own ships ard
workshops aud prepared IN a-y event either 20 live
&c amiy wills other IA. or 70 live WITHOUT their
az5is ance.'
TIE Enquirer pays q noble tribute TO the people OF
the valley Of Virginia. Well do they doserve it:
"Tre Y.Uey Of Vugicis has been the FlsDdeIs Of
the var. J. has o. alternately occupied By the COG
taken until It presents a,p,curs Of desoason u2ur-
psssed in the rayages Of this Var. Bus the people
uudsrsy,ry trial have been trlo 10 The Comm nWeaih
Her sons have gone 20 war sud hCr daughters % toll
with une1snpled resolution Tortured BY tho m 1eues
and psiys.Ions incident 10 such stats c stHr7, The
people have lcomed obi re With % aud divide
With thsm the stores hidden for their Isn IA silen c.
When.our army has fallen back they have returned "a
bondage with regret
UHlstotv uhils Il will record the Valor Of tue mSr
VIC, vih Jackson and Ashby, kept TIE Valley sgalgs
AL comere csn nCvr do justice g. the h'ro!sH ana &c
Voon Of tie citz,ns Who have borne wtl sltJu7a-cl
aud e1l- Who have led he hu g-yi uu-5ed me Wolna
ed a. cheeffuy endured want and irsut fah,f lL'l
.Dant0u tie cau2e Of The r07i1 Old CoTn9a"satp'
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ron Ter is advertisements.
General BsaurtgNd