Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-01
THE POLICY OF TIE WAR.
To The BditOr of Tie Whig:

10 the Bdttor Of the Whtg: -----.--......
If the present policy is pursued must be ruined
II all capable OF bearing arms are put in tie
field against large Odds it only question of time as
70 our annihiaton Il is folly in the extreme, lt is
Madness to think Of conquerrg peace in one or two
campaigns. II gain our Independence, (Is we can
without peradventure under wise polcy,) We must
do it by pr parlng Tor long war; IN the language of
Ednund Burke, Il say emphatically long war;.
We must let the Yankees understand that if thew con-
quer u.s. It must be The resu Of ~ years conflict
tnat we defend ourselves for two three gene
rations. Let US say to them, NO klow We havs not
men enopgl 10 conquer psaoe, aud We do not can
TO risk ali upoa tie resuls OF few cmp iigns but we
mean 10 prepare for it, and We msan u fight you al
WAYS Let Us prove to them and the world a. we are
ia ca nest BY sending enough men home from the amy
20 make provisions tor themselves and their fam lies
To encourage ma rimopy, should adopt The jewish
law that al newly married men shouli remain ut home
twelve months with their wives. No man should sueer
At that Ia .. it was OF Divine origin. II was adopt d in
our frs revelation and Fr pkhu advised that men M
Is years Of By, should marry and up soldiers to
Guasud our country. When England saw that We meal
10 continue the var Anot1er generation she be gan
20 think of peace Besides G is only resource for
keeping u an army. The Yankees can recr It ad hb
tuna from Europe; we must raise up o,os armies.
have been Induced to & expire ssion to the abtye
yivs becauss thought saw very clea ly, tha if the
yiew, which seemed 10 prevail In our National and
State Lesi latures carried out would be ute y
ruioed While it is papAbly evident that we have not
men CROUCH at home, TO msrage successfully farming
operations and direct and keep in proper sube
our negroes, Congress is celebrating about extending
conscnption to tie ages of 80 or co. and endeavorpg
% force into the army all who nave furnished
they do that Lincoln will rejoice, all Yankeedom viii
rejoice aud in very shot time our people will be
clothed with the garments OF sadness for IN twelve
NO this our army and people will be on the brink of
starvation. TIE negroes will be sent out of Virginia,
r. N.-l 80 I'D III, Il.
that do not work. and t5ey will work because there
viii be nobody to make them do IL. On the contrary,
they will continue as they have commenced to plaee
and steal everything they can lay hands The policy
recommend, Is no new policy. Il is that by which
FAbus ssully defended bis country aga INST Han-
bal 1t is that by which Washington sefended our
county against England ID is the only pc icy by which
a We her nation peto succeed sgan,t strouge..
We must Lave Fabius now, if we wish to have Sc
pio be, eaf err. Ketp what army in the feli We can,
sucl an one spare from agricul g. such an
one as we can feed and clothe comfortably We could
keep an army that could defend cur most importan .
points, and compel the enemy TO heavily garrison
points now in his possession such army as could oc