Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-10
The Valley.
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The Valley,
some three weeks ago. the Amy Of the Valley always
materially smaller than ia adversary, reduced By
the Withdrasal OF considerable portion Of the force
composing t. Just e. the time, the Yankee army, IN
Ia froDt vas reinforced. WhAt followed il Known
soe!dln fsn upon Early, and ate having hS infantry
fairly beaten By PoThAPs third Of their nuUoer' sue
oeeded in throwing his cavalry around EArlys hanks
ana oouapsllrg hin 70 retreat. Here nothing *
tr.ordnary, nothing to be proud of Gus Yankee
aOOdledom immed Aeiy took on srsEi and sWore
thai this vas "6lshing stroke" to The "ReoelLon.'
Sheridan Al once hksnSd 80 Napoleon, WAs % march
With hisl -pressure velocity 20 LyrGh6ug, seEs and
son ttas important point Gus the cana, the Vns
Elna & T nnsssee, the S0utnsids, aud the Orange i
Alexandra roads puSh aud Gus The DAnVle
ro.d and hen bear down upon L.e's rear, rendsriL
bls escape or the farther defence Of zoe Capital
impo,sb.. Lee Vas 70 surrender; the PrssidSnt and
Ma CaOnss and she Whols personnel and mAsrisl O.
aha GoYsrnne1s uers 10 be osPursd the Confederate
e.uss was suddenly 70 eoAPni peace Was to be made
On Ii coins term; and tee .1kse, triumphant Was
20 txal. hmssl. before tie world t-e g,sndsss and
DruOslss. OF h1aAn Ssiag~t AL this, because an in
Vpportune reduction Of Ely's force rendered Il iu-
pos IDLE 10 MAINTAIN the p9siion be hello Yet 1 .dy
maze noble hsh. s1.I.sa.cd hiEsel FEN bs diem
ma with muca ssIt possess snl sAIL AMI rallied Ead
turned upon The enemy with r5m1rks0le pEoTp.n,ss
and yiEor Too res as is that Slerid for whom 20
brilliant snd decisive campaign iOrscis, BY the
excited mazlnaio1s Of his CcunTymsn, WAS brought
half thrUSn back, aai sen. "ahirhUR' down tee Val
tsy ta none OF rs important eadS gained hat Wer3
40 crown his s. success a. tie victory OF WirChet-
Ter dsru5ed o. au coIssqceECe Imlgne ,he shock to
,be glowing Aopes O. TIE YAlkee uaioa Think Of the
vusfon Of feeling, ths tuab.e ION The heights o.
pr.ds 20 tie Gep.ls OF souoS ana a6ss,nenL WIN
tbs7 discover tazt the Valley Of Buni iatiou, nom
which vi sueA ri isug JGey trusted hey had bssc
forever delivered, is sil 10 be Vaisy Of Humiliation
70 them That army Which SherdAu, wilt moro than
Mex en- or Chinese grAndCq ls- Of nen3Aety, pr
CLAIMED 70 be routed ana iu,ned, the Fcrs' VII ppsd
AMY tAst he had ever heard o.-JHa. sTmy oraum5d
tte lr'ssLocd down his thJos, st st Republic Al
w.sr's Csve, ard az Wsyr5s5oEo', and is row "a hrg
/ nts lis .ca- Is he sources back in cJEardly GIT
Ehs. 1g6 ne Wiley Of Humiliation.
BstNe are ia from Washington thA'; 4" S,er,d1r,
= hcrgl on o. me reach Of 81 graphs is prepsros
4, for sn3.las m9yeneat which viii completely eluk
"Rc5moa5, AID bis army ia entirely safe from dsas-
uts-. even if Lss should P,ecpi's.e open it all TIE
Urebsl troops under bis command" Vas necessary
tsa. he should como u tie Valley 10 WaynesSoro,
and then 60 down the valley oVsr ne same track,
pas. Of ne preparation iOs Jlis mysterious and mo
mertops mov.m,n,? Il this c,np..te a.rk Of Rich
mord is % be b. way Of Ln5Aturs WY Has Sheridan
gene hack siSss arriving within foy .les Of his
destination II il is % b. by crossing he Bce dye
at some gap below Per! RP1oIO, way id he come up
10 The soot OF R5el6ss GP tdir.y forty fty miles
out OF bic say, and dou5ls the d,taoos b. rcu--ugs
So far from is being rue tia. Sheridan Is "prsparirg
for another movement" he "a q. this Yry time making
a movement, for which he vas no. prepared, move.
ment forced upon him by bis able and Vllorsus Entag
oniss Since Early Was rj9ined 5y tbs forces 70 uQ-
fortunately taken from him he has been, what be was
before, S5eridans master The latter may attsmp.
some new NORTHWESTERN IS crossing the mountain
into CulPspsr-bat this would bs something thst formed
no part Of his original pan, and would show tha. bis
cAnpaign up the Valley was failure. Moreover, no
very army that hss frustrated ha. eamplgn can meet
aad frus.rsss him anywhere else. Il, will probably
sand the bulk OF bis army to Grant, ID which event
Early may DO the lEms thing Rs to Lss.
TasrereA Of Sheridan, think, winds up the ball
In the Valley for this season. 1, 8 cherished part
indeed an essential para Of Grants strategy, that fore,
coming in that direction should cross the mountain
and oeeuPy LyDchturg, as point from which Lees
supplies could be intercepted aad ohnon6 be bsleag
ussd Since be has been in ioa. Of Richmond the s1-
ecuion Of this vital part Of hs general plan has been
attempted b. Klsoy, By Hunter, By Sheridan, and,
from the Southwest, by Blr5r!dSe. They have al
been foed, and Grant loses he benefit of this indis
peosable spoke IN his Wheel l. is getting too late TO
devise and execute new movement Of the kind with
any hope Of success. Richmond cannot therefore, be be-
sl.ged and starved o. as Grant has hoped. He is
Left now TO contemplate she prac5oabiisy Of forSiBE
his way through the daences and the defenders that
surround t. he has had more than i've months test
Of his ability 70 force his way through the s,my elon9
without the aid Of the powerful 6oaons which now
project them and mako them tEebly strong. The ex-
psrencs Of the last eight zen days in watch he has
Lost at least tenth part Of bis whole army gives him
additional light upon the subject. 1: he is etl no.
entirely convinced and wishes 10 push he matter to
hnal determination, no has but % give tao signal The
llurel-srowned army Of Lee the heroes Of afsy vic
tories viii meet him - they have never failed TO mae.
foe, and vii settle then aud forever tbs QUESTION
whether this old Vngirisn toEn Is 70 DO ths continued
sat Of it's hereditary msste@s Is to become the
lazary abode Of New England fanatics and Yankee mis-
cegenAtOra
The British Cotton Supply.
Our would.be blothers acrCss the border desnite