Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-12
gpEz.H OF HON. "A. O, CHAMBERS.
or n1sarssGhI,

A'' $3.50, States, Thursday November 10, 1864,
d, ,pscGl Oydsr for that day, being the rs'Os"t'O"
o,,,d BIZ Aim on tbs frSt dag Of the session" 9" inc
follovinS cords:
P,,olysd That the vGour, constancy and endurance
Of our soldiers assisted BY the steady co.cpera
ton OF all Glasses Of population not in the ned vii
continue . sufficient guaranty OF the kgnts OF tne
states and the Independence OF the O1niederAte
States.
Mr.. CHAMBERS said:
M sPI.KuG: This resolution which had the honorto
Tor she frsT day of the seseon, little In ADVANCE oi ~.
reception of the Presidents message expresses On Aou
ing faith in the continued ability OF the ciI
The Independence OF the Confederate States without
iur,her assistance guaranty than may Dc derived
the steady &C operation OF AL classes Oi ~
liable to military duty without tue Ao Oh Lesto
trcops Without the aid OF convention 70 Tneu se
L'rd h.sn condi6onaly invited BY political party III
hs uoited States on their Own teTms-thA' % 10 say
an haSis mich excludes the idea OF the permanent
sIiS,encs o. this Government; and Wrhou' tue EeinA
tive of accepting such guarantees As that party,
csde 10 power may Csr 70 secure our Feu'n 70 VIC ~
IToon-suaranties which, if faithfully adhered 10 o!
.t n.rI during their four eight years possession VI
noUer would certainly be repudissed oy me party ne
uCoeedinE-tueceedpg, as IN all PsoOaolhy 1neJ
opld on the psoAl ground of their hosslhty 70 me
Ssrg.n made Win rs Taus, after short Interval oil
cur country would again have 70 onoose
- ana supmissiou SnG, enc o3ing war, enter upon
rew col q CT. not less uloOdy, Dus, PefchApce' esS
hopeful IMAM tbs contes! IN which We are no" l.
gagged. 49,. ..,,,,;or o,rsonr con-
rrS me 20 adVre the House tat IL bad been Drawn IN
such terms As would suggs important puohc quesuoui
and ttu1tsrg ID dsy 20 be h1so Iot l1s
an avauAi thus s1pLe!ty MADE py me I9Al, IN u!
0pA o., those queslHAs sA0uiN " SASSN " 49,
From over caution, irtm sn excessive deSi;e not 70
isurb me people wish gts;ng qIssLons penang IIe
var Congress las pr1 ps, tGo long foroorns 70 con-
s.lvr IN public decAIe, gLs many pi0iCunay interesting
roDis WHO'D have arssu Gus OF tie peaent struggle
rsy prs-eLtaAEes o. the ps1ps have osea shehA u
reserved until their consttUeLces are osglnnitg "
|maks themselves heAIa on deeASe issues. vs. "u0sn
.srs md Who might have GoIe IL ly ADVISED lnem OF
soc EslADons ii Al important qsesuoLs 70 -
aross ana 80 nave assisted Ia orninY anu PrtSerNs
beAlthy lone OF kuDic sentiment, have, palhtPb TO
ten Sc alsd hPs or closed our doors-u-ni t-e P"-
pc oecs loOH 70 Us for Instruction or sIn pa ny,
iasI manifest doubtful noleAuons OIL nheinS 0"n0'u
s.cns vi hou: our assistance -
ANXIOUS aid unsettled conGilon II PIole sehhhi1hH-
Tho popular mud lie groppg IN labyrinth OF p'rP"A
Nv se kl 2 sO.uICns Ter bIeaG lSsIobS 70 some Vi
spi.n au. lou has bseu made. AoE 10 increase OUT
Armiee uOH 10 brig about Peaos ala lHisP suGehCe'
and IN soma Quarters lot IL bs confessed Wheher l.
might nov Do prudent TO cram even the Pr'J7es Vi
reconstruction these, Sir are some Oi INC eng i'e0
.hst axe Srresling the aenon OF the county 1.cA-
be denied LlAt ~ least O-e pVOPOSAdOA Va
NJ character is forced upon oar consideration. Al
nae 10 the O. pic ment oil negro troops. Unaopokoy
% think II qlssnon was not ralSeo "ltA e'h uS
sgn j. must have VrigiDaed with nma u oetPAtlns
.roIs Who ignorant OF the TelauNs numbers VI Ihe
son snolpR armies ana he statistics OF their loss aho
;rcrfase imagine The worst. Bat however or by
.housoeyer brought forward, it presents itell nov
rib ,u,posipg sDoI sors ana be met The Presi-
dens il his massage, usgssEs II the honorable
member from TenLe, set H.. FooIC) SVoHs hmssu ID
sne Affirmative and the distinguished genuenen IRON
5outa Carolina AID n,rsky Mr.. Niles and Mr. Mar
snail declare tDat IL proposition 10 De oamy con-
scetud shall barely Rllnoe 10 distinguished Hlo u
Ie llia peTsonages cuITenly reported as advocates q
us measure ieAIIuI If we're 70 nome Inem, OF DONG
| l. lslc1 70 their We've, Or Of smotaeraS mySeh S'
| o. @ under the weight VI their authority
TIE proposition 10 employ Legro Hoeps PtooeeuS
upon ths assumption that our AImer, ana the usdAi
source from WLoh they have been recruited, are APP
OF, mating e1aaus ion. l. Is remarkable, hoHoVer,
taa: The esucn upon US near the close Of the
mos. successful campaign VCuchIa'ea 10 Ooaleeefa'e
arms since tue fgsE year OF The WAr-S campaign Ia
Eblca tie IJrs Of enemy have Seea u!Pfeeeoeh's
aiy great aad ms losses compared 20 ours III ect-
aeutedly large; 10 which, If his rein oIosmtnts have
o. e gfeaer Than ours, mis- original rar Ks have steadily
diminished in 4 corresponding r-uo: and 'hs oehSet
suls Low ind themselves approaching the lsurtn VIII
.er Of hosLiues with armies OF reAry the same nu
nercal relation existed between lhem =. the OeSn
NM /, NAV be safely asserted that, enbtae & the
suoirg forces are 40 nearly qul nov As they were
yeArsgO. ,-
sd What hss besr the result OF the campaign Lstth
Prtsssn. tell the stony. do Gays; A. Tue oes'nhils
of he year the S.ae I,xis wSs partially IN posses
on Of tue enemy aud largo portions II LoullAna ana
Arkarsss lay tp2srebty ceiencclses. u Ise Fsderas
Eho invaded KS, rene are knoSn 10 remain '1csPe
4, prsonsrs Of war Ii Northwestern Loa.siant
arSe aid well appointed army, AIDED by powerful
-. Id ADD mad I.els tua
na, in finally esiApng with Lose OF one-ihrd u iEs
numbers a large par. Of its mil AIRY trains, aud many
transports ana gunoosts TIE enemys occupation oi
that ate L. duced tie DarIcW district commGnded
oy The Euus OF hset Arkansas las been recoVrsc
GIth the exception OF & few fortified posts, while our
fcrc have Leletrs.ed into central Missouri sfJIoing
% our pres I'd brethren N Ih4t Ssts an opportunity
II which mauy have awaited tkemseV- g. Of sSrlklng Tor
liberation irvin Inc tyTSnny 10 which they have been
su iecled Nearly the W1cs OF Northern and Western
Ais ssicpi o. NUI.htru Alabama, OF Western Tel
esses ara all II possession and All attempts 70
peas,ra,e from the Ice into the iaeroF OF Ihe
Atlantic ED Cult Safes have been b. ID Va ina en-
rs OCEAN ana Gut coast Of the OonoGeFacy TEe whole
Successes ct ths eneu, with the SGormous RESOURCES st
Ia couraaud has been hmled to the capture OF the
utsr ceepcss OF Noodle bay. Ia South western Nr-
Vnia successive armies which threatened the capture
OF L nc burg and Sl.yille, have been routed and
driven GU. OF tse cOu1tTy, AID portion o. Eastern
/, nnessee reccuquered Oy oar troops In Northern
iniA exersiye districts formerly occupied by the
spery are now free ou their presence. The m'il army
tsr lerss OF de.eyts il which i!s losses have been
snore ous s VITO the aid of rsintccenents but Wi:h
hcpeo, waving ospcct o. further progress in the
ign tE engaged 10 81 Nor, comm@5 ced more thSn
four MOI tbs ago 10 capture the town OF Petersburg
Tns army OF &c Q al S1ernau, although succeeding ct
lcs end cf summer in oOtiing possession OF AT ants
as been Unsbs 10 secure any ul,iuae Sd'aptge hom
a 5 sueeess-comFeled TO WihdrAW On the Inc el his
l5vsrce Without obtaining control of single nile Ct
er.itory bsyond the track Of MS march,. such
is the as cunt o. last years operations. Strange, IN
d,sd is i: that under sGoh encouraging results as hese
D,Cp,si ion should be made 10 employ negro troops
nor is it easy 10 avoid the susPcio1 tina; 1t must have
orisi,ated in come OBJ q Q snl uGAvOWed design.
A. tie saue time it must be admitted that Our srnies
se not as large as they shculi be-nJ nearly 70 large
ss hey might 90 with greater Efficiency in he eIscutIl
If the laws designed TO Increase them -f.