The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-01
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AnAeuuA ~ ~ decidedly of the optnios
- $3.50 - e, have been such - 70 give
UGUnA Aspo Tor The iatars. We woola no'
- - pooplo crow over confident nom
1rveroHa eeoos6sss 20 far a. to relax any
$3.50 w1naever a. The energy adapted 70 tne
-. q hope fos any easy task IN the
:. 1;1inauwsanesieA. The snAirs In which our
!. $50 hsys bssa Engaged have resulted hap
8 - - Il must BE- rccollected that they
~ - merely partial In the majority
- isstancss tAey appear, indeed, to have
- - roeonnolssan pushed Forward
!. s, ~ eneuy % ascertain our strength and
noaif,on pfsyiouaIy TO more decided move
- edyuoa Such wAs the fact with
rousra % the advance Of Meade, who had
- isSbraed BY deserters, escaped icon
ssshands," ard the Yankee newspapers, that
.Lssis array Wa IA the lines around Rich
noed; that The people were In state Of
aeAftas1on; tAa& the troops were nnsIn ,us,
81 NJ n parties were anxious to get rid
- 1qG DAVIS and the Confederate Govern
- Such WAS the case with respect TO
- a1vancs Of Grant, who had been IN
formed through the same verac!ous oracles
0Ak Johnston had sent the lager portion Of
~ troops 70 resist the enterprise Of Sheg-
Uan; that those who remained were des:i-
tdtss d0wncast, despeiring OF the cause, and
ready TO abandon It upon the slightest pros
pese q making good terms for themselves,
! md tha3 aothiug Was wanting but deter
naAed advance TO reap the full fruits Of the
victory Of November. Such was the case In
Noss1A, where no opposition was expected,
ead where the additional inducemcnt was
held out Of converting the State into Yam
~ State, prepared to vote for Lincoln next
m Such was the case with the advance
Upen Johns Island and other points in the
South and Southwest. The Yankees. in a
word. have been feeling our strength all
asonnd, from the Potomac to the Gull, pre-
psratofy to opening their campaign; and al
though they can hardly have derived much
comfort Dom the experiments thus far made,
It's we'll for "a to remember that these
novsments have been merely premonitory,
and that the real campaign is yet to come
That the campaign win be fierce, bloody,
and arduous, ell indications seem to declare.
That We have any reasons to fear the issue,
provided only We be true to ourselves, We do
not see any reason to believe. 1t is not for
the fear Of this that We would impress upon
our people the danger of over-weaning con-
Adeaoa Il is because we believe that it can
be lost only BY indulgence in that confidence
70 The neglect Of the necessary precautions
These being taken, We may, We think, dis
min III fean Of every kind whatever. Pro.
Mod they be not neglected, we care not how
honyant may be the hopes, how confident
the expectations of our troops, our Gene
sals, and our population. The spirit prevail.
Ing In our armies marks, we think, the proper
Mmits within which our confidence should
b confined They know that they have
before them task Of grea: difficulty. Yet
1hey are not only willing but anxious to en-
Ter upon It. They are full of courage, but
= = calm, deliberate courage. which has
weighed the dknger and will not shrink from
Il They are full of enthusiasm but It is of
fhat deepseAted enthusiasm which will
nsither be abashed by obstacles nor dissipa-
ted BY the appearance of danger. They are
Souyant with hope but it is hope fortified
BY knowledge, and sustained by the high and
holy promptings Of religion and patriotism
They regard tho results of tn. late engage
msnts ~ auguries of tho future, and taken in
tnas nght they WIN prove ofimmense service
y stimulating their exeytions and firing up
thar valor. They have learned how to endure
- ven - to aght, and they are prepared for
asy Issue ssvsthat Of giving mp the cause.