Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-04
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RICHMOND AND ATLANTA.

RICHMOND AND ATLANTA.
Suppose, instead of being br I'd again In an ION Ia
Riohmond" Grant had actually entered the city, sacked
ts private dWelliogs, burned is public buildings and
polluted its loyal Streets and beautiful Equares with tie
tread Of his negro sodiery, would the 0onfedsrscy
ksk, have been conquered Gen. Leo and his army
dismaysds Not whis more, if as much as was the
Army Of the West by the recent fuiless occupancy Of
Atlanta by Sherman. We would, it is true have beer
mortified Inundated and rendered desperate and our
sodlery would no doubt for long time have preferred
gloomy weather and somore uniforms 10 bright days snd
gilt and tinse and Confederate grey, because NOR,
in ConsOnancs with their gloomy feelings at the loss
their beloved and beautiful Capital bat still with Rich
msnd taken, the Yankees would have found armed msr
meet them at every step they advanced into the
interior.
While R chn,nd can never be taken, in our opinion
let not for the future continue tie fool sb
deusive and porniOOui idea that lie ats settles once
for all the fac OF the Confederaoy. On the
other hand neither let place sole lance az
dependence for victory in the precarous existence Of
any General however great sklful and fortunate. We
have yet men, without rank, cropping in the trenches
woo may, perchanoe eclipse all who have essayed ss
yst to Command in cur mighty struggle. TIE great
Jackson fell, ana lis death caused q widespread
loom, but others Immediately came to the surface
competent to meet tbs very best Generals the Nortt
has produced during the progress Of the war. Stua
followed him, having fl,d his measure OF glery, and
10 HaDpon leaps IN his saddle, and, b, fore q sing.
MON Wanes, makes himself immortal
Let US then, but trust in GJd and the justice OF our
cause, and these will raise up Generals to fight our
oattles successfully, Wheneve: in the righteous uds-
ment OF an all wise Providence they are needed.
YANKEE RAID ANTICIPATED
1t was rumOr.d yesterday evening that two Reg :
ments OF Yankee cavalry had apptarei at Ruskeu'.
fill, about fifteen miles north Of Gordonsvlle aud tha.
they designed raid upon the Central road. Or su
taorilies bsing f0rswarned arc forsarmet.
T2oM wILBIEGFoN
We learn that the blockade steamer Gender, L.
attempting to into the port OF Wilmington on Sat
urday, was besChed AaODg her Passengers were the
IN. James P. HOlcombe, late member of Congress
from the AIKEN DISTRICT who has BEEN recon y
6guing peace commissioner on the Canada border
nd Mr.. Rose Greenhow, well known in this city,
| Toe latter, we regret to learn, was drowned.
THE YANKEE PRISONERS FROM PETERSBURG.
The numOer OF prisoners brought inso the cicy from
the snts of Frd.y ard Saturday. Petersburg, lis
| over fifteen hundred. Among these is one Coone..
raj Lieutsnan Joones and N ,ors, and any num-
Der Of ocers OF lees gad9. Taey generally good
| looking men and many OF them new recruits. num-
Der OF them were Gulk they passed through Peter
bug and according the report OF the Express were
az tunes very mpudenE and dsordtry. Tnsy ienty
cleered, AID showed themselves delighted at the sigh
of every house they cjuFed by their Shells Some
measures should ba taken say the EzpTs's suppress
such exhibitions these in tae iu.urj. The Yankee
are mpudent enough at homs-they should be made 10
behave better abroad
o. reaching Richmond, they were appropriately quar-
tered and until their exchange will BIZ kept we fee.
as .ured, from any further AIgrant display OF either
Yankee manners or Yankee PATRIOTISM.
THE RELEASE OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS AT CAMP
CHASE.
Passengers reported at Bristol on Wednesday night
that BrJwnlowa Knoxville paper on the 24h said tia,
the Copperheads Of Ohio had released cur prisoners at
Camp Chase, s 500 in number, and armed them, and
ttat grea; excitement prevailed throughout OHIO on
account thereof Toe version of this fair as given BY
other Yankee papers, IT, that the prisoners oVsrpow-
cred the guard aud thus escaped.
BEAgREeARDY NEW DEPARTMENT
The Department 70 which General Bsaursgard has
just been assigned, commences at Augusta in North
east Georgia. and extends in al ire gaar line il south
eastsry direction, including a part of Flor d.. tie
whole of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana l.
embraces, of course, North Georgia and the a. mics
commanded by General, Taylor and Hood.
IMPORTANT FROM MIssoURI-PRI,E ADVANCING
General Sterling Price, who is lucky as well as brave
is now on the wng and rnOVDg, almost without inter
ruption through Missouri, towards s.. Louis Now or
ust Missouri show that she lie worthy of repro
ssntaon in the Confederate Congress. TIE continued
advance of Shelby and Price, who have united amount.
ing to 90 900 men, it will be from Northern neBs
10 ano her column, was, the 2ith at Pennington,
No., which is 60 miles south of Sc. Louis aud 40 miles
north cart Of PHO: Knob For full particulars Of the
movement We refer our readers to the news under the
head of "La!er from the North"
GINERAL LoMAX
General Lunsford Lndsay Lomax is now In CON-
mad of Tho cavalry lately commanded by GeneIsl
Ransom, in the Valley of Virginia. He is Msjor G.ne
raj He was second lieutenant of cavalry in the old
lifted States army, and con Of Msor Pogo Lomax,
deceased, also an old lited ates officer.
FROM PETERSBURG
Our Geographic column and the etuation article {
ire Petersburg EIPs, which repnblisb this morn
Ing, comprise full summary Of the latest operations
on cur right up to the time paper went to press.
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