Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-07
sHrRMANs PERIL

Tie Yankee papers arr very uneasy about Sher-
man, aud not without good reason, although they
ieigu to derive the comforting assurance that "all
goes we'll lrom the fact that the Richmond papers
do not publish any news relative to his moyenieut,
assuming that the press would not withhold the an
aounce meut Of reverse If anything Of the Kidd
lad occurred 10 the great invader"
The Charlotte Bpgs.u,, Of the 2Sth 1lt, whilst ab
staining irem any particular alusion to passing
events in that portion Of the Coaledcraey, SAYS
Everything We hear, however, tends to increase
our confidence dud lift cur hopes out OF the luag-
uire Of doubt in which Tor several weeks they have
been buried. Our authorities are thoroughly alive
70 the emergency, and although the task before
them rs sereuleau We belieya that success Will Te-
ward IT'S completion.
The same paper reminds its readers that ''the en-
emy holds only the soil on which he sIands-the
occupation is bur temporary. To conquer rs, he
must plant and retain his standard in every city Of
the south To do this Is impossible kyen the
present march % Sherman IS one whichPu 10 the
test his best abilities To halt IS destruction. must
move forward and every step adds 10 his difficulties
and our own chances of success. Whatever may be
the objective point OF the Federal commander, We
confidently believe that before II Is attained he wilt
be punished beyond redemption He cannot afford
90 risk more than general Uattle-scareely a
series OF skirmi,heS OWING to the limited supply Of
ammunition transported BY h,S trains. Horses
ana Wagons must brea X down ON a hong journey
and with hundreds OF miles between him aud hts
base. there IL no source from which he can replen
i,n lis exhausted strength. One telling blow,
therefore, delivered With the power which a South
,,rn army at bay may WELD will prove his destruc
tion and cur salvation IL is reasonable 10 suppose
that such an event is far distant. The safety of
General Lee, the integrity Of our greater army at
Richmond the protection ct the lmes Vi communi-
cation vet LETT us aud thousand other considera-
tons point To the resstible conclusion that before
Sherman strikes hands with Gen. Grant, he viii
DC a whipped, deuioralized and neeing individual
THE DEFENCE OF PETERS BURG.
The Clarksyiile Tobacco Pant mentions tue preya-
lence in that community OF rumOe OF the evscua-
ton OF Petersburg and pr0nounces them utterly
unfounded" The editor says he has late and posi-
tive information direct from genelai officer, high
IN command in ths Army OF Northern Virginia,
that military affairs around Petersburg are in the
most promising condition, aud there Is every rea
son 20 beheve that the city will be held indefinitely.
Through the same UudOubted source, lac learns
that Gen. Lee il, now at A. Headquarters, near that
city. and that he never was in inner spirits. The
country NAV look with some degree Of confidence
ior A most decided change in the general military
sit uation before the lapse Of many days
ExPI OsION AT DANyILLE
The Dauyiue RJr'tor OF the 81 Instant says that
at 10 O'Clock that morning the boiler OF the loco
motive "Culpeper" exploded at the Piedmont de-
DOT, severely, il not fatally, injuring Captain A. Z.
Larier and badly wouuding the fireman. The en-
gueer and Mr.. VIM. Robinson, transportation agent,
were slightly scalded, together with several by
ISLANDERS.