Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-08

TYERYRODY remembers theprePOsed epitaph
L On Charles j., Ly which the sovereign lord Fl
Ene!aud vas described as having never said fool
i,l hing and never done a-visc ere. IL ever any
one should write an ePitaph Oh The New NoTk
Ltsid IL would he similar aud converse, saving
gutitLcsis. Tor never, during It's whole exist
ence. has tie Fsrald been known TO utter anything
Int stur-dties. Such an amount Of nonsense don,
into quasi Euslisb as daily dns the columns OF thar
remarkable ,Lcoi, would lie sufficient, if diluted
for the press Of an extensive empire. We do not
remember 10 have ever seen IN the H-r0ti even
symptom ct common sense, or 10 have observed
anytEire in its columns Tut iEenable stupidity anc
c,uceit,d GIlClsLCc. We do not complain OF this
1t is. we suppose, none Of cur business. MOI have
We any desire. even had We tie right OF the power
40 RESTRAIN YsuleCd0m iTom teing cCntmualh
bumbuca,d ~ the Icrebnial cbaIlatanry OF .tha'
un.ure U,ii. dicl. Nor DO We complain shat th'
ETo.d T,I>ist,uily miSreFrc>eutS everything cha
il touches Wien It misItIreseuts The Hki9,
tIereicrc- - attribute il 70 the known character
Of tie palel-its utter mcapacity TO conTTehen'
tie plsis, 80 pToPcsiuons, Igbmed with an insur
1aoUu;gtc Ir,chUty 10 iolssLcod. For instance
speaking OF recent article ia the " til the Heyat
here Until last year wien, N ccnseq OF Lee
great vctSios 49, Wilderness ami Srotsylyania,
Graut lost tfy,r al tie North, and SleIman be
came tic 2ICat popular hero. Then ii ca'k atteu-
t,u TO the fact. that SbeIaun's osmpaig agains
Johustou was - cNaS IAhesuiue nature as Grant
against Ice, and tbat as that Is What sherman
reputation depends apou, he. as much Of a failure
as Grant
Vow, Tie Hra.i had published this article from
the WLr. yet b relic So strongly On the ereduii
Is OF it, rgedcr> as 10 make The statement We hay
just quoted; vler, in fact no such parallel, o.
suyJiirr MciL ~ ,oIs IN H. article referred to.
lie UtIe C,CiaIta Giant a l5Ere ard Northern
opinion declares him failure. The Wig said tina
SLc'u,r lad >rl,I ,ded Grsrt as The popular he
rc--a tact r fstl ire HocId does rot deny- III,
Uii9 al Cd What SleImsR, bad dcre TO deserve
this ,yabcd piece, ord called attention 10 TIE lac
ust ic l,J duIira bis whole career, fought Onl'
two lstilcs. IN ore Ct which he disgraCefull'
Gc.,cj,d g. .ar icl,fior torcc>. The wig hike
wise .tst,d that BE- had, at critical h.oncnts, eX
kbt,du,Ii,et,n sId he .iincy and thcnce III
>ieutdde tl , uasLt, IA de ,rd, Turn cut 10 be
rIest d ,gitr, gs CIaut. b he ETTii-thnLs 9th
,IvIc Just Dot il val, trl tli, campaign - owe
and i,s fistory written. Peilor~ ii VIII tiud thci
hat itstyc lcICc> DO not exactly ''Lod the Con
fcdors,y IL tie vgrge-of rain
The. IT, CID says With usual yeraeiiy ''Thi'
soldier lj.tr,t,u-l nlo is CONSIDERED as only "a,
second .cld,r q ,fc South, is SO ILor a southern
er .st, ,,l.'t,I tist t',vo> Icetcg at'he Wilder
ro,. lti 81 et>ynsuia. nd tlouit asES IN a,
r,Ee 60 o,Hnch s,L.c, What Do victory ADD dc.
feat san 90 nc oil,r side ct lie line Z" Ia th
first lace, CcI,gsl Johnston rc,er said what IT,,
A,lad auJIUtl- tv Iju-thai is simply an myer,-
Ji,I s,t a. iu suI The stpumtrt, such as ID is.-
As g." cur estimate cd y.,ttIy OF defeat Va can in
ioiID ale LFodtat 70 o. much tic sane tl9t q
sensible trutL-t,liiIg PEOPLE, in which, Of course
1t differs essentially iTOm the Yankee mejhCd
viewing tie question. Ter ustsu,c, We think ths
Wien olc army attacks suc,her and drives II 81
tie Geid iHdctiu. 1t a loss or 81 900, and osu,
900 I,sslt that Is a victory for the attaekm.
army. Such vas the battle Of the WiljSTness 81
which GeEcgsl Lee attacked Grants arm when
crossed the Rspidau aul drove it hack upon Ered
ercksburs the JSso CT operations declared % Rae
been selected 5g Grant 'r osSs o. defect. When 70
army attacks another la force, assaults it yoientr
Tor several days, isiis 60 drive from the liel au
then rIjHcs i,self, stcr lOsisg 20 GEO men and in
6ietirg loss n lo,ooO, we ,sll that a aefeat
tie attacking army, whether II retire by tie rea.
CT by lie Gauk. such vas ihc battle Of SpstsyL
vslis { H., in which Grant made Ibree frantic at
tcmIts 90 force Lees lines. ana alter icing re
pulsed each tine with uuIsI all, led slaughter, va
forced give Up tle attempt and move I'll irohl tbs
ground. Wien I'll army attacks another
position and is rep used with tie loss
5000 assibSt 1000, AID then retres by IL
sank aud tokes Up srotler hIe Of operations, ",
call tl-t a defeat of'tLe attacking ARM Such va
tne battle OF Coid Bsrtor, in which Grant tried ip-
ca,ctUaIy 20 force Lee, Ines, and, after heing re-
pulsed moved ch iy his left and crossed james
River, twenty miles tclow Richmond. WIN
Ctueisis sets out with army OF l20, 0CO mtnto l
take city m two weeks, lighting half dozen tat /
ties; aEi IS defeated in al of them, and a tie eud
oftcn months is found 40 ResIer 10 Lis Olieettbsp
De uss Sne months tci,Te, aslDugiBg lost il tie
rean time two armies each the equal Of the oae he
started wth We call that General failure 1.-THE
EGqli doesrGi tbrI with US, We refer it to Gen. |
Batter, vho,can give very intelligent opinion on
the subject