, 1865-04-07

FRQM THE SOUTH.
Richmond Papers Of Friday.

Richmond Papers Of Friday.
Excitement IN the Rebel Capltsl---nlehuoud
Editors WhlstItng 4gslu--Hen Les Is to
Defeat Grant and fhcruau.--The
Latter Broushtto Grief by Jehe-
stsa---Anaztsg Eaeyancy
ofthe Rebel Arny---0ur
Arny to he Csed Up
1t 1nte.
WARRINGTON, April 9.-From Fridays
Richmond paptrs, received At Washington,
the following is cxtractcd:
TEE LIFE AND DEATH sTRUGGLB-THE CON-
BINATIoNs AGAINST LEr-THE SOLUTION OF
THE WAR.
:: tFrom the Richmond Sentinel, March a0.)
TLat portion Of Virginia which lies south
OF the Jnmes river IS the destined thcater Of
the operlng campaign. Grant has comp.e ed
Ills con4binns lions, md, ffom all quartcts he
is Mo73nE his con1urs'ng coluus. Sheridan,
after committing What Passing destruction
be night, has cr4 sEed to 1he South aide to
St epgtb*n Grants cayslEy nm. Sherman,
defeated Of his enterprise upon RaleigI, it IS
Eurpoled, Will now attempt 70 move from
Goldsbrro. CT miles) to Weldon, 1t which
latter point lie would be within six y-four
M:1es of Petersburg. Thomas, having col
lccttd considerable force IN East Tennessee,
tlreattns Charlotte aud Salisbury with q
catals3 e1{edi.ion, while hin ma u column is
70 move up:n Lynchburg, and thence upon
Richmond from tle west.
1lIs combination is very ambitious. It's
object j. at once 10 stize up:n Gs4i. i.c5s
lines ef supply, and to ovcrWhclm him by
thc copcen' ration Of force. Not only Is
Richmond 10 fall as f:nit Of the campaign,
but III his drcsms Gen. Grant sees Gen. 1-c
unable 10 meet him in battle, unable to re-
treat, unable to Eubs]et, aud Elth Doth'ng 10
do but surrender. The fatal circ1e is to be
drawn around him ut Iast, The anaconda
fSd Of which We have heard 90 tnuch, and
which was to have crushed u dozen times
btftrc, Is 0! verify to c:ush us now.
:: / l1FE-A,SD-DEATu tTRuGaLE.
Without doubt this combination il very
formidable and instans 4 tremendous cam,
paigu. 1t is to be the uteand- death strug:
Eir, The crisis and the a,lutfon Of ths war.
to us, but fun Of peril also to himself. Be
will give rs death wound, or We will give
him hts. To deal rs bon which he hopes
to make fatal he must expose himself to
blows which No may make fatal to him.
Whatever ita fortunes, the coming cam
pafpn is likely 10 be more brilliant Ia Ito gen
:ralehip and fertile Of results than sny which
te grearly contracted. Within its nRrroW
b. nnds tho military chiefs and leaders who,
on bu1h tides, have gsine d most renpwn, will
ntaneuycr fer advantage and wfcst1e for Tfc~
tory. Lee. supported by Johnston and Beau
regard, Ill conduct the tremendous game on
our side, while Grant, with Sherman and
Thomas, will manage 1t for our enemies. 4
square Of one hundred and twenty-t1 five miles,
running south and running west from Peters
burg, viii probably furnish the battle.
grounds.
TIE QUESTIONING OF DESPAIR.
Such il the campaign which We aEe abers
to enter, and such Is The stake Thich It In
nnW do, 1t is impo.s;b1c to con- emp1stc 1t
without deep solic'.udo and emotion. The
great quest4on is, viii our people do their
duty! Tor, under God, that ID the condition
of cur success! In this most serious hour,
when cur lfbertle our homes and our honor,
are in Immediate issue When tho VOICES Of
our fathers come to rs In the winds, conju5lng
t1s to put no stain uron the names md tbs
fame re inherit. sad TAen the prophetic
fancy anticipates the applause Of the genera
tttn1 that are to follow Us II we shall plly
orr. part Ike her oes, and their bitter curses
II We fhalt entail upop them n heritage Of
slavery and ':nominy-in this prteent solemn
bour tue solution Of cur destiny is to be found,
we repeat, In the answer to the question, Will
our people, soldiers and citizens, do their
duty! :
LEE MUST HAVE MEN.
Gen. Lee needs men and needs provisions.
&c needs every man and every ration which
We can Eiye him. II ~e furnish him with
men merely fit to hold the trenches, it will
ltberate thatnumber Of veterans for naneu-
Teztug IN the field. It Was q great mistake
that NC did not sooner decide to enlist ne
groes, snd give him these to asstst in holding
the trenches. We must now give him the
militia, the reserves and tho local troops, to
the last man. The old men and the boys
placta bthsDd bseastworks can supply the
place of as maUy veterans, It Is with troops
not to he t1us. I'd In the field that Grant holds
bis lines. Lee has to confront these with his
choice t:oops. There is not man in Rich
mend able to handle. sun wEo ought not
chez rtul'f to assist in the present campaign,
on which the fate Of Richmond is staked. We
must all benr part II we would save the
campaign and save our city. We must all
lerd cur efforts, also, to the encouragement
Of the enlistment Of co1o1ed troops. We
volunteer, and to do 81 speedily.
LKE's ARAr SHORT OF PROVISIONS.
We must, At Wha1tver sacrifice supply
GtLesal LEES army with Provisions. It is
supertluous TO cay that this Is absolutely nee
csru'y. Our brave men need sufficient and
who>eFome tood to maintain their strength
and apirits under the tolls of the vigil and the
march. A etere OF provisions, some accum-
u1atit u OF supplies, is indispensable to mill
tary mbneuvers. The army must not be e.
posed to bad results from accid, Mt. It must
not he withheld from the opportunity of
striking e decisive bl,:w.. by the Necessity Of
watching It's communications without mo.
ms uts 4ntermission. As Lee cannot now Oh
lam psoGisions except from Virginia and
North Carolina Tc must display the utmost
generosity aud selfsacritice. This is no ,ime
10 calculate. This Is no time to dole or to
-k-t
must be fed, Or We sball be overtaken with
speedy disaster and inevitable ruin.
To the cause which We have urged re ha7e
every incentive Of hope and fear, Of duty and
Of Interest. We have eycryth,ng s to gain By
trarJ. II General Lee succeed, our country
is safe, our city Is safe, our farms are safe,
and We are tafe. If he falls, the provisions,
the negroes, The money, the horses, which
we Withhold from him will be seized by the
tnem- Our very houses will be Pluudered
robbed ot@watches and trinkets. Shall We
give liberal part Of our means to Eavc our
country, or retain them NIL Is spoils for our
enemies: This is the Practical question We
are to solve.
Let ~ al stand together, and stand to our
calculating, uDhinehinc devotion. Soldiers
and citizens! let US fight, labor, give, with
all our courage, strength and means. This
is our duty results are with just Gedt
PREDICTED FAILURE or GRANTS CAMPAIGN.
tEditoylal from the Richmond Wing Of Fsiday.1
Yankee campaigns vera never known to
fail On paper, and why should they fail. these
splendid movements Of Gtlategical skill? Il
YOU'D he a shame to mar their elaborate and
harmonious pt oportions by the introduction
OF any d1stuI blng element, They look 40 fair,
lney AIe 50 captivating, they involve 10
many, 50 delicate combinations and move
mems, that they must be the work Of genius
and must Inevitably b. successful. unless
SINE unforeseen disaster should Intervene,
To be sure, this unforeseen disaster has in
yarisbly happened inst At tue time when
1aDfee hopes were st their culmfustiou but
as euch accidents are not by any means to be
considered IN the future. however often they
may have happened in the past, no account
Ia 20 be taken of them in those beautiful
1aps which Yankcedom Is always so busi,Y
constructing, Ii the ConIederacy could have
b: en- conquered by programme, its fate would
have been sealed long aEo.
NoilirE Was ever conceived more perfect.
mole CONSISTENT. more logical than the various
.nrt pramrnes which have been constructed for
fhe CAPTURE OF Richmond and tho subiucatiou
| o, his obdurate Conftaeracy. And PERHAPS
nothing has had greater effect in stimulating
| Yankce hatred against us than our obstinate
ptrsi.tencJ In marr1ng and bringing p s1tve-
r. to napcht all these splend:dly conceived
| t,,ans and these magnlfcent1y Irresistible pro.
| el9nueo. ,~e@.roa rnn45 hare hern morn