Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-26
THE NEWS.

CHARLESTON TO BE y SECOND SARRAGOSSA
The Nercl7y says that the cause of South Caro-
lima. and the cause Of the Confederacy, involved
in the fight at Charleston needs now Of all things
two esseutias-coiyuys and teaacity-courage TO
dare, to risk, 70 brave-tenacity TO hold, TO fight,
TO dispute every inch. There is great cause, and
a grand fight can be made. But men and leaders
must summon up every energy, must rouse them
selves to great thoughts and aspirations. Let them
shake of past lethargy, and dependency. let our
leaders brace themselves for great and desperate
undertakings.
let everything from Combalree TO Charleston,
and from Branchville to Charleston, be promptly
stripped for the fight Let all humanitariaiism be
buried as dead as Julius Caesar and as deep as To-
phet Strip the. State for death strugglc-and
let every officer and man strip his heart likewise Of
all weak lodgings and bookings backward. Inch by
inch let us fight the enemy let mark every track
that he makes with life blood and letu not yield
that inch until fairly forcibly beaten from it. Let
every creek be point OF fght-eyery marsh battle
ground 1t will not be in y0in-it is vitality impor-
tant at this uucture. Wecan punish Jim Ave men
for one at every point .Time-time is gsined-and
the enemy Is punished.
There are brave men here, and there are brave
officers to lead them, if the right men are put TO
work: 1t de wolves upon the Chief Commander here
to have no remQTse now in this matter. Too much
is at stake Affections should be buredSail hest
tation should DC merged into decision. Too long we
have been lighting here around these old walls TO
Weld them now without a struggle We say, unhesi-
tatingv to those in authority there are brave men
here who are prepared TO make of Charleston a
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A FIGHTING. CONGRESSMAN
The Augusta CoRstittionalist states that Colsnel
| Henry ST. George Rogers, member Of the Confede-
rate House of Representatives. from Florida, is now
| in that CITY The Colonel drove be Indians ont OF
Florida, as commandant of che State troops, when a
mere youth, and Tor two years led the "a Florida
Regiment through the glorious Virginia campaigns.
FROM GEORGIA.
A gentleman from the neighborhood of Savannah
saws that Secretary Stanton has issued order to
General Sherman, to send ont 81 the city and ont Of
the lines all the wives OF the Confederate officers.
Gen. sherman, il is said, declared that The ordOr
was an inhuman one, and that he would not obey
liz.
1t is said that the Central Railroad is in complete
repair to No. FOdr aud half45 mites from SaVan-
nah--and that trains ruHdaily.
| Ii is rumored that the track Of the Atlanta and
Western Railroad, between Dalton and Marietta, has
been destroyed by troops to prevent the return
OF the federafs that way by rail, aud to impede
Thomas march into North Georgia
COTTON TO BE DESTROYED.
The following pointed order shows that the Yam
kees are not henceforth to reap cotton harvest il
then advance in. Georgia:
''HEADe'Ns DISTRICT AUGUSTA, GA,
- January 18th, 1865.
g. Hon. h. IT, Nay, Mayor of Augusta;
Lieut. Generd Hardee directs me 10 have thu
cotton burned in the city on.ihe approach OF thu
Yankees This order am bonndtO execute ever
at the peril of the city 1t is to be hoped that YOU
fpatrotc citizens viii at once remove this tempta
ton to ankec invasion, either to distant points
lto the commons, where the torch can be applies
when the exigency shall occur. The military viii
render YOU all the assistance in its power for tn
l remaral. With great respect,
ED. H. HILL, Maj. Gen.
RAID on TIE FLORIDA SALT WORhS.
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