Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-25
Correspondence of the Wig.

WAsHISGroN, Feb. rs, 1913.
The Ileathens said that there were among the many
thngs of that with which Olympus was wearied fatal
applications which Jupiter granted, except he inc
TO curse him who asked with the accomplishment of his
own prayers. To those whom he loved he was thought
often TO take special refuse what they pesned for
and u give, perhaps just what they mporcd him 10 aver.
am not but that the thing happened good
while since Jupters time and that whole nations are some
tmes led int, this very ambush of specious PRAYER
which single individuals known often to fall into Some
OF this Sort have repeatedly struck me- as to the po
hca VOWS sent in the of certain quarters of our
| country.
Whon for instance, the Soutonce so Jealous of the
Executive powcr-was not very long ago led adopt the
strange idea th.t, for its peculiar institutions the
r'ncsi and suost security lay in the Presidential vote mo
matter how much abused in other thing.j was entirely
unable to help thinking IN how sad piedcameni those
very institutions would stand, should Heaven take them Of
TIER word and place them, for their preservation, tho
mercy Of the arbitrary and uncertain Executive will.
In like manner, Of late when (afer long and Just de-
NAL Of the power Of the Fedora Government TO exert nny
Jurisdiction over the relations Of and savo) tho South
began TO claim that Congress should take and exercise
ursdicon for the supposed advantage Of the Slave Inter
es", could not help thinking that II the Jupiter whom
they invoked TO he little kind TO listen 10 their
unadvsed petition, they soon, after having once put
the matter into his hands, find themselves in rather de-
poabe dependence upon the good pleasure Of the afore
to assume the debts the quasls Of Texas for the adyan
ago OF saSoy may Tomorrow and after do as much
against IL and iJr Abolition.
But there may be, there arc, still worse cases. For
since, in the National Legislature the South though OUT,
NUMBERED would still have a voice and command sy,opa
ihic' Il not Constitutional faith any longer at least h.
rst insidous boon better than call in the nteryon
ton Of European powers, to admit them into question
heretofore denied TO coStaes and 10 invite france
tfor exampe TO be afber and guarantee Of this aues
hon-sbs being, meantime, fanaical as England herself
Tor Abolition Tho late Instructions Of Mr.. King seem to
me precisely Of those dangerous appeals 10 love which
wise piety would onble make, for ear Of finding min
fatally indngcn ready 10 obligs and destroy u.s. Alter
having once called in the President how arc we sa1in TO
Keep him our When invoke the Federal legislation
hoS shall wo afterwards bar ~ And after letting in
France, and recognizing foreign Interference how are we
again TO rcpei7
IL then. the South really IN DANGER and shaken
with tenor, fosorIed tho blessed when weldreetcd
remedy Of prayer, what IS be SAID Of tho prudence of
turning from the Constitution the Present. Of the eouf
age ppicotng Congress the Union instead IL rely
log ourselves and the laws and Of pioty Of appeal
Ing from knees 10 Louis Philippe aud Mons Guzotl
The prayer itself invitation 10 calamity; the deity Of
that p'sspso too unh'ppiy prone 10 punish By granting