Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-11
GENTLEMEN OF vIRGINI,

T. IL not known 10 vou that the sun Of heaven never
,houe on country having taking ain-a) half the
essentials of mans happiness and independence, which
the God Of nature has given the sayehodiug States OF
this Euions Tell me, If YOU please what positive es-
,ential Of life not found may not be produced
in the Southern States, There is The fact is,
we have become dependents upon the North mainly
because gracious Providence has proiusey lavished
blessings upon us until have failed 20 appreciate
th,m We have buried our taleu-huried il deep in the
earth and is now high time TO bring it forth; and it
must be brought forth at once else II can know no
resurrection TO us II late Northern manifestations shall
fail 10 open the ewes of the South then the South de-
serves anv and every aicton which may upon it.
Ask not what is to be done. The ladies of Virginia are
beginning TO answer that question. And in her name
ask what amount Of money is yearly carried North by
Virginia merchsutsy What amount by young men at
tending medical and other schools What amount for
magazines and other periodicals. while our own Southern
Literary Messenger is anguiShing for support: What
amount 10 Northern teachers And what amount in a
thousand other ways which should be expended in the
south These things ought not so to be- Our e4peudi-
lures hereafter always be in the South or IN Europe
t least until the North shall give proof conclusive that
il viii its imperiinent aud udelcate ntermeddngs
with ily and our institutions.
Ii is known TO Won aud to me, aud doubtless to the
Observation-Disclosures OF the North that the slave population
of rgna is happier better provided for better nured
n sickness and in old age than any Other ahoug class
upon the face Of the earth. And If this not
would ~lll say 10 the NOIl Illllu loAl o"i u-
,ines ana let ours alone for until you do this, U
iu uo RISE hereafter strengthen the that is uped
to smte us.n
But have wandered from the subject to which de-
signed mainly call your attention IL is this: Besides
the thousand and OF Virginia and the SOUTH
all of which ought be known to yOu and known to be
sufficient 10 make the entire South independent of the
North there is vet one grand great above all
others and vet unknown to you and therefore unaya
BILE Highly and above price you may esteem your
wives and daughters, pardon if tell you, that you
are utter strangers the wOrththe unconquerabe
energy-the selsacrce-the genius-the power and the
almost absolute omnipoence Of woman Just now Nir-
gna needs and mast hare their cooperation Give them
10 understand the condition of Virginia and let them
but get work in their quiet but unchangably de-
termned way and my word for OF YOU give them the
facilities they need and which YOU readily give) they
will in twelve months make Virginia absolutely nde-
pendent OF the North if the North had never been
heard Of Do this and the Of Virginia viii make
Virginia what she was, and never will be without
their cooperation.
One word to the merchants Of Richmond who have
signed the Auti-AbOlition pledge.
thousand cheers to you, with all my heart TO on
You are getting On the right track Stick to 1t if il works
well and if it fail YOU remember, your next step must
be direct Importation WYATT.