Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-30
pregs Of tho Old Cass.


We publish this morning an extraordinary document
very extraordinary indeed for the columns Of the Whig
1t is an eeconesripg address by the Hon. Faystte Nc
Mun to the people Of the Washington District begging
an election at their hands to the Confederate Congress
Il is condemnation of all the slang and demagoguism
which was so rife under the old Yankee Government
which wrought the downfall of that Government, and
which, If permitted to take root here will bring this
Government speedily to the disgrassful end We
put il on record q rich specimen Of its kind II in
deed our people be better than the wreched Yankees
from whom have separatedifthey are stupid enough
to DO deludsd BY such stuf-if they are wholly unfit
for free Govsrnment-the publication of the Address
will do no HARM and may subssrve the personal views
of the author. If on the contrary, the people Of Vir-
ginia be- as we fondly hope they are, worthy Of the
noble destiny unfolded by our new Government, they
will spurn this appeal to the worst passions Of the worst
portion of them with and indignation, from one
end Of the Commonwealth to the other.
We have no intention To inermeddle in this or In any
other Congressional on About individuals We are
entirely Indifferent. But to slang whanging and using
the Government obbing machine, as under the old
Yankee regime as contemplated in this Address We are
bitterly opposed. We had as well never have quit the
Yankee Government If to retain all their dis
gushing abominations.
There is one topic however, Of general character to
which We may refer. We do not allude 10 Col McAul'
Inns rendering his services TO Gov Letchr instead OF
listing to bis promising Offices to bis constituents
and tue boys" at the Government expers nor 70 his
reduction Of the per diem Of members Of Congress, nor
to his war upon the oiceholders generally, yet to
the fact that when last heard from, he candidate
for Lieoias Congress and had bis underpnnng knock
cd from under him by the src .on Of the State. We
have 10 reference to any OF these things but simply to
hs objections to the war tax There Is no doubt lhat
tax was dstss,eul not only TO every body ousde Blu;
to all inside of Congress. We saw member who did
not avow his aversion TO -and yet Is received the sup
p,rt of The phols body II thegeneral conviction
that the public necessities demanded it, and 1t was &C
cordinpy acaaesced in without opposition. Besides II
was understood TO be recommended by President DAVIS
and his hole Cabinet and the fate of the Conederacy
was supposed to hang upon it.
We felt great repuguance to 1t ourselves and thought
il passed at ALL it had better be postponed to the No
yember sson but we deferred TO the superior wisdom
of the Administration and Of Congress- and held our
| tongue.
We make this statement in justice tomembers Of Con-
gress, all of whom may be assaed by demasogues for
patriotic surrender Of their prudcies to sense Of
duty to the country. None Of them wanted the War
Tax or the batch Of officers necessary to its collection;
but situated as they were what could they do' Refuse
to support the Administration in ne Of policy which
that Administration considered essential the safety Of
the country!