Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-31
III, Position and uturs OF Seward and his
Followers,


The arch.traitor who for years past has been ANNA
ted BY settled purpose to rule ruin, seems at last to
have arrived at crisis in his fortunes. Hs is in posi-
lion, from which he advance or recede, without
imminent danger. Ii the war con uues bankruptcy arc
ruin are the North in the face. If the war ceases dis
grace, dsmembernent intestine tumulis, cvl conVuI
sion aud ANARCHY will be to fellow He has the
wolf BY the ears If be holds him. be Is 10 constant pei
If 10 lets him CO. be will turn ard rend bin IL is
righteous retIbution Wtel, in the progress oil the
war desoation famine pes'ence and ruin overtake the
1ocr Of the North thil winter; when the s1gathe'r
commences bis ROUNDS a. hunger and destituuon fol-
low in bis footsteps tho people will begin to enquire who
ere tire authors Of these evils From every quarter the
cry will be- "Seward aud bis followers, with their ire
ptsbla corH CT and abolition doctrines brought them
upon US |" Then will ensue fearful retbution The
amp-p,s: and the cord will be ting instruments for
summary settlement Of the SccountI
Should the war close still the erqliry will be: "Wbo
provoked the cooAc:, Who has filed the land with
widows aud orphsnsi Who has made cur hearthstones
cold caused our little ones to SILVER in rags and pess
from disease and destutioui Who has broken up The
Union aud trampled on the most sscred principles Of
civil hbertys Who has hushed the hum of industry
closed our fac,ori taken from the poor their employ
ment crushed our commerce aud Csused want and d6s
pair to BROOD peace and prosperity and happin's
used to reiguP S H. the reply must be, Seward and
lis fllosers, with Their Black Republican fal.cis'
treachercus iogmls and scsuFsed abouoni'm, opened
I'd all these fountains OF bitter waters to overwhelm
usr
While be and his satellites are revealing in luxury,
elsting on tho atness Of the land, and slipping their
ccsly vines as they smile and smile and &C. the villain
the ed aborels and the starving mechanics are
dragged to the tented field and their families lett to sub
sist on the scaniy az rings of charity Ye mnions Of
power We little know what day may bring for:hl l.
ke tie tyrant Of antiquity while yc sit at your brquet
the sword Of vengarcss suspended over you bys ne
harl The iufuriated misses will understand who has
brought var upon them and their householsl Aud asi
tic Gays Of the Frereh Revolution, the cry, Ia iG
terneI Ia lantsrns viii DO shouted from the hoirje
throa.s Of the downtrodden pepulace.
It was glorious sport you to play on the passions Of
the multitude and make them the instruments Of your
political Advancement! II q charming amusement
TO YOU 10 fem eut tee bliud rage Of the North agsrs
the South and array section against section, in mortal
combat while the willy usgstors stood in safety, afar
Of But they forgot that there is Right Ruler Of
the Uuiverss--s God who hath said: "Vergeanos is
zine; will rcpsyl" That God uses human instruusu-
aties to e1 cute his DEGREES and doub. not, that
the agent which he will employ to do justice on the au.
hors of these i1quies will be popu.ace s.uDg to mad
ness by oppression ard wrong
CO on then with the war; stop Ii short the eorss.
qusnces will be the same Seward and bis tail There
are ampposts enough in Washington and New York fer
,hem oil The hemp has already been spun, the ropes
have already been twisted which destined to do the
work of ics on this modern Cataine and his
spirators Beecher and Cheevar and Bryant aud Grr-
ael Sumner and Wilson and Phillips aud the whole
cay Grew, may look for the halter The vengeance
Of the Most gh will no, always slumberthe wrath Of
the people viii not always remain slsnti
Seward has the saghcy to see that the handwritipgs
on the wall Hence be founders on in the moass Of diff
h,ulties into which he has plunged himself The eaersy
Of desperation mark, all his movements But all biz ef
forts will not avail. halter viii be his fate; and for
bis epiisph we would suggest the following First in
treachery first In merdcy, and first in the eItcraton
Of all honest men"