Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-27
IInc.In,. COM. ssion.

When Lincoln came 90 Washington, the impression
We formed Of bis character was, that he a coarse,
vulgar good uaured creature very little burdeDed with
knovedge and ansvengto the Ib ase Of Theopbras,us
scbolas.c0s as translated when we were in the Creek
rudimen, "a foolish t',lor" We did not suppose
him malignant cOwardly, or addicted to lying. But a
two moths residence in the White House, if we nv
credit Information which appears reliable, demo- srates
him to be both doabledealDg uaye aud coaceied and
nush fool Profoundly ignorant, he considers himself
as wise as Solomon trembling with terror be strives
sgect the "spuuk Of Julius Ca arr affecting rough can
dor not particle Of con6dercs can be reposed in any
thing he saws Such is the character Of the person. who
by his position has deal with the gravest compiled
lions that ever rested on any country.
The account Of the interview he had with certain rev
ereud gentlemen from Baltimore shows how utterly ulft
he is for the grave responsibilities of his staJon-au6
how miserable must be the fate Of the Government d.
pendent bis action. While this great country Is Ia
Pidly becoming standing army, and the two sections
ready to rush upon each ether bloody strife his stupid
intellect ard sortid soul cannot soar beyoud copsd
Grafton Of the revenue necessary TO pay his salary.
When e1borted peace by bis reverend guest he could
only respond "Eha' 20 become of a.. rosnusf
sAal hive no Goscr7,wss'--n0 resources ~
In this response, We have a repetition Of tho idea,
which seems 20 have taken possession of the Yankee
mrd-ttat the South Is worth vast sum Of money,
and the North cannot make both ends meet without
Foruey excams tina, tcy can better afford 20 give five
hundred millions thsu surrender che South: the Egecu-
tive Chief ezaggerae= the proposition by protesting that
such loss win an,iste bis Government. What an adj
mission The poyer,ys'rigs5n South absolutely essen
tia 10 the existence OF the Yankee Government How
different that from the tale heretofore peaed with
so much emphasis, tha. the South was nuisance and
a burden to the Federal Government In their hour
Of trouble they confess the truth that they have been
living for evsuty-fve years, and cannot even now
after al their pas, spoa,iou, afford support their
own Government without our help.
To ex-ort ba; assistance from usthey propose to IT.
wade with cts and armies This was tie secret RIO
tive and is now by The confession Of the Federal Chief
the ayOwed object Of the They can't support their
Owl Goyerumeut-we must be made to supportit for
them,
There have been many wicked wars in this world end
waged by very wicked meu but 6oub, history can
furnish an instance Of one sprrging foma motive more
atrocious, sad accompanied by mere shameless end
sbOmiuable avowaL Certainly, in modern times, and
since freedom has come 20 be regarded as something
more than dle word nothing comparable to this in
wckedness has been heard Of l. is not pretended tha,
the South has vroaEgd The North or me5a:es any H.
vasOn o. her risrs-1o;brg Of the sort, {. oalv seeks
20 enjoy the fruits Of s own hbor-l1d for that hsh
crime, ion Threatened s.la ez .erniualou
It is not wonderful that invasion, prompted BY an
object iniqstogs should rouse every man and woman
in the South TO srm7.