Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-27
& .ToR THz WIG.
TIE RESURRECTION OF THE CONFEDERATE


think, exceed the Confederate States Of the South "a
ersd All the res', including France Germany, Spain
and Iay, fail far short Of them Some half dozen only
exc ed them in ppuistion Dolly four others spprOz
mate them. Holland and Sseden have bu. little over
ore-ihird, s~i Iland and Denmark little more than
one fOurtA-s al theres Greece Peru, 81, less than
onoourth of the pcp ion Of the States which are nov
10, what the Q Attorney General, Prsdent. Score.
tsry Of State ard Congress insoenty al ct to call Ia
sUrsetiosi The almost unlnim Gus and Simultaneous
uprising aud liberalization Of Zine millions Of people
coup.ctly situated on seven hundred thousand sqlare
miles Of contiguous terr,ory--wsh homogeneous nsi
tutOus, aud fully organized government-to cast OF
the sectional domination, on avowed sectional and
hostile policy, Of a sectional government-su insurrec
to Was ever the folly or insolence e1cseded Of call
Ing the rising Of WHOLE unauimou', organized States
greater in power and numbers than srsevepths Of the
civilized nations Of the earth, against external hos
tile and obnoxious government an Instruction.
Even the horn-books Of public law tells Us that tan
nsu, recon becomes lawful where il has established
order in lieu OF the old !" and further that nsur
ion againt usurpstlon Is al'ays lawful That the
Government OF the tied Sta;cs is aud has been,
Us mp,tion, from the moment waen the powers Of l.
ssiz by a sectional majority. violaog the vital
Up rit though in covered by the forms of the Consi
tuon tbereis thin k, doub, but admitting to be
regular Government; the Southern Confederation "hcs
eJ.a6i,hed nsT order in is Of ii, Old" and the irsur
reciion b,comes lawful certainly from the Tins it did so,
by the Public Law OF the woili. Our own glorious
'nsuuecIon" of '7S became consunmated Revolution
aad lawful Government in 20 although took the stoc
George years 70 End it The RESURRECTION OF
the sections ended the spurious, because dswowed,
Government ofIons XvI and substituted by the true,
though revolutionary Government Of the People. The
nsurreci lon Of 1880 ended the personal monarchy OF
Charles " and established the popular Government of
Louis Philippe which ITSELF deso- s,ing iu,o tyranny
gave way in its turn tho Government of rs, and to
d,es which seded al resting, claiming to rest,
Tor their only legitimate support the consent Of tA'
r"Pe. In Eugand resurrection IL allied the Govern.
of William in place Of that Of the false and asurp-
ing james, (Sho, ike oar Abraham was famous
Interpreter of Constitutions and observer Of tho laws
la all these cases. the obnoxious rulers Except only the
old Geore) preferred TO lay down their power and
sabm;, to the popular will rather than plunge their
country in civil war The case of the colonies tn
only one CT resistance to alien, external ssstionsl,
enough not, feeling hostile) domination How Jared
the attempt TO ss;t !. against moe scattered IN
t-iended, but determined, peope? The ell ments are
the in this Of rsstsrce of the South to the
North With tie added ones OF declared hostile intent
aud sudaoous threats on The one side and ability,
o. more solid and unanimous determination Save only
narrow fioutierl on the otber-HiLh th,s, f,s!urer
boJies Distinguishing from all Others perfection OF
political organisation, and magnitude unknown to ali
rmer popu ar revolutions.
InsurEee;ion! We nsurrected at first bu, 10 our legal
niguL eemsndirg Ouly freedom wi hin limits from
ObGoSious domination. We asked Of a Government,
tast threatened and OF people that spoke OILS hate
u.s. bu, separation, in peace and political smy. ned
decreed l.; cur insurfecIion bad become RrvU-
a;ion aud GOvernm ut Co jaac ion and Union to be
coerced by the scerston OF the sword" aud made fast
by chains and hand cuffs. new resolved on by those
dear frients ard Others Of the North We now rose
in arms Revolution became They dared to violate
cod edss CO with hostile tread on our soil. With u
qul numbers, taken a. dsadv n AGE, on grouad Il
T. Il choosing hurled back their bowling and
&c got g0ns the Potomac Oser u they shall and
wat go-snd, il aided by Maryland, will drive them
md their from The Capital and .e-draw the a'
Of Mason and Dxou between II they still persist in
aeir fanatic us upon us let them TO it that
..nn Dot dctatc on the border Of the Delaware
On whAs terms VIC will spare them from the
tesoste5 hones-ths sacked cities the subjaga.
,on and the letters, they have birosrousy threat
ened against US Il hss been said Of those thct appeal
{, the sword "by the sword shsll they perth" Let
Bethel and Manassas on this side ths Pc omsc, and
Springfield, on this de the Missouri, aat--sud
-6syond stand for .itness-bl,nks which We will
CT a.. d,c. G-,f q
ctr cken Heayen-pursued people unless snd until hey
a1apdou their wicked invasion lt rights
aud sus for peace Prevail this invasion will never II
shall or can for one say ousht-for fit only for
chains and serv,ud, would the people Of the S,uh be
oord thew survive such ignomny II viii prevail the
save against the ro,k-prevai, the Of XsrIes'
forces against the shores of Grcessl-as the countless
szons of Bonaparse the fires Of kocow, and the
,pt they typiaed prevail the cohorts Of Sennach.
crib:
Like the leaves of the forest when Summer Is green
Toat bost wi b their banners at sunset were seer;
Like the leaves Of the forest when Autumn hath blown
That host Oh tb morrow lay wlthered and strswu."
Let the shallow Attorney General and renegade vr.
euian look I'll and know that the p,uifcggng aiis
Ead sophstries of the pspoxder court are as different
o. the Iibl rightly and purism Of the Quaker are
different from the gentle righteousness Of the humble
Christian. .-......
LIT hi. pigheadad master look 10 Il and see that the
DISCUSSES which he slipped cowardy into the seat Of
Washington, are ready at hard to him from the
fate Of bis double .tongued prot,'ype, Charles Iss
Let the smbid xrous Seward look to il! Whipped
in the 6ed-scou,ed In Will stre.-tu; of from ,he
south--wbeu be woali esS,y hs mOst winning arts TO
Canada into bis over wiling embraces let him look
to Vancouver Jet him look TO his North eastern boun
daresl Let him look to the Pacific slops!-sbove all
let him ok to the embryo Central States Of North
AMERICA till be cry 'Il look no morei" and, hastrg
- execute his urderous ntens rush swift on the muir
dsrer's doom. rs
Last and most Of s-ssve 60 far as age should stil
temper deuupcIaton-le the este Lieutenant General
look to it Traitor to bis State traitor to his blood
traitor the gav,s OF hs chidren-trstor to the land
he sprapg from--his body padded, and piloved, and
bolstered, soften physical pain but with those
seeppg pangs OF the mind for which there human
uunisry let him. With what heart be may drag back lis
Aexsndrpe length 10 the green and silent soltudes
OF the monumental avenues Of New York which be Lf
lately 6d With gay and fippsnt throug Of gilded
iaerers, and let him for punishment til released 10
aAl doom which may seek to penetrate, hear
sver sipgi in Lis eers that agonized CRY Of Virginia,
which her maternal lore could not repress when first
made sensible Of bis treason
"Ho~ sharper than serpent's tooth 1t iS,
To have 9 tbapkless chiljI" W.R.
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