Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-22

gentleman Of this city was in New lork las. week.
The scenes which he Witnessed in the streets reminded
him OF the descriptions Of che Reign Of Terror in Paris
Nothing was wanting bu; the bloody glilotue to make
the TWO pictures identical The violent and dabol.ca,
temper everywhere cunsp caous showed but clearly
WHITTIER AL things tending in de commercial me-
tropoGs A piti, evoked, which only be laid In
blood TIE dlsqeraiocs Of that great city in
the ascendant A. present, they are animated by very
bloody designs against thc South They have been per-
suld-i or urged by hunger believe that by eulstDr
for the war they VIII win bread and honor and riches
Bv-sulby, tley may come 20 reflect, that there is an
Abundance Of meet and bread and inexlaustbc supplies
Of money al around tb.m-il the banks the pala,ia
residence a the f-eprooi safes of the priGcely mer
chants They may consider that all this meat and bread
and money may be Won Ui.h fewer sks Of cracked
ples aud bloody noses than Che UCagre u1savory food
Of he poor South TIA. they have only TO demand 20
have e. That lacy have as much right as men and
Christians. 20 ca for &c and help themselves as to be
compelled 90 .-av,l t7e or SIX hundred miles 10 puuier
poor people who lid them any harm. Il Is quite
natural for such thoughts as these CONS ato ac heads
OF men, weo hl-, no means Of subsistence and being
e.a.ed With sudden idea Of their sa-, importance aud
seeing weaIhs treasure and good things all around
them--t9 De had for Che taking We 90 not know, that
their quick have ye, Compounded ali the adysu
tages Of their position Bg. taey viii no. be very slow
I'm finding that tle7 are the masters Of the stua.oa-
They have only, TO vac-e-1g along Broadway and look
ing into some OF che magnificent stores tia. grace that
vaunted street. or stepping iato one Of the Banks or
looking the s Of the recipients Of specie by ,ae
last steamer from C.'iioea-or the names Of the SUBJ
scribeys TO tie last Goyclmtn; '5au-the Criuue.rs
Kings Sons az, 20 be convinced that military coa,r
button on New York would yield hundred fo1d ruore
than t5cy could hope to realize in ten bloody and Gespo
rate campaigns iu lhe South.
Nos in tbis wicked world Of ours, and especially in
that favored -a-ae where tle genius OF Calculation
powerfully at5, people WIZ look to their own inter.
es,s TIC discharged serving men, the "blse me-
Cbancals" cue @. emp.oy-the loilers aud louu.
gers Of great city" the csukers Of calm
world and a long peace whom the New York mil
Gouases have suddenly pulled into consequence and in
famed with a violent passion for war, and whom
they propose TO use TO tight their battles with tie South
all these various characters are denzens Of this earth
and more o. less under the influence Of that great Yr
kee God interest. Uadcr the circumstances We do not
Sc that they should De very severely censurued if they
did indulge though. gov and then for No l. They
have quarrel wi,h the people Of the South. But t
suits the ambition and ayarcc Of the AesSrs kggs,
Fi.h's Grare'rs sc, 70 wage this var-,hsy seek 10
use hose varle gentry to carry ont their urgody de-
signs They ps. arms TO their bands aad bid them 20
forth 90 .'ay and pruter people who never wroucel
them. May rot these men, on every principle Of hu-
mainly, religion and justice, pause and ask themselves
eve are requested 20 make our living by butcherirg
aud roby,aS people, WHOM we do not know and WHO
never did "a irjary-is &c Rights No. Is It not moro
right and +, no. cen thousand times mo-c our interest
to rob these roh men, WHO wish 20 hire US TO kin and
rob Others. They have srpe5a-tauce Of al the -o~d
things OF i.e-g0i, plate, vine, meat, b7-5d-eaou-h
for themselves and plenty for Us toe Let us help cur
selves out Of their reiuu5arce,"
Well reasoned and admirably answered,
There are sgrs that these warke auxsres Of the New
YORK UpperTe are giving their employers anxiety The
uneaiaess Is jstecedia the opposition which sspruag
up 20 the .i Remaat-comrosed Of the richer class
leaving the city TO, Washington I. and the regiments
like material needed protect the vaults OF the
rich aud the cellars Of The Injurious Whether the one
the other viii be sent to the f.li-or al be KEEP. at
home TO cg each Others hroa.s-the future viii deter
mine.