The national Republican., 1861-03-07

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,tablishing glory which will perhaps survive
the civilization Of England ITSELF OF the same
stock, we hardly need the stimulus of that ex.
ample to 60 on and fulfil upon this continent
the Divine command, 70 multiply and replsnish
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PRETEXTS OF THE VIRGINIA REvO.
LUTIONISTS.
The men in Virginia, whose. object is revo
luton at oil hazards and by any means, have
now adopted new rallying cry Of agitation,
but II Is one quite Is much ;dSconnected With
any real interest Of that State, as the old rally
ing cry, under which thsy have been agitAiing
during the past winter. l..... .....
1t is now said that Virginia must secede, not
because its soil is invaded, or its citizens in
jured, or its rights menaced, but because the
President intends to collect the revenue at
Charleston and Mobile. We can conceive that
this must excite the animosity Of persons in
Virginia and elsewhere, who sympathize with
| instruction and who desire that the dynasty
Of JEFF. Davis be confirmed in its illgotten
power. But why should it be offensive to that
immense majority Of the people Of Virginia,
who condemn the course Of South Carolna2
What inducement have they to interpose to save
South Carolina from any fate whatever2 South
Carolina not only refused to consult Virginia,
but turned away the Commissioner Of Virginia
with absolute rudeness and insult. The whole
theory Of the action Of South Carolina, has been
to force Virginia into revolution against her
interests. Why, then, should Virginia volun.
tarily take the hazards of civil war, by espous.
ing quarrel not her own, and to which she is
committed by no pledge of honor? ...
Let it even be conceded, for the sake Of the
argument, that it would be wiser to permit the
peaceable secession Of tho Gulf States. 1t is
not question of right, but of policy, and there
are two sides to it. If the President has taken
the wrong side, how does it so particularly con.
cern Virginia that she, of all other States, must
uniurl the standard Of resistance?
Until now, the pretext for revolution in Vir.
ginis, was the refusal of the country to unsettle
territorial settlement made in 1850, in which
everybody had acquiesced for years, and in re.
spect to which even the Senators from Virginia
had voted only eight months ago, that no cir.
cumstances required any alteration Of it. That
was bald enough pretsxt but really not balder
than this new one, that Virginia must 60 into
o quarrel with arms in her hands, because her
views in respect TO the management of an in.
surrection, are not adopted by the Government,
no right, or interest of her own, being in the
least degree threatened. The Quixotism of
fighting for the right to work negroes among
the mountains and Apache Indians Of New
Mexico, is quite equalisd BY this Quixotism Of
fighting to save South Carolina and Louisiana
from the payment Of custom house duties.
The number of persons at the North who are
willing to get rid of the Gulf States, and who
would not liN finger to bring them back, is
not small, but none Of these persons threaten
to fight, because different view Of policy is
adopted by the Government. Why should Vir-
ginia threaten to fght1 Clearly, there is no
reason for it, aud no sense in it, and it Is there
fore safe to assume that it is not course Of
conduct which will be pursued by an intelligent
people.
b6- The Richmond Wing says of the in.
augural:
"We have only time to say that the policy
indicated therein towards the seeding States
will meet with the stern and unyielding resist
ance of a united South"
We have had q general acquaintance with
the course of the Whig for thirty years. In
that period it must have changed editors and
proprietors many times, but there seems to be
a genius loci about it, which keeps it steadily
on the wrong side Of all leading questions. In
1882 it was furious in denouncing General
Jacksons proclamation against South Caro-.
lima. Five years ago, it surpassed all other
papers at the South, in exulting over the base
and cowardly assault upon Senator Sumner.
Recently, it has maintained an attitude Of quasi
Uniouism, although it opposed the election of
Mr.. Bolts as . delegate to the State Conven.
ton, when nineteen.twentieths of the friends of
the Union at Richmond preferred Mr.. Bolts to
ell other men. it will go fairly over to the
secession side, it will do less mischief than it
is now doing, by its want of judgment, igno.
rance Of public opinion, and chronic tendency
to be wrong.
The policy of the Presidents inaugural,
while it is approved by loyal men everywhere,
will be especially gratifying to the Union men
of the South, in both the seeded and non-se.
ceded States. The maintenance of the Gov
ernment is for them, question Of life or death.
To surrender the national authority, is to aban.
don them to the mercies Of revolution. The
policy of upholding the Union, is just what
they desired, just what they will support, and
just what will give vigor and courage to the
rally which they will now make to sustain the
institutions of the country. To them, the in.
augural of President Lincoln will be the signal