Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-27
RICHMOND WHIG.
TUE CRISIS.
VOLUME 65.


80 I, f7is no plralsl or sim Etute in The rise,
sFs and fan O. the kingdoms empires or republics u
l'-b ancient or modern. In all other instances Of
- death the speculative hstoriiG has been at 20
n suggest plausible II nor an adequate cause Il
.s,, t-, result Of tn g-a1ual op ration o. causes
- less patsni or latent ard nsdpcuS; yet eau IS
1l not altogether adequate TO produce these ei-
- t,t here it would seem as NJ Al Cttnced Dt!ty iu
y,,ion Of offended laws or 70 punish some great ma
:I II, hal visited with sudden mania, an cpl
-, rslnitv wtOe people no order 10 their dest &c
,. @si!s y5i't Dsrder. &c Or had visited them vi u
M, tsl or JUDICIAL bHnGuess 20 prcTare item iCr
s.it q ructio1. What startling ceutr1s. between
"a r-v .rd 2 ca;ucSs Of the past-the iguCbe mbecl-
1,ls pr, sent AID the vet more iuslorous future OF
..ytfv Reo.blc Is It zion Or ia ii fact stranger
I,r f.f1s thit this proud Republic, which IN lo@S,
.t,av A light Of pfOtac,Ora.e over this whole Con.-
-. ,-0eurcsd 20 the world the M0urce doctrine, and
, tanned il ever since, asa fundamental article Of
t--i..oa.l D0ity that no European power SSOud nom
,rtl a.qu.re 0r colonization oae ioot ot Asnerciu
tr.i.o-y. which from that diy 20 this Ike political
1,s In ulcsUt Of adventures, has been roan'u over
ts sile world in qles, OF oppressed na'i,-altes,
Co., Nex.so South Aaerca extending 10 them ,hc
lt band Of tuoSslp, cheering them on 10 md pend
s br her example aud extending 20 them her ald al
tsgsaee Pos being the trst 20 recognize the revolt
t,7,ry governments, de fscto; which has claimed oud
t.-l for her ~ the Ssrs and Stripes, estge aud
f,r.y conceded 90 no other nation and in defence Of
vE.b -s Was ever ready, Wiling and caSer 20 br'sA
lance wl tbe most potent nations ol the earth, EnS-u
v.,-es Ar,,ri .-ai.-css the Costa ala 80 smyrna
a.l made The rsme Of American ciiZtn Su iutrOtCc-
t, ,srort aud asU4n OF safety throCs toIt tc ,.-
;,I world. now almost n the thIOts and CONFUSION
a. H,og.on the very article OF death aud about 10 b,
h, ken uo aud shattered in:O warning fragments 90 .as.
i7, tso aud se kgOw not how msuy more, COn'ed,ra-
ces each in turn claiming the protection OF lo:e gu
p,Frrs aud alternately lu.tIg m t.rro-em oYr e-Cu
ar to-cisa aluces and threatening each other wi;h
sh or French fleet It Is so Can such taugs D.,
overcome Hle summer cloud, sithou; our spey;-
,,,r,r our burning Indignation. Tell il not ia Gath
r,,tu is not in AscslOu, Il Is enough % cause tac
cocks 90 rise in uu,juy c,0ush 20 cluse The father Ct
r. elrtrv and the rCble army Of revJu OrG heroes
.9 Statesmen who achieved ouv Independence 10 burst
tb, cercueats OF tie tomb, and eNcllm an indignant
tones 20 their deseuerJted sJuS. shame where IS tay
buhs JljgsmU, tioG last fed 20 british beasts aad
,s- r,ys-lls the- reason When see bca-tess AID
ir.,ps-.suced youths d0unng tie revolutionary babe,
AM ba- tsem de,yautug tppauuT upon the gorl-s u
da-f5- eager % distinction on fields, which such
heroes s Scott aud Wellington fear TO tread We eIclin,
In thought t-er forgive them for tdey Know NOT Hust
s- 10 ?" but when we meet with lin whose head is s-
y..i over sill age aud vi ON long experience olgl' 1
haze made SAGE and GEAR him SPEAK h-liy Of cr siv3-
c..s dissolution OF the Union, We rams Am An'ns G
ssyac-lcjes OF victims Of ecccnTcity Or de.gs.ar,
soms,iucs met With, Oi the genus l0mo-and spcees
.slow clad .h.ut orswmcd W'ih hres.
TAX no. 90 us aboll dsuE,ca as a remedy Tor TIE
diseases incident aae 20 every form OF government ~
o o., udyidul. man, instead ol that gral- sic-'ac
tat sovereign plnecea, The baLot box Eyef! enc cen
egybt 20 be tiuglt from bis bsth % believe uion a. i-
r sfiy, ue s,ity and Di,uaJn an iu.p0sstF, % hat
u-oa and safety aGd dsu.iO1 aud utter destruction wte
svneuimous-"t1at united we stand, goriou iy tr-cl
st ml.g the nations U! the earth, divided We l1, ~
n,1ly and pgoFousiy lLe level O, Mexico and lht
p..,y m.scll tepu5i,s Of SOll America. We nave
virtually b en- united ace she tg,- settlement % tue Col.
o9ies-lui,ed by common allegiance tJhimol osS ..,
afo-lroa religion common manners ard cusoms, eid
scomnon lite aluret.s- Cader tAt sln- sovereign iIr
B,l crown the- b. common war oi iadep'uH Lt, 'iu
Con ueual Congress aud, before is termination, uui3
the Article. Of Con e5cra.i0n, by joint recognition o
mr. dercr aud lastly, under the govesuulu ut OF
oe,ed.ra Constitution. We know and 9ceheEd pa
rate state sovereignty at 4a vi ielc' ' lNev' oA!'a
r., do -h,, pl,luil um il the scer-e G.. h-t 1-e' ~
that 10 stl.e Of nature all men are created iryo ""0
fgg, ls Practise We have never iyc an instant known
rsfs md absolute State sovereignty and iudepen-
ssace s-g land mag God IN his mtai,e mercy, grant
.-t We never shai Eg,l re v-i2tlIies WHO are no"
movug Heaven and earth % aceoiasis dissolution, ;A-
d4'ge iu no such u-,ptal dream They SIe isseed %
ld5l, the necessity o: federation n c'an3ELg ios i
.ilr into bat tSo cOllcderacies, Gui have been COM
Dei 90 ptv an involuntary tribute 90 t1e p,recdou o
ue Fcierd Constitution by eoo}tlg % as Tue mag"
chsrtt of their ueE Cou:tJ racy. - uey s-e - Wel
oppos.i 20 federal government Slca they s9uetil.s
derv ours 10 bel calling &c u0.lioS but treaty,
league Vhy did they not propose rellru 10 'he Atu's
Of Confederation or that bad DC tired ana ilS'o
riou,ly failed Nhy not separate ate sovereignty anu
5snce each Of the "a Sat's setting up for H.
e,.s t.s .l. yer Is that federal government, such
en one a, -e L-se b. su aosOul. al .-tienSioe Aetes
i,- The. daat 4lrsc az er eyeu,' i0r d-sol"rs ,t-
Union tue exploded c1clTGc ih-- A l.spLon'4n g1:,'u
r,ut Ess only adapted 10 snal tsit..~fF L't' eA1
been reut,i bv the propouud-r OF che Ho-rOe cO'guc
who hld tsusLtus iu one 90 bis messages perhaps Ls
las, aad the one 10 which the Monroe d0criLe "1s euul
fltsd 20 believe hy argument as 4s oy our past
glorious caseer lana ~e Vere b. ss-d in - oe'e'i ~
t1.t our government u J" u' u1t h-ut "a NpL'pi
th,t cv,rv new a.e aided t1 ils .si o! states rs
an sddiio1a bOad OF jLiJy, and l.O-lyr bc---, -t-
edtot.e perpctuity OF ,ye Uu!On, 80 much ttt &c
had bceun TO bel eve thar the idea I k zlHcte AUD h--
rs the ith Of Fr1acel Of uav>r- RrpI1ic wis II uo
5 prosress OF rea zit.0l and slcc, yeiopneut here
10 sl .urdity of visionary sge-5 i'u.
And h5w has tbs swtti crl- L-cu be 'CsG' s1c-; -
By the agrees OF ;he itultc- o. the N0r,h aud by
tie p-ecp.,anC, of the utrsss aud extremists u TOE
uh We are spoosists fer tas Aboltolrts ami
Black Republicans Ga the contrary, VIC iOoA upon thtr
s,ge.sols sith abhCrelcs aud lutg alon' and by 10
.as g.7.ei 1ni >i5a % them. oar OH cIou IS 20
L. lode o. rc4iess ,-c-t.-i t. o. 's- +04'- gre
iJr eaus the redlls5 oi IL Nt01ss q, s-e u.'u o.
e1rsrut,1aal D. leetl means .usiaa ot i-e tNt con
sttuional i- lrcss by secession. kE-t ~e -Jui lave
t- a the value OF the 6aJbOS, and who cen dcuat as
eclcv before Mr Li1c0a would have bad the power 20
harm us disposed when 10 IS understood tcAt three
fg-,h, or fJur6hs Of the voters Of the Uuitet states
,, y are friendly 20 our rights aad adverse 70 the
Hack hepu5 .an r, u- ard her Prncptst II tai5 aAl
faill US We sdCO.t L-s~ tia alatl~' Fe-~s.-'
,saslg a .n.si ccI-l-5ci.l ucC sltltcolrse n The
.Nlpe OF phohlbtCfy hgsDse G-s, 4aq t-'i
faded aud left us no pea,eatie redress, soeGer
tlal re,o-, % secession We would, Ike EX-G5veroor
Wise resort 70 fore by fighting for Cur rights in the
tl.on r.lheg than cut Of be Union. Anything before
soe..a .lul Le l.e Cs ..nccl, waich as yc- ~ -se
uot that the Sc5tu sn5 SOU. canlot irHst, possibly
Eg together as th,y have so long dOEs IN peace -Ll
Anity under a common government Bui, tne aI.eteu
condition Of the coC1try ia consequence OF the p-ccp-
action Of the Cotton States 50 changes-or II Il does
.o i7 the estimation of all wl believe II the opn-
n Of The Virginia C0ugeu;oo co change the a>cec- ol
tle question as 10 leave = q chooSe kegecs the t-o
tsru.ves o. ~ inm14ts T-lrsss "a gsiesdcA5 sld Sc
crssion which We .,aA revolution. FTCm tbs cicnil,
tn Peace Coaiereace aad the CYuEfess Lon 70 seS On
aone can eve Virginia Sae has been plac d IN this
painful and perious dilemma by the course Of others,
not her own: md unless the Black Republican Congress
whose constituents the first aggressor come to her
f -nl by 81 act Of justice well as grace, make
ste.t - IN he houO. o. say u her SQuthera sisters
ts.s IA, shall We 20 aud a. isftae. a. VI be ircOoeer2
ty iost Wi Conqrrss DO t Viii !. esrscs so stOsus
a1oup,-tupity Of rendering uame lusrous, saving
eres pst;oo or ike "the base Judcan, Who btrtered
aEav bis birthrigh for mess OF pctage saerhee the
country for the ephemera nteres OF party TO preserve
.se integrity Of the Chiesgo platform and thereoy
s.bie.e - .-Lio,t-.itT o. many We nave we mos'
sanguine hopes the Peace CSnieEes1 VII r-o, ana ia
ot eay perform their part IN the @ork o. PacSe aon.
Bat Judging the future By the action OF the President
elect bis premier and tho r publcaus in Congress Tor
tie last sixty or ninety DAYS ii would seem 10 oe ho2s
Lgains hope 70 expect sstslac,ory atasime-I Ioe!
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