Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-15

which a Chinese Emperor could hardly excel Their
power at the North although broken, is not vet wholly
spent As amoug their slave population the old re-
Hgous idoay c Africa is said to luger, amorg their
servants the North the political heretcs which they
have taught sill live and ready, upon fitting op-
portunitv 10 break forth with uoyOus yrueuCe Thous-
ands Of the disciples Of the dominant race living here M
the free North are ashamed 70 Southern sen'-
ments, aud profess Southern allegiance, thus proving
how sadly mcC NAV be dsbasoi and tegnilcd by impure
contact Such uoriiog facts naturally lead u7 TO look
into the cause OF this magn Influence, aud l'7rn the
secret OF its success
l. will probably be conceded that he Of the North
are intellectually match for the men Of the South
Nature has endowed them with at least equal mental
facutcs and education ha7 undoubtedly cultivated their
powers beyond lLc Southern sveGge Yet t is undo
nia0le that the Northern man has proved inferior in
material points to the Southern man, and, as the
weakest must 90 20 the wall has Welded TO Southern
superiority. Again. who deny that the Northern
woman is in all respects match tJy her Southern sister
that she is equal beauty grace, refinement educa'
ton tase2 Yet Is T not most true that tn' SOutncrn
every where usurps the hc- social position, and
looks down upon the woman OF the NORTH? Il is no:
pleasant 10 admit facts like ese but that they are facts
every ones experience will testify IL is a, Washing
ton and t Is even at our Northern watering places
and hotels The Southern male aud the Southern female
ollv expect but readily receive, the larger share OF
Difference and attention. Aud is jus because their ar
rCglut claims sre met only by submission that cy
have successfully domiue5red, politically aud socially
over the people OF the North. I0ey have made gctd
their right 10 rule by UCcesuly imposing their yoke
upon su abject people. Theiy Pr)os has been simple
one but 70 has been carried cut with skill and yigor-
They have stood by each other foreign nobility
stands by lis order They have made much OF each other
every shore.
Nc Southern woman has been found plain or ilbred
gs no. % receive th,- preference the most beautiful
s.d accomplished Northern woman In mixed Soce-
IT, If Southern man srofe they listened with respect
aal attention no matter bow foolish bis speech but
when Nor.hyrl opened his mouth, however wise
bis words, IL signal 70 90 on with laughing aud
taking They SoItberaers togs0.th and the rest
OF US only Americans or Yankees ard This distinction
was insisted in foreign lands As part Of their
plan OF operations they have set social traps 20 eusuhre
Northern p-l,Cjlul AID the Wiltlrops, Evereis FHi-
morcs Hunts Changers ard many Others of tha! sort
have proved conveniently conservative and mcrdiana m
obedrce 10 soc;s as much as political Influences In
public lie they have been Oy5Ibe4riug and dciaiora,
and men Fl. only 10 ue in 5arroO0s have borne su.
preme sway bv the force Of blgSter 10 either House
og Congress Whether there really existed peculiar
charm u Ae home circle OF the Southern gentleman Is a
problem cannot decide but there 10 doubt that It
5 emed charmed 10 many Northern man and woman,
Who under its Inference transformed as II by magic.
Aud hes been both in public and in private lie the
South has been supreme.
Shall we 10. admit the true reason Of this Southern
success? Sh.l not that i. was tGe 10 force OF
character 10 will determination aud skl on the one
hand and an utter want Of tone s5spect and pre-
per sectional zeal the ohers Such s tie truth. the
sririt oc domination easellered and uoursh.d the
plantation amid real slaves, boldly tansllntcd to
the social Ccla aud exartei against the Northern men
who served the Safe. Within these few years, ceran
practical Southern arguments, OF the true plantation
stamp have sCmswLs; =ttltued the Northern backbone
and are LOT so utterly subsorvient We have been
SILL there is long interval in point of Tone DASH pluck
character between the people of the two sections We
of tie North alvt yet % realize h' tu KENT ci our
pas degrad uou and we have We. much 20 Uuearn be-
fore we acknowledge as uau and citizens that South
craer IS 20. o. a.Ile 90 co.. lrc wh. We do no. even
ro believe how o7wr.tiy 'Ic So5.Gcru SOU. is b.0fo-
eI il .t .. G. urigu. Erel so lately a7 las, Drceu-
b.r Nr Seward .1 addressing the New England Socc-
,y .ee.d hope or he Union iu aa.or.J salaries paid
17 the Cr'-g Sats, aituo- taxi tne ln.et States 70
..ise the money Politician a- 4e is, aa dd not know
til- 20 tlp Southern ad, bonds Ike this As ropes
OF sand when opposed 10 the lust Of power A. tae
thing which aye seen s-5 ten F9ral while those wlun
are o. seen are eternal. material l-iIes --U1 no chance
as -gias tu-t describing e-t ot 'h- oouscra 81
which roas 40 middle ground 6e-vt rule a. u rum,
aud is wiling 60 euduga 9i tlDE r-lc. .a4u we'd u7 DO
uuiCn But since that pe'ch ~s7 made even Benz tin
AID Yu'ec Lay, given mp their comfortable c""' their
eminent positions, and, save tie sr their handsome
sl.re' ia obai,enc' 90 the dem ds OF a passion swollen
o7 .o'E itlc- lcc and rritasd by defeat Let us not
ther under'sge the So"rhen character l. purzucs its
sr'' aim through an Gitg'tie- and literally all hsl
ards, and 90 hing out sense Of dignity, set-
..-us cultivation @. sea. -.2cc- IF Vc have IT, can ever
rr..,-- ties Nia-- cau.i.ia,ag, t'ca.Hg, di--ental
Narh ON again is,g prey so r7' oo.i defiant, die.
[ utoIid, doniueerng South ~ I.Ir'L'8ie.