Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
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To tie Editor # the Wig:
This Idol Of the North hv just bad such sore hruss
from your polished lance, that may be almost Locked
upon Is Dead Lion-so that We may all give Il kcf.
The most shocking exhibition Of this IdoI.worshio-
risalng the elormes of the ancient beathen Who are
reprosched with makpg their children pas ,brou al the
FIRE unto holoch" given 10 the case of Fort Sun.
ter The deliberate Of ring Up Of tia, body Of q, TO
rouss the wrath Of the Northern rabole, perl ape ie
viles. instance In modern times Of TT cS forp.ry
purposes. The EogIish at 10 this ght but
could not or di: is possible Seward would een
to have better known the senseless Of thu
ter.
And, more disgusting still Is tine humiaine sp-ctsc,
Of the cultivated Everett depicting the fearful Ell rrgs
Of that garrison (l,nned and designed BY their oyn
government) and Hunting the old hopor,d Naioftl
Flag before the muttude-thus degrading to the pur
pose Of the red rag in the Spanish Bull 6.ht-to enisgs
the stupid animal to his own destruction.
A confession OF the trick ard segravaton Of the
crime are concentrated In the few words Of The party
organ-"We have lost Fort Sumter, but have gained
united North
But, why contemplate the Wictednes and radncss Of
the North, unless we can draw from IL some heron 'cr
our ia poremsnt, The rule Of the ensman power has
f.i ed satisfy the old World Bias not tie rue Of M re
equally filed hcre' Is It possible 70 uodI-
fy this pri .ciple ty Tr,c.iosl ch
acted on BY business il Turning int ,tc,k
companies Tnis would seem less ii ut or If nsire
than restricting the right Of suffrage. Suppose ten, Ia
addition to rhs s gle low 50 resry III i've Ell some
-. -. A. "A r.
the take paid ike the rcre.s d woes 10 rara ad and
other companies, in proper ion t, tie shares # OK
This Increased Of tie payers would be soue
consolation for their present heavy burdens and aso
osr the sures means Of their relief 1T the earliest psc.
tcabls time. Coud the tar payers Of the North rol
their expenditures would m lions A. as they d.! An
apporiioDment Of representation Of similar character
would accord with the above plan, and Is, clearly Nth
the vepersei KIN Of our revolutionary filhrs, 'iha.
they who pay III. sshouli lay the taxes" And shs
regard for thr memory be diminished because their
great work has fslen pieces 10 hand uccess
while Of them remained to manage it, the stm.
ration Of the world! And why has ii ;ssdi Ttis
| Is On important q iestion for u to consider.
recent eloquent writer has aneo'ei ss Gu treat
misfortune that the Federal Constitution was r.
without the wa.chful eye AID sag,cous intel'c az Nr.
fsrsop and IN terms ouch as would like recall siys
him the highest and mos. discriminating euogrm Yet,
Is the sun itself has It's sposso with TIE proountest
krowedgmsnt of his great intellect and important GER
vic 8. We may be By the light Of eIoeepss 10 qles.
ton single point In bis State politics -namelT uni.
yerssl srf age II an error, as we are now forced 10
sdpi It was more sIcassble in hin tbaa Ia am s. GIy
other man. For after . Distinguished part ir cur osh
libera q, be personally witnessed, in is purpr says
the mighty continental struggle abroad sRsipst the
man power. HIS whole nature and priacipes were i'm.
prs-sedn that direction, and It but natural that
eome extreme tenet should be euter,sne5. While, then,
We may deeply regret the lOss Of bis help in b.t .be
Convection, yet we may well doubt whether the result
you'll have been chang I. no, so much the fault
Of the framework % OF the founds ion. ". BID ih.n
in virsini. q noble freehold suff,ge ard the ether
State. something Ike Il. Votes we're then vel col sid
cred and given on questions Of gees. pu C concr-
uDseduced by demsgogu's and un aislcsi by th' rr.
vae interests of uuumssabls off, --eker.. Tn II nc.
ole structure based UPON a solid pdenAud en-
sdtu.ucy, which We, by our universal s,f'ise, hv,
frttered away into III IL ssinsl psrtices-a m,Ie
heap of sand or course .hen the storm TesA aid tie
wind blew, Il fell, ard grea, the ruin of.is"
Nov, thu. We are sglin forming ne~ &c Ter | Gov.
ernmsnt let look well to our foundations the State
Goverr ments A pure stream cannot come from cor.
rupt fountain But for the corruption Of the legitimate
s,urcs Of power BY uniSrsai sSStags and ,aeosant
elections, does any one believe that such man as Abra
ham Lincoln could ever have been chosen Presiden'.
With the srong general impression that have gore
too tar why should there be some Effort TO re 70
our stepsf Let property again become elemsn. tf
representation 10 the niides form-in proportion
to taI,tiou-or the burdens laid on l.. Il sdditirp,
then to the primary vote, let be given, according
TO some such schedule a. this 0oe ADDITIONAL vo for
s.ch of the following amounts of taxes $40 $50 $780,
SOD, 5000, 800, $780, $780, 5000 $500 sad t.VOo
ard up1nda Then 500 tax would give four ,opr,
$1,000 ten votei, and $1,000 the Xxi cum OF ~ I've
votes Thu. Mo proposed increase would apply ehh ay
70 substantial men Of mod rate fortunes wbcse iuters
are identified with thoss o. tie whole State and Who
may be supposed take the mes; conslderate ,i.ws--
free alike from van. and from ambition.
While tau. restoring ancient priroiple' and rid.
ding ourselves Of the faint Of this idol wor-hp there
dawn Of hope in the great WIS., Of lie aaal overthrow
should the empire Of the 4" Yang < esug God. Nun.
bsrs DO divided BY the beautiful waters OF the Ohio
would sord another striking resemblance to the prs Mt
condition Of China where the old iioiltryis in dneer
from the rebel chief The benefits to the human race,
BY the success Of tina: chief, wOu persp' Be surpassed
here A foreshsdovng Of these results hare for yclf
own pen. u.
GEN w. Il. I. wALKsa5 RESIGNATION.
To ds Editor Of ns Wa'g
In his reply to GsaT Walker, the Secretary Of WARTS