Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-26

The conviction has 20 last burst upon the infatuated
men at Washington. that the Union is 10 more. The
secession Of Virginia and the uprising OF all her people
to defend the public liberty, has forced knowledge Of
this fact even upon the besctted inmate Of the White
House. Lincoln sees and confe,sas-SeEard and Chase
and Wells are unable 20 deny To- snd Stephen A. Douglas
openly breaches it 10 the streets of Washington.
The question whether the separation is to be effected
By Peace or War Is only one OF time. The South can
and viii maintain her INDEPENDENCE agains. a weird
n arms. We may prefer Peace, but we are ready for
War.
With tie certainty Of separation and independence
the grand future opens itself TO view. With region,
extending from the Delaware TO the Rio Granie froa
abundant ice 10 tropical futsi1 equal 90 the Con
tneut Of Europe With fertile soil and geusl climate
With iurumerabs nav "a e riyers-vith coast Of % 20
mies-vt1 oductious Indispensable to every ciyiz-c
natou-sud occupied by free people determined TO be
free ard possessing the best social system the world has
seen for the development Of the nober qualities Of the
Caucasian race-it is impossible but it must enact a
grand role 10 the destnies Of mankind. Drained at,
every pOre-tributary for eighty years 10 bigOtd pc
nurious and moneygetung section taxed enormously
and out Of all proportion TO is population for the sup
enues among those Who did not pay the fact tina; IL
was able at all to hold up its head under such burdens
demonstrates the productyeuess Of its industry and the
inexhausbleucss Of its resources When that industry
and those resources shall come 10 be enjoyed by those
only who are entitled TO them shall witness pros
peuty hitherto unknown 10 this land, and there viii be
In every Southern man mouth new song Of gadness
With our own vessels to transport our commerce
our noble rivers viii be more crowded than they be-
fore We ever came under Yankee domination. With our
own revenue 20 disburse among ourselves shall have
navy, which her own gallant sous-her BarrOns Pages
Pegrams will bear in triumph every It's the see
ing such men among US now just returned a. the call O.
their moth from the ssryice Of a dishonored fag
that forci5y remind Us of the vas: cout-ibutonyas
n intellect ana moral still more than in money
which has b.eu made by Virginia to the Federal Gov
erpmtu, Such drain was enough of itself TO dwarf
her giant limbs In The glorious future that drain viii
Oeass, or be made 10 minister TO her own renown.
With independence aud deliyeranee form Yankee ez-
action viii come new energy to every portion Of the
population We already feel It's awakening in the sp.r
tina pervs8es the land career Of Lo1orsbe aud pat
rotic ambition will 5 opened TO al our Young men who
will no logger waste their lives in frivolous pursuits Or
on a Foreign soil Taey viii feel the responsibilities O,
feemen on whose eIer;oas the happiness and glory Of
their country viii depend High and disiuteresed pat
rio,ism VII. become tie rage. To make our traduccd
and eliminated land the ta pes most prosperous aud
might lest Of the earth viii combine the head and heart
OF every Southern man.