Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-28
THE RICHMOND. WING.
Correspondence Of The whis.
a5 OBSERVATIONS on THE WAR

81.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE WAR.
7ofhs Ediior of he Wig: -eIe
Although il the rapid Progress Of events speculation
as to the future are frequently aisd a. soon ~ made
vet the following views SCI m to me 90 Obvious and i'm
portant and SO clearly Indicate the coDsdsaons thai
must determine the chsrac,sr and duration Of the exist
ing war, that beg the use Of your columns msdium
for > ,sentiog then to the public
|. The United States are under almost The sane su
preme necessity az We Of carrying on the var all hazards
ans to III. last extremity Il Is not moo simply whether
they will acknowledge the inde Of the seeded
States II they could end the matter by doing So
might possibly be doos But should they scknovlt dye
the independence Of the Confederate 8atss they tlat
o,hr- questions Of the most serious chaacer threaten
ing the integrity Of their empire, would Immediately
arise For not only would those southern States which
are still menhe:s OF the old Union, Immediately assert
their RICH, to 20 with the Government but certain
northern States which have willingly co.operated with
Lar coins administration would ind themselves 10 such
ls,is.ss pssition fatal 10 their growth ard
ssouritythst taey would be compelled as an set OF po
Ideal necessity TO split from the Government at Wash
inson. Such would be the position OF the northern
States watered BY the Mississippi aod its larger triouA
of the Mississippi held b. the Confederate States they
would be very much in the condition OF virginia With
Fortress Monroe held BY the Federal Government II,
then, these views be correct and the northern Govern
should agree to peace and southern independence
would have 10 do it with The iu conviction, that IN
short time 1t will be compelled to submit to the loss OF
other States perhaps to the complete diantegraton oil
empire VIII the north DO this, exceptss an act oil tue
last political necessity! lt struggle for existence on
either s'ae' and hence must be eTh"'"''pe.
bn' TO say no'hng OF TINS state nscessy there are
other CONSIDERATIONS tha ssa inevitably 10 me came
conclusion. Tne present Administration at washing
ton Is fully committed 10 the restoration by force oil the
Cnlon II they ai IN this, they are hopelessiy Poiti
cay dead In such an event the best they could hope
Tor would be 10 DO permitted TO spend the oslines OF
tsir DAYS Ia obscuriiy-happy escape the personal
vulsrce Of an eurs ged aud disappointed people. Now
when NO cor slider boz unft qnent IL for to saer.
Gee themselves fer the pubic good how hard It ia for
men, sho have eotched and tasted power. to abandon it
and retire 10 ooscurity oreTerhor infinitely harder
nay ainos. impossible when failure will be not only loss
of power bu. obscurity disgrace txecrato snd punish
men, We ara compelled TO believe that lnc5lns cabinet
will never give no ra,l nerve and muscle fail. suca
ever tested the ircorrupble virtue Of R-gulus or Of
Washington, and can we expect il of the corrupt pol.
trooas who fstsn upon the public spos At sshingor
Hence the war must be exhaustive.
T. But Il Is said tia, so heavy are the war demsnd. on
the NORTH that they will be compelled to draft for he
army and TO esort to direct taxation to rase mon,y
that the Yankees cannot stand this; that the Northern
people will close the war on almost auy terms rather
than submit 10 these burdens To this have 4 short
and, to me- satisfactory reply 1t Is this The pres
eut Congress fully and uuquslRedy committed TO, and
identified with, the war policy of the Administration,
hold Office until the 4th Of March, 1863, the Congress to
b. elected il the summer and fall Of 1868 meet on the
first Monday in December, 1868, SO that yet two
years and three months before the Northern peops
give authoritative expression to their wishes Their
wishes may DC maae known as hosu'e 70 inc Aoihins'
tra'ien but wi" the Administrator respect tue pe0P.s
~saes' when to DO 90 VIII De s'npy 10 o'er~'en It's
own pohey ane 10 rum S so"''0fS! 60 'na' io' u''s
than two years there IL no power In the Northern peo
pie, srcfpt by rebellion against their oH Government TO
compel the Administration 10 monty 10 poiey' Now
the iatef Fan Oh tue i''n century, one year I'D
As twenty tn Inc q"'s' tunes u tue pAUAieas we
measure time no' ny 'no 'no'e'ueuS Tue nAna upoa
TIE ois-hct w tue 'eso'"''o"s u VIC sAn Wv "' ''
or IN It's ofb-Hu' ~ tue RAPID maf'h Oh h's'' tue
la'eA SUCCESSION anu variety o. '"0o"s anu '"'a .'e
Inc sc'en'ihe spphhpoe' VI n'o'''" sum 'ne
| reeP'e'" ''"'', '0s "N 'N
e'""''''' 'u'" '"' '''''e'' VI S'A'a "'Ar'n''
IN" Wal 70 ~'' 'No !'''' "'' ""' NC A' eAasOS''e
ana damaging S' war VI 'eu VI '"eDV 'earS
century OF TWO aso'
Hence the war must DC et"su'eye' oven Drought 10
close by the congress ~hich wiz meet IN peeembef'
1867 and TINS Is granting sooa aea,
1. we must taSs Tue e'y OIL "1sa'ngon' We ""r'
do u Maryland seoede, because saods upon heF SOIL
and we shall be under the same Obligation to take II that
We are to demand fors ricAens ana Monroe. But Il
she do not secsde' we beheye 'aAt military despom
prevents the expression OIL her choce ana we must sEe
Washington and BsllmoTe, and drive away their oppres
sos in order TO tjrd the State opportunity Of de.
oarug her wishes. In either event. must take Wash
ington city. To give up Washington would he death,
annhils,on to the Federal Government the people
Of the North would rally to the defence Of their csIi:s
with something OF the determination With which South
err lsglons would throrg TO Richmond for its proec'
lion. TO take Washington. We must literally wade
through slaughter. Hence the war must be exhaustive
:. There is God above, who rules in the hosts o.
Heaven aud in the armies Of earth. Actors in events
consider themselves as the prime causes that pull doWn
aud set up but The bible and history alike teach thai
the rise and fall Of empires and dynastes is the crdna
ton Of God.
We think We are pursuing our own ends, but We are
really ony instruments In the hands Of superior power
"Thers IS divinity that shapes our ends We have