Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-18

ITO bs,s Nr slephens Tor cur President would b 70
make our revolution, logicsly spsskns, On aosurdyI
We resist Abolition Government We oonspire nsk
the halter and rebel We become traitors TO Lincoln,
but true 70 our home sars and our own honor, Ne
are eorious, succeful and seal the covenant OF our
berte. with the blood OF the bs. aud brsvest OF The
Sou and theu, after all this We turn around and ek
vate to our highest office the who did his best 10
persuade us 10 remain slaves the North and TO wear
the Black Republican yoke, and Who, when whipped out
by Toombs and Cobb aud BcDing, and the lsmenhd
Barlow and overwhelmed BY the popular uprising Of
eorsis gave In TO what he had vanly endesvored to
stop and not only consented 70 be gentleman and
freeman, but 10 now actually willing TO reap the highest
bonors Of our successful revolt Now there no logic,
no sense no consistency in this Isl too absurd to
be thought Off,
We will rems upon the above, that every man now
holding Office under the Confederate Government fern
ery advocated the preservation of the Federal Union
upon the same principles these avowed BY Mr. Sts.
phens last year. The only difference between him and
m.ority Of them is, that they abandoned all hcps OF
obtaining their rights Ia the Union little sooner than he
did So far regards the doctrines inculcated BY Mr.
Stephens they were identical with those ssowed by
Cobb, Toombs, Bsrtow and the other distinguished
Georgiars named 10 the above extract. They all stood
upon the Georgia platform. Mr. Stephens advanced
and maintained the right of State secession and pledged
himself to favor Il practical question whenever tho
jory of the people Of Georgia should declare for H..
He also impressed upon his fellow citizens the nsesy
OF separauO0, SsSo VI s@S
of the North to give the most ample guarantees for the
rights of the South He for to the knife and the
kSie 70 the h rather than the abandonment Of one ot
o. title of the rights Of his State Before the naugu
ration of Lincoln the Black Republican party developed
um'stakaby the very policy which Mr. Stephens bad
told bis countrymen they must resist at all hszfds-
Georgia seeded the Union and Mr. Stephens car
red out bis pledges In good faith After the develop
snt of the policy Of the Lincoln Government Mr. Ss-
paens could consistently wi bis previous professions
20 as far William Yancey. or any other man, in
| f,vor of the independence Of the South
The Examiner states several other objections 70 Mr.
Stephens to which space will not allow TO refer In
this article and then adds that they al removed
there would still remain radical OH ection which
| would make 1t q duty to oppose bis elevation"
He is the pet" says the Examiner, the idol the
hope of every corrupt spokesman and jobber in the
South For some reason, best knows 10 Themselves
they think Aeck Stevens the greatest In the coul
try and that when he mounts the purple they will be all
right. The circumstance is suspicious one. Let II
| teach US caution.
We have not the pleasure Of an acquaintance With
Alexander T. Stephens-not knowing him even by
sight but from the ASSURANCES Of men who do know
him, We hesitate to express the opinion that the
corrupt sposmen and obbers Of the country support
him. they will thereby exhibit dsnterestedness and pay
tribute to virtue not be exp acted on the part OF
men OF their class. We support Mr. Stephens because
believe him to be honest man. Dfexibe South
ern Patriot and the choice of the Confederate States for
the Vice Presidency.