, 1861-05-03

| ltfom The Richmond, Ya.) Despatch
of all the execTable spots on the American
continent, the city Of New York bears Of % the
| palm. Sodom, to which, On ACCOUNT; nf It,
horrible profligacy Of morals, it has often hee1 xs
ikened, had in it at least one man who stond
By his principles amid an unclean and accnrred
| generation. If HNeW York has one. he has r,nt
the courage to let his voice be heard. We
could not have believed, nothing could bare
persuaded us, that the city of New York.
and had ever professed to be true to the Gon,,
stltutlon and the South, would in one day ha
| converted into our bitterest enemy. nsnf;rn
for our blood, fitting out fleets aud armiea
| aao raising millions for our destruction, Il
seems to be incredlble-impossible; We can
munity can with one consent, be transfo,r,o .n
from men to devil, and all because Fort Snm.
ter, fort in Southern harbor, was DERIVES
og southern c1tlzens, without splll;ne. dron
ol oiooo, OF 1fs power to assail and destroy Al,
I Innocent and unof1endine peopla. "4'
~ Is nnnasura, It 1s monstrons, 1t seems to
be miracle Of Satsn's own working this hida,
ous and unpara neled transformation. And
yer, II IS only the falling Of veil, which hv.
pocflsy mad thrown over the face Of the mott
intense seldshneas and greed, and other eri1
passions OF the human heart. New York has
become IN wealth and mngniicence. a. tral1 ~
rice, the Babylon Of the New World. anf1 tha h,
stream which feeds her afflue ence, ter pomr her
pride, and luxury, flows from the Sonth. Tha
tear that this stream will be diverted has
crushed out in her heart all yestiges Of e7,at;
tnde, delicacy and honor, and she has neryed
and man which will secure her hold Of The sec.
Ilon Which has hitherto been the chief trim.
tary to her trade and commerce IN thfa ~
ferual hardness Of heart she Is the more f1Ye7
and resolnte because her population are gnn-
posea.to .! oe n 40 personal danger, and she can
carry On IN perfect security to herself the work
OF ruin, death and destruction to others
Were We TO illustrate By example the nm
paraleled perfidy and Vileness Of New York
VIC could I'LL 4 volume; but We ueed on1y
speak at presen! Of case which suggests Il,
sell to every mama mlnd-the Seventh Reri.
ment lhe E; hospitality they received here ap-
pesred to fill them With enthusiasm, At fhe
festive board ard orerfowing bumpers, they
poured forth the Warmest' protestat1ona n |
gratitude, and yomed and sWore that never
should their arms be turned against Virginia
put that in her houF Of peril they Wopld rush
70 her rescue. And how have they redeemed |
that promise and fulfilled that pledge. b. |
leading the Way in the monatrong wicSetlness
OF that war upon our homes and aragides
which the black republican pirate at WasI1ing.
ton has begun. When VIC heard the renn9t
that these Wretches had been Gu: to pieces IN
Mafslana. We hoped most deyout1y that it was
tfue. We would prefer the annihilation If
that regiment eGea to that Of Messachugetts
aoldfers. 4 man can't help being born m
Cape Cod or "down East" but be can he]r en-.
)oylng: your hospitality and then irving t6 mt
your throat. The Seventh Regiment knows
the way 10 Richmond. Let them come hera
once more, and, for their city's sake and thejr
OVID, they shall have such reception Is thew
deserve. 5: ~ ~ 10y
One mora Illustration is furnished by the
prsss. But yesterday denounc.
ng the sectional government Of Lincoln as one