Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-26
SHALL SOUTH CAROLINA ESCAPE,

The New York Times Il sorGly troubled iest South
Carons should escape her tus portion Of the terrible
punishment whichithe Yankees about to iniot upon
tie rebels Under the caption above given, 1t has the
following blazing editorial:
Although the loyal public IL not permitted 70 kno v
upon Wat part OF the Southern the immense ma
val expedition about sailing is to be preclptated
We think do not mistake In ssyicg that Is the
mos universal wsh oil the people that Charleston South
Carolina II receive the present, may not long
await slmlar blow. II the Government would arouse
the lYrlest sympathy OF Unionsts in the South well
az Ia the Aorlh let be see that clear and distinct
memory kept Of the origin Of the war, aud resolnte
purpose held however the cont ct may olberaise go,
and whensoey,r may terminate 10 tail administer.
ing fearful rebuks upon that accused city aud State
whose crime It Is TO have originated the war
South Carolina stands out pre.emnent in the unhal.
lowed work Of sedton and treason IL 10 South Carroll
that invented the words Qualification" and secession
sOlch have wrought such mischief, ulsettng the minds
& Ia regard the rights OF States under the Federal
Uaion l. IL South Carolina that has for III ry years been
mslcontent IN the atbeFEise happy family Of States,
aud industrious preacher o! disanion u is South
Car DINA that necessarily mut;ered dscosteat and thFea
tened secessoD until the national mind became fama
rized With the crime and ceased 10 regard IL with that
horror which is enormity sboald have inspired
And finally when the poison OF thirty years seaby and
,reasoabc teachings had corrupted the South aud
ed Il for an insurroon t s South Carolina that led
the way in the act OF dsoJay Her Senators and
vsre the first 10 yaste their seats n the
National Congress and thus to proclaim 10 the world
broken and dscrtd ted Union Il was ono Of these re-.
orespt mep-a true repr,ssntitise however of South
uarolns treason-that proclaimed the Infamous senll.
ment in a public speech IN tho city of Chsrleston while
the State Convention there was suudering the popular
allegiance from the National Cove nnent "Let ua
aejze the pillars of the Federal Union rs Samson did
the pIar, OF tie temple and drag Il osn though VIZ
perish In the ruins" Such was and is the true spirit of
secession Il ia internal and eady to in
yolye thirty millions of happy and prospefOns people n
sre rnn,ne bloodsLcd and Voc 10 sata,e the malice
o. snbsstye The ambition eff meat of dis,pponted ard
G,fssc,sd noli,icans Of south C.rotIo..
And .ben South Cs,oloss desperate tresCo, found
mitators and one after another State threw or ia ALE
glance m seysn had eoue-syep then there was hops of
peaceable recovery Of our Nstion,l unity The Dor.
der Slave States resstsd no .patcism and the seven
seeded States would have been crnshed uude the odum
Of their iasurrecon If the evil had stopped with them
The wicked p!oters Of secession knew tbis and con-
fc Of aiHl decrsed 10 order that the )N Of human
blood might madden and oyerturn what Judgment vas
left Ia the Border Slave States II was found ft that
South Carolina soil should be the scene Of his GROWING
utrpge aud in Charles on HarbOr the ensign Of the Re-
publ received It's first wound, in being lowered TO arm
I'd ncrates their coun,ryB plrricides The se Of
ms birth wss thus mads the scene of s guilty triumph
Now Isl. O, desirable, Ia it not duy il Il not more
ther poetic Justice that South Carolius so grant 10
shouS be ace 10 feel the earliest and heaviest PEN
al les Of war; If soaths.n ciiy must fall lot Charles
ION be rsIsd 10 the ground aud belt to1s sn is ruins