Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-10
THE RICHMOND WHIG.

AN IRISH VOICE IN INDIGNANT PR0TES
AGAINST THE MURDER0Us POLICY OF LIN
| COLIN.
We have been publishing what France and Engau
Thick OF our imbrogiO; let us nov have little Iris
thought;
From The Dublin Nation, James.
ruE sAarRIcIDAL WAR.
IA the news from America aows 10, the language
the Noterps aud OF thtir journals tends AID
TO 6isgut aud outrage al who Lold tie sacred faith
human freedom, and to make them weep in poignan
1 modification and deep despair. Well m.y despa
OF popular liberty presence of the sight the world
to-day. A republican people, whose liberties wor
by rebellion, whcse udt pendence was achieved BY
setession, parrot giby any mDious OF old void
ty.snny tine rebels and the rebellion parsseJ q
oaium reprotch Those who profess to hold
4 the popusr will the desire for se-gov
eIumeht proceeding drown the pop liar will 10 blood
aud to ars~er for seligoEerninent BY bu'chery and
1 slaughter.
Ii What Is nov passing in America took plaza 10 any
Of Tie old world empires would be at least iutegbl.
II the ciGz,us Of nearly half OF empire hvs Il u,
large all Bgrops, with an unanimty surpassed,
and rarely oq;aed declared ~ Tee poll, Ia open
By u0vo.sa sun age that their interests aDd het feel
ugs dsninded the substitution OF the nipetii Gofe
men, by Of Their choice; aud the lupsda Gov.
.fl nsrt marched ITS armies 10 crush the demand in
the blood OF the ''reb,l," il would be nohilg new
among the despoc syssem' Boz In great conieder,-
lion Ut RspuLl can States IN system based on the u
If Me pecps-based the right Of rebellion all
this Saudi happen that see-Lat % tyranny
desposm Of Europe drew The sword savage.
ly TO put down rebellion aud rtnple upoa tbs voice OF
the people than this ie Central GoSernnsnt OF h.
publican Coniederaoui. Is enough 70 ~rIbg the heart
OF AIRY who believed in the grest,r humanity and
federation Of popular governments Well may the ad,o
Gates Of despOlc monarchy laugh in bitter noCksy at
hose who believe that people ruling themselves would
sp blood ip pal,r .rbugaron, and taat such
murders done BY kings Gcsfo.s VI Old Europe
Il is hiisous Sarcasm o RGpu1lcani,m TO tear che
journals oi the Northern States elng for the tlood oil
he "rebels" for their utter SUI aon aud destruction
Ave mean u conquer tbem, says thu NV Yok Til
bras, "pot hneyei Gejsat bat ~ CONQUER, 10 SUB
JUGAiE llen" but when the reb,lIous traitors
over helmed Ia the field aud .c4tered Ike beoe
the angry wind IL retrrn 10 peaceful and
concerted homes 1aty mast fnd pocerty al hsir rs.
si9es and see prirdt,a,. the tyes Of mothers
aud he r.s ~ ehddrtn" Was ever more helish SEN
inienis ut,r,dl Ware ~ he annals of dsspotsm
he ra' Of IT'S b4teheriss shd ace seek for pardi
10 Misf Where-eyen agaibss recels who had u
particle OF jusilca iu l. the sui ecs OF The most le
gi 10 sovereign ihaj held sceper bad act
tue Southern Sas have done would these seniine
not be irlauies # uttered his part? Yet in4y oi
nianies are they when uter'd by Republicans against
bro her pucicSns-utieed by the descendants OF the
eots of &c against who With lar greater nnanimity
demand the SILT same night those rebels Claimed
s,lf-government
Ne shaR os told that the South had right to se-
rede therefor, he var upon t is jasiiable When
E1glard made her Iebelious American Colonies,
size sGid.hey bad right to teeece, and that, there
ore, that jusuhabe. We shall be told the
South can exhibit wrongs to justify rehSeon The
same held by those who sought crush The colonies
III their struggle for self government But why should
DC called upon by Republicans to consider these
ponts at al. Have been told. IA the Republican
p,int ple that Il sut -cts Of State and no
else, 10 be j1oge3 whether they have proVoca-
ion jpsif .aaon or rghty
Yes Us consider that the case Of the South,
Eds lis right secede, is far stronger than that Of
tne American Colonies 70 rebel Under the old mon
4rchlcs systems no such right vas ever toleraed-no
-uch principle heard os-ss the voice OF the popu
aton ermining the justice, legitimacy or duration
OF a GoyernueIL TIE American Colonies orisi.
nat.d under that monarchictl system They had
CLAIMED or possessed The attributes CT "lu-
dependent Sovereign States nor had th,iI con-
u oiion with the EuRsh ctosn originated In com
psc. havag Tor its vi Jcct mutual benefit aud de-
fence. What the other hand, ia the position OF the
southern States IN the present They not mere
colonies, counties, districts Of airy Stale, Kingdom or
Empire. They number OF Sovereign Independent
statcs;" styled iu Law aud 80 proved in fact Their
political systematic political system Of the whole Uned
states Of Americas bGsSd tue fundamental pibci
DC OF the right Of rebellion dterninabls by the voice
OF the peoe These several independent sovereign States
OF the- free choosing and for ihe purpose OF tLer
and the common welfare interest, aud protection,
federaCs with certain other, 10 this end. nunbsr OF
these Saes declare that faith tss not been kept With
them the compact OF confederation and that the cause
aud purpose Of their Federal association nth Ger ain
others longer urge ito continuance, but on the con-
trary demand s simins ion. Whether Thy possess the
light 20 the tehsr asserted nor
denied by the deed Ct Union This slsrce claimed by
each side in the quarrel favorable to is own case
Upon which side The construction may b. - 90 weigh,
is no doubt lee and intricate question for political