Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-27

world. The one pruasDl, cautious, and calculating
the ober INCLINED 70 be reckless, rash and iuproTdon
Each is gs In hls own way each is capable Of achisv
ing glorious regpl sseh il brave each can WorhilJ
fua, high dssiny, bu. in Different fields and upon d.
rersirs Hres. What God in His wisdom, and il
Tia e1slcIe Of Els inscIu.aole will has pu; ssun
der, let uOns sttenptO i2ln together. The New Egg
gland Puritan Ad from the home of hs fathers in order
to enjoy unrestricted freedom of religion upon the bar
rock Of Plymouth but he whipped the BIptists Who
followed after him. for nOncOniOrmity, and drove them
away into the deeper depths Of the great forest BE
made bOndmsn and bondwomsn from the heather round
about him, and bought and sold them like cattle in
the markes "fOr the glory of God and the spresd OF
His Holy Word :" BAT bis descendant would to day,
be were allowed to follow TIE bent of his nOnstOns,
adjust the rope around the neck of the Southern slave
holder eKhors him 70 repen fer the sin Of holding
bis fellOWman in bondage, say prayer, sing psalm,
let fall the drop, and after being asSsrsd that bis VIC
tim no longer brestaed, he would retire with the belief
that he had acquired another claim to the joys Of Para
disc.
These contrasts indicate the adverse principles under
the Influence Of which the public sentiment Of the re-
spscve sections is developed directed in reference
TO al the eff rs Of life Circumstances may and DO
mooi'y and doub. in many Instances change, the Q
sectional, more properly speaking, national char
rites The sgifi, Of the Cavalier hss even made sro
arOa6s upon the very soil and il the very temples Of
the 6esceD6au;s Of the rouuobeAds but the spirit If
PuIi'unsr IN lie aess strongly Slfssa aud most az
rre,svs iesturSs s end always viii Be, the predOui-
uatrg power from whence the North will derive it's it,
sOrsJ chs Tor II IL were Otherwise, New gland would
emig-ate 70 aao h,r Plymouth rock where her strong
minded men and women cnUld erjOy, in undsturbed
qliL Iha. liberty Of cousesrce and free dom of sc n
and supreme cOr,rol, which they never cOncede 10 or
share with any Others Of their fellow men.
On the other hsnj the Puritan may euiSrate into Il
South and sometimes be slops the tastes and habits Of
ais now associates, and 1857 b. he merged into the
by which he Is surrounded but general rule,
he is and remains ~ fIl,ic. The lmprovdent prodl.
galty Of the Sou;hernsr Is ever present temptation
tor him 10 l,,'e longer Tor the augmentation
Of bis worldly sOrcs bat lis eyes wander back
der the proDpues Of bis Lear; 10 tie land Of wooden
uutmegs from Whose soil be hopes to rise, when called
% eoter upon the reaH les Of he other world
Each ought to be, and you'd be all the harpier for
the separation II ne Northern people could bat diy,s
themselves CT their Insane snblcn to govern the sulh
They cree possessed d ;he7 should have desired and
might easily Rave retained hsif held, bu. in mere folly
or HAnton ess th,y madly threw away from them for
ever the golden posc5Eon csIll breaks ts toy and
cssts &, a. It's Zee. p O:E snd weary years. they
have absorbed the hole ,hsC Of III profits Of slave Ia
b9r, while Announcing BE- sou 20 the world as barbl
ssrs for he sil Of holding saTsa. Taey have groWn
Iicl upon the sPos uls FROM the South by means Z,
3;egtve ,aIf VII s su,'ag them With their poverty
rley hSvc denounced stgm % mack nd hidrouI 70
polca 70 The ell gd.eHed sgs n which No I've, willis
they have prO0-iaOJ th0Gs lfes to be g; the head OF
lbs Advancing coleuas e ?r9ere,s and eiTn alton II
thy te,vs % be true the alest fractional part Of
WAL hey have ai a1i have proper selfrespaot, IL
sl,u'd bail the s,7graou s: a deliverance, instead OF
fighting to bring them back, !, is too late The deed
il past recall The s h osn brave any danger, LOOK
death in the flcs sho1l .e sod sccep: with reason
able com posure any dssiiny -be' Providence may or
der, except that Of sn'sras agsn into political union
E:h these Vhoso ssiiajrI.s EaG Justice towards them
wien they a. peace, have OILY been exceeded by
their atrocities N wiich they SAntony com
mencej not because they believed they had right but
rpou calculation BY arthmetcs rules that they we're
he srOr sss not became they hsd any hope by such
means TO restore the departed Union upon the terms
previously tHislr out mere qualification to their
pride sud ambition, and concession to the asdior
caurses Of Foreigners UhOse oulV claim upon their con.
iisrcs common senmen: Of hostility to the SOutr.
Nc Toe chain Of the old Union is broken and the
Inks re cs. into bottomless sea where no line can
ever reach them.