Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-08


sIasiou and excite the inaginltOn of even the mOst
.u,e:aoiL observer Tasy illustrate well extended
cycles Of history as particular srAl hu more thick
" srsvn over thoe intervals of revolution and change
which mark the p,oyrss Of society. The war between
th, Sou,h and the Nrh furnishes additional examples
Of this truth Ia wa. may be called is material his-
sosT nothing hiss been more striking than the dramatic
o1asrAs.s which is diEsgens have presented
Ia rous q! ,aaSsas AMI the capture Of Port Royal
she vlc,orss Of Lsssourg aud Oak Hs and the fall Ct
Fort D,uslsoa and New Orleans, the Invasion of Ten
nssss aid de OO,ton States, and the reoonques of
ka,ucEy; tie eI?i and the destruction CT the Esrr
mac AID tbs Azs7sS; the advance OF McOleIAn TO
Ea,nlad md his s,Oiy defeats on the ohckshominy;
to mach Of Pipe 10 the RIpliAn, and bis expulsion
from Vagina are events which have served alternately
20 exss our fears and elevate hopes Will By their
ruAac inssres. they have sssCsd the attention ami
sinrAdoa o. the vo;li Taess ssernsdons and COZ
trs.s os,ry W hare remarked, Ih' material his
s'ry Of tho Bus the coa,el has deeper mean
i5g IA a tisar ssaii'laIy t5s3 Il it were mere
struggle for p5=ss I'D sggSlad'zsnsa 6esEsen :Wo
F,vs! sad bessie nations !. mlls nsccAriy b sAaGac-
IsEEsd by m1ral a. well AZ by mI,,Tis, pselomaHa.
IL tals rcspee likewise i: is dstia slei by ser,,s
OF changes which are remarkable enorgt though by 70
Rsln+ ss,o1isa,cs. The Aera.ocs OF opinion and OF
oJc3uJ, OF ote-s Die mOiVs aad ayoEed purpose which
lave marked ia progress might seem to the casla OBJ
scsysg TO v.o,Ae princ'pls and 5e!y hypothesis Yet
tas7o changes are ,hcus seeming ences really
tss tevsoPnsa. Of the philosophy which urdsrrss the
GO It A., IN al Srss. and important revolutions
aI-.lsi'ls G, CP li3l and Of seeming purpose have
b'- Striking "a npi Ou; as in all S5al; and iGpOr
an, rsyo,uicrs .-s, are oaly maHiiesaio Of pr
tc1Ar principle Ike tie yures Of tie kaleidoscope
sey vary, is6s;.-v il form bus remain identical IN hue
Ia ruth i tia. Oh, var, which = clash Of
u s50 has resy oeel Etgsd between the sections
fson sas very loIliAoa Of the old government. 1:
has aSa's been struggle for Gggrsn1E,nsns and pow
esOa the one side iOI Iics SHi independence the
oG9s Tue O.. .se North has always bsen TO sus
gate the s0ut- make her in everything 5Gbseryea 70
Merriam material in'er5s sad pchical power. She
s2a seventy years tbe attempt sgbdue the South by
means Of poisa 5usiao-y and Only rescrssl to arms o
Sc npshnsas ohsrpu'poss WHEN her former ire
f-i5i the very brink 0! cs-sumnltoa. TIE Esr OF
ioocs is Bat oolGoul.on Of lac Ct cploions Toe
Ossa Of baJ succssdi % The cort ,. Of passions
and ia:crss Taa vAryls fortunes OF TIE FIST contest
ara Fspsodleed IL ,aa vo.Isiudes Of the ls Bl. IS
80 eadsaey Of TIE one ID spie Of seeming though rar
ti4 faeEu7do1s tOzsras political DIVISION, so the
Joaisaoy Of The cher ia toEI;ds toAl AID permanent
ss9raIoa.
Taroeshoa; :as prs,saosI soa,sst tie ssas general
textures BE- deserved producing rcsa Is - times
i-e7,gruOgs q appearance; b.: really, as We haze re-
marx oay los dzys,cPn'1. o. tie respective oharre
tsrs Of The ac.ss7. sc Of tae p-lcp,ss AID cbjes By
v1.-i icy ~ "a a.T5 bsOa guilyd. I: thfeuylou.
- po.i,4l c91-s bs a.-5I OF tie N;r.h TO subdus
-. : -.
Eoas O. ,as O1-ss,g.sl AID slaly D. open violation
O. thl asgcmo-s la5 diagram, disregard of s Euaran.
de- ag,oai'hug TIA, the pa yslOL coates, should
% iistngusls4 Ihs pa. Of tbs NorLh at 6rst b.
e7atioaI Of the ave o. va, and finally by open aud
l1ares5s iaIrsc io,s o. 81 .ae osl g ions Of morality
a1d az opsa d.i,1-' Of AT Re rishs Of humanity The
p,,g-sl5 Q! tie Moth, cf So.:Lsa s'atssn.n, sud Of
Il. N,r,hern G,7sr1za: "a tis nql.oas psh, Is one
o t1s mos r1ms-S.ss slu-,5 c. hs va-. Tlcir march
has Indeed, 5leu 50 r4pi 's., it las bpp1aged
20 involve rel e-aaysg Cf o.iliol aat Of motive
Gu; ;aeso charges are more spse.oss than real
Taey ere o1iy the shfirgs Of scene which
s-.end tho progress Of tie drama. They are oily
tie steps b. When tis cl:-s;ropSs IL approached
T5roggh these sLif7ss O! scene, sai by these sac-
s-s iva steps il9 E0;lssa Gl7sr7n,ai h.5 arrived At
psiod IN toe hsosg ald re e,zdl1: -t the var Wien
the arocity Of he n,l-5 h-s bsc5ns ir measure Of
The Eckodlels Of sso purpose 4 sJi-at Illustration
Of cur meaning "a 10 b, EU-d in hs c3l,rAs. presented
b. SsElris Las oIJ-5zso1s, vis5 h.s et-! decara
ti5as 'Wrisilz to NJ. Dv.r-, 'ie Uoi.ai States Mn
iser to France II the eHlJ pa. Of 1861, he took
cason % inform the so.d ts'5lyl The mnis er that,
whatever mgl' b. the rssui; o. the "ssbsliOn" ths
sas-s Of tbs seeded 5's:ss World rsmIia Absolutely
rs SIM - 20 thsis relations to the oeatIsl
er; IN c5e case they would be members Of The South
o. C02istsfaSy IA ne osLer csc, they would be men,
b3ls Q! tic Fs5g-lI Unioa. h denied, moreover any
ilieat Of le Horb conquer tho SSatb; he declared
"a .e.es I.Vsr hsl been 10Y design to interfere WITH
aa7e--, s1i that, II say eyo1t, slave property would
re asin u-molcagcd eli secure. Hij MOVE. s; trai
tine VS. Q shaw sec 3sioa n have bssn caU'5is3,
aud % ei- al to EMS oil sitj1gtol without rcs,rirg
70 zose mans i-h were dssgosi % DO usJd a. r.
suHs AID yss thil IS tbs very wlo -,.hn II
months has eo1n:e5sg1ei p-ccl. nations which syoW
NJ ;hlt b had 50 slP1.'i;.ly replda,sd a he 90
les o: N5rbsrn eG,r a-d .sifJ al he bad 50 dslo.
II denied a. cause SIuiAefn resaalc, To very
-b,. IN s.uIei sad mel ault hrAe >cioi the idea
o. conquest and sci 1gIcn mas appoatei Governors
s-d pro csrsls over uu sling populations, ami tagtp
psodsi Die maze 70 proclamation declliag the COnas-
o5l Ct an the properly OF TIE ctzlns OF the seeded
S.Ses Tha very WHO declared tina. slave property
us7srvs8 nenlcsd Snd would never be moles:si, has
j,!nsi 10 proclamation eaA1Siosng so far As Is ID in
his power ell the slaves in the Southern CogfsdeFacy-
Tao very nan wac, isE months ago, deprecated the
danger IN which tie migh involve the insttld f
slvsfI. BY insinuatrg hJpoersal rsgrs. 10 AnticIG
too Of supposed revolt has deliberately sought to de-
st-oy ths icsiuton By stimulating the slaves to instr
rscOa. The very uao uho warned EngAnd Of the eVis
wssh aust AoE frJu the su3VsEson Of great SyEt<n
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