Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-02
A 1hIs.Ing General ana a General THIEF

a = ONANA
The YAokga pspsss slnCuac, that Gen. Rufus King
has bean appointed to the command at Norfolk, vice
Gan. Visls, relieved. Ths man, King. is the ZANE
ssOundrel who, Lass summer, held command at FEEDER
ieksburg, and, while there, pro6.ed BY his position to
commits various acts Of tbisvery. Among others re-
ported to NJ. on uDqasstionSbls authority, was bis steal
ing . hdy's piano, boxing it up and sending ii North,
tor the amusement Of his accomplished wife. BE viii
doubtless put in practices the same profitable arts in the
nsH field 70 which he has been called and the ladies Of
Norfolk may look 20 their vArdrObes and furniture.
This c~ressure, Who glOriss in playing the part Of the
taief, claims 70 coms Of the best breed Of Yankee dogs
As htheF, or granj father, old Rufus King, bad some
reputation in bis day for blunt eaador and FOE more than
n average Of Yankee integrity. We ara willing to sup.
pose, he deserved the reputation. We zee to what an
Issue IL hss come in bis immediate descendants, under
taedenoralEing Influences fthe free socie y Il he North.
FerhAPs it might be an uncharitlbls conclusion 10 infer
from his csse, that 81 honest man is as great 8 rarity In
fankeedom a. a man Of veraci.y. And yet to what
Other conclusion can we Gomez The Kings, for nearly
= century, have occupied a high political and social po-
Etoo In the Moth. Tney certainly know what the
standard Of a gentleman Is n that region, and the es
ssadAls Necessary - attain t. We have this ones idea
Of 1t Illustrated By his conduct. Holding the honorable
position Of Commander, hs pilllsss women. snd sends
his booty to hs wife, With the intention, douAtlsss, cf
having is parAded in the eyes Of his adniriug frisa5s.-
They are e~oya:Elns Of the theft, and they are, Ieysrlhe-
LesS expected to applaud. King himself is a rogue
eoEArdly rogue in stealing from helpless Eomsr hcu
much better are his fasnd4, Who cOnm,nd aud Cxult in
bis infamous n gucrisss
HhenIhe developments now being made, Of Yankee
character, CONE to BE- duly appreciated BY the world,
they vii Do justly hsd By Impartial history, to bs the
West race 90 the iAes Of the earth. They are without
the one redescias virtue Of vi "a the Roman q s'orian
spAkI Possessed Of al the vlces waieh distinguish
tbs Chinese, hsy have the additional Que OF pretending
to virtues which they do not PossesS B sO!ed and III
tolerant rapAcoai sad stngy, fraudulent aud r~osais5,
bosstiul aad eo~ArilI os.sn,aaOus Aad valgt-, suviOu=
and sPissful-thsy are a. exaggerated emooiinont Of
all the vices Of the Pau'au and BIsckl,g. Wat par
deulAr eA1se, or combination Of causes, ~e3nspi,si 70
prO5uss this OdiOas populldoa, is Is no; cur purpose
nov 70 inquire. Bat great As may be the calamity O.:
var, We eAnnO, resi4s the eonVcion, that Il Is an map
pUeLbls h,sIuz, aud viii 50 coltinus, unil every
Southern bosom.b alsd, With de.es.atioa and lcaihing
fer this abomiaAb.s rAsA. To haze vice il the frs. step
to virtue; and ]. mar b. that Proyi Isacs, IN lis myste
HouS ou. wise add b~snsissll UAyA MAJ hlvs chosen
to sub stus.O Tho OrdsL OF a ds S;rOa. var, ir order to
infuss into all our hears a b,eonirg AbhOrrsccs G! ;hese
living representatives Of al he vices. Had us co0tleusd
in political eolueK'oa with than, We. 100, 10 tas lapse OF
tine, must inevitably have fallen into the same dsp.srsS!s
STATE Of moral degradation. A quiet and peaceful sepa.
radon-Coadnuiag commercial aud social relations
Uo5ld not have bSen sufi 'isn; to saws u The rupture
must be attended With vi ls1cs and b~loodshsd, aud ,pl
Asa and devastation, to open our eyes to the monsters
With Vhon Ne had bean SssOeilted. The God Of HSa
ven, VIC, in former inas, employed slAn to do bis
will, did not. perhaps, dssm Seward al unit SUCCESSOR
Of the elder AePais.ophlas, aud prompted him to draw
the sword, that the separation might be thorough and
nlAl Eni ensure the cause Of freedom and v.r.us
throughout the world.