Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-01
Presidential PscuIIari,le..

peas-uuy Of those countries Him whom orthodox d.
,ass denouncs the srch-enemy Of mankind, they re
gard as The Chief Of Uuiorunates and a. sympshiErg
warmly 10 the misiorsuues Of suf-riDg humanity. To
hm IN secret they poor forth the devotion Of their hears
.ad pray to Rim the Only true friend Of the feeble,
lie unprotected and the al eted. As the victim Of
ronR and Oppressop be-, the UuiCr,uasts Oae, kuOss
Low 20 sympath With those Who endure the hrd
lo. This sArgv faith may have originated in the fact
that these poor people never received kindness except
ron people a. miserable as themselves and having
aSs,s seen cruelty and hardness of heart attendant on
Property have Invariably assOeAasd the With the
oAer. But whatever IL orieia sbou. Shlca We don't
intend to bother OURSELVES, this strange freak OF the hu
ssn mind Is ouiy paIalired By The uaAecOuniabe In
s1sncss which eOulTo the mysterous, infcruAbls and
luprsctcasIs CIus ~ho susys our dssIiI III his ST.
actions Tor puJlc tHices.
That preference should be givea to nsn Of mill
tsTy education i0T military positions Is iuteigble
enough tu. even t4is principle may 6s pushed IL
sXrsuss, West Point oSud Only accommodate
vefy limited proportion Of the youth OF this
ssu try And il Is absusi suppose that that hmiise
.uu5sf embraced al the Military capacity OF the land
5ssd,s many Of the greatest Captains The World hA'
syes seen never he WAl,s OF 3 military academy
s0. Shen these Frsdes,tnltsd i.SoFiss OF Executive
ts7s have been tried and found wanting then ia,lu
civ TIE more elteags thea 10 the imperial heart TIE
surrender 81 eys sbsGdOnuent Of important post,
lie dsnora aAou 81 an army de destruction Of navy,
t,rdsLess " the mAraulug Yankee nation aid genera
miscarriage stem 10 constitute them his especial pets
and % subam lLsm In his al eions forever. Ii
pr.neiue never os: sight Of IN choosing commander
u the most practical and Sisest people that ever figured
ia history TO 10y great stress tie good luck Of the
.ppoGtee. Whatever his geuu or bis connexions, II 4
,,sCrrg ausDcss u the Gsds lad attended bis pas
operations, and entitled him 70 the aPPelAtOn Of fsiiz,
10 uAs SO. aside ~.,h the uuaus@euCIs argument: III
rari5as a.0g;,,ra1Jrs RspE5l, ,Y.s Il may b.
slescus IN Ar. Davis % sand BY hs ulluSky pets bul
ysaorcsily a. dc expense Of nations existence in
p=i,S, Of soGsu AID children outraged aud b-ggsrsd
- trvsn from eI homes lie loT szy OGher .naa has
~ right " u.tulyr.
Bat Tie ilJsy lcrsy y. EIeeuGysis not fined
g si1gs channel Ike tie TrAassy'aRia peasant SCr
s,iguue bis UoiorsUEate God. ltper,adss all his ofh
G.. coaGuc; THIS Is a great struggle OF The SJ4thsTH
ssssie fcs all thss makes life worth having. T.ey
as1.s5 eysr5 f.zst OF freedom their property "a
cs5a.sd ,Lei. "a lzs .-sAdsd l-i puIl,IeJ ,heiE
- "a ald ShiIiIsr Old aad Young, SUI sc-sd 10 the
..sro.sss taiy Of -0lss Lal savage -ar. tbs Ts!--
Sc most sG5Jicls ali t.,1ohczl siaee Tie llcarla-
gyz-tbas g8gej Jy tse n "a against the S5ah ia Of
C,-.ss u Jsbaf o. tne 551ll. 10 so-thgsn hands p
-. o OF 10. q. JlL H R,1IClpA's appointment 70
,.s Va on s sis OF tbs lOst important 3, .eul,ve
ros.s r-a4cr 60 sI re vel l ;Ac' each Of th,u
..s. - .ts s-ess-s ssrs held by Ia-ss@- Jsss.-
Tao Secretary v. Wsf himself a t0Teisaer and Jss-
41s fcsecs Gel-Sa she Ag'snt sud Inspector OF Ii,
rfav, Es4 Yorker. TIE Secretary Of tas NAVY born
gls West Ild-s of Y.rkse Parea;s, sud educated If
r.lass..ut TIE utlr.ssll .ster General wao has tI
t.Ss.ds transportation To- ;7e arlH Pennsylvania
ltsaJsu. The Csmu.si,iy General, native Of Hes
s.srL.srts or Coale,-clt -ho supplies soldiers
-tAsl5s-.s-ce Ta- Chief Of Osiaaase. sEo has to
-lgs,si-e arms aud alngn.dOD, Nor.hern man q a.
-lEnosu s-.te.
noe &c have nothing 70 -ay against Yankees Js~s
F.s, a5s al very ws.l ~ rler night places b.,
.oaIlsfJ uas N shich aii have, property, liberty
life = q; STAKE can so.ieely b. called Soltheru
-, Wien scsIce controlling tWA- eOru on South
"a col gbsY ald 81 their Appoiutess may be IIus u
CT a- Ou they n-sJ be s1msthing more less than
Imam uoI " feel tenderness lJ tie zn1 Ut their
it- Ard Is /. not a singular coincideucs that 81 e.
a. most vital posts connected With the Sar-.rsAct
s.7 10 s1y 0ls Of shol would be lsisl-shOuid all
E.fgr ~ tall into alien hand, Add il Il not
.gas state o. image that such Of sec.iOIs wlged
ia tsIocity -lkc0su susr the days OF Roman blood
t5r-tssss should carried bOh sides by "
,la - 80 nativity Il the South gels justice under such
srcuuisSacssi the hsTosu ct her people hss full and
rsr olsy-vhsJ stain uPou heS honor that sue is not
sole q gaas and ooad10, the rrggls for Der safety and
:aievenderce We believe it Is : repTosch -hieh Sic
ill not mari So bsi.eys if ns0 Of glowing SOu,h;ra
sssT.i bad held ali thess od5,as from the beginning
e s1orii Co able even nov 10 give very brent
sssaunt Of ara from Sast 90 Ca DC
whilo vo DO not iaPugu tie integrity Of these gen
ssae, ara DO disguise the fact chat should pre-
Ter ulbyru patriotism ali .bslr science It urqls--
tioalbs that there are spss and traitors ia official pos
ions n our GlssF0as1L We have already sdss-,ad to
Gsr. Lees eIpsteat for isIuding them, in ssndiug
uoops b. ssy Of ,EohbuE ard Stanton to attack
HsCl,nln 1t Cold HafboF. But there s another very
zuEo nt eirou Instance We Eno= il Is the habit OF the
sou.h TO rs,e NeClslans talents os figure. Judg,
hin By the lasttul and lying despAtohes which we're
published under hs name thai estimate would no; be
M .rong But We have suspected that those documents
sts Manufactured l the War office 10 Wsshi1gtOn-Ss
sbeFs Of a similar character have been knoHn to be
81 b this as it msy-hs retreat from Chiekshominy to
ss river displayed high military genius. Unaiesd BY
2s he Fad never been equal to that undertaking DIS
sstura and obvious lice OF retreat upon tie White
souss ems b had FsSsiVsi no information on Ri
ssy The dsy 81 tbs 6ght at Gsinso Nil, that Jackson
US on biz iigh-,hIi 70 the rous he would have taken
de aas iadsoIsd to acme t-aIOT IN Richmond for the
kaOs Jgs Of that important fact by WhIoh be saved Lis
army
IL yrs Cabinet too, bATs, shat GPpsAFs to most
snsb, .aOthsr Illustration Of Executive peculiarly oAn
aay me say that oF ability SD 1sghi Of character It IS
-oAhy Of the Southern Oolfedsrscyr Whom 90 they
,t-of HhEI State are tsJ WosthyS The ssers-
ar Of s,lts pFonsssd frOa the War Department for
isssups.sScJ, SAD o. seeoI,t q Congressional esOssFe