Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-16

FN-.. ~-.e LEIfsA FOCE- - iGE EODY
OgA . YANKEE, AFTER The BATTLE AT
GAINES NIL.
Noz1H NlDplIBoso', June 10 b, 1907
Find B.als
"Dc you no; see foresbadouing Of LuColn's ula
nate designs IN reference slavery in bis proposal to
purchase aud free the Saves and lei thank God and
honor those members OF CJngres Who so cordially Sc
coaded she proposoD that the suggestion va, not al
lowed TO waste itself on the descr, air.
Thus, in my feeble way, do attempt to tlra over
our national srs and Tor the time being, to sdop' The
m =. fvor, bic c,uc'uious cannot however, fully
psnsra the mist which envelopes every ray Of light
emlul;ug from our western and southern horizon
70 distinctly The rising star Of hope. Oar achieve
merits Ia Ksogr, Tennessee, Western Virginia, Lousi
Ga Mississippi South and North Carolina, Florida, &c
=, are I'll very good far as they 60 but, alas
whers do We fud that amorn; OF s:aurch Unionism
which Ill, preclude the necessity of utter subjog4on
aud toe establishment Of military dic,stionf
Al cannot vet folly sympsihise with your spPrehen-
s'ons e the bisbmnt Of the slave power
frmsr bl than ever before uulsss Western Sta
form coalition With the South for the sake Of free
Otl.lerN NluWNCt tOiuSNLAa AcAE bu41 etuSt
an E.sleru and W,s,eru oOilon seems 10 have shown
i.ss in our Corg,ss There is, probably, lsss sJDpi
Thy for the slsve az the West than ia New England,
from the fac: that the capabilities Of black men, 10
state Of s'j,, ssryude are better kooWn there than
sno7g az AID that the Western people know less, and
,luk less II he eeya.1g power Of freedom aud oi ed
ATOP in the negro race than we DO Who estimate meu
accord rg TO meus rather than according to their mere
.1mA poEers. II aid in opening the Mississippi
20 Western trade THE may BE- az some Of our Western
5smagaggss want Of U.s. aud they may then cast US td
hope Ibis "a bu. imaginary, and that our We7sern
aroa VII aid ia n es!abhag Ia, treest government
he sue ever iluninl.ed.
"B7 IA, vsy. how DO you Ike fq1iat-eyOd Butler =
I5asLe 'sa,ls team Didrt he rclieTe the New Or
leans Hivor OF MS p3niego3s SeSas OF s)onsb!iiT,
h. = saalles 10 cal - caution to mAgs:rAtes| Didn't
be opI ,h, Ns= leans L .iiss' & } crinoine over
.:.- s,urua, d5ye Sd eyes, ia fasaol TO guarantee
c, tasI1 lsg ba! As their best security H,-ha-HAl
Gpa Batter; hol sha,I bs our rex: Governor, If thou
III, become a Republic 70" snd protec. thy neck from
New Odeans larnppOsi court Of rqHry.
"DGlt our alet, &; Memphis, pitch in, tooth and nail
ne Z lad heels giving the rebels g aud then rsstor
& pcrsa Of them by ssissippi OlthS That's the
~ % show them the last ditch which they End 90
su!. TO desgule. They have called for ear to IN
tef,' ear to NE 5t!sr nd, aud heps, like tavern
waiting men, 5odir will give them what they have
called for many lines a. SO loudly and pouPously
THUS FAX slOv me 70 eIuls over some things which
bve been done: and further let me charge my pet reg
nan, from the Old Colony, never to shame their sres
ald other relatives and friends by any dislOyal or COW
ardy soi. Especially 90 We eve Company D.
Learn, however TO distinguish between courage and
prs lmp'iou. Tiue courage is often cons ent with &
lasy and precp ale retreat while to s.snd your
ground would bs the height Of presumption. The pru
dent man loreseeth evil ana hideh himself, bu the
simple pass on and are punished '-(ProV)
"rbis principle Ids neither dsAlition nor ilusra-
lion Yeur o-p Ssg'.iy uuS. decide shsa eau ion Is
the better part Of VAlOr.'"