Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-29
George Sanders Advice to the Northern Con.
seryafives

servatives.
George Sanders has written letter to his old politi-
teal chums, HorAto Seymour, Dean Richmond, John
Van Buren,, Charles o. Connor Fernando Wood and
others in which, after congratusting them their
cess in the November election, and picurng the ruin
Gus consequences Of abolition swsy be calb upon them
to reaec BY resoute and decisive action the indica
ton signaled by the people at the ballot in that mas
sive and successful effort" What he FIRST and chiefly
recommends is the reputation Of the enormous debt
which Lincoln has forced upon them by his AWless war
on the South. He tells them:
You should at once proclaim to the world that not
dollar Of the bonds-Federal State and muncipAlis-
sued by the Federal usurps for the prosecution Of this
unhoy war shall be paid Few strangers have ai
ken shares in the despoc loans and this just blow viii
fall almost exclusively upon the usurers Them is need
that history shall be marked BY the utter annhiaton Of
the debt created by the c0nspraor against the rights
and liberties Of American citizens and States. The IL;
cenous dollar should now receive such retrbutive,
lesson that bar should be raised for all time against
s being had on this continent for the usurpaon Of the
rights and liberties of sovereign citizens and States
Not only do you it to yourselves to repudiate ev
cry dollar of the unconstitutional debt but you owe 1t
equally your posterity 10 pay the half il not all the
debt that the people Of the South have bad to incur to
maintain the rights of citizens and of States, in the es
tabIshment Of free trade.
Is characteristics of the wrteE The Mobile Register, in
which believe it FIRST appeared supposes there is mo-
other man within or without the boundaries of the two
belgerent powers who would have conceived so bold
and original idea that which he proposes to his old
political cronies of New York To repudiae the Lin
coin war debt and leave the fanatics and capitalists, who
have supplied the snews of this gigantic war, 70 hold
the empty bag, is a proposition which they will no
doubt regard not altogether disagreeabe, although
pretty bold. But they will at 6rs: blush, look upon
the other proposition of themselves assuming the Con-
federate debt absolutely sudacious But these men
well know andhave great respect for Georges long
head and will fail ponder the suggestion because
OF its audacity.
We hope least that Mr. Sanders letter will help
to cure them of the reconstruction Illusion which
to hold them in its spell Seems" say, because We
are persuaded that it Is only seeming with them. 1t
cannO, be that spacious experienced and practical
men like Seymour, Richmond Co., entertain any hope
Of bridging over the gulf Of blood and mourning which
the Puritsns have dug between the two people.
There are reasons to believe the contrary, that
they do not regard reconstruction as possible or after
what has passed desirable. How can they expect
aa7 man, with a drop of Southern blood in his veins
of Southern feeling in his heart ever to consent TO
call L" Brute Butler brother and eountrymanG Vow
live in unity and peace With men who have dyed their
hands in the best blood Of our lsud made nearly every
dwelling house Of mourning for the brave youth whose
lives have been sacrificed who have burned homes
desoated our fields insulted women, and put
into the hands of our domesticsY They know human
nature, and they know Southern nature better. And
they feel what We knov-that while Southern men can
never consent to live under the government with
tue fanatic authors Of such barbarity, they them
selves will fud it impossible dwell in peace and safety
sth them AZ the North We look upon it fact
be realized that after the present civil settled
in favor of Confederate Independence, another more
bloody and more desoatng is be fought at the North
between Puritan Intolerance and ambition aud the
friends Of civil liberty and constitutional government
1, viii be bitrer and bloody than the present
because it s be essentially civil war, the beigerents
being citizens Of tHp same States. The Confederate
has been sectouaa war of peoples and States against
other people, aud States.
The old imported English Puritan stock has not de-
generated but rather become intensified in ali it, per
yerseness of nature by It's two hundred and fly years
residence in New England. 1t hss shown in the present
war its ancient vgor iis deadly intolerance its reckless
disregard Of all tie obstacles of humanity, right and
LIBERTY ia the path nf its hate ambition Whatever
else may be said OF them il cannot be denied that Lin
co.u Seward . Co., the boldest and most uehesita
ting villains that have undertaken to trSmple upon
liberty They have without breathing pause, swepsway
every obstruction Of Constitution law, liberty right or
deceucy that stood between them and their goal OF
Southern determination. VIII such yield to their
hereditary enemies, the Northern Democracy They
dare not If they were tmd enough to prefer it, The
sword drawn between them and there must be life
and death struggle for the mastery The children of the
regcdes viii rekinde in America the flames Of civil
lighted by their parents in the old country. The psalm
singing trooper will yet ride muck at the conservatism
of the North and svsrd in hand endeaSor TO trample
down every principle of government that conflicts with
that higher law which finds its origin aud its sanction
in the brains and hearts OF fanacism
The earth belongs the saints Of the Lord, and
the saints was the doctrine of the Purans OF England
and has been fully adopted by their Yankee progeny
in New England There will be no peace At the North
until that vigorous breed Of the Mayfowor stopped
extermnated.
No Room for DoubS