Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-29
n "ConssyvarIvs" Party OF the Unitsd

Philosophers are to be accepted ~ true, all human Gc-
uoos. whether o. ioiViduas or communists, are
proup.ed By interest. Aad 10 the e0e OF eonmunities,
where I, 10 to Be Presumed the stronger minds lead and
direct Il would b natural 10 ooneiuds that reason guides
While in,erss. lnpslA Il. il true, that hlstory presents,
n he conduct Of n~aiions, many striking exceptions to
sush a rule. exceptions In direc, Anago1ism to t-ept
Il NAV well be doubted whether, In all the pages u pc
mat An instance can be found Of q people, claims TO
Dc civil Isd,parsuiug a course 20 utterly AsAins! reAson and
50 wholly destructive Of inssrSs. a. to compare With shat
Of orr antagonists In The present. var. II ever there
- . nation whose Interests, insdtadons and haot'uees
d,n,ndsd peace within aud Gnlsy around, Ii WS and Il
the EDITED States. Fifty yeArs OF uninterrupted com
paros with slmOs. al portions Of the earth, 6hy years
Of ,h,eud and sner Sete application to Industry and
trade had created a pabao condition Of all Othera most
H,5ls to disaster from the rude shock Of var, and bad
pur,.rsd sentiments least suited Of al Others for tbs
production of martial AeS- IteAn hardly Be considered
lea, .Asa q sudden shifting Of the Almighty sish uniVsr
sal luuscy, that sucl = pSoP'e should, for causes 80 IN
.a,ouste and for OH cts 50 hopeless, have PreciPitated
themselves into a var which cAlm'uindei men kne"
could b. EOlhing less than var upon the most ssuPendous
aud ruiaous scale.
nu.y be possible 10 understand heW he Black Re-
pabroAa party, fu shsd With triumph, and bsWiidered by
The presses Of po sor aud EdglRag', might, 10 a Spssn
of-f.s.Ey At boicg bAksi Of half their hopes, and more
than hall thtis revenge, by the Withdrawal O. the seulb-
era StGes, have been ready for tie desperate adventure
bas nov thAs larger bal! Of ths Northern people Hhe
had 70. vo.el for Lincoln, ami Who bad prOtssedt to be
Eeys al Loas TIA. the SusesSB Of the Abolition party
would be tho Distraction Of the Union, permitted them
se.veg 70 be drawn h~eAdlOng into the hsros and boiling
current Of vAr-uNy, should make boast and claim
cradlt for being ass aud mOSt numerous In the var
masses comprehension. And, even ~Supposing them TO
h,vs been IHso,ol synpAtlsdAlly With tbs rabies that
r.gsd around tssm. hou are ss TO account for their
s,asnued and sill eIistng willingness 10 be asd, the
ts.unsatI Of pls:y they AbhOr, In . work that they
ro- TO BE- tq7lly base 10 character ana sui IiAl In
es,s,ou,u,sG Yrom tbs fJun iatoa o! the Uaiol 70 the
.lss;oa Of Abraham Lincoln, tbs action Of the Govern.
m,n, In N Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EtSoatVs
snd JadisiL-vss a prOtss, esAias. the principles and
ssSsuss Of The A5oiionis;s, aud lOseSAadoHSd the de-
sruoIOa Of the Union As = loyieL and necessary eOnse
unes Of their accession TO power. We do not mean
- ,v ib., the 1odoa OF Con y,ess or the Executive, or
a. op'u;ous o. 81 he members Of the Judiciary, we're
A. Al dns and Ga al q~Ss'donI, sach - the South
a,sA spvroVe-sus Us DO say, that the Uniform acton
NJ gI8 dOWaTnmeu. A49 iva ' Us = u t7 ~
mana Court and the unquilasd declarations Of the
railing plris, In their patterns. all dsnoist that the
p,sS,s of.ths reirs o. power lnt) tbs hsEdI CT the
Aboidorii,s would DO, ard Il WEi generally conceded
osga, 70 be, TIE signal for the uiAdfAHL OF taes'u!l-
srn SaStea. Yet Ne and thousln1I upon thouAudi Of
tacs, Sho held an asserted tbs opinion nov fortIaos;
ari6uess, IN the var upon these sAies, for doing what
doe Esa,ry never doubted lAAG hey UorIi, nor dis.
p.nd that they Oughs 10 Do
Ri, tbrouigg Nd tAs question Of consistency, and
tlioy no Assoaa. 0l The considerations u humanity, or
r.. of,.rspsatsa p-osss,Atioas Of friendship, which Il
M n, have been supposed sOald have sIsrtsd At lsastA
tsuD.ring iralsaes ID he conduct OF the var, aud have
constituted a restraining Poser over is Duration, HhAsaTe
Va 10 think, on grounds Of common reason Gai Ordinary
pruierc,, Of those ssl-s ylsd conservative" politicians
rho At this dAy, aad ua4er existing Circumstances, are
10, continuing The Nlr. Before the struggle bagAn
th1V ware FREQ and VOciisrous In the declaration
IN, N, sou:h revsr could be coz lersd. Sup,
NJ, ,h,ir Judgments % have bssa confused by the i'm
psass din and elAuguur Of The early preparation, cup
Dos, ,hsm to have weakly siVsa q srGasient srsdetes TO
ths sllv boasts Of The AbonlOni'S hat a Orisf and gay
osuOaIyu In the S9uih would end the SAr. have they not
pO~ had abandlnt opportunity 70 recover their intel
LA And 9uUUrALA u AlN 4l1N9L ~ GAAhAa4A Na0A lAAA
ms,tsl Have they not seen every ~preiioiJn 10. only Of
their leaders Of parties. bus OF thsr laaserso Of afmisa IA
saeGi Have they no. discovered that there a not Union
ssnim, ns enough IN he Ssuh 70 constitute an elemani
40 The uNH Have they net found oct that our slaves,
ia5,ead ef being a sCurcs Of weakness and csnSer,
srs sinsws o. strength sud ramg1rts Of selaritJ' Rave
thew no, learned that uGnbsIs sEd resources will no.
avail agalrst a psopls sgiSd aud resoig1i aud bas not
ths s3lth furnished ~ aoeTs aud developed resources
th.t AVE baisd tho assertions and o,th ID the cal
cgl.,ions Of the Abolljolistss Have not the poser Of
their armiss,. the a1 OF their Sane. al, the devices Of their
schsnsrs al failed TO make Any ssriOus i'm 2resgiou upon
u.s. D es not the Jignslt o. the world. 4 Hna. prji'
coed aElinss us, AId reluctantly brought over to our
.i5s b. the Irrssiaab.s logic Of events, uara them that
they cannot sueoeed' D. cot the two hundred thou.
apd Of thsif buried sud uaburisd dad appeal to them
10 desis, in their mad and murdsroGs VOL: Is the 40
tboussad uiIio15 Of debt Vtich hangs Ike "a avalanche
shove ,asn nothing 70 make them pAuIe and rth ots-
Ara they content % lose ireOlainsbly the good opinion
Of no world, 40 have the stigma Of being the teeb!ess
and mes. coutsmptbie government on earth" ineaAcsASly
affixed 70 their name, add TO 90 on sinking lower and
dsspsr into the abyss Of ruin, disgust and eIecratonf
II 40 Ist hem continue to hold their Own manhood 10
Absvauos. 10 keep their own reason aud conscience 8. asd,
and FLOW Oh AFTER the osszy lead Of fanatics AID the
urpFiaoipled guidance Of knsV'L. If they aspire to
no,hirs higher or better a. q people tnAn sueh . future
a tho niger hrisksrs" will make for them, thsy are
rshi IN submitting. Iftbeir Sgsoity as usn accustomed
to business points TO nothing more advantageous than &
land overwhelmed with deb, ABd taxation, With is com.
ne,ce ruined, its currency valueless. is crsdA extinct,
81 lniuItry broken up, is skilled labor lost ind lie Citi-
---a--.-,-g.E.H - ao-n-aNv,N ~, fhaw . rigLF in
bovisE The knee 10 Lincoln and Cd ring ~OSlGtioOs to
G,ssley, sueh = race, We s1nfor. OursslTss with BE-
Esd7g, cannot much lsngsr Be iOrnidAbIs to U.s.