Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-19
SIMPLE REFLECTIONS.

IRON the Courier Ges Etas UciJ New York. June rs
The American situation has arrived pOist whore
would well that tie sincerely patrotic ud
DO raised for the purpoe oil imposing silence the PAS
sion OF party, and calling the nation to the calm t1an
uaticn OF The prospec; before IT, From the irpi poOt
Of vieS-military, fnsncip and poltcithe Mach CT
events is Of nsue to ilspre. al lie ratbes itsn ct4
deuce. The desired END seems more every Sat,
scr fees Accomplishing, embarrassm' 8 aug
men Jg and the difficulties OF the future Disclose pro-
poro. beride which these OF the past notl y
New complications arise each day, and, ike the en-.
lrenchnents of the ConfedeTates obstacles rev,
themselves behind those which overcome The
ghty days which Mr.. Seward demanded on the so cf
November 1901, to aunihilate secession. have
han doubled md far from the pSoaised result oeips
tsined, the perspective has clouded instead OF ee.r
up for the advantages gained have only served TO re-
al The extent OF what yet remains 10 b. doGe Tie
sired end Itself has cessed TO be very distinct when
consider the crcuu Stances which make reconstruction
ask much more arduous and indeed, much more prob.
emalical than az first anticipated.
II this tituAtop, rtpsst tu6rs duty to be fol-
Gil TO the people, other than that OF encouraging them
H. fsering usions oil magufying the vic!oFies-ot cs
.enuaurg tue rev,ises-oi conc slgg the bduGeTs---
aud Of bindy approving ryIhDg that IL done. TIs
atA system has already produced suh ent evil aud 10
is high time that n should be abandoned aud the ~ ope
laced face to face with the real t,uh Ufotuuaely,
the saying this has bcoIne tbaEkess tez5 !, that
hes convinced Of lie necessity s1ri,k before the
denunciaons Of tee temporary uUpopulary which they
would have to confront The American political sdncs-
i'm, so Lidch noAsed o. afpe,I1 % haze faTi.4 avery
small number OF nen capsule OF comprehsndIng that the
real way OF serving ones counIry 10 Lot siNsys to h
low the current Of public opinion, hu! raher 70 reu5e,
couageouly, 10 err with it--even at the risk Of dis
pleasing it. The right OF free speech 10 now moncpo-
Efsd anCs. exclusively by the orgaos OF the parry OF
extreme measures, and II Tow and then voice s raised
opposition silence is inmediatey imposed upon IL by
moral intimidation, If noE By material oppression.
This il bug danger the added al t1O6e by
which the American nation 6lds s, Il surrounded. We
shou probably DC oorreo IN saying thst It ID the Grs
est OF ell for there is no worse condition tor Pol,
than Tor /. TO b. marching in path when the lights
obscure, and when, 30 tc speak, 1t does not plainly sc
the spot which Gets s foot Eore chan one Traveller
bas peIshd from having followed road, a. each tG.n
Of which he expected 10 ID an outlet, exhAustng bll-
elf in Fort alter eEort sgsins! continued obstacles, and
1nay falling his atFeIgh rorn oct, ut the foot Of an
usurmouuiab!e precip We do n0L say .het this Sia
% tie fac reserved tue American nation, bus do
dare 10 fey that the nj II oous for igok faily
rbsIs /. 10 going sLd what road IL "a ftlicsiIa.
To iuduo /. to axe 10 suG ion in.o confederation !.
would hardly be ssy 70 rec4l 20 what It sss 30 Of
tel said in past tine about analogous events which -rs
happening il Other countries lUrmg ths loDg years
OF lls easy aud dsz-ng prosperity 1t has frequently haa
OCCASION 20 be sPecisLOr OF revolutionary eonTal'icps
which sEaIed Ger Gin countries in Europe IL oJGdeDasd
with untesved vehemtrcs The policy Vi oppression tho
domination Of the strong hand the conhcaton OF prop
ery, the restrictions upon The freedom OF the Pre, tue
acts of rgor towards tbsous populations and Dol es
pecay az nst feminine potnon Of them. IL sas indg.
naut about the surveillance over strangers, and Assumed
tone Of menace the ghsst want Of respect shoan
to any Of lie Diplomatic consular agents Il sustained
that to subagae people vas 10 enter into perpetua
strife with them to inaugurate odors and perpetual
tyranny to purchase uncertain and irniess donos-
ton at the price of runous sacrifices. l. claimed Ter
every nsurgent nationality the right TO be ind pendent
and govern sef In is way Is demonstrated Ia iAcs
BY placing s own example in IKaposaon win that OF
European Nations that liberty and repuoLcansm Detdd
neither standing armies nor national debE, not
onerous ~ por overwhelming budget LIZ it recall
to-day tbe,ousenrs Of pact which hardly dstss isr'
back than yesterday apply them 70 the e'ents which
to-day taking place home, and draw those ooLen
sions which it is not our bosiuees pu; into shape