Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-13
NUMBER IL.

acts The Po.t says that although tbs eapseioos an
-ss far from filed there vas rather large Audietcs,
amor i, whom there we're some Of the most distinguish
ed Asricans at presen, residing in this country. The
chair vas occupied by De. Chas. ksckay, with whom
CI P,lsr travelled through the Southern States few
years ago: .-.,..e.. s.s.,. IS frrrt.y tf.
This vas rather fasrea Diff ,ulv and in every Cen.
eress wee found tariff aad sntinrh men lighting Tor
thar own pockeis He would nov cems 10 tie noie di.
rect an immediate cause Of the American dsnniou, aud
he pronounced Is In one sord-aboliipnlsm Aooh'ioa-
lam caused the warsecessionism precpitated It. The
ueouiar form of abooasn was p,litical not social
n was the free soil party and the phanhropists OF
Boston and Exeter Hail. which had driven on scfsAon:
The free soil party was opposed to the admission OF
new slave States not on moral grounds out because e'
cry State added two members 70 the Senate who acted
AZ check on the LAYS enacted for the aggrandz.nent
Of the Northern manufacturers continental aboliios-
ticnisu Rad. very few advocates IN the Congress,
and none in the Cabinet South Carolira
wanted the manufactures OF F.anoe ard Engard
duty free, aud desired to pay " them In her
own cotton. without having ippet o: New York en-
lie way to Manchester. s was TOO great quer-
,;oo 10 be app,utly dispo fHt .er Hall, or to be
wiped away by those who er the imaeioaty
wrongs Of fictitious "Une. - ) impossible Lit
II, Tohsvsn Sayery hal = 10 some form
other. The South prc6H lined II.
The negro VITO could JACK snake oe-
meath the burning rays . a lropic.- n conld alone
york proh ably in the sugar h,ldB OF Lac ooutn Dut
slavery" said the pblsnhrophists OF ths North, IA
grieyous wrong and being implicated In Il constitution
ay we will root out" go they waged fratrcldal war
that four millions OF Africans might be set at liberty 10
work, wander steal or stArye. lie could testify that
happef healthier better fed or more lightly askec Class
ofsborery than the slaves be had seen either IN
Europe or America The master who ilreated his
slaves was every shers deteed srd avoided, and even
the women who did sent TO Coventry, and yet
the Christians Of the North refused to hold felowshp
II. .knII AnfaR
and the result was open The malignant anti slave
~ policy Of the North became organic when Mr. Lincoln
was elected Presdent-he who declared that the stats
must be all free or ell slave States" From the moment
Of bis election 70 the Presidency seeeEon was foregore
conclusion. -.
Having drawn vivid picture of the state Of popular
feeling in the North and South alter he taking OF Fort
Sumter the lecturer proceeded TO say hat from that mo-
m mt be bad never heard from N u or woman In the
South nge word In favor OF reut ID. On The other
hand they showed Spartan dett, lination to spend
their last dollar and to shed their last drop Of blood 10
resist Invasion aud even the women Stripped them
selves Of their jewels 70 equip the army OF their deen'
ders The Southern army was composed oil all classes
In some regiments uuusua 10 see the genera
TONS grandfather father and son Of the Oldest families
and, perhaps no army went into the held with 90
large proportion OF well educated aud sealthy gentle
mel "A Men like these went into battle as II they were
entering single combat and perhaps no uuer coe-
canton OF the state OF feeling in the South could 60
gained than from the words the spirit Of resistance
up to the dueIiug point" Women, priests and bishops
we're enlisted 10 the cause, and even the slaves askel
permission Of the masters 10 60 and hsnt the tankee
aboiIioniss. The Southern States consisted Of seven
States, with territory Of 40 600 square miles All
hops Of reconciliation had passed away Section was
arayed against section father against son. brother
against brother There Irish. French and German
regiments 10 the North and there were Irish, French
and German regiments in the South. II was no ques.
ton of race blood religion that divided them. Let
h. N now refer the elements OF the different armies
In the North there manufacturing and trading ;
the South was peculiarly agricultural 10 consequence
of emigration the poouation OF the North embraced
eyrry nation, tribe and people.
There we're there swarms Of vics paupers and ref.
urees and the right Of free suffrage gave power when
was dangerous element In the State. Unrestricted
sufsee was the falscy When Pontius Plate gave the
franchise the people, they elected Barabbas and from
that day TO this there thousands OF instances TO Dir
nrove the p,pnlar dogma that he voice of the people
IA the voiee Of God" The seeded States comps-
ra.yely free from the sdmiIture OF foreigners Their
400 900 white men held 900 900 slaves The constu-
on of the Conedsrate States granted was far supe-
or TO that o. the Federal States IL was particularly
o N two respects There was an extension oil the Pres
dental term to six years. with prohibition against 70
lection and the AZ pointmsnt Of oil Confederate On
rs except Cabinet Ministers, was for life, or during
ood behavior Thus there was check Oh ONCE seekg
"a On the clamorous hounds for place. By this system
Of Mace hunting the North had become nation OF pol
;ei,ns without s,a,eman being left, and thus it be
cam, worse .hsn was conveyed In the description OF the
Freuch.n Who having visited the United sstes eI,
claimed MY God. what sountry.-2 $50 religions ana
. ouly one -QAughter-to which Yankee JournA-
list tetorted on France by saying, my God, wbai
nation - $50 soups and no religion" I ke
newed sugbterJ He would not attempt TO unron the
horrible panorama Of this fracidL war; the oloooies
picture ever painted by the hand Of time, where every
> sain was loss and every victory wasa defeat Mr.
Russell OF the Tines most powerful and mparua
historian Of the When he wroe from hearsay hs