Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21
Public Conscience.

Tbs E-oairsr devot $ a cO'unn and half to our
berth; l. ssgias ~ taking issue With question
ct fsc Wae;ber the President has lost the confidence
Of ,be country The tone Of al newspapers, Of all pub
lie men, the conversations Of individuals throughout the
lsrd Al speak t-upps,.gO1gued 20 tbs fact The Ba-
y'rsr i tlc solitary sx,spion that has uuder
,bs rva ior. Ard hss scarcely constitutes eIcep
uct or II ou msmcrv il greatly a. fsul it hss in
GU sd some very sharp ec-'ures on various Of mis-
management on the par OF the Administration. But
everybody can see and fee! that there is not the
confidence nov that there ssve months ago in the
Administration. Thoroughly persuaded Of this fact
ourselves and dsplori1g Is national calamity, We
have merely attempted in What have said, 70 Iug-
gos The means TRAIT considered likely to regain that
eOuhleues Personally profoundly Indifferent about
pariss-Ss have rot voted for ten ySars-is vet
obvoas thAs the uoion Of the whole population ss
s,asl the Of ths great in which are
s5gsged- The bli0 common sens Of the people dc
taed ibis obvious policy AID Uih them, party has been
snCs, universally discarded. TaAt Il vas not repudi-
ssd By the President appeared from the vast dispro-
portion Of Brsck ridge Democrats 10 bis appointments.
II he did not rtrd 20 be governed BY that oonSdsrA-
ton TIE character Of his appointments vas unfortunate
in II d,cstiug bic intentions.
rhz Egguirsr mentions four Brigsdier Generals -
"Z,lleOhr, We, Humphrey Marshall and B'eCksn
ridga-haH Of thsH formerly Wigs, half formerly
DsnOcrs;s." The three sesi formerly Whigs-bu'
q lolg tire ago. Z,ilecF,r ue have heard mentioned
,bs only Wig BO IVES, Poin:sT-uho has received
a comm sion B-iSadisr-Ard be VN superseded A.
500 a. could be BY Wee, Pointer.
TIE Erysrcr speaks Of our appreciation Of General
Lees appointment, bscau,s BE- is Wing" We never
heard that General Lee vas q Wing, aud kroV
nothing in the world about Lis politics We doubt,
If he ever vo,ed Toe rsour With which he organ
i1sd toe army Of Virginia ass spring Won our Ad-
usAlcD; aud If lei, 20 himself ve have faith that he
vi iniusO iresh hs into all military operations 60
i;ile Of the pNr;saa have Abou, u.s. that should
have EIldly ,ern Gen Floyd called 70 the War Depart.
msr:-eoa'Deed that ais energies and ABILITIES would
have bssn Of vast service 20 the country.
TIE Esg4;-1 Winds up It's discourse by Assling the
Richmond FRg for denourcag secession and the South
srn Confe6eaey, stlsr the Yankees and Jews Who
constitute large portion Of the Administration, had lef
washington. whAssver force there might be under
ether circumstances in this Of VndicatOn falls
poiaess under the real state Of facts. The present.
Edi,or sF the Wiig urged the sszIrs Of Warrington
Iad the expulsion Of the YAlk,es ala time anterior
hs. a. which Is reported th-, Mr. President Davis
himself shed tears in the Senate chamber, At t5e
c,ss.y Of l,.Vay the Federal metropolis.
Bat this and I'll such pes.y matters unworthy Of
The grsa. Cause on hand. The real matter nov 10 to
save cur county and our Independence. Ten months
iaer1ess Of the Administration hAI pat both in jeopardy
and spread dItruss through sae Ind. l. wish
10 remove the causes Of this is:rusL The only s1pe
dent that occurred TO Us was change Of men and
measures. Il vas more difficult for the man Who had
lost confidence to regain L. than for mea We ere
gre tie P.ssiden, hA. not viewed the matter in this
iylt The new Cabinet has not a large enough infusion
Of new elements to inspire corflsnce. l. has vast
dsa Of hard bor the ground lost by past fail
ure And the elements urknoun 70 the country
ard have YET 10 be tsssed.
b. the spirit OF the army il gOOd-the 'p'ri. Of the
people is sood-ths Cause Itself il EreG, and glorious;
ard ve FAVE fAih In their triumph in spite OF all CD
sTucionL