Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-22
How 30 FI1ht ~saEaKes.

How 90 FIIaI saVAges.
Lincoln proposes the emancipation Of all our slaves,
and By the mAnner and language Of hs Proclamation
IovGes thsn 70 instruction. His iOl1uSrs shout he
sauasbs at bis heels for thS &C, Of unparalleled Atroeity
on the par: Of q ruler protesting to recognize the tsAch-
hss Of q Christian civ I Eldon and hs accountability to
the oplni1o Of nlnkiul 1. Il matters not What We may
know Of the futlity Of the pOHcJ pscpcs'd-We are
tu4ia able in &C ing ut IS We Weuld feel constrained to
do, Il We t-sv that tho murdesous scheme could be eaI-
risd ouL. Or saeny deliberately chooses TO depart
from the established mode Of war aud to attempt the in
tsodncion Of another, which, If IL we're practicable, would
make the earth groAn wish is scenes Of inehsble horror
We have q right 20 meet the nonstrous suggestions Of
the Proclamation in whatever way Ne may choose, ard
with Wsa.sver means We can. We can be no longer held
20 the praedes Of civil I'd warfare. I. becomes Us then,
and especially the President, 10 whom the whole matter
was submitted by Congress, With the pledge that they
would su5ain him 10 whatever system of repression and
retaliation he might resort to, to consider what measure
should be adopsed BY US % foil the aendish purposes Of
she szSmy and 20 roll back upon them the destruction
they are preparing for us.
Gas or two thiags occur TO ~ - among the means Of
do5eaOs and ret ibudoo which the occasion calls for.
F,rsl 10. all tbs legislation Of Congress Ia regard 10 pri.
watering be dIregsrded, Ence It's only eject ia to tram
mel and defeat thes3 Who desire 70 engage in that
branch Of UAr, And let Letters Of mArqus and reprisal, and
naval commissions be lSsasd to all IuitAbls persons Who
may Apply, Who shall bS undr 40 restrictions a. to
Shea, where, o. hOS they may obtain vessels and crews,
and shall es A. PeIfset liberty to make var upon
the commerce, shipping, property, cities, aud lives Of
ths oneny Ehsre and a. they please, capturing, burning
and staying wherever opportunity Is presented. Let
this BE- done, snt the saA viii sooa swarm viii avengers
and WhAi VS. done by the Suuer, and is nov being
dSne By the AlbIma, vii enable g to form al esii.
maze OF What could be accomplished b. 4 hundrCd o.
more such knigas-erAnt Of the deep. IISlayery is cur
pscalAr institution, Gad We clnnos rslusa IL kind G
bow stricken u Ia TIA, quarter, 80 Commerce Is their
peculiar Institution, asd they Are ui.hou. remedy by
uay Of retaliation against Is.
Second, let bodies Of sslec; men, stroag, bold and
well mounted, be Osg'nEed under toe leadership Of such
men Is Stuart, J'uSins, Morgan and Forrest, numbering
i;o0 6vs huaissi to Ave thou sand men. according 70
tos country IN Which they are TO cpsrats-!sG them dash
Into the enemys Colnry With orders to buru, blow up
sd destroy everything dssrueib.s 10 thsir COURSE
ever ely toSa, hlule. and hOuss, every blro, rarc.
house., Vo;k5hop, mill and bird e. Nor should they re-
tu-2 Ehds any Ting within reach s 70 be DESTROYED.
17l Llneosn.rsvokss his Pro,;Gna alton. Tas success
With Which Stuart has, o. three OcsaGloos, passed around
tie entire rear Of hs0slans great army, and the ease
SA5 which be sluisj pursuit. IhOEs with What certainty
aa1 with What eject tie plan eolli b carried out
eleh bodies Ct usn, noTisg With rapl1i,y Aad With fire..
S'a1i changes or direction. eating telegraph wires and
"~e'royius railroads IS taey passed along. could remain
% ne sasnys country As locg a. they pleased AID DO
80 ssoaai o. damage slu0s. above coupla:ion-
wa H Be sdl hs sasA a u5ds OF x.-asv
NoA1 % iulanIa, 6lra,rcus. Gan. e. /: IS rot
- 'ahumln or bI-oA'ocs a. ssrSi5 lls-rreciol. Think
0! g. D5nngo, ali say It TO pseVya; or cad he shl9.
as"1s sud appalling scenes there enacted ~ would no.
.l1thsd II rs5-i-S % ihs ,osol, sad ia. Euhou;
Discriminating, Laeoas schsns we're . 1lcceed. f..
se25A1'a vo-il D. ans-g ia, lss: Of o. L1--e.i Va
would have 70 Grs.
Fl'd, e: c5-sses Tasl !; asss appropriate = ruSs
SUI Of a91ey-slJ g. u n iyas 4 aecsssa-y-.g b, en-
E.0Js5 "a tfscils sAs bIrlirg Of Nv York, Boston.
PalAie.phia, Cilcaaati, Chicago, AID tho o;ser princI.
pal cities Of t1e S,r.h. I. need 10. b. doubted tAa,
msn enough would b, iouad IN aly Of thin to do The
"o;k-aad # 10; they could be found eisssh,r, and
sent theFs. Treaty msn, viii plans sl p.ecouoerted,
Of = EiadT, dy aiSa: could lay Nsu York in aches
ard 80 Of all the rssL I:o1aid bs d1as With certainty
and with sAisy-And ,hsrs are thousands of Yankss Who
1aSAO ~ NOuN cap a. lno u0Qof-
taking. Viii Il be Answered that . s'miAr fate would
be visited upon "a The reply L. that the destruction Of
New Yak alone would nearly sqaL in value ana
smonai every city OF iowa nov in oar hands. Luckily
for ~ In suca q war A. his, .bs advantage would be q
hundred fold In our fayoF. Oar cities are few, far
apart and Of eouPIrAdysly incOasidsrAbls s,za. Ths
sane may be said Of everything elsa hers ind lnn,ble,
- compared with the same thsrs.
TGsse, then, are som, Of hs M MS We have Of meet.
leg 'hs ne- mode o. E2fAre, over tho prospect Of Which
tbs A5Oliioais.s are hcliiag A %ju5les. O.hsIs may &C.
SF % others, and should 90 g.vln to The public
TIE President should estimate them for heir intrinsic
EsHl IS ilsahsd BY AID adapted TO The occasion, and
should steel himself a yainsi all such sense Of hum icy to-
Warts the enemy az may DO inhunlniiy to hi own
people. A to the judgment Of the vOtl5-though We
should not doubt 10 a2ProSs-i: would natter nat
much, since tbs world has !ot ul aloro, 10 take care Of
ourselves, IS bs5; We u.y-Asd We may choose our own
mode Of deisree and d.iysTsace.
We vii only add hat b,,oro resoriag 70 auy or all
she measures here proposed, or any similar ones, Il
would be proper for the President TO notify the Llnco'n
GO'sFsnsni Of his Intention TO do 60, unless the Emsp.
OipAlsn and Insureedon Proclamation were revoked.
VIrHinia.
ave want Virginia; eagerly, earnestly aud In a hu,.
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