Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-20
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l.. Tie call by the abOidORsts for second army Of
600. 600 men.
=. Their brildirg Of a hrser navy aud alNrgsr num-
Der of irOnesd boats for operation against forts in bar
bors and upon rivers, and for the general purpose Of
destroying our coast and river banks.
g Their systematic fertilization Of all prominent cities
and strategic points nov occupied on our soil for pei
mAnsnt possession.
Z. Their massrg Of troops At different points to be
permar eaty held as bases Of operations against the Con
tedsra,e States.
s. Their avOSed intention Of corquering every sea
board ely and blOckAdiOg up al Access TO the "a and
huirg out expeditions for the same.
9. The inhuman AGd iniQui.Ous proclamation OF PIes-
deat LiHeOl0, looking towards the utter destruction Of
our country.
2. The support rendered him by the Governors Of
the thirteen States In this proclamation, and 10 the pros
euton OF the ~AF.
5. The unity Of the people Of shs North on the war.
Tie Democrats party is coming into poser again, but
tia. party dsclsres il oil prosecute the var to our Ger
tain and entire sutjaEsdOu aud the restoration Of the
Union.
SSTLsse ss src2g reasons, and they are eOrrObOrAted
BY al that we are abl, 10 discern 10 the spirit aud ten
per Of the enemy. We see 10 sisu Of abatement in the
bitter luminosity towards u3 that sssys thsir miats, and
i! 10 doubtful II We have ever properly sstima'ei the
dsep-seAhsd aud implAeAble character OF their hostility.
Wien the S5u.hcro States seeded many UelLiniormed
citzsas, Of all professions and pursuits, predicted that
there would BE- no war, except on one condition, name
ly That the Nosthsrn people we're both &IaOraiiEiS
and dHsH.sl Ia ths alignment Se forgot, IS the sri-
Ter above qlotSd says, that they had ProyIn themselves
. be 80 in the long chapter Of the X mas troubles, and
in the raid Of John BOUn into Virginia, 10th of which
showed that they sefs ready and snIjOss % shed the
blood Of the South, and to desOlA,s and ruin oar eoun.
Try, by one Of the most cruel and asndish connections
that can be conceived Of TIE great mass Of the North
err people bad approved These proceedings, and entered
the name Of John BrOEn upon the calendar Of their
slatL These events constituted in reality Ghs beginning
Of the war.
With The spiFi. Of the party that placed him In pow.
sE, President LiEcoiu declared var ASAins: " in kI in
sUgurL address. We could not ss it clearly. After
various shiiinEs and poVarieAtcas, to avoid the rec
possibility Of firing the DO; gua, to put his nation up
on the plea Of selEdsfe9es, (.hou "a hs knew the Star
of the West hal already besn dssd inIo) he slammed
an expedition for the relief Of Fort Sumter, and when
it appeared OF Charleston harbor ss op,nsd upon the
fort aud his ships lay quietly BY until the surrender, and
steamed back 10 carry the news. Then followed his
proclamation and call for troops aud the blockade.
Tee North tor fifteen ysus aud more had been 10
every vAy IHiiyiag and dePreciAtins the South in the
most unmeasursd terms aud III every possible manner,
aud in every mater Of Importance to our honor, virtue,
inte,iseuce, religion, resources and power, 90 that Il
6nAIly believed 4 -sn hlsJhoOdS and volunteers we're
eAlsA Ter 10 crJsl Out the rebellion in ninety days, or
s1 months a, the i.rthest." We EynpalliEld in the
impression, not :ta, DC we're 10 Be Crushed gu " bat
that tie var you'd be short, and for . snort var ve
volunteered Aad prepared.
The battle Of Manassas sAs fought The AoolionisiS
raised 500 600 men for the var. We held to the
hope Of q speedy peace al that sumner and hL. I'VE
had commissioners IN EurOp,;" 4" foreign interference
Gas certain " "Iae bIe,k do would nos be observed "
" tie want OF cotton il ElgAnd especially would force
the European possrs 20 interfere " thea cane the TreLt
,fir. We uere to have Z gland a. ssr with the
United stA.1. The Lgcoln Government SpOlOgiIed-
An thess expectations vanished. We we're self deceived
Neither England, nor EArcs, nor any o.her Poser, ever
gAys "a he s'glte.. iniRAi9n either Of recognition OF
of Interference, bat al he While the very contrary
Tbey scInouledsei us ls esliEsrcnts, ard nothing more
Had the Abolition Sales bceu IS weak as Turkey or
Austria, or toe petty States Of IA,y England and Fanos
would have loag ago pu. aside the blockade AID inter
fered for peace, Tor their Own tentht. Blu. the Adolf
toa States frightened theu CT BY threatening VT
II thsy i~nterfsred, although it il almost earain no var
With thss powers would have en1usd.
"rhs immense expense Of the var" it vas thorgl!,
"c.uld not Be long borne by the NOrta, and this would
p.,..si.ts an early peace; but ibis idea in dus time en-
plo8sd.
The army Of the Abolionists lAI been greatly di
minishsd by The ssOrd aud BY peaalsu es, aud COO,
90 additional troops have been called for, and are
coming in 10 al up the losse'; aud nos, While there il
f, p,riL lul in the storm, the notion Of "sps sdy peace
/, ,v,ip n sing before the minds Of many psopls. in q
n,esaI Of the sane expectations Of foreign recognition,
and by consequence, foreign interference; whereas, there
I, no, the drs foundation 10 f1e. for either the one or
IN. other. Louis Napoleon has heIcj Oh hs hands,
and quistly attending 70 his own al irs, has turned over
th, "a, between ~ and our enemies into the hands Of
the EnEliah Cabinet, and viii move when EnglAnd mDves,
and no sOonsv. Al the sp sohes Of her grsAt mao and
aipi,tsrs. nd the articles Of her newspapers about re.
e,.pidou, amount 10 nothing. Neutrality u What
s,s began uith, and Neutrality" 4 What she will end
Uiih.
Gotten = "a. { "Eing" in the ssass understood by too
MANY amongst ourselves. When vas 1t In the history Of
tbe commstos and trade Of the world as far buck as "a
cord. rsch, that any one production Of the earth ever
controlled the welfare Of nations, beyond admitted eI'
tent aud Tor ouly . short period CT timer
HossVsr little il may suit our UshSs, 10 ara obliged
70 eonOsds to other nations the privilege Of Judging aud
ssdor EoS tbsmsslvs IN 40 mOmeutoua = matter As that
OF becoming parlis to such q var ~ tha- l. 10 our
"a. ss undertook il on our Own Account, and Ne GIN
not rishuury require others to hsht cur battles for uI.
We have 50 Tar bsen sdsq iGe to il, aud II se ara true
10 ourselves and worthy the destiny No picture to our
selves, We sll b, Sufficient to Il 10 the end. IL behoOVes
u. though, to esaalIa p;0ps.ly the ASSra and FsIiiS