Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

mad. SIRs AADi'-Under this caption, the Mobile
Register dscourses rs follows the future OF the Yam.
KEGS:
The North darcs not look the future in the face. One
mad frantic infatuated present absorhs all iis though-
add il purposey works selt up 10 this demenJd CO..
di,ion Iha il may think Of tie future. IL has never
looked more than line days 6head-the period within
whcl it has repeatedly promised TO suodue the South,
AID as repeatedly renewed the promise when failure to
NEE; il compelled extension OF time. None OF their
public men their editors dare 10 look into the lu-
ure Wordy and specG as u their BENT they have
not word as 10 the future Toe bare idea OF nvesti
eating the future through its probabilities inspires them
ii h a shuddering aversion 10 pursue the suffice aud
they drown the ref ions suggested by plungins intp
Lle e1ci.emen.s Of the msdis.ing prescnt-tGis var
watch Investigators into the future would certainly con-
denim Like eebGuched felon, they drown remorse for
cue past aGd fears for tie future in Sed ntox cation
AID the occupations Of renewed crim.nali.y.
Tney have the rye TO con.mplate neither the con.
ssqufnces Of failure in his war; nor OF success, nor CT
10 continuance for years. Toe consequences OF all Of
.h,se are alike disastrous in their probabilities they
l.i In this var ther oyuGty 10 ls ouFdened With 81
enormous debt with crippled commerce, suspended in
dusry, gsnlgd bIrkrnP ey, "a lion emp. wees q g
,aS rts y. aud public ds;rU deep in
the bosom OF society and promising immediate growth
l1d ;ruition OF anarchy aud disTupuc1.
IL the war continues for years they loudly boast i,
Slsl at any eos, until the South is subjugated the
1rosp {: is appalling. The vas. public eXpCL.
itufe must be continued and increased, commercial
d isttigl d.:rcss will continue and increase. They do
nos dare 10 pursue rquiry as 10 how the be
raised 10 coctinue expenditure for years. nov
ne country can bear commercial and Industrial distress
ior sa:h lime.
Bl: az: of all perhaps, do they dare to Investigate
sac "a urs Of in conqurIg the South, though
they have by GcJiamaoD vct;d Is the panacea for al
their rolte and strive 10 keep the deu-ion by loud
and CONSTANT Ieirra1n OF the assertion. TINY DREAD
T, AND DARE Mt. ePEs DISCUSSION RESULTS or
SUCCESS Tney cal longer deceive themselves with
the pleasing fancy that when the Souhis we'll whipped
|. vii good nsuredy up TO its suit con, Aequies,e
Ia reconstruction, and be wiling to tie Unioa
rlsy are obliged recognise The fact tlat the South
il subugaed they cay it shall be- that Is mast be held
As Gu: qner,d province. seti his, who can wonder
il they dsro examine into the and Of
holdlg ~ They kaoW how enormols would be the
figures representing the army Of occupation the mil
lions OF cost Nay, they know the utter mpos,ibi.y Of
- b, llrg the Sout7, and yet they will not admit that
the var sna have any othr termination than in their
# With a wiul determination p, rsst 10
bel ct Of remuneTaiVe succesP, which every ncau i,u
moment .f T. d oon tells them is deusion aud lie
they rush blndIy onward in the awful future which must
b, wul under ell circumstances and which every hour
of D ,rs stencc eDsureS 10 be more awful.