Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-02
The War a BIessInG.

Somebody has sa that /" War IS tie Statesmsusbip
" Fate Uldcub edly much that is desirAble in Gov
,ansut and much hSt is advanced in eviz ton is due
= var Il the Aute-Chfisdar era it Eas the agency
general, employed bg Providence 10 work out great
huc4l and moral results. Who eDPoEered to cay that
+. i nc, sui employed for tie end Tae Charles
ton n ,ey cou-iers i; ia this light, and sdverts to
s1ne o. tie bsu,h.s already spP-scai from the
ordeal tbrousa which We are passing. l!ssys:
A.tr the formation OF the Confederate Government
,lssr thai /, The hsnjs Of RecOnsu uctiO
isa How this came 70 psss, and Why tue mea Whc had
bs5u ul, /, INSTRUMENTAL n bringing s5lu. tbs Sou.h
,ru Cou.ecerscy uot paced IL power TO complete
- ndspe d. nee, ul tot GoS enquire but Of enc
thir 80 tgiuk there eau be no dou6t-h 10 war had
rakeu Ilscs the Northern Sats could easily, by COZ
,e.,ols uhlcl would ia way have impaired the Ad'
vantage OF the Ga Ulon to 'hsm, have FecoeC'ea
t,-u4Iy 70 he Confederate Stat.s aud reformed Iho
Union.
Now it mas tAve been the purpose Of God to PNrse
,rey.r tie people OF bc sOuuer0 irom the people Of
tie Nor.hrrl ace aud be- may have seen tIst ~ &C.
.mp.ish th5 ,ui the Ia which Nc c. g1Ret z
.Jsou ly n cessaty. b. other mesgs could he PEG
Die Of tue Southern Safes become ~ Iained With the
rhAac erslics Of the people v. the Northern States
~ 10 other means could that anita lsn and aeutuor
b, produced which absolutely necessary to prevent
. reunou betueeu them and by no Oher mean1 could
ne r. sources Of The Southern Safes be developed
whereby tue resyc CT VI O.bvr uaiJ.s would b. iu pred
aud cue utu-e peace be secured IL Lesa thing 50
Whit an urstim tbls blessing although dIaped la sorros
AMI - .tilg ui Ghi- ba 10 the Confederate Satss
Aud there is another O"urhg that this viii, III
All likelihood proluce TIE world at lIige hss been IL
t,l ignorance Of the institution 81 African slavery IT.
cur midst TIE Northern States cid 10, believe that
.uuid dlts 70 70 war Nth ia III with four mlio's OF
slaves on our soil Thy looked upou the insti uon NJ
an element oil suh WCskGess that they had only 10 e,
..H.H... l. l.
Sr hss shown the nature OF our system OF saver.
IL s an element Of Strength instead U skuess Whilst
Toe ~ Il gO,s Out ~ hgu he slave remains ~ home
10 M soil Ia spite cl all the aiuTement, aud iust
sA0I q shciDI,, 10 'usuTr'cuoI o sA's ia tie
S,u;h have taken place. Tley have not inflated the
uaJla Ihsv have p,uNrj tleuuseV 10 be civilized
tsOs But tor tbs var the hue 8, a',On VI the slave
10 the master IN the South would never have been
Anoan and 1ur strength As people would never have
been app e,aied
Tnis Val may also DO necessary to unite the Couled
crate Ates loge her Tl,ro very little ASSOC alOu OF
affinity bet the people OF South CafuliIA and TtK
" thOse VI Virginia AID Alabama OommSce AID in
tsrcourss FAT intimate beseen the slave STAT
ou tue Liver Mississippi aud tho Tree States the u
s-ippi AID lie tribu aties than between any pOr
OF the COu.ctetao Stale To break ibis ustur
hliiy, and produce 10 gee MI 'o.iOn fr : sles
suhOuL H. a. ueC tsziy. To esiatl sh the ion
OF the Co fsdvratS States must be cementcd with our
boot aod by h7 blood thad by these who were NOS.
rot nsltly Oeiird ri:h by tue ga Of interest To-
t,.cour-c, and commerce ke mlsiOn vel as union
necessary to The stability Of our Couieleracy. War
als pIO1u-ei t.. Indiana, Illinois and ONO have gp
pared The soil OF renucsee Louisiana aud A> sppi
20 n urier th,ir ople mo suit cion All ayhpslly
ps the people OF these states is -Hppu!r,d by
eua'iOr-uteTesG by hate aud rcoi sIu,iiou OF a
acton b,tW- th,m uIsI IL "a ia guish, forever.
PsJr ii-I thus ~ The SCHEMES OF pOlIt cgus aad
carries OGl Lis grsoiUus aud bet, fieoit pu'poses