Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-29

Of The South. I, i pAia ghat, WA him. UniOn means
Oub dAllys6lA eossrnpsnt over the No!Ih and the
sOssh; and lhst AZ is eou.eni. AAt sAshei 10
tass The ehspees a nsR; ersAt iOr hmen'
wbiOh is SIOOdy aed disastrous iasure.
%FSis IL, hsubstAace, an SdSis60n tbe dis:ntsgra
ion of the Uuon-sIactly as assumed by the LOOdOn
fmes-to be the result of this Tbs Times ia speSg
Ing of some views like these, expressed n British jon,
maj by Sris,r on American Or the conclusions
Of the Tines and the want Of conclusion BY the Jouyns
some,hh may be said in opposition TO their haaty sE'
s5motIoI=Est sp6brcsli5m fails because the Udion
has failed and FedesGiSn ia failure 6ecatss ba. dc
sAon ia broken up. SAYS tAe 7!Hies: +, 800 10
What "a this but 70 uvog that Federation itsclS Is lon
possAlep The principle las been tried sud found EGat
me- The Southern States viii not submit 10 the NcIsi
OF ali bon4 ss-a tyrans nsjofity. Toe Northern States
can neither e9nqueg or copeiae vic by any meth
3D. So the appeal 10 70 war and the war il Is admitted
both sides must work itself out TO It's legitimate
sults Tee question Is 90 longer whether the Ncrth vii
conquer the South bus what the will lead TO, aud
what sate % thiHgs ali supervene uPon'the PRESENT..
TIE most far seeing discover nothing 10 the prospect bet
guerrilla warfare, bl!odsAed and devastation This Is
. mky 70 admit tba, tho statesman having failed, ite
ense Is now in the hands Of the soldier. But il s more,
L in the haEd OF tie soldier who seSs the dak end Il
Federation instead Of its bright bsSnnny Tbs ia 10,
the age in which Ferch monarchy Ia LT,atng up, or
srepnbc Is inauguated, but in ahch French Empire
has been restored end reesGblshed Il il an age IN
which strong ronarcby 4 the fashionable for Gem
oeratio disorder.
Europe has just congratulated Italy the acquisition
which philosophers wanted for her instead u the inde
p'ndeot SGtss which lately existed nssa Of ;hsccrsey
which Rome p;osses to We, instead Of aazzn's re-
public Tle Hestsra Sats Of Europe have less. the
credit OF Offering Mexico constitutions! monarchy in.
eld Of q republican constitution, which has had 70 e1
"a cree except aerna snarchy and dssPotsm. tn
Is age OF reaction for which m,cracy has TO thank
itse the DICTATOR the emperor the hing "a everywhere
uDsrssdng he Rscs Of the consul the paper scheme
of the Law giver.
When Wo ar, told that everything else ia impossible
10 America and that politics absorbed 10 the chanses
Of add the gEus Of the commanders, then, Indeed
see the bsgiDninS TIE end But that end is ne
the one desired ny other North Sou b. By us
Who loIk on Il eanno: be for our interest thai NIL
ltry s6Veuturer should possess the farsst regions OF
North America thoug1 that we're batter than an-
aIchy Bat /; IS the haven towards which the great
American ConnorWesl-h seems nov drifting. Is is
possible T1s: enough when every thing else seems to
be impossible.
Reading toe two authorities together the P.eGyms
Gays it cannot dispute the fact, OF which they sgrse,
tia, FEDERAL Union, that Il union OF commenting r.
pEbhcs under common government can never be re
suscAlei out OF the mAsra Of the former Union. Toe
North Is spseutgg the sort Of substitute which may
be put together ios season. Toe foreigner sets, 10
the destruction Of the FEDERATION the destruction o! the
principle OF Federation ard ia the demonstrated anarchy
Of furious aad ulrsgulasd democracy, tbs defeat of
pablieansn, as well as of uniOnism, and coming
action IN favor Of monarchy.
But blood thirsty I'm oai3ls Aad the conpseen.
arehis are both a. fault in THAR calculations Of Federal
s1eesascs aad of the political fruits Of this war end how
i, may Great principles live through many defeats, and
DO no, perish because tia tls i lOs or generation is
/ Githlsss- temple may be prOiAHed demolished,
/ ont the deity is e,ercsL
Bit thers Is hope for freedom and repubeanism based
o. solid fouadlons Of peace and order, which is 40.
shared by the Unons renegade who aufrsudess bob AZ
ths call OF snaicil and greedy passions, or the CON
pleeu. gl,sauan who hEters his aa.icral vanity With
he thought that all political failures, DisfOT;un and
errors esssAere serve % 5KIl: his Government a.
Tue model for hun VI Admiration aud emulation.
The south IS not yet eosqaered and uaHl this Is
S,as Cf,csu,s, III the s2seuiatous which rss' on TIE
as umpiol thai ,hs F5dors;ve and rPa5!cl- cA2rsce'
these coacvs Sstes Is to be oossratsi may face
wly or c: the calculation, OF their eaeDies aoi The
theories q piiloo2her The North nay jasiiy tic
al-rs c: al the trso friends Of hlman progress every
le,e by exposing che horrible character Of demoslzsd
sid Tszirg democracy, bu; alarm need not be de'ps
NJ gree Of Feds:al sueesss will sIpunge the preOt
rcA the Southern yevolraea sF5rds Of the grandeur
u the principle o. sl,s sovereignty 10 cOaiedsraet
soumsnitSs as prs'e-l'Ss o! the spri: Of ffe'doa
o. s cIrg1sh ths vitality vita which "a VII s.suggi'
os existence add rise iGes,andy against oppression
| i. /. becomes yet1ri,u.
AEsesaS q 81 ne Isrvsiy with the sentiment OF lh'
T.me5 thai between tho brutal aaa-shy Of Northern
iomlaatio sai any s5r. OF sheles, found uuier an
fern Of dsspois there would DC hesitation in chOO
ing the beneyosn. dssPo the nfo-iisd multitude
- dsay thA, ". are reduced 20 the Necessity of choice
aud e IsS Alternative b, forced upon "a by the ous
aud c,uses OF Others shall protest forever that it 4
act our fault, nor With colsel'; aud under a cir
eln,;aecss We shall ave. and o,,soi tha. rrpa5c
impossible becIuis the NOsSh il Spostate, nor fois
r.aou bsriae tue North IS il7e aad ;reScherous Bod
Il have eaIupi-nj forever ia the people OF the SOU h.
wao nj save them by tie victorious establishment of '
southern Oon'edsrlsy sr, By keeping The pFicp.C
Of constitutional g1vHnnsr. sIse, to be made the boa
CA Of hope for another 'ra.isr.