Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-12

T. Is one Of the prodg Of history that an obscure
vulgar, iitsrAte, moderately endowed and moderately
ambitious man should be the head If not the author o.
great revolution, Involving not only total transfer,
nation Of government but gigantic aud bloody var.
Bu. such is the case With Abraham Lincoln. Il must
Eavs be rsckoned among ths eccentric tricks o.
fortune that Of people numbering over thirty niors
ks should have been called the position Of highest
tru, and power And not less rema kAels viii it be e.
teemed. that large majority Of those people so little
oOmp-eaeaisd, or if comPreheudirg 50 little cared for,
The Wis, and esssa, principles Of the Government Ut
der which bey we'd bA: ne found no difficulty in sub
,aF,iug its fundamental theory sud reVOut.OniEns ID,
very lAw q IL being That such s the fact very bre
statement oil show.
Those who tanned the Government, taking, as then
,,u1dadon stone, the principle for Which they had ou
a.ey g11s through seven yeArs var, hat 40 Govern
mea; = valid uae,s {; upon "the COZ ent of the
governed agreed JIa, upon eer.aiu terms and corci
.crs. which we're jisiac y stated in Constitution, to-
separate sovs7 ~ a. u0uId, Tor certain specific
Pup s and ios oaer, unite aud create an sg7rey
"a mfl.sg the a rs provided for IN The Constitution.
Tas agency tley e-Ied she Federal Government They
wcgg especially sAresp 10 have {, known that the Sass,
30 we're tie paroles 70 The sOmPac:, Lad besoWei
gp1a the Fsilr agency only such privileges and !uuc
to-s a. ssre explicitly nominated in the bond" sno
81. .-sv r,ser7sd tc themselves all the urdslesstsi
rsdss posse aai prsr0sa!ves which belonged 70 them
A. sldiu5a-. -oysr,,saass.
IL, 7sv5.l .o1 OF ali,b Abraham LiaoO.l Is the ch'
cis cad CONSISTS il she ,dJr apparently successful
10 ucf, o. the Stss, 80 coly7s this mere agency Of
the ass into f1ss ,s',-'0 suoOriilae 20 the thag
made those SO made .1 o,s2t the creature over i.
ere. 0sB T.gaucl 70 5a-cs psrl5EE lore than from
az u ggPr, g. satisfy ia ory, -r css!l-'- ia els h
n a.g 10 Carr7 81. s.s- .ss S.l,cs owed ih-s existence
90 Ga, fo1. AZ lrvgs 1aI 50 s,--ce Oet,se The
T. r- E-a.s. .l...yG Jleis sl,tls aud Tes.io 20
y-s ic- ,- ing r..o. .a- c1---sz ~ ,gscsaiPs o.
EE... 10 -.s SAFE ices. Asulg On --sse sA'saar.i.
I--g ......-s ls -ss cg.g4 Safe L'glsstu'e1 TO b,
br.as. lp ~ srrs. rio sd imqrsOaiug .A'r member
aa- s1., 20 oppose -yv,rlors 10y appointing agents Of
r.. o.1. c-ls, the l.s Of Military Governors sit..
s1 p o, sy,1sry 80 enforce Authority With their bayc.
ae, lis Cor,..ss are nov Engaged in discussing The
-rs,.s Or r-s..-c -hs seeded SaJe, which they h',
60 be sal ze-sss c. The UaOa, into The CONDITION o.
gv1v-css, ds1. lsa- tributary ard ruled over by ch
ceFs appointed tom other s8.os aud '3u among .aeai
a. ~.s Tie p.4r cs bu: chen O1'' partially, uldr tn
prsE .g,s-ca-r7 a1l colonial 'ys,eu. Az lasl step
IN .As Rsyo,lto- be "a carrying or for the an-a ao.
o. The States a1d the erection Of compact, =oii sn'
aseyer .lso1 SUI be has cfa,ai see following form Of
o,,l W bs j-aH.i aud sllrcs a Who sea 70 be IT,
ec--sd IS 5so-grg 20 lie o0uaIy and claim Jne rights
Of e..slsdiP TO --s Is.
y -0-1uly ssasr that s bear gga s'sg'a-Cs 20 the
T--at Ltss sad support and sustain the UOrs iuIor
sd ass .herelI. Tla. III! mNlt4il the rational SOW
stg'Futy Dg-lnoI1E that OF A. STATE. coaaly Con
feItrlte power grG. ill dseo1r a. & '5u1teuanCr
nd forever oppose secession, rebellion aud di7negTR
b Or Of tie l,ri Cgiou lha; CisClIm and delOucce
zE ard a-t fsiIs-l.7 via the 50 called Coued,rI.e
states aud Confederate armies sld pledge my horo-,
nv properly and life 20 The solemn performance Of thi-
ny sacred 0,1 O. ISa-cs 70 Jas government Of the
lai,sd Stztss Of America
NJ further il5-h aesd be cvea 90 the chAr1U er and
90. cts Of tie Llc5.7 R7o.1cu. Taose sAo Eii &c.
aid hin a i,-aose ~ho prefer 20 live ua1er govern
asnt OF coass1:-iz fee Republic, or rather .ssoc.
lo1 Of Republic .ss each STATE is 4 separate pubic
sao'e sho stand by the work OF :Ler fsther-.hs ,u
s ard pa lrel d,sPo, els traitors aud rebel and he
ss7-z y-s sImss sgAirs, them 70 compel then TO sub
A The Iey8uioa.zad distorted and bideous form Of
sayssansl- slose scep.re he Lg,s. Taey have ds.
plcasd their 20 him By Mcclellan, as they had
already done By 8 ~ Others.