Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-26
Bad Policy.

Bad Policy.
A eotsmD1rafy d-aounces HoratiO Seymour and
Washington Hunt OF New York, for their general
course respecting tue present war and particularly for
positions taken 5y them in letters published since the
Gsrcsscf Yasadrbam. These Northern LRt.LineOnites
are distinctly and specifically characterized as being
worse thai SamEsr or Chase. Our contemporary goes
20 far IS to announce that i, would be glad learn Of
the arrest Of these men By Lincoln TIE desire that
tsose arrests &c made is not tia result OF hope that
good you'd grow oct Of them in toe way Of gOldiug the
Northern people 70 7ceat resistance But the position
Of the Journal IN question is, thas Seymour Hunt snd
ok,rs OF their eas, deserve arrest for their innate
ncannss5 ana for their Offences against Lincoln.
This Is strange attitude for Southern jOunal--or,
indeed, for a sensible journal anywhere. The leaders
thus Yehemerly denounced are as aercely anathe-
mashed BY Horace Greeley as they are bytseE Their
arrest would esgse much joy TO Charles Sumner or
Hssy Ward Beecber as could possibly be expressed b.
the editor whose article suggests ;ae thoughts
Pelaiag. We respectfully submit, that this community
Of wishes 90 the part Of extremes, is conclusive
proof tea reason as nos hsd its legitimate sway in che
discussion o. i, question PISTON been dominant.
There has no. been enough Of eAlnness
The gles. and Disastrous war which is now raging
must have am sl6 some day. When il viii terminate
no bunsn pgcscsEce can noE foresee But this much we
Ell Know ibl Abraham Lincoln will never give Us peace.
Thss IS csraio This w4r siil continue until his power
is bgossu. TIE eu so heartily abused by our respect
ed tsmpOrary ore WELDING all the influence at their
command 20 west power from Lincolns hands. Hence
they objects Of special hatred and denuncaon by
Somner wilson, BeseheE, Greeley, &C. lie. Why, then,
should Southern men wish 10 see them thrown into
dungeon Why should Southern men wish to see them
arrested ia th-ir hudable wor Of trying 10 overthrow
TIRE Abolition power as welded BY Lincoln
Isola:ed expressions may taken from the pubHca-
tons OF Northern conservative leaders, and distorted
as tolead TO g-ea prejudice against them. This is
faf. We should look 70 their general course aud the
gund object LEY have in view. They want to pros
r..e LOcoln wl) is ala insape,abe obstacle % peace.
thus hs tbey have the beafael, sympathy of the
aonL intelligence Of the south. Thus LAP they ought
90 hare the lncsge sympathy OF every man and every
woman in the CoutedeEats States.
Why do they want 70 overthrow Lincoln, Chase and
SInosr? Their generally avowed reason is that Lin.
c Chase sgi Samcer are aboring 20 su6iugate, rob,
and plumber 5te s,uya On this point therefore, the
Conservatives srs ,5t rs 6rd as sumter and Chase.
sat, disoa75re all -ioeu,s 4oi rednenents Of lneia-
physical reasoning csn be shown that these men are
rsaiy io7 pss-e Ir Is s,ae. eY ssow themselves as
beng or var og -ls gonsu.u;onls being for prose-
cuicz The var So long t c.rried ou in accordance
with ,as co1st.say- ,,c Bls sals 5ayiug this, they
5,17u--c L.7-5 el sagng van against tue cOnstitu-
t-1- Is,7 .s,- .hsr L-Coin, sdnler aud base
have ,zsu-7e Del tl- g5l,i,a ION l tueg war policy
Eo-.e they ere ~ .osd 90 Lia,ou's ~ and lin
90 E. r1t gt t..- MS g.r .,ry me, are iptpreu.