Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-29
Haired and Plumber.

The mendac&ass aud uonsensieL pretensiOn Nth
which bOshltes were lnAuguatsd, d this a var
70 trsservs or res ore Ne Union has been abandoned
by those VITO dreos IT, Il is nov openly svOEel BY
them not only tha. "the Unon it vas" lmpo sble
6u. that they woald not accept il if il we're. Toe Oul,
restoratOnists nov fcJn Of ihs old Democratic
puty the more northsry States, and the ueulras and
tories Of Kentucky Missouri Maryland, Western Vr-
gina and Eastern Tennessee. Tae>e seem 10 cling ~
the psePosrous hope apology for their eouadoe
aud ba, eness. They, no doubt, iu With al
o hers Who use their Senses a-s aware thai the UniOD
a. AS has long since Oeased 70 be Possibility and
that any UniO1 involving tie idea Of equality Of rights
In the South completely Of the question il
bad never slis;sd The North has given up hsidea Of
aghdng for the Union. For what then, is TAnkeedOn
sghtng'
There are but two possible replies to this lntsnOgA
tory. First, for Vengeance second, for ruPns Let
Us explain: Tue North will forgive the Scu tor
seeding, and thus destroying shat immense and luela
tive trade By which NeW York AMI BOs,Oa and P,ilA
delphiA had be built up and nrcl ed. Let lie
inmate a. t may, those oites have seen the Of
their prosperity aud Leneeior.a decline remain
stAtonary TEis calamity all suit from the indePeh-
dsnoe Of the southern Coniedercy, and from de-
termination % preserve lev commercial relations
possible vita our cnem es The later are utit us and
swear in their wrath that if they must sus We 10 the
Soath shall be ruined with them. Tits Is the mode il
which the veGgCanee q olive operates.
Bus tho var yhtiuly expansive and 10. Il CEASE
Waen it win, The Iei-rAl Government becomes burden
sIvth debt Of which, ii not rspudia.ed Tie interest
alone must be annua l. met BY enormous TAXATION The
IA A -. al l..
10 no condition a. the end Of prOtrleted olltes. .
submit 70 nsE and OuerOuS eGaesiOnA Somebody must
pay tbe piper, and Who &c the pOEer which, ac
oording 10 RederI authority, provoked the vaf TIC
south as four millions Of sTes couutless acres OF fer
tile territory, AMI produces, in ordinary times aDnnally
cotton 70 q value Of hundisd miliors and sugar
and tobacco 70 more than half that sum. The North
has only TO subugt,e the South and eonfs,ats Al, ha
together With house and ands and bank stock. and
money, aud cattle and behold the expenses Of the
war are pdd. This il lie mole In which the rapne
tive operates.
Thus see that the Yankees care nothing about the
Union. /, has 1vea ceased 70 be a oatehWOrd Thy
make war on Us because they aro insugel by hatred
and rapaoity-i Asops, in perfect keeping with their
character, ami worthy Of Their reputation These be.
log The inpelng motives and objects OF tho war, If
there we're ether reason Why the Southern people
should resist the lAs they Of theus lees enough
Gould they conquer u' they NOud at once gus their
revenge and Crafty their greed b. Wholesale plumber
Uuier the prete1 Of ndemnifyiug themselves for the
o,ss Of t,s var they you'd PauPerzs The Whole slutn
and lord t over Ger people With irsoens dOainaIOu
Who can picture the shame and degradation, deeper
aad darker than rat which The dying FSe'O predicted
fls Venice, TO vh.Oh people would be subt-eted
were il PO.sbls for the Vur and ViadictVe race Of