Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-16
FHEeOKsTITUrIOE -STITs 81 .
RICHMOND WHIG.
WEDNESDAY, aOaNISs, SEPT. Is fsos.
Rrnlts ID snbmissian b Yankee Rule.

wealthy farmer Ia This ); te, Whit vii you do If q
Yankees over run your couriyP H. h'si's'ed a mo
usnt and then replied frankly, "lt thought taxing
the oath would save ny property, would take IT," Hs
added that at the zine Of she raid into Eu'sGrG many
large property-holders and Of Influence bad scn
notes to him at dead OF nghgssking hun what would
do in case the Yankees ughi him from sheh he in
ferred that they were AZ a loss what 10 themselves
and wanted somebody to take the intAtiVe way
tie other
To all such gentsu, n. she fJnOung extracts irOD
the writings Of Yankee Gen rails Attorneys and Editors
may be useful They vii IS Arguments far more
powerful tlan any could make, 70 G,tsrm rs thei'
e1urss in the future.
One Of the principal Generals in Grants amy NtO Is
an influential politician in he Northwest p. Hovty,
writes letter to the great Democratic meeting at In
dianApois B. il remembered t0at The Democrats es-
peeally Of The Northwest are accused OF being the
friends Of the rebellion, aud a. heart Ftbtls thCui
selves Ii our friends agree With General Hov,y Nha
have We TO expect from our enemies, TIE Rpubhcans
Who are nov in power, aud likely r,mAia ouriI
LincOn's LIFETIME, since Lincoln himself has declared
that his administration viii only a. his dea-h n
being mo time for election"
HoVey says:
Toe army Of the SouthRe,t is determined upon the
sJjugafioH Z rs5sligD the highes, and strongest
sense Of ths cord NJ taf way, mpeTiag, Paieh work
vii satisfy them srd The party that attempts it will be
sW D. ITO hopeless minority, ike ell other combine
tons Of parties that have former opposed the Ears Of
our country.
The Cons:isutoa a. il ua-" cannot Be- restored an he
rsbsl States until the people OF hOye Staes shall uly
prove their love for Government and devO:Cdloy
sty In Il this 8pp US the madnan must wear his
chi fneEa A ftfflA RI a N nj vi, h
most sympathetic ibay this mast Be 50. Suppose rho
Union restored the Constitution guarantees the right
OF trial 0y iry, IL the ds.g CT Wa,rs The ohuce va
committed broad indeed YOU'D % the farce where
Aretel should &c presented fr treason Aad 'red by
rebel jury.
A Wsrd In regard 10 property Of rebels In my opin-
ion hey hav5 ilr,ei.5d Ill rni their oil shout he
30 used 70 prevent repetition Of their crime The
personal property should be Used in defrdyiHg he
osasss Of s rsro,i0u their llrss released ad libra
ted and the,r lIHd far poc cabl', dvidsd among
or sold srs who have Div sustained the Government
IN the hour Of is sJrest JriI
To much the same feet speaks Wm Viii ing Sllcor
ofthe Yankee War Department who doubtless uters The
sentiments Of the admin sratiou in power Wash
ingsOu Alulng to tie people Of The South, lie utsrs
this CALLING sentence:
TIE foot Of "a, e5HgEsryr planted upon their proud
sets viii 10. ,bsir tsmpers aud their defiant
treAchPfUcs nature Hlu seek 10 revenge lSeI N
murders asLssiraUOu5 and al Cudeghl methods o.
venting spite vh ca they dare manifest ~ open
war All in dv ny out Of their borders all loyal men TO
suppose that Unou sentiment vii remain in any Goa
siierabe number Of men amCng people who have
s.rsned every nerve aud made every sacrifice to de-
suoy the Union, Indicates dishonesty, Esahiy, or fee
b eness Of intellect.
He adds What has already appeared in these columns
but cannO: appear too often;
state Of foreign var Instantly aanuh, the most SOL
.sH treaties between naJOas IL tcrla,atss al obi
J1fOas IL te Nature Of coHpacts Contracts at the
option Of the party Obligated therebv. Il destroys all
GUMS # GihysrsRt W2oH me Othsr except those
uhieh may be sac iOued by treaty O peace. evil
territorial has TIE fleet eI;Cpurg, only thar
The sovereign may treat @s ysdsh as subjects as we'll as
beligersn'S
Hsnes eivl ,sar, ia which the bsIigerents have be-
come territorial enemies instantly GHRHlS al rights OF
CLAIMS Of public enemies, against he United States sHdsr
lAs eoastitg0H lars whether that constitution be
called compact treaty or q covenant, and whether
the parties 70 It were ats IN their sovereign capacity
Or the people Of the United States as Individuals
Any osher result would be a. iucOupTeEeOsble az it
would be mscheVous public sHslay caHno, idWfuIiy
claim he right Of entering Congress and sOtHg dOVH ne
,ssasuFss taken 10 s'l5dHs him.
These extracts show unmstakRbly tina. the Ysnke
mean subjuzatiOn in the highest and Strongest sense
Of the term" The foot Of the oOnquiror il to be
limited on our necks every vesdge OF property ia to
be sSep. away, slaves berated, hOuses couhsc ted
lands divided an org their soldiers sn even toe pdgi
lsgs Of voting denial This is slavery complete
a. that Of our negroes or the ssFfs Of Russia
But the PFopsrty-hOder whether he be the owner Of
10000 acres ten, may fancy that these are mere
threats 70 fghspn into submission. Mr. John Coe
500 Of Judge Cole, OF Macon, Georgia, who has jus.
reached home from Veksbarg seems TO be Of differ
sut opinion. He declares that very short experience
Of Federal domination viii work complete cure Of the
most obstinate 6s Of dcspOIdsney-the ss7eres, attack
Of reconstruction giving up. Ii Is Ike ay blister,
and will sting anybody INFO uneOnquerAb!e resolution
never 70 give up the struggle while life hope remains
Very few in VcksbuFg have taken the cath, and such
u the tyranny Of the FederAls that the weak kneed
who thought Of taking il soon eursd-of the pur
pose. The sory o. good behavior Of the Federal
troops when they entered Vcksburg IS a mere eanard.
he saw them coming in hoOiing and yelling like de-
mons-the soldiers armed with beetles and mans with
which tbey burst in the doors of the shops AID houes
and Quilted and sacked them in a tWinking, in the
presence Of their officers The daily occupation of the
soldiers since that time has been constant search OF
plumber from house 70 house and tie shipment OF the
spOIls to their friends at home.
Every foot Of land about the town has been pierced
With rAmrOds 20 discover hidden treasures ard the
graves had been opened for silver coffin plates and
jsEslFy The condition Of the poor people subjected to
such indignes and at the same lime subsisrng uPoo
the rAtiOAs dOsd Ous 70 them BY the sOdery can be
more readily imagined than described. When Con-
fsderSe sees these things they are better than victory
in stirring up his resolution to fgst to the last.
But Mr.. John Cole is a southerner-bis testimony
cAnnos be relied on. Hear, them What the New Oeans
"rrus DslH,' an intensely bitter UnOn paper, says in
is issue Of August l6.h, 1868 LESS than mOab ago
Some six or eight weeks ago, ere yet vieIssurg CT