Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-11

c.rsas Every .ry nj Tue ir sh wio G. some new
an more ,rrrious in'ul g res; 7hr 1o ude Of those
,dcmfsbls vhgna ans. But While fslRys theiF O6le'
,eas of soul rrnasius Des'h ma c.Gqufr them; the
Van, eos ever. They see to- much e the liw-Arg,
ou,derous villains over to hOi e thai their presence
ev as nj Shbors much less masters, will be as bear
abe or as honori ls IS the grave.
The example Of orr oppressed ie Iwcitiz'ns should
excite not only sympathy, but emit ation. There are
drtists which the foot OF the invader has trod
and where the war has scarcely b,el el aud yet the
occpert; -hCters of these districts are if reports be
rua, Of all Others the most tnid, fearful, doubtful
God forbid that invasion shOul eAtsnd enc inch fur
Their but i. would not be Il Nofs: of evils II il suiced
10 elIe al the Neat hearted in the country. Those who
aavs been exempt iron the bOrrOIs of war may rest
assured tLas the alternate apathy and timidity which
IhCy RON experience will sooner later give zee to
maer spirit unless they besr III meiv1s inevery pos
sbe way to ensure the of the cause. Tner time
a. Lo;rIts Of invasion Will surely come, and
oaly when e. ae besgared Il they know how much
.ey M glt have saved If hey had dsp ,yed tie hardy
v, tues Of power in their days Of prosperity.
A Drama Spoiled.
The draMat taste of the ankees sometimes rises
above the level OF "JAkey," "Our American Cousin,
Blk and Cox" and the Ike. They attempted some
thing quite heroic few nights ago at Charleston when
tbey mads the assault in barges upon Sumter. The
identical dag which he once famous Moi Robert Al
derson carried from Sumter when that Fort was reduced
by BeturCgGrd ia APRIL 1861, stOs ed away in one
OF the bsrses, ready 10 be Iased OF tie dlapidated
wa Is the moment tie little garrison oy6rpoWered
aad the place OLcs mole "hc'd, occupied and pos
sesscd" in accordance with the inaugural programme
Of Lncolg. This biz of pOetical ju5d a 'oI-
eepion years old the execution Of which had been
repeatedly postponed owing doubtless, to "uuavoid-
adj, circumstances" Admiral DAIhgrtn and General
Gilmore however had pat their hands to the work. and
after months Of ncessant toll ahd immense loss Of
blood AMI powder all thags we're Supposed to be in
readiness ter the thrilling scene WHICH was To ,eCtrify
tie Yankee Nation, el CIT poems from Whittier and Geo.
". QUITS, be the subject of painting il the rOtunda
Of the Capitol and adOrn all the cheap Biographies for
centuries 10 come.
Tue lay was gotten up regardless of expense and it
% almost pity it was spoiled. But General Beaure-
gard lGterGte, bad Hs regards the high drs-
mate art Of the Yankees clp-rap, looks upon
Dahlgrea and Gilmore as rather second.rate actor (iu
spe OF the span Tour OF heir par plernaa AMI the 81
ganic amount Of their stage machinery ani takes a
yandAhke d.ight in spelling their pre:test shOSs. lie
seems too, 10 have deep iisgh into YANKEE eharac-
ter coupled With what is called military intuition. -
We now Understand what be meant when 10 reply to
DAhgreus demand for the der Of SUMTER he told
hun il lac wanted il ctme aud lake IT,, otherNise
AL such demands pue'ile and unbeconing." He
expected the night assault aud set mcsh-trap to crush
the assailants. They crushed accordingly. How
he eOntrVed capture the very barge which contained
Hi AudersOn's DAG il mystery Some will say this
vas only Iisce OF his usual good Lack BIT We cannes
80 regard it FIR The highest authorities here do rot
cons der him lucky We pretlr to believe that the flag
Wis captured in strict c;ordahce With Little Borey'
plan.
At al events, the drama is spoiled Come what may,
it never eau be acted. Sumter may yet DO carried the
inner defences Of Charleston msy fOlOs and the city
itself may be destroyed by diary shells, but the
same old flag viii be raised the proud rains
for which tn. Yankees will have paid d,arly Besufe
CARDS lure to apl rseiate the love o. "the tue the
beautiful and the good" which prompted Dahlgren and
Gilmore 10 undertake the performance of the flag
drama must be a Of great modification TO gen.
llemen so refined and cultivated. Henceforth their
DIANA degeneaes into lArc aud let the hlth act end
as Il will ptable ant-cLmak inevitable. The old
hA being lost the play damned forever even in the
eyes of tie Yankee.