Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-07
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THURSDAY MORNING. MAY I, 1888.
The Political Tactics Of the War.

C.rrle. the pseudo Senator from Virginia In the
Yankee Congress, in speech made a few weeks ago
in New York. admitted that the North fighting now
only for boundary. We have always suspected 'na''
Nth the more spacious Of their leaders, this was the
obisc. from the first and that the perpetual catter
about subugaon was to mislead and stimulate the ig
uorant masses The original programme probably, eA'
tended no further than the securing OF the Fotomae d
their Southern boundary, but as their passions became
heated aud their judgements becouded, they began TO
look to the overrunning and retention oil the ooruer
States Of the South. As means OF accomplishing TINS
end il was necessary 70 aboOuze these States TO eN-
Del the principal population aud I'll their PAGES WIN
Yankee sQualters. Hence their robberies, bmnpgs
and deysstations wherever they obtained iooho.d IN
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi. We
hear Of no rsvagng, imrressments g.. in Maryland,
simply the Punishment OF Southern symPathizers from
that State aud this rly for the purpose OF getting
rid ofmalcoutents bl. mainly, Sith view to sueh III
ture settlement as by the Intervention OF foreign ma
tons or negotiations for adjustment by ourselves
might leave the condition Of Maryland TO be determined
by the vote Of her own people. Tue plan Is oil course
n exuatriate a. many Of the old residents as possible
and aIl their places with Northern symPaihieFs'
Who would vote that Maryland should adhere to
the North. This they think may be readily
accommodated with Maryland; but with other states
along the border they are not so hopeful, and they,
therefore. pursue towards them different course
the object being 6rst to reduce them to subsection
# possible, and that falling, then to make OF them
dssert as safe boundary 70 themselves. Il they can
m, attach u to the Yankee States they seek 10 sepa-
rate rs from themselves, By invisible geogrs'
pbi,al line only but BY zone Of desOlaton-a broad
bs,t of ruin and barrsnuess They design 10 construct
our area as well as 70 uterpose barrier between the
two countries that will protect them against the re-
pr they dread and the revenge they are conscious Of
having justified. This policy the unprePared condi-
ION in which the war found compelled US Lot only
TO submit TO- but in effect promote by reeedng before
their overwhelming forces Timely steps were not taken
10 block our navgabe streams; we we're without gun
boas and We carefully destroyed such as fell into our
hands They we're thus enabled to make deep inroad
into our territory and TO carry their scheme OF dc
vastation. or the substitution Of new population friend
" to themselves, with success and case. We have
arrived at stage now when il is necessary to consider
whether this scheme may not be checked and counter
acted Il is worthy Of careful and earnes: reflection
whether We cannot now do something more than defend
our restricted nes-whether may not drive the foe
back from the ground he has occupied aid make him
fse on his own soil the retbuIve pangs and ayenging
horrors of system Of warfare which seeks not present
rsn ONLY but TO smte and blast the future with desc
lation.