Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
The Northwestern States and the Yankees
Proper.

The Northwestern States and the YANKEES
Proper
The Northwestern States are destined 70 become, 70
III. Northern or Yankee States, What the South has
been heretofore if they DO not separate from them ID
time Thew have served for the Yankees IN this var
ysrS much the same purpose that the South did IN The
Mexican war. They have borue the brunt of coz
dict and reaped nothing in return, net even the nee
dom of the Mississippi which the only me,iSe o.
their PARTICIPATION in this war They have FULLY realized
by this time that all hOIs this boon il Lost 10 tttn
through the fundamentally OF var a. las5 and now,
when selfnterest and every motive future prOsPer-
" deates elce on Their part the wisest policy they
cannot adopt it, They are longer free aseas, hav-
iug power to shape their policy eoatormaoly TO their
interests bat tools Of Ii coin and Seward TO su0serve
party purposes and the mercenary greed Of New Eng
land The Yankees must have subjects TO prey uDOn--
dupes who are 10 continue profitable customers Of
theirs through the necessities Of high protective tariff
aud remote inland position. Nothing but separation
from the Yankees can save tten from condition OF
subservienoy to Northern svsrice far worse than the
Sou occupied. lt will need even nOW viOlont s;rrg
gle to shake Of the yoke. lev years hence the ef-
fort viii be hopeless every day adding TO the power Of
the Government through the oIey Of concentration,
which is il rapidly pericctng. Power produces tie
csssty Of submission and familiarity begets reeOneia
ton. BOth.inauences partly 10 operation, and
viii soon alta their full efficiency Military despOtsD
at the North is dow and viii al-ays be, necessity,
ald Northwestern subseIvi,n3y Yankee viii bids fair
q be one of its first successful experiments History
IA not without numerous instances in which nations have
been held IN subsection by armies OrgaDzsd in their
very midst. Hungary. POand and Islsrd present iv-
ing Instances OF this character AMI the Northwest bid
fir to be cAssed in this category. The clsins are be-
Log rapidly Iveted her, aud she " Il wake up one
Of these days the sced victim that very despO ism
Sh CD she Guild .eign Asteu upon u.
Her condition already borders upon submission o
the nos. affect and c0War1ly character Witness The
arrest Imprisonment nd 6na tanshment Of that pc pu
I democratic leader and statesman, Yallandishsm,-
What better tdeaou OF absolute sEsy on the part Of
9 G1Yernn eat aud base ,ubmis. ion on the part Of
people than this act OF tyranny Could such be
peFyetrated before the eyes Of free people anywhere
90 ssths Il could not be done in England where tree
dom exists but to limited extent. Neither could be
me IN France, eIcep ak OF revolution. 10 neither
country does there exist Al ttis.day man enjoying
larger share Of public confidence and more deservedy
rusAlssly drogged h,m his home by hundred or two
Of LneOla's hurrgs CARED before military tyrlnt
and BY him consigned TO the tnler ntrcies of mill
ta-y cOur', and by them senteroed to exile And all
this Tor 6aIrg 10 s1sIeife constitutional hight in de-
nOunerg the principles Upon which this war is Waged
against u.s. This TIoee,d,og infamous and tyrADnicsl
IS wac, vas insufficient to provoke any stronger sc
ton than sJsreotyped denunciatioa Of Lincoln
and bis Government in the ape Of resolutions There
has been no hesitation the part of Lincoln at any
tue srcs The beginning of this war to enforce in tie
NorhWsst any ediet Of bic no matter how tyrannical-
And the presumption is, that be feels now, and " Il
continue to feel restrsi in the exercise Of any act
Of tyranny deemed essential 10 the maintenance of alb
sOlute power.
New England has but TO signify il viii, and Lincoln
i ready enforce it at the bayonets point f neees-
sary. She the Northwest brought under subec-
ton 70 serve her "heWers of wood and drawers of
water" and Lincoln or Seward, more properly, cheer.
fully dsfers. The vrttched dupes are now in process
Of uaining 10 military rule and by the time this var
eOsIs they will have served their fell probation, ard
become the most plant and sbjeet tools Of gulsr
tyrAnt that now disgrace humanity.
Our condition while in the Union was bad enough
We enjoyed some liberty and independence it is true
bat VISA mere concession 70 eXpedieney, tub thrown
70 TIE whale device to retain for the purpose
OF being 6eteed But what was our condition compared
with that in which the Northwestern States stand to-
day? Fair promises and aattering a. saranees we're
gwen TO US; but these substitutes for force
to te changed for more vigorous appliances upon a
change Of department As long We stood on our
good behaviour, that il, submitted Yankee cupdity
and YsnSee encrOAehments, they endeaYorsd to quiet
cur muru urngs with an occasional cOLeessiont our
State rights ideas. But the moment we manifested q
change Of bearing the system Of treatment changed
TO coercion, and to threatened subjugation The
Northwestern States have been treated differently from
US. The bad example of the effects Of cancellation set
BY us adnonished the Yankees Of the wisdom Of a
eOsEcve policy from the start and it is accordingly
adopted in reference the Northwest ftom the outset
Not single concession has been made to them from
the beginning, and they taught to expect nOre
save what's earned by abeet submission 70 Yankee viii