Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
uh,. the Yankee States Most Dread.

qho racont summersault of John Van Buren, and the
Y Y. Democracy and the fierce tone 0f the New York
Hrad as indicated in It's issue of the lth the leading
article of which we gave summary OF Yesterday, are
to be accounted for by the lively apprehension that mas
seized upon the commercial metropolis OF the United
States that the end of the war with the acknoWedg
meut Of the independence of the Confederate States
would be certainly followed by the secession of the
States which since the loss of the South
are looked TO as the only remaining hope and support
of the commercial and manufacturing States oil the East
With the South irrevOcably gone ahd the Northwest
hanging by hah the remaining States look TO tie Gloss
of Lostii,es as the day Of doom to hem Hence Iohn
Van Buren,, Who a few months ago, was In favor OIL
letting the "wayWaId sisters go in peace, hndng now
,bat thew are not likely go alone, Procsims himself
in favor of unrelaIing and unrelentiDg Warrand the
Heraid which then appauded the position oil Van bu'
rem. and has been all along very mk-apd-Wa'eriSh'
now raves as mad'y as the crazest of them all about
" crushing the rebellion" 1t does not CONCEAL the rea'
san It saws: 1--WE must put down the rebellion by
force of arms or IL ,giH tear the country TO pites-
d sneit is that we feel called upon by every consde
ration of law, order and the public safety to denounee
these Northern copperhead peacSmousers the day as
nu,ysc enemies When such reckless, bigOted, mar
rov.siRhtedand brawing demagogues as Valandigham
and Pemberton, of Ohio, Ben Woods, BOBBY Brooks
and their eonederates begin to preach the doctrine Of
resistance to President Lincoln aud the doctrine Of sub.
mission to JEFF Davis it is due to the community that
the tendency Of their absurd and dangerous instructions
should be exposed THIS is the exact issuethe sup
preson q, the rebellion. by force of arms, or endless
confusion and ruin from civil in the Moth, univer-
sal chaos and mob law" All this that the Herald
has discovered that stop fighting is TO sever the
last ngament that holds the Northwestern States !;
"a with tbei1 Withdrawal the last fountain that feeds
the commercial nav of New York, the last prop that
us,ans the Yankee States will be gone 1t therefore
calls upon Lincoln TO enforce the CONSUMPTION act, hints
At The duty of arrestng Valandigham, and appeals to
The prids Of the people of the Northwest, by telling
them that their proaered sympahies and proposals OF
ne.ce are received at the South with unaffected con-
tempt and disgus-that for all their plans of Pacifc4-
ton aud-alance the responsible and ruling chiefs OF
She rebellion have no other than that OF scorn
and Contempt This language expose: clearly enough
vhatit is the Rslald breads VIZ the growth of the
Peace party in tic NOtRwest till the Yankee States are
rr alone not only for the war, but forever It makes
very plain 10 US, to-. the policy We should pura9f61
What the Yankee States much dread is exactly
W. should most Of all desire and encourage. The.
is now. waged more viththc view Of holding On TO ae
Northwestern States than with any hope of winning
* those of the Souh. While this is their policy, it
!, ours so TO wage tie war to promote the de:ach.
m;n, f,bose Safes for with hciT dvulsou from the
Yankee Government the war is at eud-and Sthe
10, a,erpp,6ut eworll ever saw will sink into such
impotency as uever pg ain " give Us trouble.