Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-11
FHEeONSTITUTIO N-STATF ACT.
RICHMOND WING.
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CO tain rhetorical phra5y5 i. ned 10 convey a" ldea
of ia vOullle the eosdiuon II a. people Of Il &c
ssates if oyerpoWtIed BY 'hseney, have 6,ea IN use
.uo II a dsubt al vic Ter they may not have
lost their significance Nor Is u kelly that there ae
MANY Who have regarded from the frs such e Tesics
a. sighting for ali thai makes life dear" plrtGking
largely Of hyperbJle Th,y have peImit,d III mselves
10 believe that the worst consequence OF Cur defeat
, would he the restlraton Of s5e UuOn snfre estAb
Eshment Of policy lhss wound make u, the minority
section, pOwelsss pO,agy aud tributary IN nereia y
They are vastly and .atd,y mistaken
The letter OF Gea Hoyey, lately IuSth by Us, and
that ofSocor WilOn ifOm ahch eUpious eH'rass Aere
presented, show Via. in contemplation ior w. in toe
event Of Yankee success, and arouse our own con-
scOusness to the truth that UOshng rhot Of tie pOAey
proDosei would accomplish the end 70 oe attained. II
IL vas right that the United safes should make var
upon Us il is rshi ony that it Nhal De Saged al
We lay down our arms bus also until We brought 10
= condition that viii render a reueEa OF the struggle
impossible Whether it light 10 begiI the war il
question which the enemy have Lot let open tor Is
cuIsion. They assumed that 1t VAS and entered upon
t accordingly This having beVu done, TIE nigh. 10
conquer u.s. and hold u suJeciOr, must be regarded
By them as a logical Sequence. Let any Gan AMONG Us
ask himself whether, Il compelled by irresistible for
tune 10 yield = the elemy foe the pIeseht would
r.mln for any length OF time in unres.sting u2jec-
ton, if the means Of resistance we're left in our
hands, and be viii become convinced that tie plan
proposed by Hovey, Wilson aud Tue rul ng party
II the North 10 quiet permanently is the oay one
that could be used suece, slully Even with OR
&c 4 -, AZ.
Attached to Us by hundred tes-aad Wi:hal srng
too small a proportion IN numbers 70 ourselves TO be
dangerous, We have thought it necessary to impose
restrictions aud disabilities that superior would
be ntolersbla. We nesd them since they
sre knOSn TO al
Ii this course has bcel considered necessary
peace and safety in respect to these guoran. helpless
and submissive creatures what would be necessary 10
The peace and safety Of the Yankees against naughty
ressntul and UArke race, accustomed 70 rue, lot 10
ssgye and banK their would be masters VITA hatred
iueiTablel Would il DO 10 ailoE equality Of rights
With themselves under the Federal Consii u.ous-
Could they afford to leave Us the organized political
slgnery Of States Would it be safe 10 uu u3 with
any Of the POHer3 Of sCl-goyeInmeut, any Of tbs
attributes Of citizenship. Could they venture even to
leave 10 rssch any OF the by which natural
mt1hOOd aids itself 10 redrsssiuy wrongs asserting
Tjghtsy All Of "a eel aud k.OE that they could hot
TIey knox this, too, As veil as
IL follows then matter Of course that il We per
nit the enemy to ov-rpoSer ~ it eau ever become
wrechediy and y.ely orgstul u our elves IS to
lay d0su arms, they vii proceed At once 10 &,
priSe Of every thing thai might make daI gerOus
10 them 10 the future. SJGe these things are emu
,neIaSd By the authorities have referred to. Gu.
State Governments would b. overthrow, ard Safe
Eues ObiIersteL We you'd no. DO permitted 10 make
VI esn9true, execute owl lass. Indeed, Thea
would DO 10 Law fer but the will Of the elnquerOr
Ald the orders Of the master We have no rights
under the Federal Constitution because We would hold
political s,a.uJ recognized by that Instrument We
would be allowed the privilege OF trial by jury ror
the benefit Of the wit Of Aa5eas corpus. We would
lot be permitted To O~n property or to bear arus.
These are some Of tie Necessary incidous Of our
suijugalOn pointed By General HO7ey, and recOg,
lised by ourselves to be Necessary. What would he
Ct the consequences Of THIS condition Of ouawry
II pit upon be, With stripes BY Our mas
ers, eould resist. Nc because We would be without,
prItsStOa Of law and resistance would lie death flour
wives mothers daughters insnie or outraged
before very eyes eOui false hand TO shitli
Lave them In still condition. Ii our chliIen
draggei from their mothers AIMS bJ ruEilns and
Drained agAis the post could VIC stay the arm
Of the savage tear III ck heart from rs bosom
Nc; fO being outlaws cOCld not seek protection OF
The law in yl ling 10 the uneourOAI Il mpOlses OF hu
nAnity. Could We claim any roof our OVns Not if
ii Weie want by Of our masters. Could we make
bread for those NhO loved and had been accustomed
10 US for supporir IL is impOasI 10 to imagine
boW.
Except death, self-iraiotsd and carrying with to
the T. eff sni shelter Of The grave l that un
Wiling leave exposed to the horrors of such life,
oLy two courses WOuli remai8-tO take to uoods
aud The vdees ike savsge' aud there 6ght ayair st
Luz ger sEd cClias long could or to te,oms the
Slu E. bumll, 0bedent Ives and drudges Of the con.
quering race and seek by tie value oar service 70
win something from interested elemeGey and bounty.
Is lhiI.Peture OVerdraWns We think not It is a ter
Iib.e truth that lighting for all thu makes life
desirable and that il would lie better infinitely better,
t0F us 10 be e1 ermin4ted than 10 b, conquered.
Spirit of Invaded Districts.
GearsDeO who have rseenty returned from districts