Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-29
THECONSTITUFIOX-STATE RIGHTS.
GBe 8itsuouo Ga5lg
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY %, 1854.
Anarchy at the EOrth-POwer Preferred to
Liberty-The Terrible Finale.


elce Seward for be is toe governing power poor
Lincoln being merely Sypber is as fully convinced as
he Il of his very existence, OF hs Own dePrSvity
that this war has vigorously failed in rs object and nc
l. now waging is a. alternative preferable to the
condition of anarchy and internal chaos at the North
bicS The establishment Of peace with us will inevitably
bring about
B,orv will be searched in vain fJG parallel to the
ujden Transition from prosperity and power TO poverty
and weakness Of which the North will furnish en- eK-
pDle At the close Of this war. Historical instances Of
n.ujo,ie resignation 10 Ieverses the trying that
e,uld test tie spirit Of psOple, recorded. TIE
history Of this war will BE- without instances of self
s.c6ee and patriotic resignation 70 personal inconve
uienee and suffering the part of the South, which
would distinguish the brightest Of Roman or Spartan
f,r,itude The motive for tLs display Of patriotism
/, undoubtedly strongthe strongest, peshaps, that
copld animate people. Il ia 70 les than the attiiL
snt of the iuestmable boon Of freedom and the pres
srvation and protection Of al that is dear to Us.
The North has no such motive. She is animated by
the mere hope Of gain, and this offers bat poo incen
tive 10 patriotic endurance, and uaselish zeal in any
cause. Failure in the accomplishment Of that oHjec,
si,h a people proverbaly avaFiciOuI will suddenly
bring with it evils untold. trans'ton from eondi-
lion Of unusual prosperity to absolute b'nkruP'cy viii
not be ,ameiy submitted by the Yankee race. Tney
viii have nothing 70 reconcile themselves TO it, Besides
the failure to attain the Of et which the sought in this
contest they will emerge from it with me loss Of lib
ef.y TO become the msEe sers Of military dictator.
With as the case will be 5iHsrenL We will come
cut Of this couh G. free aud independent, with byhs
and encouraging prospects before IA. What if 'e are
in 5t and Inconvenience and em6aI easements ioll1S
for fes years We calculated upon these before We
entered upon the struggle; and We can Wel afford to
he reeonced to any amount OF Inconvenience in view
Of the grand result which Ill, have accomplished
II the North emerged from this With m rely the
loss Of what il aimed TO accomplish, and preserved IN
liberty Il might afford to be content since it would
have retaine Wbat wealth CAMEO purchase The Yam
KEGS. We imsgne d. not place this high esmse upon
that boon and 10 presume that they would prefer cath
10 il would be cODssten. with TIER prOyerbl pcOcliy
tea Both will be los. them, however, and base as
they are, We oana0, regard them capable OF peace III
admission 20 reverseS so trying.
T close OF this var viii dnd them bsrsit Of every
thing that impeed them 70 this mad crusade * dust
the South. Liberty will be to them thing Of the pas.
Centralized poser nhich they esteem the very per-
10 them. vii besoms ntolera5l'. Il will b. rendered
peculiarly 50, stripped, as it will be, o. those attributes
of wealth and domain shich mjgh. in some d.gres re
conels the Yankee u IT, 1, viii be mercilessly cruel
and despOtc as the experience Of this has proven,
and resistance TO it will become a necessity.
Thus the Yankees uiu have lost al that they had
hoped TO gain aud mu n NOR; and when to this source
Of Disappointment. and chagrn is added the terrible re-
aity Of pressB: distress aud bshtei hopes, who can
fOres the a. ful condition Of anarchy to which that
people will be doomed The envilbe contras, which
the South prosperous happy and cOnented, will pre-
sent to the bankrupt, uahippy and distracted North,
viii have It's influence in frightening their Cbsgrn and
adding to the bi tar paugs OF suffering d despair.
Anarchy will undoubtedly become the normal condi-
ton Of the people Seward Is actually lighting to
postpone IL evil day He is proOugng the against
the South as the choice Of evils Their own journals
admit the Northern debt to have reached standard
which makes reputation necessity. thermal anarchy
must follow involving the destruction Of property, the
suspension Of AZ manufacturing and mercantile opera
tons-in short giving the deSth-5Ow 20 the whole in
dusrHl system Of the North This will be more costly
species Of warfare By Ear than is Waged against the
South With fOregODe purpose rePudate the debt re-
smiling thereirom. Even with puTIOe and ability 10
pay this debt it would be the part Of economy to pro
tract this war against the South The losses resulting
from perpetual stale Of anareby not confined 10
the actual destruction Of property and the paralysis Of
trade Greater losses would probably result from the
constant exodus Of men Of wealth. and the transfer Ct
o.ptal to countries offering Sitter security TO life and
property than the United States afford Apprehension
Of the Of things referred is already having its
eFect in this particular. Farseeng capitalists in the
North rho saw in this wicked war Wsged by that sec
ton against the germs Of future anarchy are we
learn, leaving the country by hundreds taking with
them millions Of treasure for investment 10 France or
England The loss 70 a great commercial and manuiac-
turing country Ike the North Of enterpring business
men, il not 70 be estimated by dollars and cents. Il is
;,erarabe They constitute the great pillars of North
sn wealth prosperity and power, the life and soul Of
lea manufactures and commerce. the embodiment Of its
national strength the hope Of its future greatness if
Dv,bDg can be 10 store for it. IL is even intimAted
,hs, Benpet conteupates the transfer Of his precious
o.-son % another cae-tbe taking leave Of the lsni
h.h h b,s aisgraeel. and contributed in small de-
=. a. semoraEze. Wonder il he will transfer the
g,ra5 with hmselfl If 50, she North may well con
0r.tula,e Itself upon the happy rddanee' ms Psl-
s on the part Of Bennett if he really enter'ans sueh
: fam, in keeping with thas foresight 50 CHARACTERISTIC
If him and good index of the evil fOrebOdings and
si.t,ust which weigh upon the popular mind of the
North.
In view Of thessfOreshsdOwing' We cannot believe
th,t Seward win consent to peace until forced to do So
through the Influence Of powerful reaction at the
North or foreign Intervention The Northern reaction
is eanpo. penetrate Into The cture snd unyel bddea
mysteries with that ksen foresight which has always
distinguished that arch villain SeWsri. Their mission
Is present peace. Behind that al i, doubtless, pros
Perity and happiness WITH them. Revolution ana an
arehy IN cOnvusve eras even after intervals OF peace,