Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
THR COEsTITUFIOE-sFATR RIGHTs.
RICHMOND WHIG.
mONDG MORNING, DEC. IS, 1893.
A General CONSUMPTION.

for the present to the consideration OF specA Cen-
mee the attention of Congress has been occupied for
ca davs mast upoa the efficiency Of the army. Tie
ss, ad hitting substitutes into service repealed with
the utmost expedition. bill setting aside all contracts
9TH the p.ircpa whose substitute has been received,
and con.cribng him also into service has passed the
House with precipitsrcy and almost unan NIFTY, and
there is bu little reason doubt viii be rushed through
tle Senate. A more sweeping cODscdpticn, embracing
abe-bo6ied men of all ages and classes with various
ned 6cationS, has ASP been proposed. A frenzy for
he moment seems to possess both the Adm nstratve
and Legi lAve branches Of the Government upon the
Suhj cE f swelling the muster rolls Of our armies =
Whence comes this fran ic nlatuationi IsitasyDpom
Of panic, Of epidstiOa bordering despair Are We
reduced TO the necessity o. making such exhibition
TO Our enemies and to the wOll in rssOr;ipg to such
desperate measures unparalleled in the history of Wsrs
Is it one of the prosean forms of demsgoguery that has
bsviieh our civil lsaden' The equality of every
nan :" ergo, 'al must 60 to tho hsld" Is not our
based the prime pie and fact which I'll history
as demonstrated as tTuth-tbe inequality of nan
Or pol ey we say Of racesl Or Is it the scheme of the
signing and the aspringi This subject demands the
sansst The csuOus the most deliberate consideration
ad eircrmspseiOn Of CODgpSn
TIA; every man sh suld contribute equaly Of bis
means and his serV ces to the country; and that all
should 20 into the isld who can not better the
cluse in some other way Is proposition broad enough
. nee. the appreciation of every Who Is to de-
a5e the merits of each individual to his apprc
oria.e sphere to discharge this duty Can corp Of
responsible clerks smbled a. the CAPT a. exposed TO
ae Influences of hYortisms and Of corruption decide
csc cases for all parts of the country better than the
represent ai'es of each seed5ni Shall the tenure Of
tie detail" be Gep ndent upon the subservency, tie
sgcophGncy, the oosequOusness OF the recipient to
is csntral urt, instead of upon his meriIss Does
power ITO raise armies" Imply armies for the field
or does il include armies of mechanics farmers DOCTOR,
oeaohers and all the va iJus eangs OF purely the de-
nestle economy Of the oOanryi Aod are all Of these
throughout the extent of ounry be passed upon
~ some GdVenturer Of q eerk-s Jew, a foreigner,
perhaps Yankee CT renegade from the fed-iDstead
# the responsible representatives OF the people We
lave heretofore given views fully upon the substitute
question. We see it stated by OF city cotem'
iorariss that many Interested PARTIES have employed
ounse should the Senate pass the bill before them,
st whether it is an uDwarrantable and unconstitutional
breach Of faith Such ve regard il.
Adam Smith thinks that a country purely agricultural
case OF necessity onefourth Of its entire population
Bat a commercial or manufacturing nation would be
lo.e to furnish anything iks as numerous military
10 &c. In these relative characteristics country
v. a vast advantage over the enemy But is the case
Of necessity so strongly now before call for our
most efforts, to be kept up for an indefinite Pc
rod, perhaps for years9 Why are there now 100000
sTagglers from armies Why has it oeourr, that
over sky per Of the the muster roll have
IA one instance cast been absent in emergencies
Whose fault it, Why not bring these back instead
violating contracts or cOnscgibDg classes that never
efore we're called into war depOpuAtrg slAvehOding
eOpe sith already pretty thoroughly demoralize6f
Wny extend the age to take in those unequal to
the tardships Of warS At the beginning OF the French
Rsyolu ion the citizen sodery called out for the
"a local deeuce But these three millions Of national
suards says Jomin were useless for reinforcing the
army, a. utterly incapable OF defending their fire.
SIDES Washington In his letters to Congress opposed
sweeping Ttou sitcns Of meu for service sunless in
cases Of Extraordinary eCy such could not be
expected in the common course Of events" That the
saving in the articles OF clothing, provisions and thou
sand other things "ROull amply support large army
which, we'll efsered, would be daily improving inst, ad
X
mob frederick the Great of Prussia, with popula-
zion Of Eve mlhoas successfully opposed league of one
aundred mions Yet but one TWEEN ieth of bis popu-
AsOn the mOslerros duriag the terrible Seven
Years War. At its close Prussia was WealEhier Than
when the war commenced and from that period dates
growth and prosperity, which has long placed IL
am.ng he first nations of the earth
Besides the incacuAble injuries that would in every
Way result from wholesale eonscrip the agricultural
interests Of the ogunty would be wholly neglected Ne
groas Left to them elves will make eVel their own
support The next year would be one truly OF famine.
Already experience the trials Of scanty provi
sOns. The greatest suffering felt in cur army is from
his cause The Of food with their families at home
Is the cause Of over half the deserOns. i. would be
good policy to dsta every tx lfl farmer aud over
seer from tue anks ana pu. them raising provisions.
Yet Why not in III general CONSUMPTION go the full
e1t and take slaves enrench and feriy campsS
Do our soldiers now do 1t The Yankees take Ohatta
nocga end in FIVE days take it impregrable. We take
Lookout Mountain and ssiOnsry Ridge hold them for
Eeeks and although positions infinitely ronger than
those OF the enemy there being no negroes there to
handle spades cur Generals surrender them at the first
assault Can people be military people, or have any
solid claim to tie name Whose armies require slsvs
negroes from the cOrn6elds to entrench thenr Roman
armies went over the world and conquered il throwing
up an impreguSole and complete camp at the end of
every days march, The muster rolls Of their consular
armies we're less than twenty thousand men, less than
halt Of whom we're Romano. each man carrying from
y to eighty pounds on bis back and ching twenty
aud thirty, a,d ofea many more miles day.
Congress cannot act with too much deliberation on
these usasures refined sense OF honor and fervent
piit of liberty the characteristics of Southern
p Ope. Ia our dealings abroad We have endeavOredtO
preserve unquesioned cue claim to these santiments
Shall they be disresa'ded in our dealings at homer
Shall we6l our Treasury by force, and the FIRST step