Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-30


the same with man shsh reduced to desperate straits
The pangs Of hunger will excite our speces in common
with tho lover animals to deeds Of desperation Men
will not s.srve in the midst Of pleny.
We think therefore, that these "StrikeS" will ripen
up into violent mobs. Then will come the real crisis
for Lincoln and his party. few months ago rabble
OF few thousand msa successfully resisted Lncolns
drafl in New York CITY, Lincoln covered before them
for tho moment For several days they held supreme
sway In the city, aad then dispersed voluntarily after
being told that the draft inde6nely postponed.
Ever since that tins has taken forty or ffy thousand
men to keep New York qliet 1t will be quite differ
emit thing when bread riots break on. sa their cities.
These are the 6ercest and powerful riots in the
world Wherever there suffering for food bread riot
Appeals to the interest and eIces the sympathy Of the
great mass Of the population. bread riot in Paris de-
throned Louis Philippe. Toe rabb!e drove him out Of
the city season of anarchy followed, and order was
firmly restored b. Louis Napoleon, who seized upon
supreme power, aud erected . gigantic empire in
FrA5ce
"Hstory Is philosophy teaching ~ example" Like
causes produce like results ths world TIE camor
ers for bread alone did no. rghten of the French King
Their cries we're loud and percng it Is bat min
ged with THERE were the mAsdctons Of every micon-
tent who had q spite Against-ths Government. Louis
Philippe had tyrauixsd over his subjects They COM
planned Of his burdens He needed no. their complaints
He made no concessions to The psopls HrcaAnged not
his policy He went hsaping up riches for his fam
lily, and imposing new burdens upon the people. He
made liberal use OF blyonsI and dungeons to quiet
the murmurngs OF the people. All this Sucosedsd FOR
time He smothsred discoltent but did not sEtin-
guish it. Il only waited favorable opportunity to
break forth ThA: opportunity presented itself when
the mechanics and Aborers met 70 deliberate 10 reference
20 the high pros OF bread a7d their inability to Pur-
chase il They we're in an i'll humor whom they a.
semblsd; the revolutionary politicians met vita them,
aud delivered exciting harsnguss Paris was sooa in an
uproar; the explosion came, and Louis Philippe was
blown cot Of Francs.
There are similar elements that will mingle with these
Yankee "str&es." There il . powerful party at the
North which would embrace any opportunity for the
overthrow Of Lucoln. Il has thus far osin repressed
by military terrorism But Is has not besn :orushed
out" Iss sluuberng, and will break forth at no dis
tant day 1t sought to PROSTATE Lnclla through the
ballot. box Bat old Abe carried the elections at the
point of the bAyones. Tls easily done. 1t is an
easy matter for abolition soldiers, with muskes in their
hands, to keep unArmSd Democrats away fran the
pOS 1t iI not at all difficult for Provost Marshal
aided by 6Ie Of SOldSfE to carry oOnOKIO1s 'cop-
perheAd" to bAse. Ill this Is, no doubt, regarded
Is very foe sport And when he carried the election by
Ssch means, he fell that all right he doubtless
considered that notbing going wrong" and that
nObOdy was hurt" II is not likely that 1t occurred to
him that he "hsapng up wrath against the day Of
wrath"
We think that combination Of causes iS tending to
tremendous outbreak in the North. When the tI
plO,cn does como Il will mage as short work Of the
ribAld jester of the White House the revolution Of
Paris did Of poor, dsluded Louis Philippe. First and
foremost among the mAOonOhts wishing for the down
fall of Lincoln, and aiding the york, will be the nu-
merous Generals whom he has struck down since the
war commenced The copbined influence Of these
Generals will be tremendous
Time alone can determine what VIII be evolved from
the S>lson OF anarchy which, We think s certlaly in
store for the Yankees. 1t may be that some Louis Ma
poeon will rise for the occasion. The Yankees have
government that is practically monarchy. They
will doubtless have one in name we'll FORM bsfore
they done. Republic insn is already at an end in
the North. That may be asserted with confidence, and
it il not likely that it cAR be resusoiated There
IL cankernE political discomfort there and 1t is the
natural ally" Of the actual distress which is coming
upon the AbOing classes We hope and trust that the
two elements may work together 90 a. 70 overthrow
| the Usurpaton and give US peace.