Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-28
FHE STATt -.
RICHMOND " lliG.
MONDAY momNlNG, sEPr IS. 1888.
&c Future Of tLe COlederaey.

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inter OF question It will not th,re'or' hsidsrrc
tiat We are bulldog ,sstirs i, an" it glance
some Of ,hs advantage ,eN tsess as pop g ano
upon which We u- cap, c. ;ioU OF bv,Omiug a
prOspSrOa. and eTiul con dsIsoy. o. eOurs,
tae rie -p.c- OF edl,Iial Ar-ieis, Only
&c, iew Ot these advantages.
We as.uve ut - ne result OF secession aud
the war that has t-Howsd all the ates that adhtrr
tle ns uuo1 Of g avery vii sooner or later s.iLg
loose from the q sr,ck AID range themselves ig-
side OF toe wish which they havs a int. rest
aud destiny. We shat hen, silhou. me udiug
ries cove al area VI a5ops 100000 square miles,
Tracing popll.ticu ol y OuO uJO Including OOO 600
OF silva "a possessing ~ r. drsirs bic vanity
climate and o. soil; With agricultural car soitss slmo.
uulimi,sc; viii isoiiiss Ter douesuc manufacture
and foreign eOnme,ee surpa sed By no other Il,
equal e1,rul on t,e lace OF ,h- globe. The E4..rrL
Emi, OF lrs vas' rritory io'nei by ,he Allsut,,
Ocean, which les - shores from tue mouth Of Del
aware By to tie CAPE q! llorda, dstI c. OF 1870
miles. lls Sou LeF4 boundary ere cars from Cap
Of Forias aiorE lie shores OF the Gulf OF GrHeo To
the mouth Ct ,lo Eo & aEde stance o, loo miles
Tbs imusn'e iine OF sea coast Is dotted Nih eOnve,
ueut bays and hsrbors and is IL tJrsected short il
tsrya5 by lsrge aud BaUgabe rivers, uhOse brAEehes
spread aud rluils a rough every par; Ct the mt,rO'
Among tieso may be IA, uoued tie great Mississippi
which for ,he las. goo mil,s Cr is course aOHs
through slave territory aud belongs exclusively to ID,
Confederate States. An extensive ~ t,m tf raj WIJs
already extends i BrareAn through the aLd and
the day Is not tstat vh,n tie vh,le country Ill b,
covered With uetS ork Of tLe.e artificial ShaI nels Of
,orrmuuIcsJiou, ard ~Etn he # rapid inter
oosse and exchange will be e,L,bsh,d between l.
mo est oxtr mites. Ot tLe VrcI ucil u the South
i Is Ouy sry 20 say q q. tsey nsitut,d more
tlan utse-i,urhs e l.e exports OF tie OLD govern
Ia, t and iAas the w1ols civil ~erl is dope, Ia,
uoou Le- ,'es, s.aye, cotton for tie mos. udrp
DE article # othing.
Sacl are some Of toe physical AdvAn.. g,s posess
Who shall venture 70 sAy that such = country in n,
hauds OF abr4ve intelligent, cuterprisaz ibery loving
race, may n; sttAu the very acme Of ul,iOr al pos
p,rity and gran5ear! Aud, without arrogance such
race We may claim 10 be-in proof o which Se cite
the fact, not oly Of lie d-yeopmen', progress snd
culture exh oct IN tic States composing tie Cor f,Ge-
racy, buI the iuI Pu-be lac. ,hat the wealth OF The
old Goy,rau en-, lLe ssdou Of il lar the glory Of
its arms, its prs,sa aud power we're mainly due 10
s,uhern intellect al3 V.lo. and The productions Of
Southern labor AMI s5L EVers page Of the nos clcs
history Of VT Vas the United STA q is llsirous With
tie genius Of Southern minds and the sehie1,msnts Of
S,l,h, n courage.
A lie I'd Union GrCE near the hour OF is ii sOlu-
ton Sol.lcit .u2tJr pm, on record claim Which
impalta history al aloV 20 be jU-G in behalf the
gsuiu, and patriotism Oh Gu lad uaie that Union "Jhr
admiration Of tle word before tie msign spirit Of
Northern fra.cism b. cane p,,cu. eLOngh for mis-
chief "You complain, said Senator Hammond, Of
South Carolina, addressing himself to the leaders OF
the Republican party, on the I OF March, 1898. 'yOa
complain Of tie Iuls q te Sub. T4A; has been an
other cause wl.oh has preserved you. We bave kept
the Government conservative the great purpOs,S Of
government We have placed her and kept her upon
the Constitution ard ,h,. Las beu the ssus Of You
peace and prosperity. Toe senator from Esv YOrs
(Mr SeWaro) says that his is about enc; that you
intend 70 take the Govsrnn eat from u that il vii
pass from our haDds PsshsTs What he says IS uus-it
my Dc Ut 20. iorge,-it can never be forgotten
lit written the brightest page Of hrman history
thai We slave ldCrs If The Sou b. took our ,oun
Try in her infancy and sier ruling Der Tor OF
seventy years Of her ezisteLee all surrender her
to you vi,ho a stain upoa her honor, bOusCl in
prosperity n5sc lsb 10 her streogh the WO1d,I and
tho admiration OF the world Time WI sbOw ~hAG you
VII maize o. her, but time can ever diminish our
glory or your responsibility"
bravsr tni more wsIIiks people JIO. ably
never e1ialed on tie face Of tie earth. In I'll the
wars in which the United Safes v,r engaged, tie
Sou.l eol,r,J ued largely than Der Tateable pro
portion Of fighting n,n, AID her soldi,ry have been
distinguished alike for impeuOus VslOr ahd patient Ell
durance. The ,Ommol IemATk hat the natives Of
Southern omes are deficient in hJi;cal gy aud IN
varliks pioEess, true only when applied 10 eEreue
Southern laatL de-. TIE annals Of the past sud the
daily evidence VI ssns's stamp Il a. false lar
our own ,, opls az concerned II Jhs b,lef
really en- er,aLed In o North, hundred VIC Orics
unequal fields have dispeled IT, There need be 10 aP
prehensOn tn, the Southern PeOplo lack Ibs ability
either 70 achieve or maintain tler Independents.
With such a country, Inhabited By people capable
Of defending Is, and capable 90 Of tuuiog its great
natural advantage, 70 She Not productive us, Moth
inis needed secure lie hgde1t prosper y ard hep
pness Ia. wise Institutions adioious iegissiicn, and
prudent administration OF pubic aaies Iu these TT
spects Is our cool fortune % have lad the teaching
Of some Of the Wisess statesmen and the examples Of
Of the Purest patriots e world las ever seen-
Washington Madison and Mason Tsylor Of Caroline,
aud Randolph Of Roanoke, ana many others, from
sing o. these States Lave les iUFeii,habe cga-
ces Of craftsmanship aad patriotism for tbs guidance
Of all after ages. In sddiliou, lave ssrn
ald perpetual warning tie spsTeek Of tie NCrtLein
States the result ct radical and rgIsrbn tLeV e.
demagOgea ag.AiiOns, sad knSSsb practices. Add 70
these the great conservative ul Of slavery a.
the bass OF society Aud Institutions aud nay
fairly indulge the hope that the EeOEle Of the COnsde
rate States will not permit q emscves be misgoy-
erned Let this hope be realized, and with the fAVO'
Of the Gseat Dsposer Of human destnss, ~hat vii be
wanting to enable the COnfederAts States to ,esSPy
front rank among the great Pouefs OF tie sar,h'