Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-03
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. b 1853
a. Wav of the World.

an implied contrast which the prominence OF extremes
rsDresented by both parties brings boldly into view
Ina uniformly sober institutes, BY his condemn
non OF the drunkard sufficient contrast between both
% strike the observation of bis hearers without the se
didona aid of eulogy npOu his Own sober habits Inc
same rule applies to the rich man. who condemns poverty
10 the learned man who iaveighl against ignorance
60 the Puritan Yankee who delCunces slavery IL ."
happens that the former enjoy sceess TO the popular
ear and favor in popular estimation, by reason OF the
superior Attributes which they indirectly claim through
the subtle agency of sn implied contrast Instituted oy
condemnation of a fault or popularity the opposite OF
which they would have il understood they represent
The ter are excluded irOm thess advantages by rea-
on Of the very au or pscuarties assigned them; and
bsv have 10 weld TO tue weight OF paris repre-
enaton without an opportunity to rebuff or defend 1t
sYeb An Opportunity were offered, how many
Offsets could be presented which would over"helm their
,o.users in disgrace and infamy How many an
&C, OF bitter intolerluce impaeabe tyranny, un'eruPu-
ous the5ery base in6dsty, Tree love iaiquues ianA
cal and immoral social Communism, and imp'ous BIAS
pbsmy could be piled up in ghasdy array TO swell the
volume Of crime which gives internal significance to
the very term Yankee
Hog the man Of many talents would contrast with the
poor ulle..e1ei man the moral attributes Of both
exposed 10 the public gaze rhe spectacle would reveal
conditions which in the eye of true philosopher would
make the fate Of the latter enviaoe by comparison
enviabe in relative conJentmeat aud IN those sublime
mental aspirations which relax mans tenaciy of life,
and look beyond tne grave for that which no mere ad
vantages OF genius or education can secure.
The sob,r nau, who, without the motive of charity
bu. for tle mere purpose Of selElsudaton by implied
coutrasl condemns the unfortunate drunSard, would
doubtless stand ablshed if be had 6aguerreosyPed
before him the relative meris Of himself aud the poor
object of bis contempt in all that mora! and
SOFIA worth save In the drawback which constitutes the
marked outward distinction which ne parades to his
osn elevation aud the degradation Of his unfortunate
fellowbeag An analysis Of their intellectual worth
would reveal relative status derOgatOry to his pre-
tensions as at least to suggest him the proPrey Of
exercising the ezal ted virtue of charity. Ga the score
of honesty aud uprightnesA he would DC unwilling,
doubtless, to stind the test OF comparison.
OF the characteristics common to the rich and the
Door man, We need say nothing. II they we're before
underlined, the circumstances Of the present war,
they relate 70 the acquisi ion Of wealth. make them
clear as that she EhO may read" The order Of
estimate in respect 20 these two stood in the past
will be so reversed in the future to render wealth
bldge Of iuq1i,y least far that class
Who have made the necessities OF this vital struggle
subservient to It's acquisition.
Ia this classification Of selCaud Nc critics aud PhaTi
saca deamer We have introduced the three last merely
with a viez 70 Illustrate more fully principle Of base
conduct tor tue practice Of which the Yankees are
PECULIARLY distinguished An alternate argument con-
dsmnatory Of the ready ereduiiy yielded represen
talions Of that fauatical people without weighing their
motives aud investigating their characters IS easily de-
dlcble from this Illustration. Toe philosophy which
encourages belief in what emAnates from source so
degraded and corrupt without recurrence 70 motives,
!, i,ls less 81 iau than that which guides the MALI
cous deiamer Aud yet We fad European opinion ia
fsspect 10 ous ius;u,. ions controlled and directed 10
g,cat measure if solely by the practice Of what
ght be called supe fetal eredusy, which has its only
slution in The peryerse tendency Of human nature 90
b sieve al that Is bad The consciousness Of this Gle
courages the delamer in his infamous yOe1o1 and in
dlces him 70 defane often vixen the malicious motive
does not exist. Bat with TIA. motive existing, what
injury cannot be done by defamation uttered and con
waved by ever form Of communication, to a people
powerfully crsiuous in respect to all that could be
AHA dsrogatory TO our slave Institutions Mans uatu
auxiliary in he hands OF malicious trlducer; but
Wien 10 this il supafaidsl national individual eal
onsy With aprs-etermuaton to oondsma, as in the case
Of Europe and slavery, what amount Of damsge can
not be iuaIotedg
As regards The Yankees and ourselves, the malicious
motive vii always exist their put to ply their vo'
oli1n Of sander and Misrepresentation. The alternate
inalenee, however, which alo9e could give it effect,
will be wanting. The and its results will eTectuay
remove the laite aud thus render the former perfectly
inuocuous Toe base philosophy Of slandeung others,
With view 10 se!f-e.evaion will 20 be available
tor the Yankees who, worse than the OrdnEry of
individuals, seek BY this practice only to elevate
the nseives, but really aud wilfuly to degrade and
bAeken This latter phase is ofea wanting in the
case Of individuals accustomed TO SANDER. The Yan-
KEGS combine both motives to the fullest extreme of
vanity aud malice. Hencsiorh We viii stand before tke
world side by sida with those tradscsrs be judged
upon our intrinsic merits WAT the worlds verdict
will be, we viii not anticipate With the progress
of this war, growing 10 the estimation Of the
world, While the Yankees are hpsing in a rapid
ratio 10 the depths Of degradation to which they
dOOmeL Every days aathent; developments OF facts
bellies all their past staemens and causes them to be
esteemed the most inscriptions liars the world ever
slWi' Even Lord BrOugham in a late speech in Scot
hnd,-haiefu OF as he il kuOWn to be,-prOnOunced
them the greatest liars and the most infamous yrants
on earth. He said that the Yankees we're disgrace to
ciViz ltiOn. This opinion, be it remembered, comes
from the high priest Of sbotonism very type and
imPersOOAliOn OF the fanatica doctrines OF Exeter
Hall
Who viii say that we should feel grateful 10 kind
has
from people so degraded wen to elicit the unoual
Esd condemnation Of their greatest friend and our
greatest enemyg Too long have shared the derra-
daton which they brought upon the American name,
ant for which, the world nov sees We had no re-