Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-16
TONE OF THE YANKEE PRESS.
We make some editorial extracts from late Northern
papers received at this office:
CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MEASURES.

CONSTITUTIONAL WAR hEAsURkS.
From the New YORK world.l
There is exceedingly homely and tre proverb
which arms that what is for the goose is sauce
for the gander In the spirit of this proverb
specially ask President Lincoln 10 take dose of his
own medicine, rather to his meat with his
| sauce his weak and undignifed reply 10 the Ohio
committee, Mr.. Lincoln proposed as the condition Of
revocation Of Mr.. Valandighams sentence, that they
should pledge themselves by their signatures to support
the prosecutions 10 the by means Of army and
navy. We copy this puerile proposal in his words:
send you duplicates of this letter, in order that you,
majority OF you may, if you choose, indorse your
names upon of them and it thus Endorsed
me- with the understanding that those signing there
| by comm tied to the following propositions and to
| nothing else
/. That there is now rebellion 10 tie United States,
The object and tendency of which is to destroy the
tonal Union, and that in your opinion, army and
navy constitutional means.for SURPRISING that
belon
| 2. That no one of you will do anything which, in
his own Judgment will tend to hinder the increase
favor the decrease lessen the efficiency of the army
navy while engaged in the effort to suppress that rebel
| lion and
g. That each of you will in his sphere, do all he can
TO have the ehcers soldiers and seamen of the army
and navy while engaged in the (ort to suppress the
rebellion, paid, fed clad, and otherwise well provided
| and supported.
And with the further understanding that uoon receiY
ing the letter and thus indorsod, will cause
them to be published which publication shall be- within
ITSELF revocation of the order in collation. Mr. VAL
landigham.
The absurdity of<haking Mr.. Vallandighams release
depend on Democratic signatures to such pledge Is
too obvious not TO strike every just mind But waving
the injustice indecorum ald implied insult TO Demo
cratic citizens let try Mr.. Lincoln by his own test,
and ask it he has acted il he believed that army
AID navy the proper constitutional means for sup
pressing rebellion against the Government Is it not
notorious that long as he prosecuted the these
constitutional means the Democratic party gave him
heartier support than the radical Republicans Does
not the whole world know that it was the Emancipation
Proclamation and other unconstitutional that
aenated he Democrats and developed active oppo-
stion to his administration? IL is he not the Demo-
crats that needs TO profess belief that the army and
navy the proper instruments for suppressng rebel
lion. This has all along been the fundamental arti-
Gle Of tie Democratic war creed; and now that the
efficiency OF these has been sgnay illustrated
| at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, we hope President Lin
coin will reck his rede, aud no longer attempt to
Wage by any other than the legitimate instruments
Of war.
APPEAL FOR PEACE.
The New York World concludes an editorial urging
the Federal rulers to embrace the opportunity offered
for peace, as follows:
Were the South in against foreign power
contendng with us on some great issue of public law
dying shan the statesmen who should fail to seize
uoon conjuncture at glorious and so terrible
to attempt least the re-estabsb OF peace. How
much more imperative is their duty 10 act at such time
who welding the energies OF a Christian republic
for the settlement of civil quarrel between men Of one
race and States of one great familyy
Sooner later this duty must be done. Our interests
and religion our hopes and our honor alike con-
denim the madness which OF unconditional subjuga
ton As the policy of the loyal States and OF uncond
auhm he off hp N
lion. To repeat in America the dreary and shameful
drama of the of the Netherlands against Spain may
be, we blush TO admit that it has been openly pro-
claimed be- the dream Of men who cothe the instincts
of the fanatic in the language of the patriot. But from
this dream the dreamcrs must themselves at last awake
The nation has shared it, while impulse
survives in the American heart OF all fathers learned
and left to the nation ever prove thus recreant
to its heroic past thus aithess to its future. Let the
nation then speak, and the government heed this day
It's voice IT. indeed, by strange and striking ProVi-
deGce anniversary of national independence has
been crowned with double victory, let fear to slight
the warning and the hope OF great opportunity
Let the temper Of the people rise to the height Of the
solemn occasion let the hearts Of those who rule us it
they be utterly dead to all Che sublmer instincts of
power be kinded in the prospect of the glorious work
which it is still within their grasp to achieve
scA1uISG REVIEW OF The WASHINGTON SPEECHES.
The New York Herald has an editorial upon the
Abiding TO the efforts of Stanton and Haeck, it says:
We expected that they would take advantage of the
occasion TO make themselves ridiculous than ever
and they fulfilled expectations. Secretary Stantons
Grafton a of vndication Of his famous spirit
of the Lord" letter. nleTspersed with some silly bader
dash about "he sneskrg traitors and copperheads Of
the North who would be driven Kissing to their holes
This language is Characteristic Of the Secretary of War;
who probably the smallest specimen of pettoggng
politician now in Office. After thus indalgng his spleen
over victories which he has done his utmost to reard,
Secretary Stanton "took pleasure in introducing" Gen.
Haleck his rival in imbecility and ncompeteucy. Gen.
Haleck with his customary modesty, claimed all the
credit of victories, saying that General Grant bad
been under his command for the past two years. After
this sublime exhibition Of selfconceit the Generain-
Chief who is General at all endorsed Stantous bum
cOmbe about copperhesd traitors and then retired with
the slightest reference to pontoon trains Only the
popular enthusiasm over such victories as Gettysburg
and VcksbuTg could make such speeches endnrable.
But while not at all disappointed at the
ridiculous boIbast Of Stanton and Haeck, did feel
psng Of regret that President Lincoln and Secretary
Seward did rise to the dignity of the and
deliver speeches worthy OF statesmen The opportuni-
y was great and such another may again.
The beA army Of the rebels commanded by their abest
generals had Just been defeated and routed by our
gallant soldiers lighting under new leader and against
superior numbers, In the midst Of the general rejoicing
over this splendid success the ne VS. arrived that the
BTehtesb tne VI
spp had surrendered dtonaly on the Fourth of
July--a day now doubly memorable in our history
Thus the st joined hands with the West in the most
brilliant triumphs Of the war, and rebellion, doubly
beaten, needed perhaps, but few words to utterly
suppress it, Neither President Lincoln nor Secretary
Seward spoke those words T1e President is an honest
man, and well meaning man. but he lacks the states
manship requisite to appreciate and events during
national crisis like this. Secretary Seward with cast
Of mind not very dssiml lar has the incapacity-
If either both Of them had add to their cong atua
tots upon the victory few words of Cancellation,
invitation to the seeded States to return Unon
offer of amnesty to all except the rebel leaders, who
tell what the result would have been? The effort
might have failed butt worth trying Itmight have
succeeded and then the would have been
glorious alike to the President and the country Al any