Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-04
Law and Order.

Law GA4 SA0OAs
Asa whole the people of the South are more orderly
and Obedient to law than any other population earth
This ia true not only of the rural classes which every
country are prOyerbiay quiet and aWabidng, but of
the cities as well; New Orleans and BatmOre-h the
latter may now be counted among the cities Of the
south-alone excepted. In those cities, before the
breaking out Of the war, there we're ruans more no
torious If not more brutal than the bullieS of any
Of the Northern cities. But these rufAns we're for the
most part foreigners bred among she native born BY
anagonsm of the which exists to greater
or less extent everywhere but did not except on one
or two rare occasions such as the Aston House riot In
New York and the Catholic riot in Philadelphia, mani
fest itse so srkingy where the population were more
mingled and the line Of demareaiOn ess plainly drawn
In Richmond, however in Petersburg, Raleigh, VII
mIngton, Charleston Savannah, Mobile, Nashville and
Louisville, the absence Of rucsAnsm and Of disturbing
classes Of any sosL was very marked. St. Louis was
striking contrast TO the cities Of the South generally
for the obvious reason Of prePOndersRce Of Dutch
dsnizeas Whether the good osdsS- tbAt gISSGSiSit
throughout the South due her great conSer
y.tive institution Of slavery the innate virtues Of
her AnglONorman population, is question which need
no. be discussed The fact that thePeOple as whole
we're more Iawoving and eer from civil strife than any
others, admits Of ne dOubi whatever.
vas the boast of the Yankee enemies Of this peace
full and eonsened people, that the slightest disturbance
threw them into eoavuOns unsettled their nerves aud
impeued them TO arms. The excitement Of Communi-
ties and sometimes of whole States, produced by real
or fAneed uprsings Of slaves nstAneed as proof
Of these asperons Of Southern society by the North
The John Brown raid, with It's attendant eIcitAtOn
created universal guaaE throughout YAnkeedom, and
the marchings and oountermarehngs OF the little army
Of Virginia we're proclaimed from the hOusetoPs BY the
AbORtions.s a. confirmation, strong as Holy Writ
Of what had come to be prOverb among them, name
", that the South stood a volcano, knew it. and
would not dare 70 involve itself in a which would
surely end in a ssrvile instruction.
There was some foundation for the neers Of the
Yankee in the general dread Of slave revOts which
istsd at the South and which due mainly, to the
prevalent ignorance Of the fact than which history
tAblshes no other so firmly, that slaves never 50
obedient as in time of war. But the susceptibility Of
the South TO alarms and to widespread connections
from riAng causes, was the eee! Of the good order
which it enjoyed It was the product Of peace and Sc
eurisy, not of uunanly timidty of real danger. A
prosperous and brave people, accustomed TO repOse
much moved BY disturbances, simply because they
not habituated TO them. It she presence Of
danger or Of strife that makes and nations indif
fsrent to them Had society the South been less
eus,Omed to security il would have been less alarmed
by social disorders The North, 4 braVling torrent
might well sneer at the South, peaceful lake because
the pebble dropped in its shook it from shore to
shore.
But the people Of the South used 70 order that
thew love t. aud 50 fond Of peace that they are
IN vvhf IA
has been conducted should teach persons Of Yankee
other foreign descent and who are slaves Of their pas
,ious or .he plan. tools of the sVminded and dsoyL
Ia our midst what the controlling race in this Coincide
racy 4 wiling 70 do and dare in behalf Of that social
repose aud public tranquility to which they have been
habtuated from childhood and to the preservation OF
which every instinct ofthernature Is lmpeed and every
mower Of mind and body pledged This race "a a.
little inclined to bear disturbance from within As from
without They wiz put down awlessnesa At home in town
or country from white or black, a. promptly, reoolule-
" and completely they have sought and are still seek
ing 20 suppress aad put under foot the violence OF the
Yankoe invader Taken by surprise, they may for an
instant hesitate to naet Just punishment upon novel
species Of crime and class Of criminals but that
hesitation viii be Of the briefest possible duration. Re-
petition Of strange riots viii meet With Instant stern
resistance. If any class d sufsring-h prohgats CON-
mssAes or boarding spectators have produced arsa-
hca wants there appeal to the law and appeal
20 the native benevOlenOs Of the prOVsrbAlly hOspA
bls generous, openhAnded people Of the South. VIC
lsuse before remembrance Is unhsardOf thing under
the Southern sun Il viii not be tolerated Law and
order have always held sway In this Aad and Law and
order win hold the sway hereafter.
The Two Armies.
In suo.ing the remark Of BOnsparts, that the no