Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-21
The War.

sit in one of the rooms of the Capitol, half an
bopr aler noon body Of troops are passing in view
from the window, through binding and drifting SNOW
nearly b,lelec deem Yet they cheer Justify as they pass
tbe Presidents Office and the martial music TO which
they march sounds defanty as the hrst notes OF tho
war Within thirty feet of the chair we occupy, with
the calm of unspeakable peace upon his brow, lies the
bloody corse of the glorious Young Pelhsn"hero ut
for song or story" In an adjoi1.ng chamber, the
REPRESENTATIVES OF the People celebrating with
closed doors measures designed to further and make
successful the great struggle in which we are engaged
So at this Capital we reminded every day that We
are at warat war with people to whom have never
done wrong-who owe TO almost entirely the indi'
ydual prosperity and the national power aud prestige
they erioy-a people whose fundamental political axiom
his ever been that no government is JUST does
not TEST ON 1.-THE consent of he governed and yet
a people who TO force US inIo government that "e
have sUlenly aud irrevocably renounced and into an
association that We oathe with adherence unuiterabe,
have not hesated part with the most sacred and IN
e4umabe rights and TO practice atrocities that shame
the civilization of the century in watch they live
They call it war-but whats war is il. absolutely
without.cause opposed every suggestion OF reason
aud pOlicy-aud As destitute OF all sentiment or practice
II chiyalry as it is full Of bullysm and barbary For
ShAt ,hyalry is there in = which was undertaken
solely in reliance the brute force OF numbers, and
Soud never otherwise have been undertaken At ala
war the battles of which expected to be fought
and its pers and hardships endured, mainly by the
trained and eng rulIns that Europe had sPewed upon
their sh0res-and whose iustgator keeping securely nj
home themselves, are Row upOring the negro to come
70 their relief Chivary when, outnumberng US three
or four to one their best hope that we may be ced
into submission Chyalry where age and sex give no
protection, and medicines and bibles held contra
band-Whcre churches proianed and grave yards
Observation-Disclosures briglndsge and incendiarism and
uiht.fy assassination allowed a. legitimate wal
where Generals swagger and lie aud STEAL and prvates
carry in their pockets and the obscene proofs
of the immoral society they left at home. Yankee
chivalry! Taught. Look for it when snow falls black
Is SCOT; They may talk of courage but they nation
Of eowards-tle mock vaor that numbers give not DIS
uising but proving the fact. Were they not towards
they would not submit the usurpatcn which at home
Is trampiug all their rights free people and con-
ycItiug Republic into Despotism. Were they true
aud brave luen-a maguaniuous race-they would not
be engaged in this war at all but it forced into .by
comfortable circumstances they would have scorned to
employ the means aud agencies that have been prao
tised and still relied 20 give it success. But why
say more Al the world now knows who and what the
Y.uaee is History will teach pOsterty how foul wa!
fare he Waged against his beneiactor, and how disgrace
fully lie failed id it, And the retributiye ruin that wiz
overtake him. when peace leaves him beggared and de-
r1ed VII perhaps teach him that he is accursed OF
Heaven as much a. he Is despised on Earth.