Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-01
The Yankee Future.

lated by their recent Z ucc sseeI the lShkees hre
picturipg to themselves briint future and parcel,
ling out the South the jewish soldiers once divided
certain garment or the LieutenAnts Of the great Al
eIar cut up the world he had conquered 1t 10 all
plain sailing with the. Abolition subjuga:Ors now They
msgine Grant safely lodged for the winter at Atlanta;
the Cone6eracy heretofore rent in twain by the cap
ture Of Vicksburg now torn into four fragments, and
the final overthrow of every organized army mere
question Of time. Lee may possibly give Meade some
rouble but the absence OF LOngsreet and the heavy
reinforsemenls sent to "he hero Of Gettysburg make
the ultimate discontinue Of tie great VTginan matter
Of almost absolute certainty The fragments OF Lees
AMY may retire within the entertainments ct Rich
mOud and there rseeiVe such petty accesson1 as Davis
may be abe from various u1impoTtant points
now held for strategic purposes but Grant pressing up
from the south, Burnside from the west, (Longstreet
having abandoned the Liege OF KNOXVILLE and Meade
from the pOrth will render the CaptulAtiOn Of the rebel
Capital, with everything in it, an easier aud speedier
JOB than that Of Yicksturg. IA matter Of course,
the armies Of Johnston and Besuegsrd WiI have been
destroyed before the siege of Richmond begins ard az
70: the commands Of Kirby Smith, Holmes Price, Ma
Eruder and Taylor, they will he easily disposed ofim-
msdistely after the surrender Of Richmond. Two hun.
bred thousand men will then be concentrated under
Graft 70 drive the French out Of Mixes while "a many
more under Meade will sweep the British from Canada
in the tWuklng of an eye, and the universal Yankee
nation will reign supreme nom the North Pole TO tie
Isthmus Of DIren.
This is a bod and beautiful programme But it does
not stop hee While his hand is in Brother Jonathan
vii meAmorphOse and reGOVate the whole civilized
world The first step of course, viii be to Wres dO~n-
trOdden Ireland ron the despotc grasp OF Great Brit
ain aud annex the "Gem OF the Ocean" to the free and
independent States of America. simultaneously Cuba
and The West India ISnds. generally will be 'bHgged."
By this time GLSibaldi will have appeared on thetcene,
and under his guidance the great work of bessoWrg
tie blessings Of free government upon the oppressed
populations Of Western Europe will fOrthWth begia.
So Ear the programme is sufficiently clear. Bat be-
yond this point the existing dynasty at Washington do
not choose to extend their vision. It will require
era years 10 execute this hens in all its parts During
these years. the SesAdLincoln OcrSCy, sitting cOGy
ia Washington will decide definitely upon what is NEXT
TO be done. Events will determine What is the best dis
position make Of the negro and Of the scarcely more
capable Of Europe monopoly of cotton will Of
necessity be maintained by the Yankee Government
If the plantations cannot be worked wholly on govern
~~d nv government oDerAtlVeS they VII
be leased loyal tenants who have taken the OstI OF
allegiance aud subscribed to heavy bonds An export
duty on cotton equivalent TO it present value in the
markets Of England, will be levied Negroes viii be
worked their full capacity, breeding will cease,
and the deficiency Of black supplied by white labor
fast As occasions demands If he Wits man cannSt
become AccimAssd and the neEro dies out utterly the
Place Of both will be supplied by mAchinory-perhAps
by iron clad mAnnAkinS The establishment Of great
negro Republic in the West ladies will be part Of the
plan and the Gubordinaon and enlightenment Of the
turbulent peoples Of Europe viii be readily accomplished
through the agency Of q sufficient rumber Of Tribune
nsGspApers and Yankee SChoOluArmS I.
Il requires Only an eXposi ion Of the YArkee vision
Of universal Coz quest-Which would prove no vision,
but An actual attempt the SJuth W,rS subjugAtsd-to
show the folly Of their expectations here at home
That the South viii be oIerrun, seems MT mpOssi
ble' But between oVernuning aud subiusa.ioa there
i wide differences. The complete triumph OF our foes
will not occur We think for the plain reason that such
triumph will rebound neither 70 the benefit Of the enc.
my themselvss nor of the world. For it seems to Us
that there Il hope for the restoration Of good govern
msnt at the North after the South shall have won its
Independence but never at all IN case Of the failure OF
our cause. To Say' nothing Of the unspeakAb!s woe
which would beA the inhabitants Of the Confedeiaey,
the first result Of NOrhsrn triumph would be the per-
nAnont subscoa Of tht people to the sway Of fanAt-
les and tyrAnt Next would follow from the very ma
turS Of ShDgs, Of universal conquest on this con-
tinent, in which the populations alike Of North and
South would be taxed to the utmost it both Of blood
and treasure Peace lies not that way, fer
the cad Of the wars which would ensue in conSe
qusDOs Of an attempt on the part Of the reunited
States to drive the French and English from this Con-
tinent Our way is exceedingly dark at this time Bu.
the overriding Power which inspired to attempt the