Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-20
The New York Riot.


,,,.. Ill one d,y overtake eneme but, for the
,,,s.p, will doubtless prove SboriVe The kilograms
Con, Winchester profess to contain news from BAlu
more paper Of the 10th, one day later than the intel
,,nes published in the Wig Of saturday asl 1t $
stated that the mob has possession OF an arsenal which
;r3;c.,es con iauance Of riot md success beyond
our anticpa ons. Unfortun5t ly, the experience oil
the past month cOmpes to disruss teegrspt' news
Our conviction that the New York MOB has been sup
pressed and that all is now quiet
Cont success vas imrO siOe for all au hority Fate,
Npie pa and Fedtr and all pArties alike wereleagued
.gairs; the rioters The hole civ and military power
of,he country was oppose them every influential et
nm every property holder all who are in any way in
,rs,sd in the maintenance Of law and order were con-
strained by most the potent Of al considerations
faction and defence-to take up arms against them
I, VAS not a pOEt cal movement Ii was without Or
vsn;z,t.ou and without leader. II il originated in
poiticsl motives and far opposition to the draft
va, concerned had the Aet couuenance OF many per-
,oDs OF Standing it immediately degensrlted into Law
les and murderous raid against property, which the
wbo,e commun we're compelled to dscredit snd crush
uoder foot instantly without mercy regard to cost
Not even New York is yet ready uphold indiscrimi
nate pillge, arson and assassination.
Thu odium Of the affair will be cast upon the peace
marty which will hasten to IepudAte the unjust
,i,p But the Republicans will press 1t home upon
them and in their endsavor TO escape, they will be
forced no. Only 10 acQussce in all measures, however
arbitrary for the suppression Of the riot but for party
reasons if no her. to adyOCae the vigorous prosecu
ton of the war The War Dem5crlts Uil receive large
soeessons the Peace Democrat i'll Lose proportions
bly sni the Republicans will be strengthened by hun
dreds Of tmorOus property holders Who, remembering
Napoeon's exploits in the streets Of Paris fancy the
cure for AWessness il the abs &c Of all law in
Desp)tsm. The ranks Of the advocates Of S.rOug
government will be largely recruited by this untmely
aR.ir, which Is doubtless regarded IN Washington As
one Of the laopes: occurrences Of the war and scarce
ly les valuable as Al fer sill further rsuTp alton
and exercise of power than Lees invasion Of Pennsyl
vanii.
We must not be deludel bv the hope that thu New
YORK RIO, Will breed thousand other riots,
Is formidable in all Of the Free Safes aud Particular
" in the Northwest Thsre msy be trarg dturoances,
a. At Newark, Jersey City and Hartford but cOuscrp
ton will be enforced nevertheless, and a the cer-
tanly on account Of the ijt. The reputation Of the
Wah ,,on adui lis,raOn IS at stake, the strength Of
the government sn question, aud the issue canuOt be
uncertain Successful in al parts Of the field Of military
operations there nothing Lincoln viii uO dare to at
temp. aud nothing be accomplish that will not be
sanctioned. He will carry his point in the matter Of
CONSUMPTION first OF all in NeW York ard then over the
whole country all hazards and 10 the extreme letter
of the law He will daily with New York be did
With Baltimore until his arrangements have been per-
fected His batteries in pOsitol his drilled reg
peuts posted he will arch straight to the accomplish
uent Of lis purpose. Woe then TO the luekess Irish
and Dutch, the poor Of every cline and nIton. They
will be forced into the ranks never more to Leave them;
for this concrpton is the first step toward the fOrmA
ton Of a standing army which terms Of enlistment
viii be unkHoWn.
Iuasmueh then as i. affords Lincoln at once prete1t
and satisfactory excuse for the exercise Of di,tatoa
powers, the list effect Of the New York riot will be
di,ldvantageOus to the Confederate Gauss. Ye. We
would fain hope there will be- in good time, alter ef
fsct-a reaction within the reaction. Not a little blood
has been she'd ami blood leaves bitter and inerasable
memories behind it Something OF has been seen
in the very heart Of the chief city Of the NOrh Many
Who have witnessed the riot will pray for peace at any
price II the Odium Of the mob is made to rest the
peace party the Odium Of armed sOldery firing into the
Al over the land will sympshise with the unlrmed poor
Who have been shot down. The use to which this sym
patty can be put hereafter is too obvious to be dWelt
uOou Again in addition 70 the timid, the peace Atlny
price men, and the people proper there are hundreds
and thousands Of sturdy and influential citizens at the
North Who cannot be duped into the passive reception
o. despotsm BY any prete1t or any excuse that Lin
ooln and Seward with all their SAanicAl ingenuity
possibly frame To thee items true loves of the
in,,ituons bequsahed by the Revolutionary fathers,
and bitterly hostile the subversiOn Of the govern
eut proposed BY the Republicans the blood split 10 the
,.,aat, of New York will but intensity the bate theg
fsel towards their ancient political opponents. Never
mara can there be reconciliation between them. For
IN ,hese reasons We incline the opinion that the ulti
s,a aHact Of the New York riot viii be beneficial to
.ha South. We might add that the influence abroad Of
riot of such magnitude hardly be favorable the
nroloppa,on of the var. But do not allow ourselves
a. boDe much from a quarter in which so many well.
grounded expectations have siglAly failed
w. kpoE Of nothing that is better calculated to ex'
"a. ,hs ur;ds of Southern heart and stimulate him to
D.,,o.;c zs.l in behalf of his eOuntrys dependence
than the glorious rast in which the south, IN her
calm majesty and conservative grandeur stands to the
distracted aud revolutionary North. What Southern
nan can At this moment look upon the spectacle
Of hs county standing unaWsd, unnoVsd' ealm'
oOnadsnt and determined, without feeling pride IN
being instrumental, to the extent Of MS individual aid
in her severance from an association with country
which the prey Of anarchy and the seat OF lcennous
nest No one and We take il that this reflection will
DO more to stimulate the military ardOr Of oar people
ihan all the expedisnts that legislative Acumen could
devise, or arbitrary, autOcrAic power enforce.
Gen. Lees Rsturn-Maryland
The reception which Gen. Lee met WITH in Maryland
On his late a. ven as on his former visit to that State