Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-10
Yankee DelusiOn.

Yankee Delusion.
In the beginning Of the present bloody war the nat-
les Of the North placed so low an estimate on the ability
OF the South to defend herself and high estimate
on their own strength and yalOr, that they employed
John Browu and furnished him with arms, wagons,
horses money spades pixies apd picks aud sent him to
Virginia with thirty men, to begin the war of subju-
atiou SO little did those fanatics know Of the South
that they actually believed tina; John Brown, with his
little handful Of men, could start the ball Of subugaon
successfully Harpers Ferry, and with the aid Of the
negroes aud the opponents Of slavery in the South the
J,l would roll on, from county to county, and from
state to SAFE gathering Go7es ike b-l OF snow until
the whole South would be crushed! That delusion
h4yiag bsen dispeed these fanatics in the place
conceived the idea that the second John Brosu alias
Abe Lincoln "a man of less sense and ability than John
Brown could, with 30 Ooo men sstjugate the South in
ninety days"
That Number OF Yankees VS. az first deemed ample
10 accomplish the work that brief period The second
case OF deluson dispclied. Tueu three hun
bred thousand i've eight, and ten hundred thousand
Yankees we're successfully brOasht forward
.lsh The WORK and still the task OF suljugation is
accomplished The rebes Who first had only twenty
dlys allowed them 70 dsperse and so to their homes"
re not vet after the lapse ortwo years dispersed Now
the Yankee Congress has authorized old Abe TO call out
three millions If to 20 the work which it was at
hrst supposed could easily be accomplished by $4,000
len in ninety days-and with an their boosted strength
.hey are Hing upoa the negroes u help them OF
cours. 1t thi, enlightened stage Of the controversy il
Ill, De lac calling spirits from the Vastly dsep-but we're
IL OtherSse the South with the advantage OF acting on
the defensive and standing hsr SOIL and sighting
Tor homes ami rcsides and all that is dear people
Vi be fully able ward of successfully the blows OF
tie fanatics whether made by portion the whole Of
their vOoden-au,meg nasaL,Wangers
To shoE the delusOn Of Iankselom in the beginning
Of the war; We copy the below from Northern
,apers. These elegant extracts were copied about
L, year ago into Of papers, but second peru
"a, Of them after the lapse Of another year. S be found
rgtreshiHy.
In view Of the deIusiol OF toe fanatics in the begin
Ling in reference to she easy task OF eouquerng the
south we can well understand why volunteers so freely
ushcd at first to the Yankee stan lard They fanced
that the work of subugAing the South would be moth
= more than breakfast jj5, a pleasant frolic Of
ninety days" dlrltoa. Too years trial. however,
has opened their eye- auI end has come to vo!un-
ter.ng They have nov be dragged, as it we're, by
the butchers 70 the slaughter. Aud we're it in their
rover 10 raise the immense army posed it would be
OthiBg more than mob Of reuctAnts, adding but lit
c. if any, strength to the force in the field
But, read the following extracts from Yankee papers
bou. the time that hostles broke out for the con6r-
u alton of the truth Of what We say:
YANKEE "BlG TALK"
The Nashville Banner happens to have on hand few
elegant extracts" from Yankee papers about the time
,at bostlties broke out. In the iglt OF subsequent
vents they give grOtesque illustration Of the ideas
, Tn which tue heroes Of Bull Rem entered into the
ar and enable us determine with what measure Of
ecess they have executed their programme.
Fhe hrst quotation OF the Banner Is from the New
York Times edited by shat remarkable military genius,
RAYMOND Says the Times:
iet rs make quick work The rebellion" as some
eople designate il, IS yet an unborn tadpoe. LEI
90 fan into the delusOn, noted By Halan, installing
, .loeal eommotOn" tor a revolution. strong, active
null an together will do our work ofectualy in thirty
ava We have only 70 send a column Of twenty-five
4, ousand men across the Potomac TO Richmond, and
urn on, the there another column of twenty-five
tnousand Cairo sezng the cotton ports OF the Mis-
Ssippi and retaining the remaining twenty-five thou
sand included in Mr. Lineon's call or Is OO0 men, at
Washington not because there Is any need for them
ere but because do not require their services else
Siere
Rare military genius
But the Tribune Greeleys paper ever ready, ever
y Hing 20 take hand in any Dragging or bullying
united with the Times in this wise
We do not regard the Southern revolt anything
more nor less than the natural Of al mean.
pirited and defeated tyrannes 70 rule ruin making
Of course wide distinction between the nil and the
orer for the hanging of traitors IS 70 begin be-
lore one month Is over. The nations Of Europe may
Test assured that JEFF Davis Co viii be swinging from
he battements at Washington at least by the 4th OF
Ily We spit upon later and longer deferred justice.
Philosopher Greeley has someEhit changed his tune
adeed the progressed, the air was changed to
.uit circumstances For example, after the much an
cipated 4th Of July, find Greeley speaking in such
I. rms as these:
We were somewhat deceived in our general estimate
Of the strength Of the rebels We assured that
,hey are better equipped than had first SUPPOSED
But stila rapid and decided advance Richmond would
,cltle the whole matter.
In the outset the New York Herald il will be remem-
cred was strongly Southern. Il spoke differently aud
s. nsibly. Here is Benefits reply 10 the Times article
sLoVe quoted:
The ''te villain" Raymond Of the Tines has turned
General. He marks out a noble campaign. Il will be
orerved however, that he sudiOusy avoids any thing
ore than generaIes as well he may, for within thirty