The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-15
A Conservative Work.

We find The following notice OF a book just pub
lsi,ed at the North In Il recent number of the New
York Daily ke1cs;
THE FuruaE. A Peiltieal Essay. Hy Noatgnm-
cry II. Throop. New York: James &. Greg
0fy.
This II truly and essentially conservative work.
II il written in elegant and dsniied style, dis
piavs much learning ard reflection, and cor; ai,,s
many important truths. II is enc of the ab'est DO
Ii icai books Uf the times We are far from agree
ing with the author I'm toto; still there il much in
the book to which we most heartily subscribe. We
give the following extracts, which illustrate th,
character of III: hook In the beginning of his
volume the auliiOr remarks:
propose to appeal 10 the srsGsOn and Icf1ec-
tion, of nv ssagaciuus and practjca,' fellow ci,is
aehs in lew earliest, but hope Ga.m aad mode
rate. oi;scr vaiin;is. Assuming that propose 10
prosecute the war until the authority of the Union
is completely re established in all the territory
over which il extended when The rebellion broke
out aud that the iUilune OF arms and the course of
political events have been snch as TO place such
cons uuimalion within our reach will assign the
reasons for two conc usionS 10 which have ar
rived, and 10 which ii is the object OF this Wo.k to
lead also ,he readers MUD. These are, first, that
40 caiaIniy conid beaii the naiidn not di j.
unnn, which would compare in lis disastrous con-
sequences to successful termination Of the war,
under suci, circumstances TO leave behind it 4
parmanert feeling nf hostility and hatred 10 ti..
Government of the Uaion on the part OF the people
over whom our victorious arms will have extended
naturally aud inevitably result from urthe persist
ence in many OF the measures oi civil q I'd military
policy which we have already adopted, and fsam
adopting either measures having The general
| tendency which are now urged upon Us by several
leading statesmen.
Spcak;Hg of the popular faiiacy that the South, j!
! conquered, would become "Ioyal" l. e., L!ncoin
| abiding people, tamcIy submitting to all the act
OF their conqasrors, the author says:
ta fan ,t bo ,hern mil
be induced, through fear Of consequences from,
regard to their personal interests, TO become at
frs. the peaceabie, and in time the willing, sub
lects OF 4 Government owing its origin TO usurpa
ti and sustained in its earlier stages by military
power, found their hopes upon wishes rather than
The lessons of experience. There Is no part of a
statesnlnns art which demands such consu,nmaiC
tact and ability as 10 cOse breach bet WreH gOy
rrnors and governed; 1t is the nature Of such a
breach 10 widen tiom day to day, when il oc-
curs between people and their legitimate ruler;
but when The latter is a usurptr and conc uerOr
the task becomes HOPELESS Till time shall have sup
piled him with new patent OF sovereignty.
History affords no instance 10 my knowledge
where any people have become willing aud loyal
subjects 10 IL Government imposed upon them ~
conquest aud sustaining Itself by military force
Il Will perhaps be said, in answer Ia tits sugges
ti0n, that a Conquered people were never required
10 submit 10 SD mild Government AS that uadef
which the Sonthcrners will 1--we. But the Intensity
of the feeling of amif.osiy which VIII exist be-
erard, aud The probable char ietef of the former,
forbid to ent-stain the expectation that The new
Governments viii pursue career Of mildness tn
wards ihe political and social enemies of those by
whom they were administered. The essence 0i
military rule is desL LOiisni, and II knows but one
way to escape from the dill cuities and embafraSs-
meats Of administration; that is tO remove all OBJ
s,ac!as by farce, and IL compel obedience by ter
, ror. and after career OF repression has once
been entered upon, 1t can,,ot be ahandoTed-fhe
policy uf The government becomes fixed, and a
change impossible.
Here, too, IL a pertinent extract
There are two grave questions involved IN the
policy OF suhjugaiiOn. They aye--Gf what use t0
US will be the impoveri he'd and ruined country
quifed aud reiaincd by such prodigous sacsifces
aud its kindred question will the freed negro
wark Under aay possible solution 0f those two
problems, as mere matter ef profit aud loss
balancing The expense Of 'f0rcibiy retaining the
souti ia the Union against ths expansion OF eoss-
merce the increase OF revenues the military
strength Or any Giher clements of national great
which fancy will result 10 us ff0ia sal d.
ing the speculation will be the most disastrous
that any naiiGn ever undertook.