Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-14
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nis amusing 10 zee the psrinRoiIy Eith Eh.0h SeW-
rd and his press bsfoTS the election nSSd upon Is
ths. the seoion Of nicola The only thing nsees
saw to secure the Instant Alj absolute su6ass on Of
thu rsoelp According thsSe high authorities, these
ssus rebels have bean looking toFSsrd to the success
Of Mcclellan as to THEN last nSP. When they nna mai
s. them thsJ AKA s1Dsossd ba in Ihs condition OF
nan Who have TAKEN TO she lOOgL0Is IN storm at sea-
ana dad sEsn ,Las Iinkng bsasAsh them. Toe Annua
citation TIA, LnOoln has bean re elected 20 Ss'Es
tsrror into rebedon similar 20 that With Hnisn con-
DAMNED criminal hears the clock strike the hour mat
20 b tha Last between hin and StSEnity what tneJ
are s1poctsd to do uhSn that Annuh0AtOn shAl have
bean nads, is semcisny indcAd BY Seward, Who saIs
thsy vii oons foraAEd q their OEn accord, deliver up
thar Eay leaasIE aud pray TO be received once more
Into AbrahAms bosom. Mr. Seward has hitherto proved
huSslf bsI an ind ,rsnt pFOPbsh nor 10 We think hS
present VsatuTs IN that line Of business will d ape 70
usnd hk reputation In that respect A. least We have
seen no indications Of despair, and Ne think Hs are ID
fully As rood position 20 80 them, II any such Il"
tstad. A Mr.. ssEAId or any prophet of them ALL
Among o1heI signs OF isFair 10 the OonisdtracJ We
,arcOiVs thss she Nav York Tribune reekons the re-
fu,, Of the Legsslurs OF Alabama TO mlks additional
o,ovsion for the public iaienes when theFsunto re-
ON Ned Sy Governor Watts. We deeply regretted Ihs
Fsusu az calculated to give sid aud encouragement 10
ma enemy and soeHs It hss had that eSOi, UhstLeF
a. intended or not The VieE OF 1t taken By tie Tn
burs and indeed the Whsle TGIf se Gs'iOO, mus be
,sry eousorE to thoso members Of Ihs LGislaIus IN
Question Who refused The aid Of The ssAts In ssAson
OF % much difficulty.
Z, not trus Of course Tia, 8uy considerable rum
car of the people Of the Confederate ssse1 eHP-esed
IsOsaa to be elected, founded any hopes upon bis
slsctsOn. had It actually oocurIed. fney we're veil
.vG-s Of the power which LiLSo.a welded, aud uhoh
although ute mad Ius:e TO the co: less OF the Con
fsdsraey, il fully slHi;lsss 10 destroy al liberty al
homs They have mover entertained doabi that d
would uso t TO tho uttsT1oIi CF kat rPoSo, ca he
Aef that lie would be restrained II Ia SIsESiSs ~ saJ
ssntmeat Of respect Tor the Consultation, CT ~ ans
conscientious scsuple o. sOsGPla Of any had whatever
IA could Il cd have Oaiy been restrained oJ one
considessca-f,aE, nanaiJ Of tbs eonseq 1enoss ard
that vas nCuIsE-si ~ tLa 5TGsns talnsues5 With
rh,Oh bis subjects have heretofore submitted 10 all
serressous. They, thel-ths people OF the OOnfsde-
rate States we're fully prepared toF Nha has happened
They have neither bl5n surprised nOT disappointed
Fhsy 6nd Ii, 5slyss neither soEse better than
th,y we're The Say blioFS The slt0dOn. They arc as
fully prepared COS as they ere thea 10 defend hsu-
I've against The & isyes Ald ogtthTOas that Lincoln
hss Turned loose upon thCm, a. they the 27h
Og October, Shn their army gave Grant lis las! dog
AN. On Tia Hass sfcFe edmond and Pstsrsku-g-
fbe election ha5 made o5a1gs in them whatever az
Seward very veil kloWs, sud Is bOh Bennett and Gree
Isy hnOs s as veil, bu; 50 the miserable iOOls they
ara huuBugEuz DO not know and Will not ID CT.
al thsy are drafted 10 t. ditch here IN Yisgili5,
or be ,hO, Ike dogs Ia Georgia and Tennessee.
There can, we imagine be 10 doubt that NissOuli ID
,QOusiy and decidedly in favor Of the OOnfsdsIscy;
soI Vet Il gems to have gone foF L'ooon sgslnFt
NeOsIso. Had the sluhsIu men besa allowed TO
vote a. theT wished, IeiIhsE Lincoln Mcclellan
could have ca7Fi.d the Eta BY miny Thousands Blu.
Of Oourse that vas cot 10 b thcvgkt Of.
WsnaW stand fso0 70 isco with coafesssGiy mil
ssry dssp5lisus jsEPotsn k-D. 10 existence By the
esyonets Of ia soldiers From such . is5p5tisn II is
ala to expect aythi7g Uli Esg eni h, people Cf
thssa SAFES d 1p-et nothing else. They mast lock
chair Itaaaoa bcliJ Il the Lace Fs.acd It In al
q bssrnFs-gsm,mts TIA; theJ arc entrusted viii
"a Arb that bsaTs tie s germ CT political freedom ca
this sontirSut--aId thsa take ttsir GesclEden. We
i3sbt 10 What It gill b. do dosbi that u viii
c. carried on; 10 agcc ,1f l,uo, IT, under Gc5, We
cir continue tue to OaTsa5a AID tie great cause il
s-bi.L - kaye iraEp our swords.