Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-03
A peace Difficulty Di.pelled.

-,oA d,a.s IN the North that any termination oil the
= .bo,. Of reconstruction vii be iohoEeS IN i''i'
hu. IN other secession movements among themselves
-, indeed BIZ general dissolution OF the FseefSi
$50 into number OF petty federauons, without DC
60; - resources and strength, given up to domsaue
...,hv mptnaly hostile, aud sure 70 come IN COIL
-. collision with each otheF-that is, TO tsn INTO JUST
- .osia industrial AID political condition As We
~, ,ssn among the rsvelssd SpApsh colonies III Mex
a. ,nd Smith America This widespread apprehension
-. ,hs North has been noticed BY English re-
WAIVER, aud rightly shown TO BE- without JaS'
ZION and 70 have been bull upon che asst mpuou' "
asporabs confession that persons long accustomed 10
slf government for the most part descended rom 81
Eu,opasu ancestry, hsbiluAted also TO eonsnlunohSl
,yD.,,v-msn OF matehlesI industrial aud commercial
should be no better 6stsd for the conduct of
80 NJ s,ats sni for free or esl government a; this
.s dsy in their history than the race o. hall or mixed
80, Of soan.h America. "And that" TO quote the
IL Of the Reviewer 'an the bOasted superiority and
:, .,D,eity of the free and erEgBnsd citizen of the
~. world has been a sham, and that be owed his
., ,rossaa merely to the hvOrng circumstances of bic
career"
:, the secession Of The slaTeboldirg States there
,,a ipexorlby Logical causes at work, bee ming at
L., "a far hack a. the very Convention in WsiCh The
,,,,sitseo1 of the Federal Unicn vas adopted, and
ni,b v,inlpE tAngeual force with each Presidential
80, nav eteI Congressional session, led to the
s,i,on of churches, the disbsu6meni Of the national
wi, n.r,y the nomination OF two Democratic
.,,5;a,t,s for the Presidency, and eliminating in
=. ,lse,iop o. Lincoln by the electoral vote OF
-. sDtire SCALED Free States without receiving
kaErw Nha knunan
ga ,bs RIO Gtands. From the outset Of the
raop. the views Of the Statesmen Of New England
"a bs interests Of that. section OF Tho country have
han in aggressive antagonsm TO those oil he S stes
s,n,b Of he Potomac; and under the Hlsnce Of that
.,sgonisun the legislative policy OF the Federation
~ hssn uniformly in the interest ot the Northern Geo
,onapd 70 the pstudos Of all that the people Of the
,s bsld 70 be valuable In the Union, or essential for
indsy and prosperity. Blu: no such Gsusos-or hCs
al, rspsisnt in.srssts industries nj social views have
.,is,si 70 sepAra.o NeE Eaglaad from Nav York, CT
,osaa the people Of Ohio 70 seek or form another fed
.-,,ior than the one which embraces New England,
\ ehigaa and PennsylVania.
7, nav sppear 10 be a trits trusm at this day to
,t tba, the very essense Of free or constitutional
vo,erumsnt Is che power or right Of the people to
:, ga tbs magistrates Iulers-lhose who make and
s,.,uts The lava under Which they gOverned-and
., bavs a potential Voioa in ell legislation which can
= a, thar Industry sd resources. AM political
,,v,nes bv which this pOWs, shall pass away from six
., sgbt millions Of peoPl, aud eatire broad section
., 9rea, poy, reduces that people ard that sec ion
% IA subjects Of an essentially stale government ad
,oi,is.srsd By msa Who in 10 way sympalAise with
-, Local institutions ard vital interess-Hen Who
i,as,d rasst aad represent in every branch of the
y,vsrpmeo radically adverse political and social, com
asrsia an lad astral Interests When such is tue
d,;ea Of AIRS in safe, w It matters the form Of
goysrnmsn;-w whether IL b a Rspn5hc or al Auto
c,,cvso tboss W1Ssrs thus reduced to a virtual Ell
lance in all things under il jas; thOsougNy it the
rgh, 70 vote for President or Representatives IL Goa
yress we're taken Ou:r.shi from thsmr
b, the noni0a:ol and election Of Pa ident Lincoln
N rs vas the clear sssssi1l and exercise OF local
,zsd geographical poEer ulder the Federal Uoioa Ut
,srly adverse to the sentiments a1d interests OF the
people OF the present Confederate Safes and the future
s4miassr4t oil ths gOvsrlnens in downright accO.G
alee vi the hostile Opaonsincaruasei in Lincoln and
syWard, SINNER and Chase, OnAan.ng aud Bssehel;
opinions which born snd nurssd in Nav England, had
laly taken Hrm possession Of every Safe north OF
Masoa's and DKoas lna Fai5 If sub nit!ed 70, was a
eooqusst in every q tie NoFd o. the Southern
by tee Northern States uldef the Federal Union.
" ocn5E.ldOnsi goT5fImsnt can lass which is not
composed Vi Psope IN the main hOmOgencul and
e3nsentAns1us ~ or as tie British reve yer Eighty as
E.rts: "Wnsn a ua-o consists Of several sections es
'ssntAly dscrepln. and sntagOaistc, those sCoions
NAY coalssoe uade. d3spOsiin, bat never u1dsr
.sou sl.c, exsspi when they too insgnG ant to
"aa7s wi OF thsir ON 20 make q a! sil rePect
eel TIE North aud tas SOUTH therefore, could net BE-
permanently uutsr one free government" Mr.. JeHT-
con earnestly warned ths people Of Nlrth tina. The
moment geographical party cane iniO possession Of
the political power Of ths country, the dissolution Of
the Uaoa ineU able, iOs tSe safety aad indpeud
coca Of the s.u or slGyshodjuy s,atss In no part
Of tha, lasr,Ols mas lie did he shlW greater fore
osIt and UisdO than IL hi SOLEMN Adusaons 70 e peO
pc Of the N'h % fOfosas With their sectional purposes
a Their conversion their own sectional sggran-
dzsmsa. Of all the grsA. advantages seOruipg fOn be
Central GoVsrnman:.
Thsia,A 700, so eolStAatly put forward e. scare
crow 10 tsrry pace ysarulgs and inelns0ns at the
N0rh-hAi several aras RsPu5isos eacnot eo-ex'st
side By sds on this continent Hisl eOnsermioOu1 boun-
dares without inossaat Disputes ending Ia oitIef War
s surely another confession Of toe general nGrniy AID
V.n, Of pOE,iOl capacity in the pope Of tho Uoied
ss sndo Of heir ask ofse rOl and sense Of ordsr
Ia Europe We see eight nations Vh eoliermnous
00andas.s, an rem. languages, peOplsi by Of
different origin habits ana institutions which yet
Rzs 90 Oh aise, BY plomacy
n ooIy occ ls.Onsl oui0urss Of war. should pso-
p,s Of the vsSatd general intelligence Of the Am ri
cans 10 these respects fall short Of the rOlsrs of mou
s,oaCsi FOPs. CT have less viTus and be more .uF-
bslsni,7
lis uus. she existence Of ths tEO separate govern
msnts Of the Uai.sd States and Confederate States,
viii esmPsl Oosh % kstp up eolsIisEasls regular