Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-23
AN 0LD SUBSCRIBER.
FoR TIE Vine.
PROPOSITIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF TIE CON-
FEDERATE STATES.


WI en- the public safety is in peril, the people should
hear counsel
n ton at war is a ship at sea, whose safety Il Al
much dependent on the skill and fidelity, upon the
number Of its crew. s ge
A General and his subordinates . unit
A Genersl-however greAt-wth ill-appoiatsd sub
ordnates is a chain of whose links fractured.
Tae weakest link measures the strength of the chain.
He should be Generalissmo, who ia bsst qualified
and as he is responsible fer the result all officers under
him should DO nominated only by him
While the battle is not always to the strong, it H.
nevertheless generally SO; and swift horse generally
outruns a slow one.
What sometimes appears 10 be a Hecessity, is exactly
the reverse Of what as necessary. IL be
cessaTy to do wong. tI.
The righteous sometimes fall prey 10 the wicked
and good cause does not always succeed.
No nation should presume upon its righteousness
for all nations wicked. -
In distress il is wise to call upon God for help but
it is not always certain what the answer will be.
The honor and majesty OF nation lie in the truth
and integrity of its people.
A people that is not held together by the bands Of
mutual good faith, is a tub with rotten hoops.
To break a covenant, and then as a Eubterfugo TO
deny its existence, is to commit fault and afterwards
to tell a fAlsehood to hide il.
A citizen who owes the government military service,
caunot escape from it without contract with the gov
eminent whether that contract be to pay money,
20 furnish a substitute.
When legislators forsake the teachings of common
sense AID employ as substitute the rehnings of
phisry in the constitution Of the aws-then must the
hearts of the people fail them-and then must their
hands fall down.
Truth is mighty and will p,eVa Ia. with whom
Is truth 10 be ioundG
Money, or credit, is the sineWs of war: but where
there is no money and very little credit the snews Of
war are relaxed
Tne bond of an honest who has but little is worth
more than a swinding prince tt
Taxation should be equal but it Is not equal when
men owning equal amounts Of property are unequAlly
tax.
he has acquired his property by Different though
equally Lawful, means is TO infot penalty for prose-
cutting q lawful pursuit
No man should be made to pay fine, or to suffer
any other penalty, unless by the judgment of court OF
competent Jurisdiction, and for violation of law.
Two parties are necessary alike to make and TO re-
seilid contract, though the Government may be one
of them. -Js
tight that is bought and paid for cannot be de-
stroyed by ca ling it privilege.
Indscfeet eitmors against the Government per-
nicous and impropei but if the people not allowed
to think for themselves, and TO utter what they THU
Tor the public good then the Government not demo.
cratic, and the people are not aOveregns, but sub
jects. - $500
Any atemptb by the legislative to dsparage the judi
cial branch OF the Government, to its func-
tons should be promptly condemned as violation OF
the Constitution aud palpable assault upon the lib
critics OF the people.
The Constitution aud the laws are as obligatory in
time OF war asiR time of peace and he Is enemy of
liberty who denies It.
Its In our power to hope; 10 10 hops we should be
just Our proyerhshould always be-
J,istitia .fat, ss'Em rHat.
January, 1864 X