Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-02
TRECOEsTITUEIOH-sTATS ELes - !:
RICHMOND WHlG.
mONDAI MORNING. MAY p lEe4.
Ths Future of YankssdOm.

,..,s n,st All the powers CT the United States govern
snt Rave been e1srtei to prevent the disruption from
hsoomipg permanent, An int Kcated rabble, 6led
With vsnomeus batsed Of the South, had voted the
government into the hands Of sectional abolition
party. Tue government summoned the irerE.ed PSPp-
lace to fer tie purpose OF crushing those who hAd
sought safety in secession. 1. sought thr>Sga 'he
cart dge bCx 10 arrest the OF disaster hat
hal ajWn directly from the disd which a viii mooee
Elcy had aceompl- he'd through the ballot box. The
war Whoh vas naugurated 70 our su jugaon wrought
M he Northern masses TO the highest pitch OF drrops
en- husiAsm. Lincolhs cell for troop vas responded
10 With frantic and reckless uGanimiiy. Nor'hefn
fanaieism thirstsd for southern blood. In immeiFe
hordes they D, ed down upon - fhey,baSe reVelfd
10 carnage aud desoA,od the fAres elds OF the Coz
fsderacy Bat alter war Of three years, Waged IN
soit OF unparalleled baFbArism and leroeitN the South
stands orb not only uadAunted bu. more dshsns than
at sny former period.
The impossioity of subug ltns lhJ South was fore
seen from the beginning By few statesmen Of t4e
Norh, Who we're driven from their pFoPriety "hSn
the mighty wbiriWind Of passion was sweeping over
taas section Some of them bad the moral courage 20
proclaim their conviction, even in the midst OF this
raging storm. Blu, their words OF vi dlm were IN
heedsd; they rather decreased The excitement; thor
vices were "as Wind to 6.e, giving aa accidental
Harceness TO lis natural fury" Fv5 votes were Ae
highest could be recorded against Lincoln Aay
test gu ,ssiou 10 thu Federal House Of R'prS-
sentativel during TIE last Ocngres'. P4sssa rulid
the hour The crazy raoblo carried every thisg
before them. The North vs., all intents AID
purpo5ss cold is 10 favor OF our destruction tbs
Az. = 49, n,
dserees Of the Cover msut Tlere IL bus one short
step bstwssn tho unlicensed liberty Of the multitude
and complete despotsm The uaIestrainsd mob, WhOse
m9t.O was liberty orouchad with slAyish submission q
she feet OF she abolition olgarohy 1t Washington
LncO!n'5 power was complete. he vas pr4otcAy,a
dictator, ald hs hurled the entire North against v,
thinking 70 OverShslm Us with mighty avalanche.
But this unanimous madness could not last NayA--
The youthful drunkArd aud dsbaue1es. who becomes
Suddenly possessed of fostule and has not proper
seEeOntrOl, som destroys himself His bacehAGAlan
Orgos and violsnt dsb4ucheries surely Lrng lin 70
an early grave. l. is the same silh nations. The
Abolition parry obtained possession Of the G)Vsrn-
ment and mmsdia. became i1t7XicAtsi sth It's rich
spoils. For three years they have been on ggan 3
SPREE Fhey cans stand up mich l0lg5r. THeY ale
lIsady reelng and tOitericg Their carnival Of p.u
der is well nigh played Oas. Thsir poE-r tor mischief
Il rapidly diminishing II the msanshiie their Opp1
nens in the NOrh are rap.dy gaining strength
Prompted alone By NAL gaant hatred OF th, Soul,
the AoOltolists have thFOWn million Of mea in te
Geld This has sntailed ee0. Whi,a il perf.c.ly SP
paliag Ao ua,ei oy disgu sting sen ueatsl love t
negro freedom. ID have stolen, perhaps, as many y
hundred thousand slaves. Tais has the lives z.
fha A. ma la ha fslh Add hls
resulted in the eSmpl1ss eLsayeneut OF twenty uiliO
Of white people in the Tree a.es. AID yet The "r-
bsuion," 80 lar from bsicg "o,u3lsd," has growt
stronger and stronger every day. Ia bisiasans tf'F
to LASH the South iato uomissioa tysanuioA ssa
Lincoln has made shiPSraCk Of his GOv5Fnm,at. Y
he rsnans a. The head OF alr tls total dsalrueiiCb
Of tha. Government IS inevitable.
Lincoln IS A-xously mAnaging TO secu:e ais osn ~
election. HE anxiety On this subject div dss hs tsndS
sole ,ate for Ihe GcgrO, aud his maigaan, hatred q
the whites OF the South. de has bus ons chance =
success aud thai is foe ths continue ice pre-,
s1s vast scAls ultl the Presidential election. Ia hA
event be would suspend active operations sgaiLs. ~
'rs5, i" los brief seAsoa AID employ the IA ger nun
Der Of bis or eghs bundled h9usand bayJaets ip
keeping "C5Pp1rSeAds' away from the polA By IbF
means be sIuid be declared elee.d Bl. such an elCe
hO1 would not De acqIiesced IN. |. would have ,
binding force, would is eomnaa1 a1y ooeiieLos %
she part o. .ae VASE opposition eiensn- beyOnd Sha
could be compelled by the same po,eaI ageaees which
viii have been employed to bsing i. about. mAt
eleoed b. bayonsss must b supported b. baJObet4
When they are withdraw his pOEer d,Par,s.
But suppose Lincoln succeed, ia ms outSMd lUri
maIies o. election, what then Hs vi be Iae too
II a. "A
more baIba1Ous tforI to anuih.A.e che South. The
viii involve a swelling rather than dmuuliOn o. the
proportions Of the war IL is clear tLaE such psoT
gramue imposed upon Lincoln YOU'D bring utter III ;
upon the North. 1. being the programme Of the rAd,s
oAls all the elements OF the Norh, capable O being
IND lsrcsd by reason would iron the very instincts o.
self preservation, combine against hin. The men and
meas could not BE- found carry out The dseonr
tent engendered b. the bayonss election would
be intensified BY the call tor more men It Is
not as 81 difficult for Abolition mero-naries vi ;
muskss IN taeiF hands, o. election day, TO keep
Democrats away from tho pols Bat is is lot easy
10 bayOne hsm nlO the ranks b. the tunlred thou and
10 word ncOln elnaOt retia PoW3r fos 10 her
fOur years Ia any effort he may mske prOloaS biz
rule. be must rely up bAyOne,s and duogeOns. Bat
tbe opposition cannot b. hep. under much longer BY
brute force. TIE continued empoymsn. Of such an
agency will surely provoke reVoluio 1, tho Nor,h
The elements fer open restt'Dee already there asd
OILY wait favorable opp1r uuiy 10 break out Tney
are kept under for the moment but the smOulieFing
6res eanno. be extingushed They viii burst forth AZ
the proper time, and with a terrific explosion sea-
Of anarchy will follow, and what tbeulimite resuS
viii be no mortal can forssse Bat N be some new
form Of government Rsvolu ions make their own
AVA The present government Of The United States Is
totally unsuited to tue Northern peOPe. Wbaieger
may be the opinions OF theorists upon the abstract
question Of Republican Institutions thi Il may be
regarded definitely settled tha. r. public cannot be