Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-27
[F.oa tts London dad, sspl. 10 ]

[F.on tte London Tines, Sept. 10
IL would really seem as II there began TO be pIobs-
billy Of seeing the Old OF the American civil war.
Unlike the oheckered aud bIInced course Of events
which NO bsv, hitherto had to record in which tae
oese OF one aide we're smoa to be counterbsneoa
by tquvaeut successes on the Other the late seoouus
"a. 90 60 all ooe way. The military pro poets Of tho
North a, ar to be declining, Whle the tame moment
We remark q new and startling manifestation OF the
strength OF the opinion which has arisen II favor OF
peace.
Unier these circumstances political men ara obliged
70 take such indications az they can GET and must ge
eray steer their by the last authentic declsra-
ton of public cp Mon. Thus there no doubt that
on The news OF taking oil Fort Sumter the general
feeling of the Northern demcc aey Was al for WaT.-
The national prize was Wounded, the national seati
neut was rritled, the national honor believed to
oe at ssk and 3d. Withou ooui ting 10 the cost With
DOT examining s resources and thoss OF lis HuSg
Mas the Nor plugged into the irlg htul col fit
Wh on has lasted ever since.
has haT pened very ouriouslY that all these clever
politicians Lave found Themselves in the wrong. Tho
Republicans would have pro pered much tier if they
mad no, 90 ouIGgtousy oVeTsoed desire for var and
bloodshed and q cInIempt for the very les ituticDs
,hey we're endeaVorng TO preserve and Tho democratic
W,uld have saved thei. own party much unnecessary
disgr and greatly accelerated the inevitable reaction
,gsrst the violence Of their antagonists ii Ihoy had
usen lt,le holder in the expression OF their real
onion or rather little less seTVle 10 supervising IT,
r time has ct last como when the sovereign peops
are called upon to express sn opinion and Il Seems
crstty nearly agreed on all hanus tba IDLE opn on Will
reverse the view Of 1861.
Iti, opy lust 10 FAY mat the Americans spear TO Ds
nov u,uiog tueh knowledge they have cq Tired to
tho hast account With extraordinary audaoity, the
S,rih has caught at the sot enc Of armisiOe and
convention o. all the s ates in the late Union This
vould be TO rec gl2I the South holding very DIFF
C.rsnt Do,ton IRON that Of a rebel Il would conceGs
b, tinwp NJ F0nalU c1b init m
IN duiuon Of bl ute force the hlenGe of justice sad
eo1aIy The same causes which have made the Ia.
en anxious TO suspend the would then plead pow
sriul against its renewal sud the difficulty of oonce
ding 10 the South rights adverse to tbs claims Of the
SoT,b nnce got over We must trust that the prircp
ot tbe D nlAFSdon Of Independence will be found suf-
6pien, comprehensive TO do the rest.
r11 sEoIs IOS OF TaE NORTHwIsr PRoXOT17E OF PLACE
TIE London Post government organ, thus difcu.ses
bo eject of the secession of the Northwestern States
a. 4 means Of forcing peace:
While shodiy aristoo-aoy In the commercial cspI'
tai Is su1anderng grsenbAhs Ia the purchase Of extra
yssapt uXures, the farmers oil the Northwest are be-
aiming snK Gus about the necegs9ries OF lie Ths COZ
c,iption and the tsXGtion yet hardly reelz,d
but COW ction s gaining ground that bob will be felt
before long in terrible force Aud this mskes tba
States Of Ihieh we speak feel that they must either
press for peace seoede from the Union Dear as the
idea Of the iRinal Union NAV BE- II s not so dear as
lie LOYAL as the lrthWest States may b. theS ara
not prepared to sacrifice ali the hopes thl ever led them
TO settle where they for theory that hiss in the
fsce Of orcumsts COS and Ducts them OF tho fruit Of
their Industry for the sake OF keeping up ths CONNER
siaI prosperity of single city. These, them msy be
couotsd among the opponents OF Mr. Ln0olp, and 10
then must DO added enormous aggregate Il tho beat
representatives OF property aud intelligence IN all the
atsg, Who feel that II the could be proqecuted to
success in proper way 1t ought not to b. Interrupted
but that If the term Of another President Is 10 be spent
in saughters as terrible, exaiOn serioua eTpendi
ture as ruiuous and results barren as thoso which
have marked the Iegn of Mr.. Lincoln, the result lie not
worth the COST and that prudence dictates that
while the toloratOa Of Mr.. Lincoln has been folly,
perseverance in his policy would be'a crime.