Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-07

AID have gladly Witnessed your rise a. people 10 emIs
ner CO inpesl aud political power. You are Of the
Saxon iood, and We hoped that you would msks the
New World reno vned for true gres'nees. You PROM
red 10 become ono mighty people and great nation,
famed for the liberties of ctz sns tbs trunphs ofpa Q
aud the COL quests of It's commerce. We elt thai you
wero doing honor 10 the 'Moher Country Whsr,
therefore, the unfortunate began, cur hearts were
more inclined towards you than towards your sister
States, because believed with you hss she action of
the South vas but the work of faction. The eyents
OF the suugsli, however, have oonv need Us that
more united people than those OF the Southern States
never rose up Ia defence Of their rights.
When yon assersed that Secession was the work Of
dis pointed ambition, and promised to quell IL within
Sky dayP, accepted ,our sssuranc'sn good faith
and looked for the speedy restoration of peace We did
not wish 10 the American Union broken up Bat
far from this promise being fulfilled land your efforts to
accomplish 1t have been gres peace and the restora.
ZION OF the Uliol are apparently mere remote thsn
ever. Sarely there nut be many row among you
who share with the conviction, that it Is utterly i'm
possible ID subdue the Ju.1 or 10 restore the Amers
Un on as it vas in the pas. days of the Rsouhc.
You have tried JenIly, aad fund the Iuf between
you and The seeded States widen With the effort that
u Lsde slbdue them Is it lime then to pause
sNr caTy reve wing all that you have acc )mpshed the
distance which you have travelled from your wel-knoWn
Ian rarks aud the jutes and dangers that are yet
ore you-is lot nme, We ask, that you should take
c'un Ell egetcer 10 tie best means OF restoring
We osnloE forget that the question IT petcs war
Wss never submitted oyou for your serious considers
ton before hosilIass had equally oommtnc ;-bst
tley oae Ipon yol little by little and boh Gov.
emmett and people fUuad themselves ged into this
fearful esnt.sS almost unawares; have you a. yet
had an opportunity OF consulting together in general
| OonvenhoD, tor the purpose Of mskug kLoWn your
opinions aud wishes AbouG war or any OF % vast
| lssus, g'oHlng ouE at II.
Tho var has enargsd Tor the present. Of lesst) the
| ohagaceg ct your Gsvsraasats Whas la, become OF
me freedom " sptevo your tree press and toe nesti-
mAbie righG OF habsas eorpf What permi. US 70 ash
arc lhs SSqIhtra psopS doug heyoad Ioilovilg the
prscepa aud example taugnt aud prao.sed by your
Il hers aid thEs ahen Ibey withdrew their ell glance
'Eom Ire mother eouatry, sad ssssrkd taeir rgaI TO
| estAhsS 8 adVsfhIdsnt OF nEed oEni Tns DsolAss-
h-h OF in-tp;ndslcs, s-Iea yeu haiow snd csitbfss
every ioufth DAY OF jay, naaafs Ra self evident, tito
rgas 81 Tho s'a.h,rH psopis 10 sss up G,yslnnsn,
u theif oRu
Bu, We would ask, suppose yop should, @. the epd
oi an )Ihsr three years aud CALI saeosed In sub
du tue houso AID Restoring ts Ualon by free u
a ms, mlsnt you no. then fad Gu when it va, too
ate, thzI those pillars upon whoh Jour form Of
government hai been violently torn down, and thai
Jour own hbsIues had been buried IL lhe ruins Il
u VIII run the p.rallel be.wesn the soulh ana
he coionies In lT76, snd compare the coarse pur
susd o. the North and she mother county inen,
No tnnk you viii discover some slrklag resemolanoes
and among teen, that with you now, with
h:A, ress the piVsge OF giving P,a,e to the Auer-
ga continent. Why no lasD, without luther delay
f,cJgnzl The duty wnlch attaches TO your Ga Ir.V
egeI We appeal 70 you 10 the name OF relg ION, hu
manly, ls:lce aud ciVLisiion, and believe that We
hall ~. appeal IL VAN.
Pace Dc unto yJu.