Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-13
FHRCONsFITVTIOE-sTATE RIGHTS.
RICHMOND WHlG.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. Is, 1854
The War.


the people Of the North were mover more united than
now upoa the Prosecution Of the war. Encourageu oy
exsessrated statements Of their successes in the hed,
by the extent of country which unquestOnRby they have
wresed for the present from as by the attitude foreign
no,ers have maintained hus far toward Us 'and moro
than all by the trepidaton exhibited by cur Adninstra
D and Congress in the very crisis of the war, they are
already shouting the hOsannas of victory, cohhdsn that
our doom is seae3" and destruction certain.
There may be subordinate. feeling that animstes the
breasts of perhaps few of thepurest and oest Oh the
people of the North Il is true and earnest devotion
% the cid gnion-the Union it vas, and the SOnsAi
tuition as even We regardedit Butthis email band may
er be REGARDED as brakesmea TO their car OF Ju95sr
usps with which these blind fanatics seek to crush ous
people to atoms Tey may go SIS far as to seconS
ia direction upon US, instead Of upon themselves It's
not for Ms tamely to prostrae bodies in thSr path
way for destruction. 800,
What have been their successes in the feldi With
anything like equal numbers they have never ye'
achieved a victory Yet at Bethel, Nanassas, Shiloh,
Mu.freesborO' Charlottesville, Chickanauga aud on
many other fields we have repIlsed from twice to i've
times the number Of ous own opposed TO US. But
With all our Victories We have lost territory. Whose
fault Isl S OF our brave soldiers of their Generals,
or some one else? TAis subject merits inquiry. Con-
gress should look into it, and fix the errors ana the
remedies where they are due.
The conduct of Europe vel as Of the North, TO-
wards US is laid doSn clear and unansWersbe in the re-
cent message of the President. What might have
Been accomplished ior Us abroad we-wi not nov dis
euss. There may have been moments whsn judiccu'
diplomacy both in Earope aad in the Northwest "eud
nave been attended with successful results. But we
have in this portion of the message what is history
and what win defy all the lies and lodges Of the
rsst of mankind The statement could not lave
been made better. TITO recital may go to the
very verge Of losing dignity, and Europe, win
eng under the ssourge, may sgmsliEe it as going be-
vopd But it is we'll for us to be fully aware that We
can expect no aid fom abroad. Itmay be well for US,
too that Europe has acted toward us as she has Louis
NAPOLEON MAJ be only anxious to keep u.s. and the Aora
also quiet while he takes Mexico; which he is begin
ming 10 find larger undertaking. then he Calculated on
and appears desrous OF being relieved FROM Fanah
csm and negro emancipation seem Tor the present 10
predominate in Europe The elements OF diacord arc
undermining theis governments. The cotton famine
ai soon be upon England and. France Russia, eager
10 vipe out the Crimean war ID arming, and may soon
be upon them, perhaps with Prussia Austria and the
Unted States TO back her. Our endeavor must be,
single handed to take of ourseves and we can do
it With proper leaders. The darkest hours OF the ReVo-
luton of 1875 were after recognition by and ai-
apee with Flance Il Is questionable if we were the
least benefited by these, Every instance where French
armis or navies operated with resulted darou'y
to W. The moral effect upon people, though cheer
bola
ness, aud the active efforts of people, from which
ey did not recover uat it APPARENT as it is now
TO s that by their own Efforts alone could be achieved
A successful islue of the struggle
But the exhibition of trepidation by Admnistra-
ton and by Congress has done more tban'al other
things to encourage the enemy, abd cast gloon over
our oun people. Or armies and our people at the
outset and throughout the whole Of this war, have
never wayeyed in ther cOD6ielce of ultimate
They aye uts Mig mt as well brave and determined.
They know their resources and they know themselves.
They know, too, the enemy We are contending With,
AID will no. be discouraged Our affairs not des-
perate and however the tide may at any moment set
against US re should be the last to acknowledge much
ess 20 proclaim it. Let border members, who hold
seals BY courtesy, representing constituencies wholly
beyond our csnt dssist from passing s;ringtp! and
runous laws upon those who st able to assist the
Government, and not enforce common ruin, because
their States are for the present ovesruo. We are
pledged never give NJ the war without rescuing them,
and we wi redeem that pledge. Let those too, whose
spasmod,c vaporings may be accounted for here BY
the rregusrity Of their habits no. damsge US abroad
by urging that the public deiencethst is the prOtec
ion Of their sacred and exempted selves-demands
body guard Of all the sble-boaed men of land Let
discretion aud wisdom aud Roman courage mark the
co1duet and teachings Ofour public lie: patience
aud precAutcn be everywhere. Time is our strongest
aud sursss ally, and Hsh proper leaders, and psOper
use Of the means al our hands, We will yet surmount
every difficulty tina. lies bforo u.s. and reap full rewards
g,- al our trials and sufferngs