Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-18
Shirt of the Morning Press.

Spirit Of the Morning Press
Continuing It's timely "LassOns Of The War; the
Sentinel argues that the greatest happiness which
befan people to have no foreign credit This hapPi.
ness is Our. Iastsad of owing thousand millions to
legnsrs as Ss should have done if We had posses ed
credit abroad, va shall emerge from this war owing
foreigners far lss1 thao when We begun bostlities
"Olr proportion of the then exciting Uaited States debt
vas Eve times as much as we nov owe fOreigners."-
From which it 10 to be inferred that the Sentinel Of
opinion that We are longer bound for share o.
zoe debt Of the Uai.Cd States previous to the war;
Owing no foreign debt, We shall when independence
is declared be free alike from the explorations of Yam
KEGS and Elropeane-Ne shall be truly independent
The Sentinel closes with de6IiIicn q roPerty which
viii hard be paAtatle to the Boston and Exeter Hall
scheol Of political economists.
Indeed, there is nothing valuable eIctpi'hunsn IA
bor aud the only properly is property in loan. There
are three ways OF acquiring this property. Fast, by
skill in trade profession or calling, Shleh enables you
With little Vt your OWL labor, TO command g'eat
deal Of other peoples labor. This makes you master
and those Who labor for you slaves for the es ence OF
slavery is that the slave allowed 20 enjoy bu part
Of the results Of his own labor.
Secondly, BY crpal. Rent out or lend out your CAPT.
,al and sose who rent those whom hey deal with
r mDiOy sre your slaves. capital OF fifty thousand
dolArs is Gus the ownership Of Ely thousand dollars
Eorth Of slave properly. 1t We owed Europeans two
housand millions, va should b their slaves to that
amount !. might be the payment OF ths Interest
would Lease Us less Of the Tesus OF our labor to live
on A Al We allow slaves in that case, our slavery
20 EUROPEANS would be m ore exacting and oppressive
than negro slavery.
The tSi,d mode of acquiring slaves is by catching
Wild negroes in Africa
TIE Ssntnsl has small hope of peace from the action
of the Chicago CONVENTION. "If the friends of peace
regardless of party LAmes and distinctions, would call
a convention end nominate q candidate, he would walk
over the tud"
TIE peace question ia TOO vital and important to be
ssested as mere party matter for Il affects all ally
and alike Until such conVsniOn as We suggest IL
convened, we eel little hope of ending the war.
The Examiner has as little hope the Sentinel from
the Chicago Convention. It notices Benefits sugges
ton that LnCSl1 should send Commissioners to make
proposals for an arasiice and says truly this is
" move to lake the wind out of tho Democratic sail
Whether LrIcoln is to make such proposal now, or
whether the Democrats to carry in their candidate
expressly that he may make it-iIom WbencPsoeVsr it
NAV ccm7it IS w oily iladmiseible. II the North de-
sres 10 rave negotiations for reunion entered upon
AM let al troops and bloekading fleets be withdraw,
aud the right fsCcess on formally ackno Sedged and
then negotiation would De at least possible IL they in
vite US to negotiate any other roofing, our only "a
.iona answer would be another blow at the heart Of
Pennsylvania We are not likely 10 consider the qufs
on Of reunion with sword hanging by hair over
eads and If such proposal be made We shall only
copo ude that IL means war; aud endless war, until
nsiion or the other shall be subjugsed or CXEpated.
Over this prospect OF eteIna war IN America, Great
Brain is gloanE; and this is 10 be the consequence OF
tbas one.sded neutrality" which the Queen urges in
Der speech prorOsuing Parliament"
The seeming intention Of the Confederate Govern
mani 10 rotalete the treatment IL a:ctsd on Col Angus
Mcdonald and Mr.. McGll, son of DR.. MeGi formerly Ct
Bltimore will, in the opinion of the Examiner, be
lightly regarded by the enemy who have not forgot ca
our 6zzlss over Flynn and Sawyer and Huniord. I'VE
trust this time, they (;he enemy may be wrong fer
once" in their estimate of Ssutern 6rnness. 1t has
come to the point whea the very life of our cause con-
sits in stsro aud exact FstrbuuOn"
There is brief editorial in regard to the Treasurer OF
the Confederate sates who, it stated, underdes at
this moment az Indictment. OHArgiog him With habusl
gambling at fArOtableA" thorough and searching In
vestsaon Of his sccsenis is called for and this the Ea
ansiHer hopes will not be held scurrlous' nor "nA
hgnanl sttsmp. isoliOu'ly to undermine the peoples
CO. 6deuco in the Government"
Admiral Dablgrons sceount Of the killing Of
hl son ric the Raider, Assassin and LEGENDARY is
u ade the text OF iacsdous article of length.
Two vsr distinct histories of the war will Do WIitten
concludes the Examiner and if Admiral Dahlgren be
not the most competent person to write the Yankee
side Of tho story, What author Of "yallsrkiVsred'
literature isl
Lord PAl@erson's reply to question Of nIr. Lindsay
is he subject of a soathing article in the Dispatch -
Very PLAN languag, Is used tosArdl his venerable
Lordslip The FIRST sentence Of the paragraph quoted
from his speech, in which he pTetends to lament the
lose of life and treasure in Ameics ia pronounced Sc
lalsshood-a hypooritical lasehOOds most shameless
and almost transparent fAlseboOd" Great Britain is
also roughly handled by the Dispatch Thls is o.
her max ng, and her promoting Peaceful separation
would not have sutsd her; she wanted blood aud no
sud Of it, until both parties were exhausted.
Blood has flowed like water but enough Of it has
not vet been shed satisfy ter sSnguinary appetite.
She baa already iour-hdhs Of the carrying tade bat
she wantsittm Her merchants, ship owners and mabu
fleturers are all making colossal fortunes, and would
depore the termination OF the as tie greatest OF al
possible calamties The cotton operatives are starving
bus they are 10 l., and nobody is.ens 10 them
"Lst the 60 l; is making US all Itch, Is the
cry Of al classes in gsnd except the operatives b
fore Mentioned. "Lel the 90 on until this sccursed
neg-O eaVeTy be ovgrbrOWn aud abolished forever -
Such tAe cry OF Lord Russel in the House of Lords
Aud When LOd P-lnerston tels u that he 6eepiy la
menls var which is occurring the naval ndsncy o
iaiD giving her the carrying &c Of the world
literally downing her IN golden dsluge, simply
90 DO. believe one Word he says. Nos does any oh'
tlse even in the House Of OCmncns, believe it. ID
olui essily have preYtn cd IL 10 1861 be had wished
His humanity is ell adt ota;ion lie etud hear TO-
morrow that the whole population OF both the eelger
cut seetOos hsd been utterly tXermi ated Without on
feeling OF regret lang Of rsmorse. Why should
the British Government depore what they have beer
| trying TO "a. OF for tbs last eighty yesrs