Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-02

the other portions Of the human body Ipury II hcteo
IN one member of this society affects and is l byaiL
The pocr fight side by side in the 6ed with the rich
And the rich feel that their property Is a common
fund to be used far necessary for the support OF
all Where the rich neglect to uss their property,
Govarnment steps in and seizes upon il for the public
ne 10 be paid for at reduced prices in ths event that
We succeed in this The rich, almost TO man. are
willing that the State and Federal governments should
hecoms their Amor ers aud take of all whilst the
var lasts. from the property of all Hence the cur
rency and tax bills just enacted are exceedingly popu
Iar Although those laws long stride in the path OF
agrarianism and communism All patriots, and most
mem are patriots are willing not ony that their incomes
hut that large part Of their cap tai should &c used py
government as common fund for the conduct OF the
war and the Joint support Of all For the time the feel
inc of se6abpess Is smothered and almost exngushed
by the noble and generous sentiment OF pauotsm--
Selsacri6ce and se-abnegaton are the order Oh the
day Men love one another as they never loved one
anolher before The few roguish extortioners, who
tale advantage of the necessities Of the tmes TO prey
upop their neighbors universally detestsd, and
seem hut az fois to exhibit by contrast 70 greater ad
vantage. the general feeling Of benevoence, and
practice of charity that dis lnguish our society
The feelings of human Brotherhood, oil hunan inter-
depeudeuce of htman eqly Of benevo!es oe, OF chair
w. and of patriotism (Which includes and - made up
Of them ali) will this war, and gradually, 10
succeecng genera ions, give way to the sentiment 10
the practice of intense sshjhness-"the canker oil
calm world aud q Icing peace" When foreign war
ceases social nternecine war gradually arises All
men rive to get rich At fire., restrained by the 90
Bile sentiments, the high moral tone, the attachments
and the friendships bsgoen by war tteJ proceed in
search of pef slowly cautiously and with some feeling
of beneyoence Of equity of decency and Of Christian
love and regard for their fellow beings But the pu-
suit of wealth gradually ndurass the hear Old as
sOcates ard friends die tf. Cd friendships and at
tschmepts ars forgotten The generous elevated and
disinterested feelings acquired in camp or imobed in
war times, are becoming unfashionaoIe-teonomy 10
giving way TO extravaganza, smphcity OF dress OIL
eouipage and OF living costly ostentatlon. To be in
the fashion aud be respected, one must become rich
To become rich must tax, abstract and accumulate
the results OF other peoples labor; Tor no man ever be-
came rich by accumulation of the mere retuts OF his
own labor. To get rich one NUT exchange little oil
the resu OF his labor, for great deal OF the re-
sults If other peoples labor. 0Ie must reverse the
practice Of Christian morality, and Do unto others as
he would (no') they should do unto unto him.
In time of War the soldier who gives up his time, bis
property his 70 ITSELF for the good Of others, is the
most approved, respected and admired OF men, 10
time of long peacs the exact reverse OF this is tue
The man Who by the Of the wife, by making large
nrots appropr ates most OF the results of other peo
pes labor for least of the results OF his own the man
who is most successful in the prac!ic OF Chris ian mo-
1aity reversed and BY these acquires fortune,
eduoa es his family, and gives large portions to their
Children Is the pink Of fashion, the admired of all ad
m;rers the most respected moral and vrtuous man in
The community Respected approved, initiated for his
intense selfshne5s and successful exploitation.
| These two examples should be e.ough TO show that
love for Others IL the distinguishing morality of
self love the disting uishing morality Of peace.
l. has been said and We believe very recently said,
| that Adam Smith is the next book to the Bible The
thought Il q happy one. The Bible teaches love for
others. Adam Smith nc1lcates selflove, seishness,
competition, war Of the wis, free trade, eItortion,
"every man for himself and DSvil take the hndmost
The worth of thing is just what it will bricg--
Universal anag onism and social war; in which the weak
the simple and unsuspicou3 go to the WALL and the de-
signing tho cunning and uopsinclpled appropriate
the wealth and all the honOrs. Adam Smith is the
Devils bole and Smith, who was an rfdel, may have
been inspired by his satanic majesty to write it in
der to make mankind as miserable a1d as wicked as
possible.
hood Peace long continued begets social war, and
makes men compete WITH dsiraud and hatsone another.
Yet the ravages priVaons, suferngs and deaths in
Aced by war become after awhile intoerabe aud peace
ia happy relief frsm these evils. There is period
succeeding war; longer or shorter according to varying
crcums auces where peace has Lot a. yet enefVated
and dissolved society whilst the lessons
and the feelr begotton by war, are ct remembered,
felt and practced, during which are most happy,
vr uous and prosperous Peace and va are each evils
10 themselves but they are anlinomes, opposing yet
concurrent forces tina: by their opposition and h6rna-
tiop preserve happy balance, and conducs to human
Well-beng.
The Bible is thror ghout book Of anthony; ii teaches
mod 10 al thrgs inculcates duty to ones self and
family as well as to Others self love balArcad by love
for our neghbor 1t is not like political economy AID
all other systems Of phosOpy, one-dead Sfdr, ID
cucang half truths, which, in a,i;e, turn out always
TO be whole fasehoods $40 Viudcate the ways OF God
to man. has ever been one of the leading objects oil
our writings of that I'D who has declared through his
Inspired writer's shat he is the G1d of battles and
that "there ia time for war and time for peace.