The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-22
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Fovuoy. Of the WASHINGTON RepNbIitda, made a
spec lst,ly m that city, which he pointed to Dr.
talU,:t'- house near by, and told his hearers that
there w4s a striking illustration of the madness ot
The so,;hc1n move m.nt Dr Gagnctt had lett a
oomf,tahi, house and profitable practice from That
strange Imrui~e, Qgoth Forney, which has led 80
raany god ulen into tins a hclitsh rebellion" The
speaker dNeit upon tins A. "A telling point, and lao
douh; II Va, received by has hearers II jus,
.hc Kind Of illustration that would convey to t,lr
nl.is the dearest possible idea Of human madness
Il was the only argument that they capable oi
eAmproh"n,iln%. To mp goods a,ti chatt.is iyr
al 'Ie'', the modern ltnkcc ha- idea OF. III
l"i'i'ticfe went 10 war for principle, or 81 ~
6d, though there arc good many who tb'i" '''' -
"'a aWu i"r both principle and Int'''>' now W
thai may b., them defendants d"'i' WIFI ''f'"'
uPpn the sacrifice generals "i 0th't f"ii'i ''''
ly their ancestors IA the IL H"iuion Hdt no" IL is
The h,eLt Of tunacy TO give up property foi any
otusr earthly rooi Liberty, honor, ana al dat,
az, sb>tl4ctipI.s their opinion they are pearls
thrown before sWlne, who prefer then belize fun OF
corn and a luxurious bed Of mud 10 the bIightt-t
diamonds Of Goicohda
According IL the Yankee criterion Of madness
announced ~ Forney, Moses WAS l,u..tIc bccaaSc
he preferred 10 endure affection with the children
vi Israel rather than 10 be the leader of Pharaoh
court and army AMI TO enjoy the pleasures Of SIN
i"r season. The Iieorew saints enumerated by
SAINT faui, some OF whom were tortured, not
1'pung dclIverancC," others " had trial of cruel
ceAlng~ and scourglngs yea, moreover, OF bonds
and imprisonment" who I" were stoned, were s.Iwn
asUndcr, We're tempted, were Slain with the sword
they Wandered about IN shcepskins ana g0atskins
T., 'IS destitute, afflicted tormcntci; (of whom the
World was not worthy j they were dead in deserts
ana III mountains, and III dcus and caves of the
"atth'-theSe ali must have been raying madIrcn
SAINT Pad himself, who gave up a high POSITION and
bright prospects for a life of persecution and ndp,th
II agony, and the early Christians who were mt n
de"'i III every form OF human cruelty, must in like
manner, have been hopelcssiy crazy All the aT,s-
les OF liberty, rs well those Of religion, must
h-'e been dcInented III like manner IIampicn and
"Iliey ought to have been put in straight Jackets
ALI The martyrs of tbs American Revolution had
tA'u heads shaved and put under a water-spout
owing hl both property and life for an idea What
h'tt'i evidence Of the hclli-hntss OF ~ cause and
tHe lnCurable insanity OF ITS advocates,
hat we must remind Mr.. Fornry that there is :;
upon most other subjects. There are mon to whom
IDEAS realities. There is one class of humanity
which regards property and life us the chic. of
earthly goods there Is another which values pm
"lt' ana holoi above all earthly posse>sons-
there are men who would sacrifice the freedom of
thef country and the purity Of their conscience or
any other abstraction, tor consideration; ami
there are others who would cease to consider them
selves men If they capable of such stcriti, es
II Is ior the verdict Of posterty and the awards Of
iature state to decide which have acted with the
Efeatest wisdom. So f.r the past is concerned |
All classes Of mankind are unanimous in ,,l,pir,
t'"n OF those Of former ages who have, preferred
liberty ana virtue to property and life. Even Fol-
Iey, whllowing dellciously Ill the mud Of the WASH
lngton stye has often grtntrl forth .pproh.ln of
thu self-sacfice Of the patriots Of the llst Reyolu
ton The good ami the great, who give up home
ana hie Tor principle, however deemed at the time,
VISIONARY ana absurd, are ever regarded by auccrcd
ING ages as the tenetactors Of then yace Their
names shine like stars in the armament of history
'hef examples sway the tides of succeeding ages "a
l''' moon agltateS the ocean; poets sing their |
f"7e7' ana orator. grow eloquent with their deeds
-heH t"'ba become more classic and glorious than
-he mo't splendid palace, and they live again. and |
ave forever, III every struggle that night makes |
against wrong IN this world OF injustice ami oppres
s!un.
iht hltlstrhtlon employed by Forney may suit
hc capacity and tIste4, of his AUDIENCE but WE pr
= iHe verdict q poStenty. The individual he |
l'"hes is only one Of vast multitude who have |
made similar sacrifices. Tens Of thousands have |
'"t only gwen up property, but lie. Hunl1e,s, .;
LvHHHIde remain who would sUvlhr DIE .Gan lII, |
hdc' that de>potsm which FuIuey considers mor.
">irahie than the loss Of q house and incon.
h"ie is no principle Of the CONSTITUTIONS or ot fro,
oFeIlhutht, which Lincoln has not violated -. }
i'hiy IT de"lg. the third which he has uot IN I
lsH4a. zee LIS ninions, whilst they L.ua to the |
A4ts ttt aeEoihtIJn which resisted an 40 tanwlet
JN"ieiSh, llOIouncts the yndlca,;cu Of their c, |
ltutional nights by States wl.i.a never orkrov
'sed 'he supreme sovereignty OF the Federal ti,v \
lltment "helilsh reteition" And the yirr,,,, :.
lio'r VINO pree' liberty with suffering to Slavery
i'h degi tidtL0n are fools ana madInenf O