Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-29
Shirt Of the Morning Press.


Spirit of the Morning Press
The Sentinel draws contrast between the old Uni
ted s,atrs Congress and the Confederate Congress-
yery much to the credit of the last named The North
EN- Congress tGd got to be- according to the Sentinel
A low. vulgar, illslsts body, OIerruu Ni'h stump
oraory md obscene wit. Thse legislative character
istiCs we're foally reflected upon the Executive office
aud eliminated in ho election Of Old Ace, the ug.
les, Rswhiest and vulgares; man alve and the most
| distinguished stump orator il America" The Cen
f,dera Congress, on the other hand, is MODEL Of
gravity rspleJe With deoOruu, and barren Of oraor
ca pyroechnics It ia parsimOniOus Of words careless
OF EDITORS and regardless Of public opinion. AL Of this
Il it is true, might with Just much proprety be said
CT tas French corps Itgi,iaf Toas body has become
perfset MODEL OF dep0r.menti aud iuss disdainiu
Of public opinion as our contemporary could desire -
1, Is certainly novel recommendation foe legislative
assembly representing sovereign States srd iFee pee
pie that it Is careless OF thas public elnien which, in
tlis age Of the world, constitutes the most sGutarJ
cheek on governmental ugurPaton. Nor, indeed do we
think thaG our Congress is liable to any saoh ipPus-
ton. Il is notorious tast il has be- u, TO almost al
o. those stringent meat es which the SsRtiHsl 1tts
a. the acme OF legislative wisdom, bshind
tee popular sentiment OF the country. Tae cOnEcr.p-
ton lave, the reformation Of the currency, and the
substitute ard tax laws, loudly demanded by public
opinion before the Congress vsntured TO adopt them We
say tsi not 10 esnsure Congress- by any melns but TO
ayertrom our people the odum which such articles as
t,at of The SsHiinsl would cast upon them. Nor
ne sutsarise 10 tie sentiment that lEn Of the Op.
ersey Il b1und 20 approve every act Of every branch
OF the Government On palm Of being denOu ced IS fac
,isu, aud d.slOyat Those who would sac'iaes
the denegc rights ard LOeres of these States, even
i 40 coysrUment Of their oSn choosing, enemies
to rs coantry as much to be opposed and perhaps
more to be dreaded Than those who menace sOve-
rsgnty end independence. It is fortunate hat we have
no Indication TIA. the fcls views Of the Sentinel are
entertained BY our people, and qai.s g fortunate that
tbe Executive, as the paper remarks, i se'uFu
lousy obalrvast of the Law and the Constitution"
Toe Dispateh thinks that these persons IN North
CaroA uho have dreamed Of the possibility Of obtain
ing pescs with Lincoln on reasonable terms "are salts
now Of what they ha 5e TO eIpec." Says the Dis
patch:
Consider What the aSsndorme Of ravery" involves,
Nos alone the icS TO their owners OF 90 much pro-
Fery but toe qulrieriug upo0 tie whole community Of
an immense pcpu stiOn OF paupsr5 and thieves. Any
North CarUlinians who coulu be wiling 20 purchase
peace by the ab ,hdoumens of slavery viii see upon
Zee i'm that price good deal higher than they
can aosd PaT. Are they able 10 support the slaves
i sfter tsey are freed D they not kro that
fsW Zee n5rr es are rest 10 any community That
they will work, If they Gao help it, ous Deg and
s-esi? WcGt world be the 5feci then, Of emaroi-
pa,ing mutudesS No State Oh earth could bear such
3 burtheu.
The Dispatch likewise exposes the Inconsistency which
dsnOunces tho bene6eent and hunanizins African
avsry of the Oonfederacy, AID oonnves at the bA bs-
rous and degrading Crcassan slave trade Of the Turks
But the CircassiArs are white people, aud tina. makes
all the fJenee
The Enquirer thus speaks Of Gen. Elily's expedition
int NsEyland
Tie raid into Maryland, by accounts both 0onfede
rate and Federal anything bus suceess-it neitse
destroyed Federal resources 70 any grea; extent mol
Increased Confederate supplies threatened Wash
ingOn for a few Iours, wren it mig h. have captured
aad permanently held L. No material rjury done
10 railroads. Whtn il might haY. eftc uAly des royce
al communication with The NorJb fer many months.
increased neither military prestige nor administere
acy punishment to the enemy IL was everyUh and
at al points failure.
We think not. We think three victories, honocscy
Perryyls and Ksrns,oSn, may count as something,
last in toe way Of punishment the enemy" # no
tie ming of IF dersl resources" morale and pr
tee We think that the mar lVerirg OF Hunter ava
from position that threatened L7Dchburg and South
western Virginia, something also. Weare Of.oPin
ion, too, thatf the eVped ton had done nothing NOR
than display TO the North the ability OF Lee to defen
Richmond and Petersburg, with 50 lAFgeS portion
his army detached, thereby exposing the hOPeletsns'
Of Granite efforts and the hOllowness Of his Pretende
achievements this would have been enough to ju1tiI
t. cir ce our best hope of pace is in the los OF heal
and hope BY the North. Nor are the additions to OF
T o mmisssry and qlartermAs.ers stores made by to
expedition things 20 be regarded as of no value
SIRED, the expedition to Maryland vas far from bsn
a failure.
= The EraugiNa rsioices Over the victory at Kern
toun. Locking to c5nss qusncs0, it saySi
sThIs battle may be simply glorious; but may ais
/, be a most important event. Is Is believed that e
forces sent BY Cant to the relief OF washington
turned 70 him as coon as our army passed Nnche
e, Tho troops dsfssed BY Ely must then have bset
Q The thico w0ipped hoss Of Hunter now transferred
=, OroCk AMI The ecrapings Of the gaHisonin Wsshin
con. They are In 10 condition nov TO rene" sny CO.
act and The door Of the enemys ftFongholds u agar
perhaps, vide opea. l. Is A. least probable t6ai u
/ States Of Maryland and Pennsylvania are now ~ Early
Rers."