Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-01
Spirit of the Morning Press.

The DispG,eh analyses Mr.. Longs recsnt address 10
his constituents; and gives the following significant
extracts:
"That there Is no other alternative in this than
subiugation and determination Of the Southern people
on the one hand or the recognition of their GoniedeTacy
on the other is beyond question: and how can any SEN
sibe humane, and liberty loving man hesitate in pre-
fcrring the atterS Every days blood experience and
slaughter only TO show that there can be no other
termination of the confess"
"Tso friendly republics having common sncesiry,
common glCrss and recollecsioos lying side by side
baYDg sudabls emulation in running the race of ma
tiona freedom prospsriy and gceat esq are Infinitely
preferable to proud and splendid, Dut gloomy des
possm, resting ike dark SHADOW upon the future OF
the American continent"
From the Administration Of Mr.. Lirooln no wisdom
o. common sense can DO expected lt will continus 70
in the 60 snwaJd career OF folly and erna in the
hops that upon the bloody of revolution which IL
crushing the masses death, iss chiefs ride 70 po
sions Of imperial splendoE aud Individual grsatuess
In the dark vista Of tue future there Is not one single
ray OF hops if the blessed sun OF peace does not sooa
ascend the national horizon and shed its sulgent rays
upon our land
Cd, not nv feIoE-ciiizspp, fellow longer this
han VIII otbe-Wisp 81 Southern Coz qaess aud subju-
CATION which Is lsa5irg ths country Deeper and deeper
INTO .he slough and mire OF national degradation and
ruin Lot US be just and generous Let Us stand by
the Democratic pnncple, that ali just governments do
rvo their powers from the consent of the governed
Thou ing else falls, let Us have no other UOion
than tina, based Upon the consent OF each and every
STATE comprising IT. and let Us plrn Ei.h innoite de
gust and adherence the idea OF Ooniedegacy pinned
together By bayonets and only sustained aud upheld
by arbitrary coercion aud despO.ic powers"
On tho WHOLE the Dispatch iufers thus, 'Fhen such
dsearations so received permitted by the Govern
meat which would two or three yeirs ago, have imp
soned and probably baOished from the country the
author of them, we may well conclude tia: "a great
change has come over the North and that the tyranny
az Was iugson is checked somewhat by fear from the
pursuit of well knoFn inclinstions."
The came papsr rideues the tsnacity of the Yankees
in cneng to the extra rdnsry idea that they saFve
the sJu,h into subsection.
Toe Enquirer also ,efars 10 the spsech Of Me- Long,
and Gays
To the war party the ost Of Che recognition Of the
Confederate States il very great s the loss Of power,
tae less Of money Il is the ruin, and will be, We hops
TO many Of that party, death. But to he people Of
the Uuited Safes our recognition is merely to establish
tWO republics where existed; IL is TO bring
into she family OF nations another member. There 10
nothing more dishonorAbe In our terms now submitted
than in The terms demanded by our fcreathers Of
Great Britain.
The SsHtNs this mOrni1g, pu fishes the third Of its
series Of articles defensive Of everybody that holds an
,ise, ana Of everything done by ofHcs-holdsrS This
article Is entitled the Opposition" and gives the
SsniHsrS Visws of people who have the temerIty to
oppose 'hings. What the Sentinel means BY tie OPP
position" We may infer from the fact that It's most
numerous class said to consist Of such arch traitors
as Andy johnson, ParsOn B.ONaloE, Winter DlVi. b -
Bl in another place, ths Opposition" seems to mean
everybody that isa on the de Of she "Adminsration
There Is here admirable Oonfus on Of ideas which
sannos Be TOO AsSiduOuSly cultivated Uy the gallant