Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-06
ROm y,,ts,Sav' .Evs"isg Ed'S~S
The Issue Between the I've Sections

The Issue Between the Two SseHVAs'
FheN,vY,ik Tunes Ghica u said " Dc N zoe SSn'
sa.r,s Of thu Lincoln demonstration, publishes Al
I0.I nra.sntipR lie views Of the only iSsas involved
D,.ssn II. gle and ths Only solution 70 Be Attach
-, s,,r, fo tina confessions mAaO in the ASiies, ne
vbish ,contans ere Important - rh n q ne
opops of the Lincoln dynasty ahisA isSSas Up N par
p,u.,inS lts power sld making lie TOVsrAnsns Se'Ssf'
a, 1, claims, "hs best llIo the strongest government
t,s vord ever saw. Visa ~ Of tAs south the gaea-
ton IL nsrsnt We are net struggling v pePstuAto
a government, but systaR Of Condolences. Hasn
1, Il claimed that the South is battling for s!Ass SA'
us stand upon the broad SrOuRd shch si'es ~ irSn
tas Nyrth Tsuy is t said sha1 sP1n this point NOrASrn
o Unions and Sou bern opinions sidsly afr. Tn 4
tue true issue bstW ne I've psOPs. Snd t y in lha
Ob.ss that leading exponent Of the opinions
Of The Yankee administrAtien PrsssnS AAt A
sue to-day. Hear the Times d,ania0n 81 cha!
the North 10 6gau1g ter, and lss che fsAAsE
bs convinced ina Ehsn Nor.bsrn POlaelAns talk
40 q, by Of preserving the unisy Oat RAlO0aiiy Sf
,,s eouny, they msaa bOshpg lee AAu that IhSJ are
sghups tor The consolidation aud ssRsrA ,dga 81 Pc
o. he very issue sh ca hsl bTeHShi sSoss iSS sssa'
Gs sausse 10 shish. % sns AiSs, pssPo y sAsthE
fyr t1.tsass aud Independence, A0S 90 The elAJ te'
5sss,lo sgssaad, simsni Sad tie ESintsaGEsD e Ca
Rsg e sssy
Fss N,gia Is 4 b Jog pssSlS t81 simslS 10 ilVs &c
g7j,g ~ tRs Malice T. sss 80 a0aous AsaHfaase hsl
kAi enG3 4 Indispensable 90 the Continuance o. free
.Rg coed soVerhRsut 90 Tits oohsinans--ihSI VthouI
h tbss ell be csassisss COT Ct 0hieh oil N icreSsr
rra,useus he treh SO draining the blood OF bOIh
wagons uot all ends in chaos. Il u tOns.ines SAid
tbst We arr fghug for the supremacy OF she OOnsd.
tYon Bus GBs tupcsmaoy Of tbs Constitution h not
Al ola mate end. lldesd, she Ooustuuon 10 NJ erd At
~ hut simply instrument for slopFing she end
shipb ED il ths poPeIuauon OF the AePlhle. Dor
lv inject Is 70 keep the nation unbFOken. That ABB
e s,euted Ihsre Is domestic OntTOVcSEy, ShOhsF
relating 70 the Constitution DOL visa nay nOt be
ns.ostIrTf sealed. TaAt o. ct EbGndOnsd SIIfs must
reign un all goes sOHn In Iun.
Tbs Tina, has not been lsss isliOtOuS in IL daui
,io, Of the position OF The Souih than Is hes clearly
5ssnsd that OF the North. Well nay Il say tia. he
Smith Is pOI sSbHpg for llAVsIy. This evidently not
ne slmens which sustains the And il e proper
% bear Ia mind the words Of President Davis 90 j..
,ass a. 20 the tRsc. which tbs abstract IssliOa Of
saver, ,I,r:s over the ultimate sSus. Afsr sAOsiuE
aha, even those Who looked upon the opponents
~ Mr. DAVIS administration. agree With him substAn.
.ly in this fI,d purpose Vhsh 10 SO VDdiSa,s and
to,ever ssAbhsh ate indsPsL dance AID sovereignty,
aha Tines then gives tI cPisiOn % ths result Of the
D,rsis,cnse OF ths South in shat h StJils the res
f,,glsd dbEmss Of John G. Calhoun"
W. can ell the Sou b. IL al tiaCsri,y, that the North
avn psople vii ssrry this Usr 70 any Temy rather
tb,p Ia. q nationality be broken. Tlis is ihs uaslter
ALE dstcrmi Si0n Ct uine-teuths Of The Northern
ne,rIs shssher supporters opponents OF Preadsnt
r. nv. ASministratiQn They knOW that sooner or
Istsr thsy vii breal down the fighting pOu,r Of the
Son h. They kaOU, too, shat tsey alters ri m1i'
tam the na,iOnsl auihor over she South, not 9th
Slutbe n acc liescsrcs oa eas OF uu'pL respect,
aod good viii aud T INily then BY 'hrOoirg open
OF IN the a Dc Of tue enemies OF h G1SsFumcDt 70
the ye n a1eu. posse sion u every actual settler. hon
,la.as.r quarter OF g sOad, ana te r1poOphDR Of
IN, south by : loyAi population We NOE OlinE
10 belisve that the mtdnets Of ths south Wil b 90
pro ongsd - 20 drive the 6)Vsfnmeat 50 that 70 OFT
IA, an "A rr- o.. . ba utJd, snd even others
Vet II resd BE- sooaer than les she nation be dvI
and derived Toe natoasi unity Is our oily ssietV
Tie south nav be sure shat Whl Os GSnEalnGd 81 a.!
costs.
Tbs South does not mad THE SdnoHitiOn from tts
Tina, kaes ali this bsiOrs it undertook 60 SssSb-
l. Al and yindoa,s thOSs "asW tangled dogma which
IL bolss 10 De older than shat UaOG. 10 PEI pstuSts
which "the Northern people oil eS'ry tbis var to
suy extremity" We are OOly SiFSid fOP The nHsue-
cent plans Of the 7rp,I. that Ihs eaplSiV Of enc
dqranus Of the Northern people, uDOa Ohich tie Tines
Sans 70 RELY 20 mlSh, SAiIs bsing ht only 70 lsSd
than 20 e1rsmss, viii uDntinus 70 61d powerful
counter check, ana far ftou hsVinS 'CCO'sdsd In
sblsaEins down the lighting poser Of the S1uth, oil
only serve To sndsrg ger tho safety Of ihSt "nSiiOnsl
unity which the mes eOnfessss 70 b the PALLADIUM
OF NIrsasrn Political existence.
Tss Yankees AlSSys speak of GSntril Lss - very
subtle leader Il 10 clearly for this TsAson that theJ
appoiusd General Grant oppose him. they thought
that . vas subtle comm Inder; bus they EnOU shat
Gr,ps VAS . su'isr--Whioh INDEED he vas, having bssn
partner With ii,ed axe post su'sr chile himself
an officer OF tho army, and member Of the Board o.
Administration by Which the prices we're fixed Thu
vas a. e.dsd INK movement "a knanoe, SnS hbisea
great g. city on the part Of Uy@Sa. Dan be that
Butler. in sGpeIng IH Major white from biz linss b.
cause he turned suilsr, intended any iOa on he
bonorsd ohoi or Vas il intended OGlJ IS I'baho to
tho unhappy Major for having reslSnsd before so'ng
into the business, When according - Ihs ilds'riOa
preesd dent sss BY tho General he ssGht 70 lS's bad
senss enough to ssy 10 the Afay and 1S'a h1 honest
penEy bsssss.