Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-14
Lieutenant General Comma.
"SOUrHERN OPINION.n

Under this head the Eev York Day Book, copy of
which has come into bardI, publishes letter re-
eeived By gentleman in that State from distinguish.
ed clergyman of Virginia"
The eommuui. alto is an able and interesting one
but quite too long to transfer to our paper. The fol-
loving extracts may serve to indicate the spirit Of the
writer:
"The events Of the early summer OF 1868 had en-
eOuragsd TO l4tter ourselves with more happy and
speedy success. Is Was painful and bitter to give up
that hltering hope, and return TO embrace the old
prospect Of the long continuance Of trials aud tha
prospect dArkened still more. The feelings of all of Is
dashed by this and Of some discouraged for tint
But the people are nervng themselves for their ta
They feel that aferthe fail of Orleans they all made up
their minds TO the necessity of stubborn patti Mt de-
isnsVe war, with all It's sufsrings that this spirit bore
tLem through 1862 and laid The foundation for splendid
partial trunphs; that they must recus TO it again,
lnqu shng this more elsipg hope Of speedv peace
thrtugh hsTpy Cersve one atoms and that this spirit
will bear them through the remainder Of 1868 udIS64
it did through 1862 and win the prizs in the ED
All sensible feel that submission is impossible :;
that the intensely mAgnaot and wicked spirit hartored
by the Black Republican party, and more and more
lies ed, leaves them alternative whatever but TO
fight il out TO the bitter end. Lincoln esetuay cure
all our eak-kneed Reconstruct onisls and Subms-
sonsis OF their temporary fits of desoondency by his
seuseless and devilish barbarities
"Bu the security of leaders is IN the madness and
Wckedness Of the Washington Government They IRE
too much possessed OF the devil tempt any of our
flint hearted ONES with such hopes; they shut them up
to the alternative Of lighting 10 the end else accept
ing lOss Of rights property aud honor, utter, that
even dog would spurn the latter. Wethank them for
l.; n recruit armies perpetually fem the OPP
Pressed districts. Ths more they invade, ravage and
psrsecute the imoossble do soldiers feel sub
mission TO be. II the United States choose TO continue
this war, they may crowd Us down, possibly, a good
deal by superior number; but tho issue will be precise
ly ike the war Of lT76.
The Confederate Safes are net suhjugated; the
Northern Democracy Is. Our Oouledtrscy has before
il, in the good providence of God, two alternatives,
either Of which is posible: 0le is long, hsIassing
war, at the suffsrings of which the rtfectng mind
sieken ending in undying hatred to the people of
tbs United States and utter separation after the
less spilBg Of Of blood, ard wasting Of cur
public aud private wealth, but leaving a people,
decmsted and impover shee, but still Free proud and
netVei with the terrible energies evoked by such
struggle. The other prospect IS that diplomatic con-
nectOn which government has such powerful
OF alung, may secure for Us exterio: aid which will
enAbl3 speedily TO take the aggressive, and
hud back en- the Untsd States all the military and
financial ruin OF this gigantic war, and thus end it
But the United States as We view it, has no alterna-
I've; her destiny already settled and that is gov
eminent skin 10 that Of Rome under the teara, or
France under the Directory, nom;nAly radical democ-
r4cy, actually ruthless and bloody military desposm
No one he'e talks of tie United States az berg ia
danger Of this az having their consti uional rights
threatened that despotism is aeoady esisbshed those
rights are gone There will never ee another real Pre-
scientist election but only sham, ike the State cleo
tiOl OF Connecticut the tyraus stoop to put on
that transparent veil Tue eopserva i've party IN the
Uaited States have lost their day think here
expects that they will break their own yokes."