Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-24
The Prics Of IGdepsndsnes

.R4Esrencss are ofssl made 10 history TOR examples
Of sops,snoy aud iorltude under disaster, on the PARK
nj nations which, BY the exercise OF these quAnues'
hs rsisyed apparently the most desperate fortunes
and preserved their Independence IN spite oil elreu@
.,snoss of seemingly hopeless adversely There IL DO
aA, that history ia full Of such examples, from the
Az vhsD L,onidAs fought At ThsFnopyis 70 the day
-, Warrington fought a. Trenton. They have, IN
&c, bssp 80 frsQasny quoted that the force OF the
illustration l. Os in the familiarity OF the example,
E,.r,boSy knows and AsEDOulsagss the hsrOism with
,h,ob the Greeks struggled against the PrePonsera-
ting power Of Persia, The obshnaey WIN Nni'u VIC
Dutch sustained their seventy years contest Ans'
so.lu. ana the Ta'or Wth which frederic eomoA''so
M. bosss OF EurOpsan mica Bat, WsiIs everybody
Knows these things, everybody may not De rsaey 10
initiate rhai be Il so very wiling TO ADMIRE IL v
dad il we're rlaiu that the people OF these Oonisoe
"a. s,.,as we're animated with the spirit oil ire
,ssks the psrsistency Of the Dutch, and the ioru-
tuds OF their own revolutionary aneesior the resa"
At the struqRls In which they are now engaged would
not be for = moment doubtful
Tb., ,Asss Qualities are a; lesI latent In the Con-
, a.,ats usopls We are bound TO take for srSn"s'-
uo.ss We admit their existence, II would % oe''ef
-, D.vsr IN have eonmol csd Ihis var There
.l,.vs 4 possibility that the moment for the e1
-. ~ AT thess Lofty attributes WCuld hEaly come
80 -. aud shoaIl it fad us timOrcus, hesitahpg
,aa doubtful it would unnAak US 70 the "00 ~
=. = ob.,.tsrs. aud exhibit our attempted reVOlu
,i+,a, a sorry imitation Of Ihess neoief EPISODES
-,4,h lave adorned the history OF the human rSe''
- bean in d habit Of aasserI ourselves that
:. h.v. already developed high degree Of shose
-.,;,i,s vbieb excite the Sympathy OF ths world In
h,ts,f Of struggliSg nAlioLAlits; uAs Ne have a.
,.,av ,ouaned.ths herOism Of The Greeks, the ooan
A. tbs Dutch, and the fOT.itSde Of the American
-.ISi.,s No one, it ia true, EusLfuily deny the
-, At our 40 ldisrs, or withhold proper tribute Of
.,,,,,a,op aud sympathy frsn these portions Of cur
Oopula,iOn which have so hsroi1Aiy brave me Iui'
., N. enemy, and Suffered 50 many PrNaaons' ioi
. the sake Of our cause.
p,, are vet very fsr from having equalled, OF
sysu approached, that high ItAsdard which challenges
.BLs our commentator aud our emulation. "emay
n, a very heroic people-Ws may ensu'e sNn'rhs
nth fof,ituds, aud Struggle braVsJ against adVersI';
hut an this rsmAins'yet to be proved. The pAr'iti
,,oof. Nc have already giTan do not bJ Any neAn-
somnlsts the weight vt testimony which is required
II vara for instance 70 SbardOn this contest now
a. .oE,o,lsdes ourselves beaten and co quersd, to
,5.ts hat .epa.ats sEisetos Tor shich, during our
80 "a have bsd aud fought, We should be known
A. historV simply as very foolish people Sho unue'
,ook THAT they had no. the nerve to carry thf0uSl
nd WIN In compensation for much lose and In'fing
,.ioaS nothing but the memory Of few barren VIC
t,r,ss If she fave Of Csrh g u 10 oVsr'AEe ss "
-, ,ot rom, until our women, Ike those OF Oar
,hsss. s6all have given their hair for ooW-sirings-
eho,s "a sVsp succeed without further trial IN sstAb-
mr. indsoss dsnoe, Escoud claim nolhing more
AN a decent place among people Who have risen
70 nationality BY force Of their virtue and taiurane'
Va cannot rival the height OF GreCiAn glory until
,s.I,, the dspth Of clan adVers y. II Ia pre-
ssl 70, this reason that the historical amp 90
0,sn quoted "a bearing upon our situation are Eel;
a. hs is,upIo,bls and lacking in sbat analogy which
,i,sa life 20 an illustration. This Coutedsrscy has
no, vet svse ApprOaehsd that condition OF misfortune
and disaster which alone can call for the exhibition
or tboss hIah and noble qualities TO which We have
,arsrred. les territory is aot oVeFIul; its armies
ara not dispersed lie people are not suffering IRON
t,mins or from pesulsDoe. On the contrary, lie Al
tbority is dominant over area a. Vastes that OF
half of Europe; lie armies ser the usual and always
probsbe alterations Of victory aud defeat still Aolo
tbs field. aud are ready for renewed contests with
the invader and It's people eHcep: in those dslriets
which are the immediate theatre OF war, are 80 well
II not as suuptuousy fed as at any former period
And vet, there are some persons who say that they
ara tired of the var; as If 10 be tired Of the var, in
spV other ssnss than wish for an honorable peace,
ware not TO be tired Of lolor tired OF independence,
tired Of life. .