Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-04

resist Toya, conss s, o' 'na, pe,vu 70 me
e' SUE mas If oe o"e Inf ,e Constant
re- e,a ro,st A. ,oio,v She fo,ci17r annsved The
Way ~ hs oSsn and tbns held Il
for for years until England compelled her to loose her
3e t,s caso Of tn
Veieu fnaer shay soon aler Tue ciose OF sne
LIKE hs pee she mas ever gathered every iTf
pluaeh mower mat she might deposit az nome IKE ue
Eap ptea at every approach OF stranger on her own
uoinlncn :feaeSai IN her aggrandzemehts mohocra'c
Tn h. caISSi 6"r 1o. .. roscr;nvs
en- slI reeu as 'eey weie exclusive III lhelr selsess
ne ca9 on we puth to- protect her ports and garrison
/ her metropolis ana noble was the Tssponse.
the LII Doalo ron OF Aigencah iIuependence was
MADE nIih9 county OF MecklenbnlB k@th Carolina 1t
was 69ld move and characterized by great ereliance
1t thrilled throgghthe imericap heart and nowhere
more appauded than IN Massachusetts. This be it
emeeei was one county in the State And
for doing no more than the county Of Me9klenburg did
againsrths British Crown And: Ibis il the people who
olaih to be fit associates Of Ieenien and coeqaa with
sovereign States Perish rOnr the earth Che. s0l and
people d Vrghla before such IAN unnatural alliance
s Occur Sr,; With Other States North we may hereafter
alIiats ater with huseits-neyer
sx.ten.r brr ss,waS ScS .her n nen nltn
onsI Inert mex ner TO eonsa
Nth the CrS she wssSe stern npia,e o. y se SEIe
and cnSorI 40 reisncG WI a n q,
Cn,rsH tI bnst, sTts and Sriusg u aueea =, 70
ever Isgraced the English GSyefnmest Virginia ' ad
te ommenlet &c Snrse aue 20 SSerce
WE'LL She resided and saseS her henS1 ,od secured Ne
! spirit Of !er chartered franchise.
Ivy - ne, pe,sHal aunI!es una ineA
; ~ : &c % 'e SSen.a. sptt 81 eos
on Sn'n ~ x;ma " M ~ sptit anu Tempe
~, o"' a. la 49, 49, ~ canl anu
% % ~ tI W W uhan Shah she was 70
Frt Si SpeG he iaiisr ~ pe Stern ssS.e Of G 1e
i 81 nri, tine ag III snya az br s,ima,s - =, IA
rcstin SSesut;ys .ncroacjnosnts sJ co,yectn nina
rial oS.,ses. wila her cayn mr. III 81 49, i,e ;'i,
epelled Hi cordial zeal and an undyns bosti the
nrinc;ne.. tsnets AMI nsiicy At tbs Puin Th nn NM
aiota evil 10 &c JtmeJleL in the i,taess Of time hy
mppet and MATHEMATICIAN o;pSt,on ,he "tSq, VA MOI;
Il nn;.cn ininsSd inti the tp1c noh," nn 10 49,
Snnnrbcfs and far liz ntSt sacr,e%on ,ses
Tn. nnG wGs an ,,oi readily anproarbed
and snSy Ia ia raehcd and Ultimately eont,.l nv the
blightnr f,ud in:idon.y iinsef inta III s,t s
means OF aDrootnr The basis of tht DIAL comssct and
iheayinr The darIest rsgsns a ihe soNi The on wa.
goyelnm.st Ia tiIhGnif ind Gars6Ig ,aimnisTerei
he atlsr Gaa passion engeIderei in sn and Jealous
onlvin tfeas6Is slatagells and spoils The ono was
An imperioGs sci wled fatiless in,er bot",,orts
other sentiment ilarE and fao,fn;n ~ enc
Vas cri,eI yindictiyn destrnttye and NO. .on as 1t
ty and seifperretuitng in e. |asise in lis poll,
be5Eofp M gu nhe yds The creed-Ofty and
d.. r. pud souled cavalier the ether was the
yvfnEe-erdda cIqel ana eckleSs-iow1On and groHel'
in9-:of the nahaiwsnged Pg1tan Virginia naturally
esehewrd the Puritan and preferred the Cavalier cause
though on tue SIDE OF monarchy AZ thd only means OF
preserving her people AND institutions from the death EN-
lbrate of Massachusetts,
What Virginia wasthen size has been ever sincein
every iaE as vas Illustrated in her revolution in 1876
under Bsoln %hg planted ne spfg which Washington
hu1uted INTO tsetfeen tiIO TO he. he:n dawn and cast
L away by Aasslthusetts tanatc'sn IN 1851
MeaIe even now somewhat similarly sItt'ed 1t Is to
De Iearedth CUR es are ngt rs wlse as prudent ana
sagaclous as we OCCASION reqnssi t'a' rey are under
oeuHehtai - lhe cause tfat they
seek power more tnan success gat they cherish harsh
rather lLan CONSERVATIVE means that Inc" are nearer
kiaGnoh lhah: "a we.paahceS Hoyefnmeht uiat Their
poey tends iather 10 consolidation tan Constitutional
tonsisraGy 81 sovereign STATES But on the other hand
stands Massachusetts the ghost Of English Purtanism,
the Teaettea cell. Of tromweiiaS nras?cy. There lies
the grave OF ai DOR past gor II we 10 not succeed in
| 'hia reToiatcn Death Is preferable % iaIlun.
am wrong! IN wflng thisl Is tnefe trne-heatei
And se, defeat and snbjugatiOn inevitable, nn
less Ileipht ite % executive a9a administrative policy
ahopted ana lhal sreedhy' hhhac!len should CEASE
More engltentu commence IN lhe people and st9tes
shohd pS uanesIeu hfss enorl 10 grasp an power ana
nli !ree9oin Q. sleeeE anJ tIoGgh9 HE
sVlqers iIehe must pe teslecte ihepOper
ihuente and ndepeGdehI eXslente OF the satef must
e PrOgf nT g ss. dpG r @ 10 leg y
me Wrt OF haDels corpus must nCt ge repealed must
N Elfsma rest on the hneAIoie7 ihhbiton O the stae
lonstitun non A,,.
Ihese tlhgs can az 9e Scued ana yet tae PRESIDENT
and Congress really In the heahful exercise
OF all constitutional ana granted poYe i9e army rem.
dere1 secure, ana GENEROUS support OF
the proper ohcelsand MOI me meahsh9y spectacle OF
defeated Army WITHOUT aueheraL.and great General
without az army ~ pe eis'ated 70 the equal
OF the s9,ae ago no .aIGr 10 Inc eV OF Tue
sp'e. NO nhcohs'nu29ai h'esIense ny lHngres' with
slavery IN the States maj Is purely matter OF state III
ieTposltion agd mat ~ a'"hSenton properly called
But am asSe, Wnai power has. !he Lesisiatre over
adequate ind complete Instruct your Senators aud
ues your Representatives. ON such mattess and in such
way as to You seem: under the circumstances meet and
Irolet IyOur ntuctDns arc nit promptly Obeyed call
state CoIyentleh and Tins evoke the vital sovereignty
q the state In addition Recommend Convention oil all
Tile qonieder2te states eyr+sing IN PLAIN terms will
hgIfs IN the ooeuere!e ales convention TO deliberate
on apy pyoper lEoppstog' emanang from such OF the
northern states a| ma! desire SNereish communication
L
state SoEtregl; mill new 'ompacts can be entered into
and secured al TINS you can accomplish. Adopt tins
line Of policy and my wndiar tycur VOICE will be heard
1 and respected ., = -;
But in any such mDre the New England States should
be expressly and deliberately eschewed. contact with
them political death The States alone possess the
herent power Of ensuing pace, add entering
lpi:ts GheFederakaad Canfedeate Go,ermens possess
mo inheedt power OF making AND securing permanent