Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-28


tUriais, local intelligence, SC. ~
WE have not vet received perfect copy Of the
w message OF Governor Brown OF Georgia The
telegraph. however. furnishes us with summary
witch has at least the merit Of being compre hen
sibls Bat on this summary, which doe; noe Pre-
te.d 70 be ANYTHING more thaA Es Of the points
OF the document it might be unfair 70 base criti-
cisu- Neither does 1t oder al opportunity Tor
commentator. The message OF Governor oi 4"
State 50 important Is Georgia State Of vast eX-
teut, large population, great resources, State.
TOO, which was one OF the seven original seceders
nom the Federal Union. must possess mere OF less
OF interest for all portions Of the C0niederacy We
should then, like 20 see the full message, instead
Of the summary which is all that the telegraph can
give Us. We should like to see something OF the
spirit Of tue csSage well a. It's polem'eal points
From these we can draw no inference, except than
Gov. Brown Is thoroughly displeased with every
,hilg, aud consequently, In good humor With
nothing. II We hal been ASKING for chargeS on
wEich u frame an Indictment against the Coincide
rate authorities, Gov. Brown would have admirably
Slitsi our pOypose. IL we had demanded the best
reasons Tor believing our struggle against the Ian
KEGS 70 be vain ami hopeless, Gov. Brown would
have perfectly satisfied US. Had We been seeking
IA ally for the purpose Of reducing the people OF
these States 70 absolute despair, Governor Brown
would be Just the man 70 select. But, if We lOok
for words of hoPe and comfort; fer solace 10 our
ni5iortUues, for devices b. which our condition
nay he improved and confidence restored to thu
country, VIC very much fear that we should have 20
apPeaLto some one else than Governor Brown.
We do lot wish 70 argue with Governor
Brown in regard 10 any of the complaints
which he makes. We DO not mean t..
ssy that any or all of those complaints
NAV not be well founded But We do say thai
Georgia is not by any means the only State that
Aas ha5 equal causes Of irritation and annoyance.-
u here have been illegal iHpressmsntS in Ge0r-
"a 50 have there been illegal imPressments in all
the o:rsr States. IL Gcorgians have been arrested
wiA OUT authority OF law so have Car0hniaus and
Aiabamiaus. i; people between Is ani - have
been ru, into the army IN Georgia, their fellow
citizens IA other States have not escaped Ii Geor-
IA has been Overruu by au invading army, all the
other states on this side OF the Mississippi except
North Carolina ali all on tue other side cNcep-
Texas, nave suffered Ia similar mauuer- le
Governor Brown. a, Dr - We can now Judge
So e., Mt 60 con .ideT thar hi-0rtatc has teen
e1uc.Jnci ia partnership Of misfortune, bu
seem; q, fancy that when mai administrators
S-t,..s her or tne eaeut IavSiS her. She alone
'.e, o.. iUNUrg OF Ut,. We DO not now speak
Georgia tgt ,imr.l, 90 GOV Brown. We might
have expected from hun surely something more
ami something better than what apparently lre htS
81; t,tnr. Us We hSI a righ; - anticipate from
L.r- as The Governor a. The great State OF Georg
s.ut,Liu. beside, Remuneration ana complaint
something On tuc y~,y, al least OF a general pala
..,e - 60. evils which hg enumrrate~, some pr1c
S.-st suggestion, % reform some practicable aud
seE-.4t schSur uf policy which might restore
harmony aUI commit nee to the whole country
Instead y.tIr>. he informs as that ar,
ug.BS tga under a military deSpoiiNn thar
80 Gsl igjtUuG into au,rcay and that witt
~; 4. chang. % policy reconstruction - In
evit~t,c. AuS Ae. conclude, With one o, thos
rell3rs.t.l metaphor, which would he striking
Tor their D.,ja-s,, ID ycnerible tor their an
J.quity. The night ., dark the tempest howh
,Le ship dashed with turbulent waves the helm,
MAJ s. steering t. the whirlpool, remoustrance,
are yatrejrj aad .e must restrain HIM OF thc
crew Gv,y sink together and BE- buried in iueyita
b.e r..-i1..7 All o. which means, we presume
tAI. ttsa a-'t.ttN ite. - 4't e'NA fSAA'f
tha, d, ough, 70 Zee changed Ru, does not Governor
Brown know that JLa main points of that policy
those IN opposition TO which public opinion had de
e.ared iJssiC-have already been changed through
the interrosit0n OF Congress Does he not know
that General Lee nov commands the armies OF
the CouIeisga,y, Then why crit.cise the Pres
dents merits as a General, Does he not know thai
General Johnson mas been restored to command
Then surely. he ought to be satisfied Ca that point
As to the other great questions before the country
the use OF negroc, for military pUyIoscs-Gov.B is
certainly iu opposition 70 public sentiment and To-
the wisLes OF the army Why, then should he dc
naud that TO this subject, public opinion should
yield 20 him
We have a,@ays couteuded that the President
should conform TO the pronounced aud recognised
opinion OF the country. W e do not see Why d older
cut rule should be applied TO Governor brown
Public opinion demands tia; rcsrue' be employed
IN the army. lie reyolts against il. Pebble opinion
demanded the CONSUMPTION act. lie wants no more
G: it. Il, to Judge from the summary Of his ines
ave more is 70 be dreaded from tile President
refusal G, yield 10 public opinion during the re
mainder OF a term which e&Pre' ia three years,
than from the efforts Of the Taasses TO effect sub
jugation which Wild last forever.