Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-10


'ditions concerning slavery. With oil his prejudices
against using the negro for this purpose be was will
ling 20 give M both 10 meet the necessities OF the
hour. This policy could not be inauguratcd ny the
Confederate Government. II should be done by
the States But which of the States would inaugu-
rate the measured Cries of eVirgiuia.'') South
Carolina had taken the first step TO .break oil the
hateful alliance with the Yankee, and one after
another the other States followed, untilat last
begun to look to Virginia and ask what |
abandon the South. "a Voice-Who said
SO n every one said Virginia will not come until
Lincoln insults her. and then she spurned the hated
Union. What spectacle greeted the eye when the
telegraph announced that Virginia had wheeled into
the Southern phalanx. Old men became youthful
and frantic with ioy-eyery one was wild with en-
thusiasn and self-gratulaton.
If Virginia now but gives the lead ia this great
measure OF public safety, s. Carolina, which those
who know not her people, tell us falters now, VIII
soon follow, and all the others after But when
will this policy be inaugurated! fCries of now,
|mowl Yes, now. Let lose no time to try that
measure. Although he is no alarmist, he would
saw let us do so now, or We must make up our
minds to see the army defending our capital recede
These were distatefu things, but he was there to
say distastefnl things. There was danger around
us, and he gave warning OF II. =
We had just heard from one Of the speakers ny.
Hunter) that the skulkeEs and deserters would NOW
come forth But these, he thought, we're vain delu-
sions. Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas,
were all beyond reach as sources OF REINFORCE
ments If the broad Mississippi was not between
u.s. he would show where achievements could
come from. lie would turn to Louisiana, aud ask
for aid from her who, had SO cbeeriuily rendered
that aid in the beginning; for she had sent 70 fir-
GINA two gallant brigades of nearly 5000 men,
neatly all OF whom were now Wondering in their
graves in the soil Of Virginia. There was Starke,
OF Stafford, whose bones were bleaching in Vir-
gnia's sod; and where we're all the other gallant
sons from Louisiana, who had been maimed aud dis
abled for life their legacy in defending the cause as
well as yirgina's honor I Here he paid glowing
tribute to Nichol, Harry Hays York and other
Lousianians who have distinguished themselves in
this war.
He then read an extract from the New YORK TIT
buae, Of the 9th, being a commentary on Buffers
speech, and he asked Could the imagination reach
the depth of infamy and degradation proposed tor
by the plan of placing the negroes over US as task
masters?
lie next read an extract from the New Y ork Post,
Of November, 1864 showing the destiny OF the
black race, which was to be that which had over
take n the Indian. The negro had been protected
by the South until he had reached population OF
700 600 in 1890 to over 1000 900 in 1864 And this
ia the inhumanity charged against us by the false
phanthropists OF the>North. The only hope OF the
negro race was, therefore, with u Of the South
The North asserted that the progress of the white
race woul1be the decline Of the negro race, and
By Decline they meant that the blacks must perish
to make way for the whites The destiny that awaits
them, therefore, on the success OF the North, Is
aunhilation with rs, it is comfort plenty and the
security of their existence
He dwelt at length upon this subject, ranging
from the general theory OF emancipation to the III
ture OF tue black race. he reviewed the policy OF
England in emancipating her slaves, and showed
thar il we must needs give up our slaves itwere
better than TO give up our lives,
There was another thing he wanted, and that was
to have the croakers hanged. Turn them over to
the soldiers and let them executs Judgment upon
| them. He wished that every one who was circuat-
Ting sensation reports should be treated in this man
ner These men who had enjoyed the ease and
plenty of the home circle, who had never spent one
night out of their warm bed and never lost meal,
were croakug while the soldiers were passing reso-
luton upon resolution to carry on the war 70 inc
bitter end TO whip the Yankees, and when they got
through with them they would turn round ana whip
the croakers
He then read extracts of the resolutions, adopt
ed BY various regiments,
He concluded by saying that we were to have
bitter struggle throughout the year. Let every one
nerve himself for the conflict. II we can but pluck
from the hcartstrings of the people the love Of mo-
uey, we are free. III We do our whole duty, we
shall have peace; and peace at no distant day The
enemy unable to carry on the struggle beyond
the present campaign. One united and earnest effort
more aud we shall be free, free forever. Who can
picture to himself the glorious vision OF the future
Oh, then shall honor and gratitude and love be
shewered upon him who has toiled and suffered
throughout this death struggle but the shirker aud
the craven will reap their merited reward Of con-
tempt and contumeiy. Like the poet, he eould say;
when dpt into the future lar human eye could
Saw the Vision OF the World, and all the wonder that
would be. ~s
Till the wardrum throhbed longer, ami the battle flags
were fnrled
In the Parliament of Man. the Federation Of the World
There the sense of most shall hold fretu realm
in awe,
and the kindly earth shall slnmber lapt in univea law"
Mr.. GILNRR's SPEECH.
AT the close of Mr.. Benjamin's speech, Mr.. Gill
mer Of North Carolina, took the stand, but owing
to the lateness of the hour, very briefly addressed
the meeting. lie said there could be but one
opinion as to the fact that we had either to submit
uncondtionally TO Yankee rule or prosecute this
war with view TO Independence. When we count
the cost of submission. we have to include all the
bonds and certificates of indebtedness of the Gov
ernment three millions Of slaves and every acre of
soil of the South 10 say nothing of what would be
our proportionate share of the enormous debt in
CURED by the North in the prosecution OF the war
We only retain our selfrespect as well as that
of our enemies and the Christian nations Of the
earth by showing stubborn and successful resist
ance 10 our oppressors that We are not degenerate
sons of noble sires. - es5
heretofore we have differed upon questions of
finance, the manner Of prosecuting the war, and
other matters of more or less grave Importance
We must now, however, initiate the noble example
of our Revolutionary forefathers, who braved hnan
cial difficulties and even the disaection of the sol
dicrs of their army--and unite as one man in the
vigorous prosecution of the war for Independence.
Let us but be united aud place our trust in God,
| and we are bound ultimately TO triumph. A people
with population of ten millions, as we.leve, can
never be subdned if they are only true to them
selves The North had in the beginning, it is trne,
a vastly superior force, but 1t has dwndled away
under the blghting influence of hostile climate
aud the deadly effect OF Confederate arms. Mr.. q.
complimented the ladies in handsome terms, and ex-
pressed the hope that they would give countenanee
| to the cause by their appearance on similar occa-
sons. $500
Mr.. G,having concluded, the Chair announced
recess until O'Clock, p. NJ.
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