Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-06
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Governor OF Virgins

~ Thew were not allowed to enter the enemy
GO y, Commissioners on the part Of tn,
.s,emy were appointed 10 ,ueet them. But Llncoh
after the manner Of ancient poten'ates' hlmsei
cave them an audience ia person, and listened 7"
,bsir GRAND In his own backwoods style, he wa
civil and as he never fails to be, Jocsse anu anec
so,;,sl. He assured our Commissioners that ne had
- farms 20 oisr, OF listen 10, that did not rest
mon sr- Submission 10 Federal authority, ana TIE
rsturr e. orr States 10 the Federal Mon. Such
- have reason TO believe, was the gist OF the IN
.srvis- between Lincoln aud Seward on the one
side. AID Nessrs. Stephens Hunter and Campbell
ON me Other, at Fortress Monroe last week. THUS
sn,ls the Peace iuterlude aui tie tragedy goes on
again.
The readers Of tie Wa have nj been encour
eysd 70 look fer cuv otaeI result kUr cur own Part,
-s i,~i-s 4, u,le satisfaction irou the TACT tna'
tie rca,;er Ids been so promptly disposed OF. hc-
p,yr,x, to nothing OF goci from the embassy, We
feared scriouTy tia; the tricky Seward might bring
soro Ae-.l5 device INTO play, TO- prolong negota-
.io,, deceive cur commissioner miseaj our poo
ME and diver, our authorities from those ndispen-
sable Preparations Tor the coming campoign that
7-rI enable us once more 90 meet :Le shock Of the
enemy onset. This great peril the sagacitg Of our
commissioners or the unusual tranSneSs Of Seward
has saved IS from. We now see whete we stand,
nd THAT = tSicre us, aud every man now knows
bus dut~. liberal aud open and honorable effort
has bc,r made 70 terminate the bloody strife in
which &c arc engaged. The most anxious aivo-
eete fr negotiations cannot object that the Commits
sioaers selected DID not IDLY represent the sSnti-
raents u ou1 people. Neither we're they obiec-
tionsb!e on am personal or other ground 10 tie
Washington authorities. The experiment has been
fairly made and has completely and signally failed
What these gentlemen could not obtain, no one
could obtain, whether they represented the Con-
fslcra,e States 10 body, or any one Of them sing
Is Sta'>s.5n IS the only condition on which We
en- have rcace. The ian who IS not satisfied with
this ecr; ct negotiation is toctionist, and viii be
held IT, 81 as az eueEny Of the cause. To talk now
ofan- oth2- oTti,r7meHt than that Of the sword =
20 tetsey cc-ayjice OK treachery. We must
bes: hack this enemy tLjrs,ing for our blood or be
des,rJ-sd 6y hun. There is no alternative
re must make good our Independence, defend our
institutions and maintain rights, give " the
houses we have buildcd. the lands We have titled,
the slaves VIC have owned the institutions we have
inherited. the religion, civilization aud traditions
in which we hare been reared, the laws customs
and HABITS 10 which we have been used, the hopes
we have cherished, the name We have aspired to
all. indeed, that makes existence valuable-and 60
forth with nothing left bU; worthless life, as
vagabon5s and meudicants-
Here, then, our people bid adieu TO all thoughts
o. peace, except peace - DO wrJng from vain
glOriousuess aId insoleuce by the might Of uni
versaI and alLpoweItul resolve to conquer or die.
They are thoroughly conscious that they are limo
cent OF blame il the matter, they know that from
the foundation q the Union they tie victims OF
vantou, continued and constantly increasing insult
and outrage that they bore these things with
forbearance and patience that bordered on pusil-
Ianimity that when finally they broke loose from
an sssociatiou that had become iutoeraLle they dill
so With no other view than the tranquility
that had been denied them in the Union, aud that
they asked nothing but 10 be let alone. Their
moderate wish was not granted 70 them. The ma
lightly that had long covertly sssailed them broke
out into an open aud gigantic effort TO oyerwhem
and destroy them, and the war which has followed
has been marked on the part. OF the enemy with
fsndishuess Of temper and an atroety Of conduct
never sur2asse Cd BY Barbarisns or Savages. The
people Of the South have tor four years
met the efforts aud measured the strength
Of their Toe. They feel unqualified
assurance thai they can continue 40 meet him sue
cessfully they know with absolute certainty that
if their cause IS lost it only be through murder
Gus encouragement OF suicidal lack Of spirit. And
these they will now longer tear. = new head is
90 direct al military operatons-a head in whom
neopls and army conhde 10 the verge Of reverence.
Tbs civil departments, il believed, viii undergo
reforms equally beneficial The army viii feel tina,
,bsl lives are not 10 be bootlessly thrown swey nor
their valour aud. strength exhausted in wild c IN
paigns ard hopeless enterprises The people will
feel that their contributions 70 the cause are not TO
be wasted or mi3dirsctec. Unitedly, army and
people viii recognize the fact that neither life nor
property are too raluoble 70 be given to the last
drop Of blood and the last crumb Of bTead, to q
cause which, if io., carries down with it what u
worth mere thsn lie 0r possessions. \ new
spirit AID more determined purpose will
animate both army and people. Already the tire
has broken ont Il the army, and is spreading With
noble contagon from company t0eompauya cor ps
70 corps. From this date we snail uarE revival
among the people. The glorious srdor aud sublime
.slfeonsecrGtioa OF lSGI ami e viii shcw thein-
,sl-ss rrain. All thas a man hath. says the sacred
hook-lll he giro f5t his l.le ara al that people
have vii they give FOR cause dearsr 10 ali naslg
natures than life. We have men and means enough
tocarre on this var from generation to generation.
They viii come forth non, ami there is cTery PROS
pect that the campaign this yelr win bring US vic
tories more ilustfi0uI and fruitful than any past
campaign, hOssrsr glorious.