Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-16
From Sa,rdaIs Eoa.h.g Edition..

" HAT does Blair want in Richmond' Are
w there people stupid enough 10 think that he
comes here with amy other intention than that oil
strengthening Lincolns hands iOr the further Efforts
he els,coupelled make IA order TO carry CA the
srlr eaust u.s. Is there any one 50 peryerSe as 10
fHcy tLat he comes with any sincere desire 10 make
peace between the countries any other terms
than those which would involve the su6jugation'oi
this Cont,de without auy further effort on the
usrt of our euemiesIo accomplish that purpose -
Tue Nsg York T-iJsgs said at irsJ that Blair was
coming 90 Richmond in order 10 thar disSenSiou
amg1- e. the rebels which, after ALL appears 70 be
tue ciiot support. of Yankee hopes and eNPccta-
tjgus. The Tribune thought thai this object would
be much more easily achieved by mission n Raj
e-b. or O. some other place IA which dlsatection 70
the south was supposed 70 be rife. BH Blair has
come To- Bjctmoudt aud Il Is understood, has adj
dressed himself directly 90 the Confederate author-
f..,. The 1-j.s therefore How assures its read
er, that this remarkably vcarious old gentleman Is
commissioned % discover whaJ "t the rebels
wsut aud what they mean Not that peace
win 70. the result OF hi, amiabt eudcyors but,
silt 3. would a. 81 gratifying 20 the Yankee mind
O. .u eut precisely what all this fuss is ahoRt, aud
,lA,Jf.s ..yle r,t, ,' are not really minded to 60
bs.. into tSd,Icc.2ble Yankee Union under the
terms OF lincoln, ,roc,am. lion. II four years Of
t.cI war have mo-, Taught the Yankees that what
ON. sor,, want, is simply 70 get rid of them and
tac precise object Of Southern aversion Is that very
Union which they. now offer 20 as a. concession
AMI O boon. We are fearful that Mr. Blair mission
will leayc them quite much in the dark as ever.
one would imagine irom the absuriJies Perpe-
ttated by tii, extraordinary people that they sup
pose the South he lighting TO get back into trer
Union. ouj not by any means 20 keep out OF it-an
error which seem, 10 have befgged the intellect
even 1f those persons Of the North who have con-
s.trtei themselves he quasi champions Of southern
r-Is. Bur gt;er sII this expression OF an intense
desire % know what we want and what mean, -
only another piece of the knaycry and charlataR-
ism which innate IN the Yankee character, has
been So couspicuously developed in the course Of
tlisvar. The Yankees know wen enough, aud Lin
coin know, quite as we'll Just what are fighting 10
gains and what they are fighting TO prevent But
I5ulc.u know, likewise that his people are getting
h and tired pr the war; that lac cannot recruit
i., Armies; and that there 10 imminent danger that
al. Tue effort and expense Of four years Of warfare
.1aas 90 for aought last lie finds HIMSELF there
fire. compelled o. adopt some expedient 10 rouse
tg spirit Of that universal but dropping Yankee ma
ron in order that he may reap the anticipated adj
-aa,gges from the as,ided successes which he has
s., loudly proclaimed IS having crowned his arms
Heute the cunning little device of Blar's mission.
Thai prcteau diplomat comes 70 offer peace, 10
doubt but peace on terms which involve AL atan-
dguueut % the whole issue .yr which the South is
.gltiut and which Lincoln well knows viii be re-
.ed Should u happen that, ior some neXphca-
t.. reason, the CJutsdcraey should acccde 10 his
r-,-p,it.ou, aud cOtseut 10 60 back INTO the
r see Union. and give mp ,Iayery-iu other
words. should the CoutedeTacy confess herself
satc-st.d such q result would, uo doubt, be eN-
tg.m-i. pleasing o. Jhe gentle Abe. But should hN
90 o., De r,rpIci, which D.. well knows will and
lac.t te Tue case be aIu turn hi, aJairng coUn-
try,uvu, cali ON them 70 applaud hi, magrauimitg
art ,o.ueasauce, anal asSEre !hcm that the last en-
pertinent i.r peaceful sliCiiou ct thcrihculty has
D.e1 tried aul iligi thai the rebels remain contu
b,lcf-u,. AMI that nothing j., len bat TO conquer,
,ala.yte and II uecessl3y, auuihiote them entire.
D., j- 4ay ct restoring IA, tratcual Union which
il, tie final object OF ~ tLeir hopes ami efforts. In
ttsi, way iO,>pyyts 60 arouse 'tnea the tagging
>r..t o. the North sld To 6n up, for at least one
more campaign, the depleted ranks of his army
TAr Blair mission f'>>impiy "A dodge aud trick,
quite worthy of It's author and is mstrum2nt. but
MOI u,H calculated 10 deceive and chtrap the Con-
AlsIrJe people.
THE CONFEDERATE fPosTIL STSTEN-