The weekly union record., 1865-08-26
Sample Braggarts.

Senator from Mississippi. indulgei in the fol-
lowing common place chivalry talk
An army with banners would do bot little
harm in marching through a country of plan.
tstions. They would have but little power to
saosist themselves 10 sparsely settled region.
I They would ind it hard 10 feed the army with
which they invaded, and would have nc power
/ to bring away prisoners and fugiiives How
stands it on the other sides In a couutry of
/ populous cities, of manufacturing towns, where
population is gathered from The country into
towns and villages, the torch aud tbe sword
can do their work with dreadful havoc and
starving millions would weep st the stupidity
of those who bad precipi,ated them into sad
policy
Here is not only prophecy against the
accomplishments Of Sherman. bat direct and
approving suggestion of the conspiracy" con-
templa;ed TO culmina,e at The meeting of the
Chicago Democratic Convention 10 August
1864
Old out cast SIideIl, on the 5,h Of February.
1861, said
How long, think you, will The greA, ravsl
powers OF Ea'epe permit you to Impede tseir
Tree intercourse whh their hSst cusioSsrs fbr
their varioua fabrics. and 10 stop tie supplies
OF the great staple which is she most irnpor-
taui basis o. their manUfactiug industry, by a
mere paper blockade? You were. With all tAe
wealth ane resources OF this orce great Cor
I iederacy. bat fourth or fifth rate nassl power.
with capacities, it is true. for large, and in q
just quarrel. almost Indefinite expansion. What
will you be when not merely ernascuated bv
the withdrawal of fifteen States. but warred
upon by them with active ard inveterate hos.
tiliiy."
lverson Of Georgia {now fugitive aud sup
plant for pardoDl, at that time proclaimed. in
the q S Senate:
I'VE intend, Mr.. President. 10 go eut-
peaceobly if We can forcibly if we mas, bus
do not believe, with The Senator lross New
Hampshire. that there is going TO be any war.
If five or eight States 20 out. they Will neoes.
sari!y draw all the oher Southern States with
them. That Is consequence that nothing
can prevent II five OF eight States 90 out. OF
this Union should like to see the man that
would propose a declaration Of war against
them, or attempt to force them into obedience
to the Federal Government a, the peat OF ,he
bayonet or the sword.
Men talk sometimes about their siuhleen
millions who are 10 whip US ; and ye, We have
heard Of cases in which iist ouch men had sui.
fered themselves 10 BE- switched in the face. and
trembed ike sheep stealing dogs. expecting To-
be shot every minute. These threats generally
come from men who would be the very las, To-
execute them. Some Of the Northern editors
talk about whipping the Southern States like
spauieis. Brave words but, veninre as
sert, none OF these men would ever Volunteer
to command an army, to be sent down Sonfh
TO coerce US into obedience to the Fedora
power"
On the llth of January, 1861, Hunter os
Virginia (now suing for pardon from he Old y
Capital PRISON., vauutly said
why Sir, how would this war Of coercion
be waged Ii would take 100000 600
yearly, for you cannot wage it wiih less than
hundred thousand men and where would
yon get This sum? How would you carry on
snch war. Sir? Where would You dud the
meaus2 You would not continue The attempt
for more than six months before you wouli
fnd it impossible, and you would abandon it,"
Ca Tie u Of March. 1861, Wigfall, then
Senator from Texas, (now fugitive from JUS
tice) said
suppose commissioners, in a few days,
Will De mere from the Comic Geraie Statcs- They
were not sent by my advice. To be very can
did with yon. | do not think there is any Gov
ernment here with which they could treat.
(Lau2hterl Iou have sort of de facio.
certainly revolutionary Government laugh
teri that lime and acql.escence on the part Of
the States may give the character of legfr-
macy to, but it surely has not that stamp
now"
Il is particularly amusing and refreshing to
read these choice extracts from the Southern
chief 1t is worthy aud desirable Of notice:
how closely their boasts and threats agree with
present Democratic talk. They are so pre- (
cisely similar 10 the chatter of the half chokei
magpies Of the Democratic press of today. iha.
the latter becomes additionally" disgusting
Oh the perusal of this evident class of originals
And ii strikes US now more and more foycicsy
that somebody has been whipped 10 this fight:
and IN all modesty- amid the hurrah of the
Copperhead journals-we inquire who did