Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-22

IN name But their leaders swept away ats@
sword has been hungry for the ruling classes, =.
has sought them out with remorseess zeal. StS-
men are to rise up; new ideas are to bud and bios
som; and there will be men with different smbitiuH
and altered policy.
T. Meanwhile, the South, no longer land Of plRE5-
tations, but Of farms no longer titled by sisFeso
but by freedmen, will find no hindrance u &Irz
SD read OF education. Schools viii multiply. BO0Ess
and papers vii be spread. Churches will hsss.
every hamlet There is good day coming Ter he
South. Through darkness and tears, and blooty
she has sought II. IL has been an unconscious 7tz
dJtoroSs. But 10 the end il viii be worth all i hSS
cost. Her institutions lie ore were deadly She nOrr-
i,bed death in ter to3om. The greater her secular
prosperity, the more sure was her ruin EYsese<
year Of delay but made 'he change more oeTIn'S.-T
Now, by an earthquake, the evil J shaken do"la----
And her own historians, in all better days. s~lAA
write that from the day the sword cut Off the rzis-
Ger she began % find her health.
WHAT, then, shall hinder the rebuilding OF flds
Republic The evil spirit is cast out; why sbCSA-
not this nation cease 10 wander among tOmbs. CTk-
ting itsef3 Why should II not come, clothed, Ept
in It's right mind, 10 g sit at the feet Of JesUsf-
Is il feared that the Government will OppTess s.ge
conquered States What possible motive has nm
Government TO narrow the base Of that pyrsInia IN
which its own permanence stands!
Is it feared that the rights Of the States Will ss
withheld The South IS not more jealoEs III
State rights thar the North. State righes f1Hn
the earliest colonial days Lave been the pe csaGT
pride and Jealousy Of New England. In ss2-S
stage of national formation, il was peca4Brg
Northern and rot Southern statesmen, til5s
guarded State rights as we were forming I'M
Constitution. BU-, united the loyal SsaazEs
gave up forever that which had been delegasEt ~
the National Government. And now, in the hIEsT
of victory Il loyal States do no. 20 trsnStl
n on Southern States rights. They will not do ~
| or suffer i, to be done. There is not to be S<a
rule for high latitudes, and another for low. Va
take nothing from tie Southern Staes thst hkES
not already been taken from Northern. The sc'r1h
shall have lust those rights that every Eastern.
every Middle, every Western State has-no Eas1-s;r
| n 0 less.
! We are not seeking our cwn aggrandizemezs SE
impoverishing the South. Its prosperity is n IL
| dispensable element Of our own. We have at@Eis-
! BY all that have suffered in war, how gTeas -
! our estimate Of tie importance OF the SOuths---
States of this Union; ard viii measure thas Tfs
! tima.e, now in peace, 10y still greater exeTti1d2
/ fr Their rebuilding.
VIII rejecting men not perceive, then, she W.
dom of accepting estlbIisLed facts, AM, w.ta , u
Iity and enterprise, begin to retrieve the paS:fs
Slavery cannot come back. II IS the iuto-Es.-
q orefore Of every m.n 20 hasten its end. DOFz's
! want more war Are you not weary OF conieass
/ Will Won gather no the uneypiOded fragments a.
this prodigous magazine of all mischief, aud lrsEI
| them 40 for continued explosion Does o. XIX
| South need peace And since free labor IS daCsa-
! table will You have il in its worst forms, - 40
beStf Shall il he ignorant, imperti1ent !Rdslenhf
or l-supporting VIII you have men as arUegtSs
or will you have them as citizens Since dil:S
have yindicated the Government, aud ceme nfSd E>I
| foundation stones with their blood, may thz1 Ees
offer the tribute Of their support to MAINTAIN 5is
laws and its policy! il is better for regiOns Ut IA
better for political integrity; it is better fOg sE-
dustry; Il is better for mOBeyify yOu will have StA
ground motive-that you should educ T. the blAES
man, and by education, make him q cNiEr1<-
IApplause They who refuse edna "' 3" ia
black man would turn the S"uit'ia o. st Posr
house, and labor into pendulum, Le,essRg SA-
rating between poverty and indolence.
We invoke pelce upon the North. feSza
be to the West. Peace be upon the South
In the name Of Ged We lift mp our banner Spt
dedicate il to peace union and liberty, now sn1i
forevermore. Amen. Great applansel