Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-26

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sdd weight TO the sentence.
Meantime il may not be out Of place 10 remark
that whea the collapse Of the Southern Confede-
racy Is explained, many CT the observations that
are being made on the subject will probably have
TO be considerably modified. But there Is one as
sumption which II Is presently clear the event
does not justify. The verdict taken TO be in favor
Of republican institutions must, we apprehend,
be set aside as contrary to evidence. This hssti-
~ imp-ovlsed argument is transparently falla'
cy. IL is contradicted on every side, and from
beginning 10 end, by facts, which are altogether
indsputsble.
The republican principle as established in the
United States, was supported by the South rather
than by the North. state rights formed the
foundation OF the American Republic slavery
was legal institution and the liberty TO secede
from the Union was the corollary Of state sove.
reignty. As for the war. it proved as il proceed.
cd, both 10 the North and the South as well ~ TO
the on looking world, that military tperaiions on
a great scale required q centralized despotic ed-
minstration. II may be that this necessity was
more readily admittedin the Northern than In the
Southern states or rather that toe coercion
which was possible in the ona could not be
brought to bear in the other. But that would
simply go TO show, what there can be very lit Q
doubt was the case, that the old republican spirit
this high and naughty tense Of independence to
which we yielded, was stronger in the South than
In the North.
II the republicanism Of Virginia bore some re.
semblance 70 the republlcansm of ancient Venice
If it was feudal and Oligar, hical-'he Virgini.
ans more than any OF their neig hbors preserved
and respected the traditions OF Washington, and
for them the so.called triumph Of republican
principles is c5niessedly terrible defeat and a
cruel humiliation. They have literally lost all
save their honor. So that, in truth, while the
North is rejoicing over restored Union, the
South represents the CONC uered Republic, and the
broad fact stands out beyond controversy that in
their hour Of trial the form OF government and
the institutions which were held mp as models OF
perfe have failed, fallen TO pieces, and be.
come q wreck.
RAILWAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PERSONS DEAB
AND THIRTY Ok FORTY WOUNDED.
The telegraph has already mentioned the acct.
dent on the Great Western Railway, on the 7th
instant. The following particulars are taken
from the papers brought by the Asia
London News, June 81
II appears that an ex ,ursion train from the
north & London was on its way 10 Shire wsbury
containing thlrtyfour fully loaded carriages, and
drawn by two engines. AT GobOwen juno ion,
the last stopping place between Oswestry and
Shrewsbury, the train was an hour and q ha'f be.
hind its time, and il proceeded On its way ii is
said, at very great speed.
About three-quarters Of a mile from Rednal
station the line falls at a gradiant Of about in
lOe, and rises again soon after passing the sta
ton, and II is suppose that the steam must have
been fully on IN going down the incline. The
plate.layers ad been at work during the day in
Hitting" the line on the incline, and it would
seem that one of the engines and portion of the
carriages got of the metals quarter OF n lie
from the station poiots, as many of the chairs
are broken for the whole of tlat distance. At
the points, which are three or four hundred yards
from tho station the whole of the train ran of
the line, the leading engine being thrown into
the field on the right and the second TO the left
Of the line, and the tenders being pitched near
together On the metals
The carriages then seem TO have been carried
by their own velocity between the tenders, and
all Of them m3re or less injured several being
smashed TO pieces, and two literally reduced 10
an indstingu'shabie mass OF RUBBISH, which
with the tenders completely blocked up the line.
Assistance was speedily on the spot, aad the
wounded, dead aud dying were taken from the
dlsabled train. The dead and mangled bodies eff
four meg, three women, boy and girl wtro
taken from tho ruins and as soon as possible an
engine was 8. mt TO Oswtstiy for the medical men
and some nurses. kilograms were also sent TO
Mr.. Grierson, the general manager ana other Of
ficials and very shortly after Mr. Stephens dis.
trict superintendent, and MIR. Cruikshank, of the
engineering staff, were on the srot.
Among the killed who were carried 10 the goods
shed was Samuel Horton one OF the liremen; but
up 10 a late nour last night none Of the Others
" ere identified. The bodies were so fearfully
mutilated that great difficulty will be expert
encei in distinguishing them and some mistakes
have already occurred, among them that OF
gentleman, who after 5. cling two Of the bodies,
believed them TO be those OF his wife ana child I'M.
Ill convinced TO tue contrary by the arrival OF a
friend who mad met them at Shire wsbury station.
The other firemen and the engine drivers escaped
with their lives bus one Of the drivers was serl-
ously injured. About forty of the most seriously
injured were sent t. Shrewsbury, and many OF
them were taken TO the in6rmary, and Others 10
the Raven Hotel.