The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-02
max;m that tho viii Of the people, other

maxim that tho will OF the people, 0tner-
wise the vote Of it, the majority, is the SUI
prcmc law. If the dominant faction OF the
north proceed little further In their pre-
sent course, with their present design
that of overriding the Executive, the judi
ciary, and the constitutional law OF the
land, that a majority may be free to wrcak
its vengeance on a minority, then, indeed,
welcome an Emperor! and the sooner the
better.
Next, another newspaper, the New lofh
World, takes up the discussion OF our
case-for We enjoy the privilege oil occupy
ing much of the attention Of journalists
and thus the writer comments, not without
intelligence, on some parts of the officers
communication
..Ano,hcr ground OF the aversion OF the
sou thern people 10 further political activity Is
their profound conviction of It's inutiliiy.
They were able politicians until they Withdrew
from national politics but they saw that no
political skin could, for any great length OF
time, stem he influence Of ever growing
northern majorities they saw that they must
either separate from the North or inevitably
be ruled by it, They therefore had recourse
TO arms Finding, by the result, that Taior Is
as unavailing rs political skill against nor'h
ern preponderauce, they feel that politi ana
military resistance are alike Idle. 10 me IN
disposition of lassitude there is sup"radded the
repugnance OF sound minds 10 unavailing eH-
peudiiurcs OF strength.
Very true, indeed. We can do no more
for the present, and are greatly inclined to
bid our politicians do nothing also, abso-
lutcly nothing, relating to Federal rela-
tons, and especially and before all things
TO do nothing which the Congress at Wash
ington requires to he done, whether under
threats of "worse" or otherwise. To the
indisposition of lassitude, we add the re-
pugnance of sound minds to unaVailing ex-
penditurcs of strength still more unavail-
ing exhibitions of mcanness. With regard
to the alleged readiness Of the South to ac-
ccpt an Emperor, the World says:
1T appears from the article which we copy
tina. the south would even now make next 10
no resistance 10 such a change. 1t is much the
same 10 them whether they are ruled by the
absolute will of n monarch or the absolute
Will of northern majority. A monarch
would rule with a steadier and more paternai
hand than 4 mob of rulers irritated by OPP
position and subject 10 violent outbursts oil re-
seutrul passions The habit of domineerng
over subjugated people would nurse extra
VACANT notions ofauthority in the government,
and establish presidents which might De
turned against the liberties of the whole couh-
try The fact that this uncontrolled domination
Is exercised by CorgrnSs instead OF the EAecu'
tive, malrs il all the more insldious ana Dan
gerous. When the people are once broken TO
tame, urrcsisting submission, Congress VIII
be no barrier 10 4 despot. When the pohticdi
life of the people mas once become eNtlh-
guiShcd in lrs.dcn sympathy, Congress may
easily be brushed away BY usurper.'
In truth we are beginning to look at all
these possible contingencies with a good
deal of apathy. Our attachment 70 our
form of government was because it was
government of law. fit is no longer to
be so, rather one ruler than twenty NIL
lions of them, But it will be all the
same a hundred years hence.