The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-07

l enough to supply her wants for cotton, even
win large diminution Of our present produc-
uon-if ths demand Of the North for Il 10 cut
OF, as it would be by disaniou and civil war.
But England, safe in her commercial ascen-
dancy, does hot always folio " that line Of
policy which others might think conducive
70 her interest She sacrifices much and large
~ 10 gratify hatred, TO vindieate blunder,
or cater to sentiment. Without caring much
about the opinions Of others, she values very
highly her own, and with q laudable desire To
appear righteo in her own eyes, perpetrates
any act OF cruelty or oppression, under the
pious pretence of evangelizing and civiliziug
the heathen, or reforming the heresies of the
Cnristian. She rayages ChiNa because they
unwittingly brntaiize their nation by eating
opium. She desolates India because that be-
nighted people are averse to rendering up their
independence and their rupees in exchan &c for
Bibles and acrushing military despotism. But
1t Is not the Mongol or Tartar race alone that
experience the tender mercies Of England in en-
Forcing the blessings of liberty and the saving
grace OF the Thirty Nine Articles. 1t is in vain
tnat Ireland points TO the illustrious pages of
nIsfory-English history-enactedb by her sons.
1t Is in vain that the most renowned periods
OF her senatorial fame have drawn their Pc
culiar Iustre from the genius Of Ireland, or
that the topmost rounds OF her military cele-
Drlty nave been reached under the leadership
OF the same race; neither OF these considera-
tions, nor all combined, have been able to save
that unfortunate nation from a perpetual i'm
palement, compared with which the worst
blessing. few years ago, only few years
ago, England, with her mighty resources, with
that empire upon which the sun in his daily
course, 1t is boasted never ceases to shine
stood calm spectator from her own happy
shores and looked with Christian complacency
across the Irish Chan mel at the torture of their
people writing in the agony of starvation; a
million OF whom, 1T is computed, died from
famine, and Its accompanying diseases. Dur
ing this period, English philan thropy found
emlssaries and means enough to dispatch to
America for the purpose of stirring up the
spirit OF abolitionism to overthrow the Union,
ana lnclte the negro TO insurrsction. The
shrieks OF famishing multitudes of her own
subjects have never pierced the heart of Eng
race in the cotton fields OF the South-though
1t may be truly asserted that no slave has
ever died OF starvation on our continent.
Inc South can never count upon the friend
snip OF England, or upon her liberation OF
evils not her own. Once within the reach of
her power, she will fix upon us forever the
very badge of inferiority which we are now
ready to destroy the Union to escape; and
will foster our products so far and SO far only,
as may be absolutely necessary to supply her
wants. England would insist upon making
good her record upon the slavery question
To sacrifice the interests of q class or even to
starve to death few hundred thousands of
her subjects in the laudabie task, would con-
stltute very small obstacle to her policy.
But with all these consequences attending
the measure OF disunion, and multitudinous
others, which readily occur to every mind no
option is left now but, either to choose to en-
counter them or to secure those guarantees
which must stop at ence and foreYer the ag-
gressions and agitation to which the North
has been SO long addicted, on the subject of
slavery. With proper guarantees Of this sort,
which could be given by amendments to the
Constitution, we may go on In q happy and
cordial Union, made so from mutually of
pecuniary Interests and consciousness which
union will give US of power to main tain all
our rights and command the respect of the
world.
l am of opinion that the Legislature of Vir-
ginia should Immediately call convention of
the people of the State, with view of refer
ring all those momentous questions to the
arbitrament of q convention of all the States
suoh as is provided for in the Federal Consti-
tuition, and that, in the meantime, Virginia
should use all her influence to calm the exas-
perated feelings of the country aud to pre-
vent, il possible, hostile collision in any
quarter or from any cause.
With high regard, l am, very truly, your
obedient servant, JOHN b. FLOYD.
Nat. Tyler, Esq, Richmond, Va.