The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-22
France aud England Swinging Towards the
soG.h-fhe Lonaon Athen,eum Defending


There can be no longer q doubt tina. France
ers. will promptly acknowledge the indepen
denoe OF the Southern Confederaey. In adj.
dition to the utterances of lie Pays, the Aoai-
teur, NAP0LEoy's chief organ, has come out
in an article that looks boldly TO that end
and says plainly that the interests of France
under the two tariffs, are with the Southern
States. We have always predic ted thai
England, notwiths landing her Abolitionism
would be compelled by her interests to take
the same position; but certainly we had not
anticipated that, at this early period, we
should see leading English journals en tering
with ardor into the defence of the Southern
character, and criticzns with bitter scorn
and irony Mr.. LISCoLN's inaugural Thus.
for example, the London Atbeapun,, the grea
critic king of the English world of letters,
which, Il teS years ago, pitched in to Professor
BLEDsoE's great article on slavery with such
ferocity, has long review of American at
fairs, from which We make the following ex-
tracts
And nothing is more likely TO goad the South
into anobstinale perseverance, in their present Do
siion than reielation of the charg that tn y are
mere wordy braggarts. A more foolish ca amy
than this was never uttered the Ia Of political
warfare That which is grandest in the history of
the American tontederdcV to be found he
Biography OF Southern men. The South has her
faults, but cowardicc and trick are not amongst
them. The auth"rof 4 Memoir of Abraham LIN
coin. whose scdnty aud barren pages have no
strength save that of acrimonious Iartizanshlp
sneers AT the 'baster Of liie hot Hooded Sonth;E
lie NAV ne assured that the kpgli sh to whom n "a
especially addresses himself 6y no mean. allr;-
butte prepo4deranee of trans atlantic 'bIueter
And Who would ever have pxnecred to find
in a London journal such an intelligent and
q as h3t nf r,
upon LINcoLNs anti secession speech at In
dianapoiis In fact, we have scarcely seen
anywhere clsarer, more concise and com
prehensiNc statements
ave must express orr establishment at the use
Of such language By lawyer. The American
mon ~ combination OF independent stato-
ieaSHed tor the accomplishment Of den uia objects
and Tree To retire on the conditions OF III cir n on
beng VIOLATED. W hat right a State nave to
secede p! Why, the same right the colonies had
to revolt, aud d much stronger righf-tha, eni5y-
Cd by every partner in Joint stock company -
" nat asks the President of the United states is
Tue difference between q State and county =
surely 10 one who needs 10 be informed oug;t t.
DE IN Mr. iine1'n,s place. What is the difference
county has no existence whatever apart from IL,
STATE. Inc State Was the primary institution. and
the county acquired from 10 only conditional in
hvlduallty Whereas the Union, instead Of Civ
ing oirth t. the States thoir creation. Far
from beng ihs pareGt power. il Is their oE,p.iug
Apart from them it ceases 10 be- whereas al,art
t"m II tho STATE, continue to be separate cernnlu-
nitles with distinct constitutions. as they were
long before thoy created that impersonsl power
the Union- Indeed, the analogy breaks iowa at
every point
The world moves But Yesterday the South
had not hearing in ali Europe Already,
the leading journals of France and England
are yieing with each other, in yindicating her
character and principles. Strike ont, old
Virginia, or You will soon be left the tail of IL
Black Republican Ass, alone in your glory.