Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-07
The Southern states and the European Re-
action.

significant article IN the LONDON Tunes, IN "hleh II was
declared that if the Slave States shsud associate them
-yes from the Free and form sConederacy they would
constitute 1.-THE real United States while the North
would be reduced what in old times was called the
Rump." that every national advantage would be on
the side Of the Slave States while the Northern Con
ieIerac, would be lowered to hardly greater future
than Canada" "the riches Of the New World would be
n the grasp Of the Southerners &C language such
ths indicates that flood Of light has suddenly broken
into the hitherto beclouded sanctum Of The Thunderer
But darker regions than Printing House Square be-
.nning to he Illuminated. Even Scotland which, the
SeW York Express tells US sticks up, used to stick
3D. notifications over the approaches to her Abbotsiord
and other places that have historical interest for the
ye!ler--
'S'1sslo1{srs from aD,erica nor admitted
Scotland, which has Just been sending round the
lat or contributions 70 enable the Rev Or. Cheever, Of
MON Square To prosecute the cause OF AboGtOuism
by the Chrisike agencies Of "cannOns and cOnfagra
lions begins catch gmPses OF the truth. The Ourn
sts there have suspicion continues the E+Prs's)
that there might be sides the story Of this extra
ordinary movement in America and As hitherto they
have only had the Abolition Anti Slavery side given
them BY the Northern IT, s. Republican presses (about
The only American exchanges they see, they
now hetsking themselves with commendlbe assduity,
10 such other sources of information will be likely TO
present them, impsr:aly with facts as they are All Of
A Sudden, a demand for Charleston, Savannah, Mobile
and New Orleans newspapers has sprung up there. The
Influences Of this change mental diet already very
marked The Scotch philosophers seeing now With
che two ewes which Providence has given them, and not
oi:h ouly the one eve AboitiOusm bad given them
The South, aud the Shareholders Of the South in a
rlculoIsy short space Of time have ceased to be bar
bsrQus the cotton planters aud the rice growers
oagerpoken monsters, aud there is every reason
20 believe IL things go at this rate that the aforesaid
sguboard over the eateways public places viii speed
ly have 10 submit to such amendment as will eGpuuge
the negative aiyetb from the sentence altogether,
that shareholders from America may be omitted. We
ry the world does move aud We submit ito The reader
whether is velocity not strisngy visible in the fol-
lowing brief extract
From Hs' Cllsgo, Courier.
70 can be 10 longer denied that the United States are
on TIE very verge of disruption. Divesug the question
of -lverv Of Jecd srs lmeurs consistent wiki the
.1r,l law on which much difference Of opinion eNis.s,
mus. De ,,rce ed 5v al unprsu diced politicians thar
is ts-i 'r >F.- states stand superior 10 ne North
.-. I'd. lEs question.
Ia many respects the interests Of the Northern ana
..l-.s-n Safe. ayr o.melri,sIy opposite Their CT
. .
..U su.i Poi. o.. r.I.rc..,s 10 Cos 20 mtL.ilctlcrs
.l,. H..1-. $500. IS '.I or operating, be r. marked,
an q. ..r. 'rU bgrlld belief l-an-. tac uol man
,r1-rs ~1a.hyru States, Wlo have thus, a the lIs,
.v wears been mu.,tad ot sum ln the shape OF ra-
.r-r iHa. un-.rvtly amounting % some thousands o'
r.5..,a of fHIy Agtl. v. -lugt se,ti tag ques
on Of slavery a assembled Congress unjust attempts
a. been made To- p.uase the Southern states INTO
5.y..s vat. as witness the Harpvrs Ferry raid. tn
-Ila.n States have more right 20 DO lhls trau sc
D H.ya In rrfp
.luce or Belgium. The Southern Sate~ on the other
land raising cotton rice sugar, and tobacco desire Tree
with the res, OF the world aud yEicste slavery IA
WIS.,. institution by which these valuable products can be
..ei y African labor alone equal 20 the heat OF the
Innate There ia much, therefore, 10 the question
aich does not az once meet the eve, and which can
10. be answered by every shalloT deClaimer against
.Ivery.
The Southerners are OF the best English blood-are
- many spects superior race 70 the Northerners or
1sees-snd highspiriJed they are, wi. not, IN our
opinion. quietly receie from their present POSITION
~ -rs roman, Be-, 90 Ls aided that Mis country rs"d
ana 4st. direct trade 9th ts south, chile tbs fear
Ef .ftstfs Hkrll % arise from hs cessation n srcg
@ .lr, ,tgl1y OF cotton cannot Be estimated Al this
1a s hare onig s'sesa 60 trelrs essls Of cotton 7
Teapot
Fee,e brief sentences the Express goes to reuarL,
iniraO!y Illustrate the truth irving beat into
he heads OF oAT O,ercon6ding Republican friends, who
- p.r-uading themselves that in the event of eiyd
al, h autislavery sentmeu, Of Great Britain will nat
.l, scne ia syupAthy and srpPOs, towards the Free
..atez The sentiment which consists in idle Spnf
ssD.c defamation at Exeter Hail. and the fue spun alb
sections Of the Mrs Jelab,es who year at
.. rooms of the AutSayery Society in Edabu gh, to
.. tla.r humanitarian optics fixed urou Africa would
os Al ON the side Of the Gree State, undoubtedly in
I'D. event of the ealauitous contingency alluded to-as
soz Z o. ihe side Of the Beechers the CEeevers the
.srri,on and the Wendell Phlhpses. But, and this is
lie marrow CT the whole matter, the hard, practical,
f-eal ar.seeing mat,erof fact diplomacy OF Downing
eat wo1i be all the other way, and direct trade,
l. duties o, no duties At all with never falling sup
m of ,orton-the life blood OF the Industrial interests Of
e,sl-ud-are separately and collectively things which
,on OF Sbopkeepers most dearly prize our Republican
friend. OF the coercion school may rel, uPoc "a that If
John Bull ever reduced 70 taking his choiee, between
h,ln,se he North or helping the South he will let the
,.sr,,,ntr 90 aud give al the ad and comior, he
Cd. Free Trade. Free Shipping and Plenty Of Cotton
When there is bu. twelve weeks supply Of cotton "in
,ts s,orehouses Of Liverpool and Manchester with
r prospect Of having the principal source OF that sup
the slave States OF Ameuca-intertered with BY
ivl w.r "crisls" is az hand in England, as well as in
ths United S.ate.l crisis that corJares up visions Of
hungry men and hungry women in the streets, bread
riots deaths from starvation SO the certain prelude TO
olti a, commotiou To che,A and overcome that crisis
= Brt.h Ministry would have no hesitation IN reooguiz
g thousand Sjutlerl Confei,gs~ss t need be, nor IN
t,siaC Up the recognition With its army aud navy, no
mater how earnes. NIGH, be the temSnssnces against
,ll4 taxing "slaveholding government By 'he hand
A,h would come up from Seter Hail. the London Tay
- ,. tbs Puritan and Plymouth Churches Ia NeS ORR
d B.oOkIyu.
Built il not only the Glasgo~ weavers and manuiAc
tre- tia, are beginning 20 acknowledge ueW hlumi-
..on u,ou this, ill nov oa: At,e understood American
Revolution London, az have retoiore shown, Is
5sy ,ac 70 quake at the reyerbeuadOns Of 1t, which
.rea.aiy felt at bone fev DAYS ago readers bad
An o,p r.lu,y % study the Ugh; which seems 70
a.ve troksa 10 upoa the Times With wonderful sudden
ness 0ber journals el.cll7g a. the rays, aud one
o.. uea-.Ls Clroricle-a a leading article nOw before
rs Ca f,ssrs that
Tee question Cog England is, in TACT hide short Of
III l1t death Kun 90 merchants aud mil owner' snd
l.i-vo- 20 ths .s 81 the population hang immeiise-
iF il 'hH balance. u-e years failure OF the American
.-a1. ur p1stp1temtlt OF thc American supply would
10 rr'sn.ss worse than any Or famine within
..I l espes.. lc..
lrsr as .ay. lst Republican fr.ends leyolye the
la b,t. e-unc. tied 10 their head and weigh carefully
ID. 4s.oa. to sl,L they logically aud legituatc;
t Il civil go o. i0 te i0t,el upon U.s. fts .afsr,s,s