The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-16


officers OF the Public Guard extending thu
corporate limits of Fredericksburg, and incor
porating the Commemorative Savings Banl
of Richmond. The bill allowing additional
compensation to the Adjutant General, fol-
the years 1859 go, was laid on the table. This
bin for the sale of the James River and Kama
wha Canal To the French Company being on
it's cngrossment, WAS called up and passed
ayes 49, noes .. The members of the House
did themselves honor by the promptness and
unanimty with which they acted on this i'm
portant bill. It's passage was immediately
communicated TO the Senate.
Important Indications From France--Lou is
Napoicon's Organ Recommending the
Acknowledgement of Southern Indcpend-
ence.
The first article of Le Pays. edited by the
author of those famous pamphlets to which all
Europe looks for disclosure of the purposes
of the Imperial master of France and Eu-
rope, has been followed, in its issue of Feb
ruary 2lst, by a second of greater significance,
emphasis and directness, which clearly show
chat gallant France, our ancient ally AT York
town, is heart and soul with the South, and
that, in all probability, she will lead the way
in the acknowledgment of Southern Independ-
us from giving the whole of this important
article. lie Pays begins follows:
''The rapidly with which the American crisis
progresses Obliges Us, in order to prevent public
opinion beipg surprised by events TO abandon tn
discussion Of secondary points, and arrive at once
at by far the most important question which is
proceeding rapidly from moment 70 moment to-
wards beipg submitted to the decision Of the Gov
1.-THE American Union exists no longer Sonth
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi Louis-
lana, Texas aud Florida are, at the moment ut
which write. assembled in Convention at
Montgomery, with the object of forming new
Confederation. In entering on his functions Mr.,
Lincoln viii find himself face to face with auothe r
Confederation. regularly constituted, which he
Will be obliged TO recognize rs an Independent
The time for recrimnation is past philosophic
aspirations. however seductive they may be,
must vanish before reality reason commands US
hon OF ahalrs IN which NOR" general interest IL
involved. for soon the new Confederation will be
knocking at the doors of Europe. demanding the
recognition of its independence, and claiming a
place among the nations of the globe.
''ln presence Of that approaching eventuality,
it appears to us indispensable to give rapid
sketch of the Importance of this new Confedera-
ton"
lie Pays then proceeds to give statistics of
the territory, population, cotton, sugar to-
bacco, rice, &c, of the new Government, and
thus proceeds:
1.-The prosperity of the new Confederation IL.
then, intimately bound up with European inter-
ests in general and French interests in particular.
All those States, We have said. are producers of
necessaries and consumers of manufactured pro-
auctions. In time they will extend their pr0duc-
ton and consumption.
Gan their ports will be open to the commerce of
the world, aud if France knows how to profit by
that favorable circumstance which facilitates the
putting in practice Of her new commercial policy,
inaugurated by the Emperor, her trade may, not :.
withstanding distance, become formidable com =
pstitor with that of the Northern States for her
produ ctions, always in demand In foreign mar
Hare off
manufacturing price, advantage which, with
the cnstom duties which will be undoubtedly,
coming from the Northern republic, will insure a
con iderable maj ket for French goods
1.-The Southern Confederacy is, besides, des-
tined t" become a natural ally. capable. if need
be, of giving TO Europe, if circumstances should
ever require it, a pow rfu aid in exchange fora
keep the fanatcism of the North in check, and
preserve fIom almost certain destruction the
southern marts, which Europe could not do with
ont lust now.
1--WE are longer in an age, thank God, when
1t was made a boast OF having been said from the
tribune: Perish the Colonies, rather than prin-
ciPle.'
lie Pays then proceeds to show why Europe
cannot do without Southern cotton, and that
France ought to seize this opportunity of ex-
tending its commercial relations with the new
Confederacy. Not sa tisiied with this. it takes
up the general subject of American slavery,
and, for the first time, an inhuen tai organ of
Europe thus boldly espouses the cause of the
Southern States, and intelligently, nobly, and
vindicates the gallant and gener-
Gus and much abused people of the Southern
States 1t says:
9" But in awaiting these results, which would
flow from the cordial welcome given by Europe to
the new Confederation. let true philanthropists
be assured they wonderfully mistaken in re-
gard to the real condition of the blacks of the
South. We willingly admit that their error is
pardonable, fer they have learned the relations
If master aud slave only from the work of Mrs
Beecher Stowe. Shall we look for that con dition
in the lucubrations of that romance, raised TO the
Importance Of a phjlosoPhic dissertation, but
much rather inspired, unccnsciously to the au-
thor, by the desire of leading public opin-
ion astray, Of provoking revolution and of
nccessitatn2 incendiarism and revolution2 A
flute, and which cannot serve as a basis to
any argument. In our discussion We must
seek elsewhere for authorities and material
Facts are eloquent, and statistics teach us that
under the superintendent of those masters 30
cruel and so terrible, if we are to believe Mrs
stowe the black population of the South increases
regularly in greater proportion than the white
while in the Antilles, in Africa, and especially in
the so very philanthropic States of the North the
How could Mrs. Beecher Stowe reconcile, this fact
with her extraordinary assertions The condition
of those blacks Is as>uredy better than that of the
agricultural laborers in many parts of Europe
Their morality is far superior to that Of the free
riaKe, aud thus endeavor 10 develope among them
a sense of the family relstion, with the view Of
attaching them to the domestic hearth conse-
quently TO the family Of the H.aster. 1t will be
then observed, that in such state OF things the
interest OF the planter, in default of any other
motive promotes tn ad va aceinent aud wen -hsing
Of the slave Certainly. we believe it possible still
70 amel iorate their condition 1t Is with thai view
even, that the South has abored for SO long time
TO prepare them for higher civilization.
- In no part, perhaps, OF the continent, regard
being had to the population, do there exist men
nerous sentiments, than in the Southern stated
No country possesses loylier, kinder hearted and
more distinguished womeh. To commence with
.he immortal Washington, the list of statesmen
" no have taken part III the Government vi the
United States. shows that all those who have shed
lEstre on the county. and won the admiration
II Europe, owed their being 10 that much abused
south
SIS ii true that so much distinction. talent, and
grandeur of soul, could have sprung from a II the
vices, frein TIE cruelty aud corruption which one
" ould fain attribute now TO the southern people?
fhe laws OF inheyibte logic refote these false
mputatiohs. And-strange coineideGce-w lille
southern men presided over the destines of the
Union, its gigantic prosperity was the astonish
nent OF the world. In the hands Of Northern
men. tina; edlfce, raised with inuch care and
abor by their predecessors, comes crashing down,
a reaening to carry with It, IN It's Iali, the indus
he constant effort OF the North and certain for
.igu country, to spread among the blacks iDcen-
iiary pamphlets and tracts, have powerfully cons
ribu,ed 10 suspend every Southern movement to-
Yards emancipation lie people have been COM
'elied to close their ears to IDEAS which threat
Ned tneir very existence.
Let the Independence of the South be reeog-
aized-that servile resurrection openly and boldly
reached In the pulpits of the North may cease to
Dc Ha eser-Preeent danger. Leave her to her
a~p inspirations, and al her hour, in her own
<9.a time, With the sssistsne OF Europe-that is
y say, when the black shall be sufficiently ad-
s@hced to understand that, free or slave he owes
I 70 himself and society TO assist by his labor in
ae common ~eal-the South will herself com
nenee te gr9r work OF acknowledgment Moth
20 ~ili theE prevent il, for free labor will be-
- less paf3ensome to the platter, at the same
~ .na' ths attire Of Europe will not ied Itself
threatened IL ms Vital interests OF its Industrial
oist 9ns ty to earth OF material which would
,ow the nrs' AID Inevitable consequesee OF a |