Newbern weekly progress., 1861-03-26
From the Richmond DispatcP. .

The first article or lie rays. edlIed Dy the an- !
| thor of those famous pamphlets to which all Eu-
rope looks for disclosure of the purposes OF the
| Imperial master of France and Europe, has been
followed in its issue of February 21st by sec
ond of greater significance, emphasis and direct
ness, which clearly shows that gallant France,
| our ancient ally at Yorktown is heart and soul
,vltI the South and that, in all probability, she
| will lead the way in the knowledge 'ent of
| Southe Independence. Nothing but want of
| space prevenfs from giving the whole of this
| important article. LIE Pays begins AS follows:
The rapdty with which the the American
crisis nrogresses ubges us, in order TO prevent
rublic ouinion being surprised by events to aban-
| don the discussion of secondary points, and ar
rive at once by far the most important question
which is proceeding rapidly from moment to mo
| ment towards being submitted to the decision OF
| the Government of Europe
"Tte American Union exists no longer. South
| Carolina, Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi Louisi
! ana, Texas and Florida are. at the moment at
| wb ~, we write assembled in Convent at
| Montgomery with the object of forming new
! Confederation In entering on his functions Mr.
Lincoln will find himself face to face with another
| Confederation, regularly constituted. winch ne
| will be obliged to recognize an Independent
! nation or reince by the force of arms.
! The time for recrimination is past; philo
| sophie aspi ations, however seductive they may
| he must vanish before reality; reason commands
| ma ia master them that she may set before
! situation of affairs in which more general inter
est is involved. for soon the new C"nfederatlon
| will he knocki at the door OF Europe demand
| inr the rec0puti n of its Independence, and
| claiming p place among the nations of the globe.
| ..In presence of that approaching eventnalfy,
| il apnears TO us Indispensable to give rapid
Ske,ch of the Importance OF this ne" Conteoefa-
ton y
Ls Pays ther proceeds TO give statistics OF
the territory. population, cotton. sugar, tobacco,
q, and fHrIQ
ceels
| .The prosperity of the new Confederation is.
| then intimately bound up with European inter
ests in general and French interests IN particular
| All those States, we have said are producers OF
| necassari S ami consumers. of manufactured pro-
ductioIiS In time they wall extend tneir proouc'
! ton and consumption.
| .:All their ports i'll be open to the commerce
of The world and if France knows how TO prohf
nv that favorable circumstance which facliitates
the putting in practice of her new commercial
polcy inaucurated by the Emperor, her trade
NAV notwit lbs andiug distance. h"coHe tormid-
able cnmDetitor wit that of the Northern States:
for her productions. always in demand IN f"reign
markets. VIII find. besides. in the difference OF
the manufacturing price. An advantage whiTh'
with :hc custom duties which will be undoubt-
edIr and by way nf reprisaE, levied on merchtn-
die coming from the Northern repnhhc' WI" IN
snre A considerable market for French goods.
) ..'The Southern C0nfederacy is, besides. deS
t,ne,1 to become natural allv. capable. If need
he of giving to Europe. if circumstances sh""i"
yer require it. n l'n" ertnI AID III excha' ge 'or
-in1,,fe reroonifinn. which viii very probably
keen thu. fanaiciSm uf the North in check, anh
rr.s,.1ve from almost certain destruction IN
Snnthern n,arts which Europe coud not do with
| out jl>t
n was mad. boast of having been SAID IRON the
t,iI,ure Perish the Colonies, rather than pfln
ciple ;"
| re- Pms then proceed to show why Europe
cannot do without Southern cotton, and that
France ought to SEIZE this opportnni Of extend
ing irs commercial relations with tn new Con-
federacv Not satisfied with this, it takes up
General subject of American slavery, and, for the
first time an influential organ OF Europe thus
boldly espouses the cause of the Southern States,
{ and intelligen,ly, nobly. and eloquently vlndl
! Gates the gallan and generous and much abused
people of the Southern States. 1t says:
. But in awaiting these results, which would
flow from the cordial welcome given by Europe
20 the new Confederation, let true phianthroplsts
| he assured they are wonderfully mistaken IN re
| card 10 the real condition of the blacks OF the
II | South We willingly admit that their error Is
; pardonable for they have learned the reia'.ons o.
Il master and slave OF ly from the work of Mrs
t Bnacher Stowe. Shall we look for that condltlor
/ in the ucubrarion< OF that romance raised to the
in,portancr Of p!ilosophc dissertations but nucf
~ r.t her inSpired uncunScnusly to the author, by
| provoking revolution and Of n tessltatlng lncen
: lar>m and revoution2 romancels IS WORK
4 fancy which cannot rcfute and winch cahho
&c serve as a sis to any argument IN our discus
Ie sion .ye nust seek else here for authorities ant
l. natela Facts eloquent and statistics teac'
e us that under he superintendent OF those mas
lc frrs so cruel and terrible, II We aresto oeleV
~ Mrs Stowe. the black population OF the Sohth Ill
-, rr.ns,s rrpuGarl> in Il greater proportion than tn
white: " hile the Antilles. in Africa. and tspt
riall> in the very phila"thr"phe States "f IN /,
Narlh the black decreases III dtpl"fabl
u Irnt,,rtion l!ow could Mrs. Bnecher Stow It
" t.nuc. this fact With h, extraordinary assertions
IS The CONDITION Of those blacks Is assurediy oe'tt
- tIan that of The agricultural iab"refS IL man
=, parts of Europe Their morality Is tar suprri'
" t. that of the free negroes of he North the plan
ne .rs encourage marriage and thus endeavor 10 d'
velope among them sense OF the family reia'oi
, with the view of attaching them to the domeSt
hearth. sequ-ntly to the family or 'he nias'e
~ IT will he then observed, hat in such state
things the interest of he planter III default or
re- ott er motive promotes the advancement and wei
" beiuo of the slave. Certainly We believe 1t pc
" sible still to ameliorate their condition II WI
~ that view even. that the South has iabored foi
~ long tune TO prepare IHeu loi d he"0' ~
,I,. ton
NY =. In no part perhaps, of the continent, regai
~, being had to the population do there exist me
=; more eminent and gifted with noblef or mo
euerous sentiments, than i'll the Sou hern State
" No country possesses loveer kinder hearted, Al
~ more distinguished women. 10 commence WI
he immortal w dSnlnoton, lie ilSt VI s'aiVF,"'
nf who have taken part III the Government OF 4
!" Uuited St:tes shu that all those who have sh
1 a lustre on the country. and won the admlra'l'
'o' of Europe, wed their being TO that much aous
South.
AVS is it true that much distinction, talent a
trv grandeur of soul, could have sprung from AL
- VICES. from the cruelty and corruption winch o
III would fain attribute now 10 the Southern OPP
de- The laws of infexbe logic retute these filse
putation> And-strange concidence-wiI
Southern men presided over the destinies OF t
onion. its gigantic prosperity was the astoni
A., meut of the world. In the hands of Northe
''e men that editice raised with so much care a
'ver labor by their predecessors comes crashing oo'
threatening carry with it, i'll its tail. the iho
trial future of every other nation For long yea
49, the constant effort of the North and a certain +
s'oz, e1gn country, spread among the blacks me
t,h diary pamphlets and tracts, have powerfully !,
= ~; ~! tributed tn suspend every Southern movemeh'
:, i L. wards emancipation. Its people have beeh O.
co.: PEELED to close their ears to ideas which thfe
,''n i'' ened their very existence
10, of he S0nfh