Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24
Dying OF AtVOphy.

Mr. Russell, in recent letter to the London Times,
thinks that the South must yield or die Of atrophy-
(atrophy, according to Walker, good English authOri
ty means WANT of nourishment disease" BE thinks
that being cut Of from the Of life she must
to live She is blockaded and must Succumb. That is
his calculation It is also the calculation of the North
1t is the calculation of Exeter Hail. and of that good
republican, the Emperor Alexander, Autocra and Gar
of all the Russas This being the state Of things gene
rally outside of the Confederacy among the many who
wish not we'll to our cause let us see whether if
the picture may not also find reverse 10 the
conclusions at which Mr. Russell, MIR. Seward, Exeter
Hall and TIE despots of Europe have arrived OF not
reverse at least set-Of Let see if other par
ties will be called upon to suffer besides the people Of the
Confederate States Let it be tried whether if manu-
actured gooGs be essential to u.s. the materials out Of
which goods manufactured may not be equally essen
ta to Messrs the AbooDists of the North and OF En-
rope
Let blockade and embargo be correlative. Dollar
worth for dollars worth Let the vessel that brings in
what We want take out what she wants. Let this afro
plying rule be made to work both ways. We cannot
but think two edgedsword and perhaps the sharp
est edge turned 20 cut those who seek to make
ish from "atrophy"
We attach very little importance to Mr.. Russell's
opinions or Vaccinations, merely Mr. Russeps opn-
ions but in this and other that like the
chameleon be takes his colorng from the Influences sur
rounding him. or like echo repeats the last word whiS-
pered in his ear AS when the letter in question was
written the influences around Mr.. Russell all Lin
conite Of the most ncolntish character may rest
assured that in prophesyng the failure of the South
+Lo af bar tO
blockade, he is merely Sewardizing at second hsnd
Our word for it, that ser the South sinks by atrophy
the Northern cities will sink in ashes before the flames lit
by the torches Of the mutudes become desperate and
thes treets of n York and Philadelphia with blood
and the milowners Of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
the traders Of Liverpool howl amid the rrostration OF
their fortunes and the cry of bread blood ring through
the streets of Manchester and Bolton and other towns
n England, and Isle, Troyes ETC., in the North OF
France 1t is q bad rule that won't work both ways
1t is bad policy to have rule that so won't work.
Let make q fair exchange of our products
with all friendly nations but if the world thinks that
to die Of atrophy while they get our products
let see that the world is undeCeved let show them
that they are in the same boat with u.s. and If they
think to swim while we sink, they will find themselves
mistaken.
The Confederate States do not wish to take any de-
cded steps in the way Of embargo, it is desirable
that the blockade should be broken up, and official
embargo Laving general operation, might throw impe
dments in the way but the States have this power and
the governors of Virginia and North Carolina have al
ready exercised it in regard to provisions and breadstu
as we'll certain articles of clothing The people, how
ever have it still more Immediately in their own hands
and it will be attended to. If we to be atrophied
for the want of Northern European chemicals, they
may make out the best they without our naval
stores. Ii England waits quietly while wasting
away for cutlery she may fad loss of some four mil
lions of pounds of her derived from the tax or
our tobacco which she had better put in her pipe and
smoke IF we not to get cotton goods let them
want cotton. 1t is about broad as it is long, if We
only economist our power and let none Of it dribb'
o1t."