New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-15
SENSIBLE AND TRUE.

Foreign papers as a general thing, take cor
rect view Of existing complications on this con
tnent. They look at affairs here both in practical
and political sense; and searching truthtuly after
the cause of the difficulties, they usually arrive at
conclusions favorable to the South. They are
perfectly we'll aware, and most OF them freely
admit, that the tariff robberies, navigation law
spoliations and fishing bounty stealngs of the
North. which the South patiently submitted to for
many yeaes, constituted just cause for separa
ton, leaving out of sight the constant informed
ding with our domestic institutions.
This is a proper view of the case; and when it is
taken into consideration that the States which have
resumed their ineaienable right of sovereignty
withdrawn from s. Union which had become an
engine of oppression instead of protection-and
formed a new Government suited to their own
wants and condition, seeking peace with the North,
prepared to settle in good faith the property in
dispute belonging to the late national partnership,
and willing to enter into mutually advantageous
commercial treates--the contrast against the
Nerth becomes fillmore saisadvantageou to them.
In obedience to the law of self preservation the
South withdrew from the Union-tendered the
olive branch of peace, which was contemptuously
| T'eiected-aEd although ruthless war has been
declared against her. still acts on the defensive.
This attitude will notlong be maintained however.
| When an Offensive attitude is assumed the North
ern hordes will right speedily be driven in disgrace
across the border.
| We have frequently quoted from English and
| French papers, showing the tendency of popular
sentiment in those Countries, and, as we have often
remarked, have seen nothing but encouragement
in those quarters. They seem to be perfectly
posted in regard to our wealth, resources and i'm
portance; and disposed to treat US with the most
friendly consideration-wh in regard to the
poverty Of the North, now that the patronage of
the South has departed from that section forever,
they appear to be equally well acquainted.
We now propose quoting from Belfast (Ireand)
journal, in order to show how public feeling tends
in that important manufacturing town. After
ridieung Lineon's proposed blockade, and demon
strating that it is impossible for him to enforce
it efficiently, the Belfast paper proceeds to speak
of the invasion of Virginia in this wise:
We predict, however, that any aggressive move
ment he may make against Virginia will only have
the effect Of increasing the power of the Coneder
aey. Some of the Border States still remain neu-
trail, though with strong sympathies towards the
Secessionists, while in some Seeded States small
Union party exists, but the moment President
Lincoln assumes the offensive he will find the South
will close up to resist him.
We have no doubt whatever about the result
The pot-valiant vaporing of the New York rowdies
we estimate at its real value. The South cannot
now be conquered, and even if capable OF being
conquered it would not-~after what has taken
place-be an acquisition worth fighting for. 1t
would always remain more a source Of weakness
and danger than of strength and security to the
Union.
The above is alike practical and sensible. The
" South cannot now be conquered ''-nor can she
be subjugated, under any possible condition of cir
cumstances, in the future. She may be destroyed
annihilated-but then her acquisition would he
worthless. With the success OF the Lincoln des-
potism, her cotton and other products would dis
appear her markets would be worth nothing, and
such of her people as lived, men, women and chill
dren, would hate their Northern tyrants with a
never-seepiDg hatred, and would never fail to in
flict upon them vengeance not to be surpassed in
history, whenever an opportunity presented ITSELF
Well may the Belfast Journal say, speaking of
supposed conquest of the South: 20 1t would
always remain more source of weakness and dan
ger than of strength and security to the Union.n