Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-24
Tg,on ,be london Review Of May4I

Although ia 70 Is much tlus;er in the North, and much
sohl DIT rniua'iol in tie SOutl-a gathering Of armed
m H. aud loud aud angry ebyons OF pass on and VIZ
dicyrness ia every part Of the country, all OF which
ar. peIfectly natural and nelgibeit is evident 20 I'M
imprisoned byst4uders and sacere well wsherS to both
parties such as we in f. gland that the of the
South Is destined succeed aud that the restoration OF
the Union is impossible.
Snch coniederlcy cannot be conquered President
Lincoln in the attempt to uphold authority thai 10
longer exists may carry the into Texas or Louisiana
aud President wis may attempt the capture OF ash
ngton b5 coup de main. The waters OF stiiie may he
poured out 10 deluge of deyasia iol OF which the evil
eft eta may eat into the very heart OF American property
aud liberty and reard the progress CT he country Tor
century. thousand other ulo.ard contr gences mas
arise 10 uaught the cal uatous OF the prudent or
the aspirations OF the wise bG 'otdteycr may happen,
remotely named diciy IL is clear That tie U"io" as as
dead as the Hegtarchy. And were it possible for Mr..
Lincoln to invade, conquer and reannex tue secelerS
may well ask, how long would tie patched up Uaon
subsst? and at what peiOus cost-'hat OF standing
army fatal 10 ali the incohesive fabric
be main: ainedF
We are sso of opinion that the North in its conAic.
with the South has all along acted the part of hypo-
crie aud false preeuder. |; has ieigned sympathy
with the negro which it felt II has made slavery
the pretcxt of purpose that it burst not avow L. has
profted by the institution while abusing ~ and by It's
stupid and selfish protective system has taxed the South
oxent, without comforting upon II SIN
gle advantage in return.
The South may invade aad capture Washington. The
North may invade but i: cannot ultimately suodus the
South. Though it may have few ships, much money,
and large number of volunteers, the North is only
strong upon its ground IL will md 1t diihcult TO
transport large invading force by sea into the enemy
territory and land march through the countries
that lie between Washington aud Charleston may well
make the braves AID skliu OF commanders pause
ere he undertake work of such extreme peril and such
doubtful issue. The attack upon Massachusetts regl-
ment by brutal mob at Baltimore, within an hour
railway ride of Washington, is sample OF what the
northern tro) Dps will fave to they cross tue
border lines that separate the lands of the slave from the
lands OF the free And what should not be lost sglt Of
the South, though comparatively poor Ia money, Is richer
than the North in energy fanatclm ard uity oil pur.
pose. All the white men, and possibly large numbers Of
blacks would start up in every town, lag, paltauoh
aud swamp, and become soldiers TO epel the northern
legions The very women would WELD the rn' or lhs
revolver against foe invading them on their own SOIL
The separation if it b. ,h cted without lursher
boodshed is under all the circumstances the best thing
that could have happened Toe world Is qlLe wiz;
enough for both parties TO live aud thrive were Ihe
separation in itself under would be inhnitey pref
cradle the srdgge 10 prevent l.. Had II not come
il would inevitably have taken place few years
hnce. The late United States geographically too
scattered and uuwiedly much divided III ieene, eo
ucation, charac interest and cmaeo mold together
like the compact mona chifs OF the Ola world Inc
founders of American liberties offered to the world
great ard noble eximp 1t remains to their sncc'
in the present day. if they be worthy of the liberty which
jefferson Imagined, and which Washington cong iored,
to give an 'xmple equally brillian. aud much more
needed the older ciyiz on Of Europe. Let North
and South shake hand, and part before the .u'on OF
blood the of the province OF reason Id
to that of passion. That is the example which they owe
to the nations, and t would be the nobest lmpe that
history has yet recorded Is there sufti mt wisdom in
America to allow the world to hope for it. We fear not
for has rarely yet ruled mankind in great emer
gences and we dare ardy hope that the present crisis
Will afford an nstirce OF her being allowed to exercise
her d sired inhnl nce