The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29

opposed to snch tariff as ia deem
cd essential by New England and Pennsylsa.
MIA In fine, the Northern Confederacy is full
of elements of disintegration, and Will fall to
rieces "a readily rs the image in the pro
phe tic vision, the head of which was of fine
gold and the feet Of clay.
As to the southern Confederacy coming
back, what should they come back forY WIZ
the dove which has escaped the hawk, or the
lamb which In. been rescued from the wolf,
come back to their protection The late ad-
nirahle speech of Hon. A. II. STEPHENS, ut
Savannah, who is we'll known as one or the
mos, moderate, as well one of the most sa
gacious men In the country, must put such an
idea as this Al rest forever in all candid minds
As to the means and ability of the new Con-
fet,eracy to maintain its nationality among
the mowers of the earth, we recommend the
skeptical to the following extract from Mr.
STEPHENS speech
1--WE have all the essential clements of high
national career The idea has been given out ~
the orth, aud even in the Border states ina ~,
re 100 small and toe weak to maintain SeFa
nationality. This Is great mislaae, NJ, ~ and
of territory embrace 5Gi zoe sqoare nue. 'ns
upwaras This is upwards 81 goo Voo square ~ ne
nnrs than was included within the limits OF me
original thirteen States. u - Al, Hsea W ~ thc
more tnan double the territory Of FRANCE o. bas
~, 90 eoa nuare miles Austria IN round mum
- Ia a,s 600 square miles. ours - Steatei
- nth combined 1t is greater than al fTSncc
go, D. rtngal and Great Britain, including hns
,rd nd and Scot land together in popu'
. Sa baxs upwards Of Ave millions, accordlnR 70
80 c@nsns OF 1850 this includes white ana piacS'
Trio entire popu laton including mite ana 90
If ,be original thiieen staies, was less IMAM 4,VV
ma in 1896 aud still less in 20, when inc lhdeptn
! dsnca of our fathers was achieved. III they, WIN
| q less population. dared to MAINTAIN their lbde-
| nepdence against the greatest power on earn
! thali we have any apprehension OF Maintaining
| ours now ,--,., 49,, roso,rcas nc a
| ara Greatly in advance of them. The taxable
nro,erty al the Confederate States cannot be less
| Than x52 o3o, 900, ooU This think, venture Du'
| little In saying, may be considered as I've On g
more than the Colonies possessed al tue t.he tEcy
| achieved their independence georgia atone pos.
.sssed last year, according TO the rep 2rt OF ou'
Iomptrol Ter General soT2 600 0oo OF taxable prop
erty The debts of the seven Confederate state
| sum UP in the aggregate less than SIs
while the existing debts Of the other OF the latt
| United States sum up In the aggregate inc ehoI
| ,,ons amount of STA 900, 900. This il wlthou
taking into the account the heavy city debts, cor
| nnrat!on i abts aud railroad debts, which press
| AMI wi continue to press heavy incubus upoi
the resources OF those States. These debts, adae'
10 others make a sum total not much under N""u,
600 600 with such area OF territory VIZ
such an amount OF populatlon--wlth CT innate a u
soil UNSURPASSED by any on tho face oil the eartn
| with such resources already al our command
| with productions which control the commerce c
| ,ho wor.d-who can entertain any apPrehenslou
| as to our success whether others join Us or not :