The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-31
Ritbmnnh pispattt.
THURSDAY MORNING. -. JAN. 81, i,
Poor VtrgtnIa,


who are opposed to any resistance to Black
,publicanisIn, Virginia is utterly helpless,
nay, PROSTATE, and tied hand and foot, the vic
tim Of the Federal Government, TO which she
can never with the slightest hope, oppose
any resistance whatever, Mr.. LINCOLN mas
bnt to play WILLIAM Of NORMANDY come, see,
and conquer: fix collars upon his Virginia
Ceirics and these opponents OF resistance
are willing to play swineherds and seris.
These Virginia partisans of the perV''oi"s
and irresistible power OF the Fedefai "oNe.
ment are by their condact and sentiments sN
ing encouragement TO Black heP""S>
to persist in its obstinacy ana tyranny '"'
adding to the complications OF our n"''o""'
troubles What thrill oil pleasure must MOI
Mr. LINCOLN experience IN reading tue pro-
ductions of the more prominent OF those
Iynionists who propose TO submit TO every
thing rather than separate from the Federai
government. the source of power and-of
,,otronace How welcome must they not be
70 Htxrox Rowan HELPER, a an apparent
confirmation of his book, which invited the
Northern Iaborer to come down to the South,
abolish slavery, take possession of our estates,
and live like fighting cocks--while we We're to
become their servants. How must they make
the Abolitionists grow in their plans and
what gloom and dependency must not enla-
nations like these from the South bring upon
those good Northern men engaged in an I'M
equal struggle for the Constitution and rights
of the South
These patriotic and high spirited gentlemen
have reflected carefully whether their indi-
yidual rights are a, all impaired by Northern
aggression, and conclude that they are not
Therefore il is that they cannot consent 20 eN-
treme measures The elderly LADIES OF ue
Revolution might have taken even stronger
view of the question of Tea. Inc lhpofia-
ton of this beverage. so far from impairihs
their individual comfort, contributed very
uuch 10 il: and the throwing il overheard
not only brought them no personal redress,
but inflicted upon them serious personal dis
comfort Nevertheless, the cry of those
brave old danes was, not Tea but L'beFty or
Death! A country's rights and honor may
suffer while the interests OF individual cltlzeils
flourish and is the citizen in this case TO lei
his country go to the wall Three iourths OF
the men who fought the Revolution through
lost their individual all, while conquering the
independence Of their country Ihey won
nothing but honor. The hero of Shrewsbury
thought poorly of the commodity OF when
our reyolu tiouary ancestors won so much
.'Can honor set 10 It legf No. Or an arm 7 No
take away the grief of wound No. Honor
rain NO skill In surgery, thee No. What is
honor? A Word. What is in that word, honor
What is that honor? Air. trim reckoning
Who hath II? He that died o Wednesday. Doth
be feel it? No. Doth he hear it? No. Is it in
sensible, then? Yea, to the dead, But will it not
live with the living? No. Why? Detroction
will not suffer ii therefore III none of it.
THE srPPosEp POVERTY AND BANKRUPTCY OF yIR-
GINA.
Those who are appealing to some of the
lowest instincts of our nature, are endeavor-
Ing to excite alarm at the supposed debt OF the
State BY such an appeal TO fear they hope TO
inspire the public mind with the spirit OF sub
mission. II is thought the suggestion that
forty-five millions, to be paid by direct tara-
ton" will excite dsmay. But the argument
turns against ITSELF for the State debt will
not be paid BY direct taxation unless we re-
main in league with the North. We have
already shown that Il ten per cent. duty on the
trade of the Southern States Will produce a
revenue not only sufficient 10 defray all ex-
penses OF separate confederation, but to pro
vide for all the debts of the individual South
ern States without the necessity of direct
taxation. As to the supposed poverty OF the
State, as IT has been produced alone by her
league with the North, so it can only be re-
lieved by separation from that contact. Mr.
KErTELL, the ablest statistical writer on this
side of the Atlantic, gives the following state
ment of the 'annual load which Southern
industry is required TO carry by its eonnec
ton with the North
Fishing bouut 81 500 90
Customs disbursed at the North 200 90
Profits OF manufacturers. ..............3 0,9Vv 90
" importers. 49,: .ie' ,oo' W
" shipping, imports and exports 200 W
a. of teachers and pupils sent
North 'oo',''
Fronts of agents, brokers, commissions, ,o ~
Fronts Of capital drawn from south $1,000
s23l, SOC, OC
Now, the saving Of Nirginia's portion {
this huge loss for single year would /
equivalent to balancing of her entire Stat
debt.
fAs not pertinent to this article, we pas
over the question as TO tho nature Of this del
of forty millions, a large part of which is du
10 the Literary Fund and therefore only
debt due TO the State itself-another part
which is represented by stocks that pay regu
lar dividends and the payment of the who
OF which in term of years is provided for OIL
OF Il fund set apart annually for the purpose
BLOCKADE OF VIRGINIA PORTS.
The number of persons actually employee
in the manufacture OF cotton, in Europe an
America, is 1,350,93s, which is exclusive
their families, and of all those employed i
raising, transporting and selling the articl
and its fabrics, and in managing the bankin,
exchange and inSura nee businesses connecte
with the trade. The grand aggregate of peopl
employed in and about the article of cotton
with their families, exc eeds fifty millions
souls. Is II to be supposed that the gre;
powers OF the earth Will taInely permit til
colossal business 10 be brought suddenly to
halt by single iriSate AT the Virgin
Cupes and two or three others posted he
ana there along the Southern seaboard? II
thought is monsuous. At all events,
though the single frigate " at the Virgin
Capes might scare away all Great Bri tai
France and Germany, and prevent their coz
ing into Norfolk tor the cotton now conf
down there, at the rate OF ten thousand bal
month, and soon will be coming down
that rate per week, yet we hardly think tn
the cities of Baltimore, Richmond and Nc
folk would rest tamely under the plan
Submitting to the impertinence. Outside t
capes is a bad roadstead III storms, and a IL
batteries on the headlands thereabout won
easily keep out such inlruders. Nor is Foi
ress Monroe seriously IN the way of Ric
mond trade fer vessels drawing thirty fl
water coming into the York River, pass 1
teen miles beyond the range of the guns OF t
fort, and arrive within thirty eight miles
Richmond, al the terminus of the York Riy
Railroad. Thus, one or two batteries ne
the Capes, and as many upon the York Riy
opens the way free and safe TO the capital