Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-19

tons which have brought discred.on the savebod NJ
States In the large cities people corrupted by tine
rant and ignorant ecturers-in the towns and in th
country by uoprinciped press The populations in
deed know how read and write but they don't kaov
know how think, ard they the sy victims OF th
wrelcned mposters on all the olcgies and sms nhC
the region and subsist py lecturng on cub
rc's which the innate vices OF mankind induce e
accep, with gernsss, while they assume the gArb o.
philosophical distractions to cover their in de
, ference 10 contempt, le AID universal hypocrisy.
Who fills the buchers shops with large blu flies
Assuredy the New England Demon who has been perse
curDg the South till its ntoerable cru,y and iusoence
has forced her. 10 sp,sm OF agony rend her chains
ssunder. The New E.glauder must have something "a
persecue and "a he has hu1td all his Indians burnt
all hs wi,cae and persecuted all his opponents to the
DEATH he invented hooIrOnsm sole resource left
10 him for the grauf ,aton OF his favore passion Next
20 this motive principle i. mis- desire make money cis-
honesty tr'ckiy, mesny, aud shs billy He has ed
it in all his relations with the South and has che
aud plum cred her in all his de oss by ylanous tariffs
II one ot hat the South must have been party
this because her hcast is that her have ruled
the Government Of the country, you told that the
South yielded out OF pure good nature
Now however, she will have free trade. aud will open
the colsing trade t. foreign nations and shut from
j. the hated la KEGS, who 80 long opOlzed and made
! their fortunes by It, Undera the varied burdens and
mSeres which she yut ecad the South held fast
10 her sheet.anchor. South CatOlina the mcorLg
grouod IN which il found its suest held The dOctne
OF State rights her savatien, and the 6ercer the
storm ragged against her-the more stout demigogy,
migrant preponderence aud the blasts OF universal su
rage bore down her. threatening sweep away the
vested interests of the South her right govern the
Sates--,he greater her confidence and the more
resolutey she held on her cable. The North attracted
'horde Of ignorant Germans and Irish and the scum
of Europe while the South repelled them The industry
the capital OF the North increased with rapid
ty under the influence of cheap labor and manuac
ing Ingenuity and rprse, in the villages which sweed
! into towns and the towrs which became cities under
the enyious eve to the South. She the contrary,
loiled slowly, clearing forests and draining
ssamps 10 find new coton-grounds and rice
hed for the employment of her only industry and Tor
tie development OF her only captal-'nyountary Ia
b3r" The tide OF immigration wsxed stronger, and by
iCgrecs Sue the districts in which she claimed the
right introduce tha capital closed against her, aud
occupied by free labor The doctrine OF "squler
tregn;y" ald the force CT hostile tariffs which placed
heavy duty on the articles witch the South
qured oleted the measure OF n lrie5 to which she
was su cted and the spirit Of discomfort found vent
in fiery debate in personal insults, and acrimonious
speaking and writing, which increased in intensity in
proportion the abolition movement and the contest
between the deral principle and State rights became
more vehement | desirous Oi showing in few
words for the information of English readers, how 1t is
the COnfedersCy which Europe knew simply as political
entity has succeeded in dividing itself.
The slave States held the doctrine, or say they did,
that each State independent rs France or as Eng
land, but that for certain purposes they chose CON-
moo agent TO al with foreign natioGs, and 10 impose
taxes Tor the purposes OF the agency. We appears,
aked OF American citizens, when there we're no such be-
iDgs at all Th,re were indeed CIT Z7ns OF the sove-
reign States of South Carolra OF orga Florida,
who permitted themselves to pass under that des!Sna
tion but it merely matter OF personal conYen
ience. 1t will be difficult for Europeans to understand
this doctrine nothing like il has been heard before
and such Confe1cr Ol sov"ei?n States has ever
existed in any in the world. The Northern men
dany that il existed here and claim for the Federal Gov
ernment powers not comps bie with such assumpnoGs
They have lived for the Union they have served it, they
llbored FOR AID made money for it. man, as New
York maD uothng-as an American citizen he was
great deal South Caolinan objected to lose his iden
10 any dascription which included him and yankee
clockm .ker" in the same category. The Union vas
agars him; ne remembered thai he came from race
OF English gentlemen who had been prosecuted oy the
represenatives-for ne will call them the ANCESTORS
of the Puritaps of New England aud he thought that
they were animated by the same hostility TO h mse
He was proud of old Names and he felt pleasure in
ing his connections with old families in the old country
HIs plantations held by old charters, or had been
in The hands Of hi, fathers for several generations and
he delighted to remember that when the Stuarts were
b.nished from their throne and their county the bu
peSses Of South Carolina had sOemny elected the wan
derng Chas King Of their StAe and had offered him IN
asvlum and Kingdom. The philosophical historian may
exercise his ingenuity in cor scturng ha. would have
been the resu II the fugitive had carried his fortunes 10
Charleston.
Soutl, Carolina contains 81 0O0 square miles, and a
popuaOn of 72O 600 inhabitants whom Of 2sd 600 are
black slaves ln the old rebellion It was distracted be
tween revolutionary incpes aud the loyslst prediec
lions and least onehali OF the planners were faithful
to George III nor did tbey yield until Washing sent
an army support their Antagonists and dove tben
from the colony.
Ia nv next letter sNsll give a brief account oil
Wit to of the planters, a. far h can be made
consistent with the Obligations which The rites and rig1's
Of hosp tsty impose upol the guest az well as pon the
host. These gentlemen well bred, courteous and
hosritable genuine aristocrscy, they have time 10
cnltvatr their min 10 apply Themselves to polcs and
the guidarce Of public alrs. They trav'l and r,ad,
love field sports racing shooting hunting an h'hng Ae
bold horsemen and good shots Bur- with all, Their STATE
is modern Spata-an arl-tCcTacy resting on he!ory,
and with nothing .se upon. Although they profess
ald believe, indeed, sincerely 20 hold opni n III o.
position the opening OF the slave trade u IL neverthe
less that clause in the Constitution Of the Con
fedeate States which prohibited the importation OF ne
grOes especially aud euergecAy resisted by them
because they saw seemed 10 b5 an sd mission that
slavery in i.se an evil and wrong Their Whole
system slavery aud such they df-nd It, They
entertain very exaggerated IDEAS of the military strength
of their little community although one NAV do uli Justice
its military spirit Gu OF their whole population they
cannot reckon than cocoa adalt men By any arh
metc and there are nearly 80 0)0 pintiious, which
must be- according to law, superintended by white men
considerable number of these adults cannot he spared
IRON the state Tor service 10 open
boast that they thGir crops withou! any neon
yenencc by the labor Of their negroes, and they SEEN
confident ha. the negroes will work without supernend
euce. But the is rather dangerous, and 1t
will only ne tried in the last extremity.
MONTGOMERY, CAPITAL OF TIE CoEFEDERATz
STATES OF AMERICA, May s, 1861
In my Last letter gave account OF such a. ers a.
passed under my on my way to this city, which
reached as you aware, the night OF Saturday
Maya am on difficult ground; the land is on IRE, the
earth is shaking with the tramp Of armed men, ana toe
very air is hot with passion NY commullcaiions are
cut eff OF are at bez. accidental, and 10 order to rtooen
tdem must get further away from them, paradox 81 ss
the statement may appear TO be- IL Is Impossible 10
know what is going Oh in the North aud it s almost the
same to learn what doing in the South cut oil eyeshot
il i useless TO irqure wha. Is sent TO you TO Eng
land The eleCelghio communications are row broken,
80 are the mail routes Newspapers and letters now and
then reach well known people here from New York in
six or seven days Events hurry on with tr menious
rapidly, end even the lightning lags behind them
The peop!e Of the South at last aware that the
Y lnkees are preparing to support the Government OF
the United States and that the secession only be
maintained by victory in the field. There has been
change in their policy. They now aver that they
only want to be left Alone and they declare that they
10 not intend to take Washington aud that il was mere
y as fnt that they spoke about it, The fact H. there
are even in the and united South men OF mode
rate and extreme views and the general tone OF tne Whole
is regulated by the preponderenee OF ono or the other
| at the moment have doubt my mind that ia.