The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-13


| Au the epruary number. 1861, of DE Bow .
Heties0. the editor thns sums up the import
ant advantages which will be possessed by
the southern Confederacy:
| ~ VIII nave territory as great az the vho,s
shrope, with the exception ef Russia and Tur
:. wiIl have population Eve times tina. o,
ne Colonies: twice that Of the United
states during our last war with Britain and son
20 that OF Britain when she contested the wdrss
/ with Bonaparte. e "''i'
already equals four ffhs of the snfre ernpr, :,
| The Union. This commerce ha. built mn the enm.
| nereial marine Of the United States as 1t aima.,
employs IT,. and In building up this, builds up In,
| navy .gith it. ~ ~
| !, 1t will embrace a Homogeneous popul alton
| little admixed with those of foreign blood and
| Is organized servile labor will be the grestes,
tource af strength and not OF weakness As Is IN,
| .auper population of other countries This ho-
| in"xeneHy VIII keep US n unit for as long a De
| siod a. any other Government can be kept such
and much longer than the Government that sur
rounds us.
.. II will he speedily recognized, and for.
reaty stfnuiations with all civilized countries
sentiment, and controls the diplomacy Of tn.
world. The people that have such TO offer will
| n9t iinas i,a g. gegg,ng for reeogaition
npen any rational theory. that i will be warred
apon BY either Europe or the North. seeing tha
ul. must destroy conqnsror aslweiI as sssnaue cred
while Peace mnst allow EACH "a thffv- ind de.
nSssor Tfe English very soon discovered ha
vastly more wealth than before If war however
result, victory Is never to mere numbers but te
tkltI, marital character. spirit and wealth-apd
hese are with the South to extent that must
1aiance the difference OF numbers, Besides the
invaded are always as ten 10 one against the In.
yader. 0 IA
l. IL can maintain he civil list and a n army and
navy, osuch an extent as is desired aud keen M
relations with the rest of the world with a great
decrease of the expenditures of the United States
Tor the years which immediately follow ed tn,
adoption Of the Constitution, anxed only from
four to five millions of dollars and when IN.
popula' ion Of the whole Union was that Of tn,
present Southern States its expenditure was
little over $40 600, GOO. 1u greatly decrea. .ed
seacoast and simpler establishment, the Southern
Government could be hrough hit dow to half of tha,
sum; but supposing 800 Goa. .00o aud we shonld
tben save to our people every year at least Sloo
900 which they are contributing for the benefit
# other sections. Thus:
The South buys from the North or from Furope
every year, at least much as she sells to both
and pays duty on all that she buys from Europe
IN the tarit, and from the North in the additional,
price which it is enabled to exact, in cnpse0uepc,
u the tarif Keeping out the competition of foreign
dfcies Inc total Suutherh pu releases do OF fan
mort OF s'oo o"0 which at the average tariff ~
:" per cent. would give aie", ,o00, ,00o-a loss of
IMPORTS would equal our exports viz: $500 0,o s0c
which, at 5 per cent. wopld give the reouired
revrnue- What would be the effect OF this sayin,,
~ SVe 600 Ue9 every year on the general wealt h
II the South ? What the Federal Gov erpm. nj
axes from the SOUTH let it be understood il doe.
not expend here, but takes to the North ~