Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-12

In this war Of Independence, Lincolns blockade b
our auxiliary livery day Of It's continuance is triumph
for a, and every month vetOry. The world win not
only see ID, bu. feel H. Who can doubt our ndepend-
eues, when it is universally known that all the nations
ars dependent. on us? Who can apprehend calamity
from the war, when every blow aimed at US Is death
blow to the enemy Worse than captiviy-worse,
even, than wars decmation- the loss at traffic to the
Yankee Had Il not been for the fear OF losing our Gus
TOM they would have permitted US TO separate IN peaee'
but believing We would establish commercial reiauons
with the European Powers nimcal to Their peeuniary
interests they determined to subugate US and TO treat
u. as Imperial Romg treated her conquered PROVINCES.
A our masters, they would dictate our commercial
uccy and By prohietory tariffs and maritime restric
tons compel to buy everything, and to sell every
thing in the North and even before the conquest was
eonsummated, it was supposed the blockade would con-
strain Us to sue If not for mercy at least for tea and
coffee and silks cloths for ourselves, and Yankee
shoes for our negroes
But the recollection Of what WAS endured by the half
clad followers Of Washington at Valley Forge, end the
baeed eompatrio,s Of Marion in the rice swsmps Of
Carolina in the first Of Independence though fresh
in our memory inspires terror and would, If it
we're necessary emulate the example Of our noble fore
fathers. We can CLEAN Southern herbs for tea substitute
marched corn for coffee and wear moccasins for shoes
rather than eat or drink OF anything from the
hands of the Yankees. We have cotton, have wool,
and We have as true band Of sisters and daughters as
ever decorated the farest Of creation. They will
eothe U.S. Even write, immense boxes OF clothing
ere arriving for our sick and wounded soldiers sent hher
BY the ladies' of Alabama The daughters Of the South
will provide for their brothers while engaged in holy
war in defence Of their hearthstones and altsrs-and
every pulpit will sanotify the cause. Yes, we can be-
aud are independent not only Of the North, but OF the
world and we must confess that are not among those
who manifest too much impatience for the European
Powers to interfere for TIN sbrogaon Of the blockade
During its continuance learning economy, and
taking lessons in independence. We can dispense With
the commodities of other nations while ours are abso-
u,sy Indispensable to them and the Withholding OF our
orders and our cotton by the North is not only an o.
Tense but as much an injury to the Europeans it can
Se TO U.s. We have slOo0OO,OOo gold in our country
aud II can't g:. ou, Therefore need not invoke their
aid if it comes let it come without too urgent soei
stion Let Us not be under too many obligations to any
OF them II we bloekaGed, England and France are
Ss,ieged. Let them help themselves!
But What will the end be- Il is demonstrable' ou'
work goes on. Never before has God given US such
abundant crops Our sighting people are not our work
l irg people; indeed, our Sighting people never work
NJ AL They are gentlemen of leisure while their slaves
! do their work. They can Keep the field for twenty
VI ar without de.riuent But tie working men oil the
Yankees are their cn!y fighting men, and when they are
fighting, their work ceases and starvation begins. We
shall te a military people hencefor"ard; and We may,
If we choose, couqaer the Worth. But they will prey
upon Themselves Ths misery Of crowded de'ituiiOn,
.ad the sombus scelsof Commercial desolation will
Dive them u snadnS and they will rend each other
they VIII pfAsss api sburn their own cides
! And the President, Who has never yet committed
b,uuder, or Gsslested achieve practicable sdvan-
.,Oe for the sco,b appreciates al the necessities oil
our condition ard sithOugh calm, as the statesman
aver should be- yet it will probably be found tia: bis
course vi. be characterized by the ntrepdiy Of an up
,zs, aYengsr Of the wrongs of bis country. We may
/ oc,6ie In him.