Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-07
1rr r,elIsB PRESS ON rae AMERICAN CRISIS.

4 STRONG LEANING 70 THE SOUTHERN
CONFEDERAOY.
London, Liverpool and Manchester
Views.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
(From the London Times, l9h.)
Ii needs no comment Of ours to impress the puohc
with the great importance OF the news from America
We are an xious speak with caution on this SUBJECT
and alarm which may possibly prove 10 nave
been unnecessary Therefore would rather let tDe
tee gaphc summary from Queenstown speak Tor itseii
We may here, however, repeat the hope so often ex-
pressed on this side of the ocean, that II the TWO sec
tions of the late Union be destined TO separation, the
change may be accomplished without the spiilng OF
blood IL may perhaps, be too late 10 lnduge In such
wishes vet we will not give up all hope that even at the
last hour moderate counsts may have prevailed, ana
that this raci6al war has been checked In the outset
But supposing that the worst has happened ana eher
through the nava operations of the United states or an
attack on the Federal forts by their rivals, hosuties
have begun it is plain that conflict oil no common KIND
must follow The Confederate States though without
navy and consequently forced for the most part 10 re-
main on the defensive will be enemy not easy TO d'et
NTH True they are not so powerful in men or resources
as they anticipated months ago. The fidelity OF
the Border States to the Union has been great DIS
appointment to the Montgomery politicians and their
ambitious President. The Border States, particularly
Kentucky and Tennessee contain population which Tor
military purposes surpasses perhaps any IN Inc Union
The foe which inhabts these regions would prove
formidable enemies 10 the Government at Washington
if they had resolved on seeding. Then there would
have been the accession of large white population with
out any great admxture of negroes and, furthermore,
considerable wealth, which in the present state OF the
Southern Exchequer would have been very acceptable
But though for the present at least the Border States
stand fast by the Union vet the South shows bold
front The seceeding States, berg in earnes',
and fighting for their independence, have raised an
army which the other twentyseven have not yet sue
ceeded in matching According to all accounts, the
Southern evies are large, wedlscipllned and In high
spirits. For weeks it has bean difficult TO Keep the
Charleston regiments from attacking Fort Sumter, and
at Pensacola we find that Fort P,kens hard pressed
by considerable force The iron boundaries in Nr-
guil turning guns to be used against the Gov
eminent which the allegiance OF virginia itself
Troops provisions and ammunition were flowing into
the Confederate army was the ntelgerce received
few DAYS since IL clear that, II peace be pre-
served it wi not be by any yielding on the part o. the
Secessonsts.
Il c.nd he a qredt political not 10 s-y crime,
1.-THE Republican President shouia plunge the ue0 ,Jrtd
into Car IN order to Shoo hes 0dssHei 10 has party
his constituency ,rjh his tanner principles When
Mr. Buchanan published his unhappy m'ssags-a docu-
which it is probably owing that South Carolina
was followed into secession By sX other Satesthe Re-
b
the North much iufamed against the President
that Mr. Lincoln found it fancied 1t necessary to
pudate these sentiments Incauously giving uiteauce
TO his own opinions wherever he came on his journey
from the West, he arrived at Washington pledged not
only to keep but TO retake the Forts belonging 10 the
Union in the seeded States, and 10 refuse any recOgn
ton of Southern independence. The collection OF the
duties the Southern ports was also made part OF the
new Presidents programme How dhcult 1t has been
found 10 carry ou all this is evident from the long de-
Law whi;h has taken pllce Before Mr.. Bushanln left
oiics Major Anderson was in extreme danger no time
was to be lost in relieving Fort PckGs a1d the Con-
ederate States themselves lowering their th aud
letting in the productions Of Europe which wouli make
every ider in the Border States take to smuggling at
once 1t thought that the moment Mr.. Lincsn w,s
installed resolution would be taken. But this wac not
10 be For full month the President and his Cabinet
have been debating what is TO be done, aud only on the
9th OF April il announced that the policy OF coercion
has triumphed.
The delay seems all the more to be regretted, iince
confidence among men Of business had been an.s. re-
stored There was, up 10 nearly the last day OF hiroh,
feeling that the ever, and shat, hswever Ia
meutable might be tn disruption OF the Republic there
woid not be added this misfortune The still greater
calamity OF civil The absorbing interest in militia
~ and political matters passing away, aud business
was resuming its usual course What will be the result
o. collision between the two Governments, IL more than
auy predict. The vision OF Prva'ccrs at sea
and part bands along the frontier must be 80 terrible
to Americans that it is possible the public feeling of the
people may restrain the of their rulers But should
this aIre begin and continue until both sides reused
into a.mosty the war; though Short may be as savage
A. ny that has been carried by the Spanish
The Americans are the highest degree eZctabe and
win dictye the ferocity which they carry int thr do
nestle COZ ficts would be increased largely when side
fanced itself BE- resisting yrants aud the ether pua-
iskirg traitors But we had rather not speculate 30
great calamity such war would be. We would
rather hope that the good of the Americans aud
the peaceful couusc OF this country, may bring about
reconciliation before the dispute has been TOO far
omed A long tho two sections OF the Union refrain
from hos,tes it would be the height of arrogance and
fov 10 interfere; Jpt uLs the soil and seas If the NsD
World are likely to Be stained NTH b'ood foreign nations
,ady surely remoas:rlte in tie cause Of Humanity