The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-01
Yankee Indignation against England.

Great Britain has long sought the disnem-
ern States of the Union were her greatest naval
and manufacturing rivals in tie world. They
were successful in their rivalry to her, by yir-
tue of the free trade and close relations Of in
tsrcourss and monopoly which they enjoyed,
exclusive Of all other nations, with the great
agricultural States Of the South. So long a.
these intimate and exclusive relations sub
sisted the enterprise and wealth Of the man
ufacturing and maritime North of course grew
apace Already had the commercial marine
of the North, by the monopoly it enjoyed of
the coasting trade of the Union, outgrown that
Of Great Britain in magnitude. Already were
the manufactures Of the North, prosperous
from nonopolizing the profitable market of the
South, competing with those Of Great Britain
in every market on the globe. The North en-
joyed a great advantage over Great Britain in
procuring raw cotton from the South. Great
Britain paid for the immense cotton supplies
she required from the South in cash. or its
equivalent. The North paid for the cotton it
purchased in its own mean manufactures at
double prices. The North also so manipulated
the trade of the South that Great Britain did
not even pay the coin with which She pur-
chased Southern cotton into Southern hands !;
but she paid it to Northern merchants, en-
aiding them not only to account for the money
collected by shipping further mean goods at
double prices to that section, but also to earn n
brokerage for collecting the funds. In every
way did the close political Union between
North and South place England at disadyan-
tage, and magnify the resources and power of
the North. 1t has long been the DARING OBJ
ject of Great Britain TO discover this Union.
1t was the interest of Great Britain that
the Union should be destroyed and when, in
all history, since the days Of ADAMS, has any
> nation been known not to devote itself to Il
policy dictated by its interest? The question
with Great Britain was, how was the dissou-
ton to be brought about? There was but one
mode; and that was by employing the blind,
bigoted, foolish, and besotted Purtauism of
the North in the diabolical work. Great
Britain well understood from bitter experience
the nature of the agency she determined to in
woke. Her statesmen understood the infinite
capacities for mischief of this dark, diabolical,
insane genius Of destruction. She set TO work
early, insidously and assidiously to accom-,
plish her deep and mastery purpose. She
sent eniSsaries over to fire the self righteous
Puritan heart with enmity to the STAKEHOLDER.
A single smouldoring spark sufficient to
light i'll full time the whole bigoted mass
How next was this fanaticism to be clothed
with political power? England knew that
majority Of the whole American people could
never be induced to embark in policy niu-
rious to the rights of u section. She saw that
the powers Of majority must be laid hold Of
through the agency Of a minority vote. If
the entire powers of the Northern and larger
section could be brought to bear on this anti
slavery policy, that would give controlling
majority III the several departments of the
Federal Government. If but u bare majority
could be secured. for this policy in each North
ern State, that majority of II section, though d
decided minority of the whole Union, would
accomplish the whole design. Here was the
weak point in our Constitution-that majority
powers in the Government could be welded
by minority Of sutlrages. And the slavery
question, through the agency of the Puritan
sentiment, presented the only topic of agita-
tion, by which these majority powers could be
concentrated in minority hands. Great Bri-
tain laid hold of the only infammatory ques-
ton il American politics to employ it against
the weakest point in our Constitution for she
well knew that the moment the North should,
as a section, undertake t. enforce its anti
slavery dogmas, the South would seccde.
In all this deep game of diplomacy and
craft, the astuteness of Great Britain was only
equalled by the stupidity of the North. When
we conssder that nations are swayed by moth
ing but their interests, the South can cherish
no very bitter feeling towards Great Britain.
She has simply pursued her highest policy.
She has simply devoted herself, by means
which diplomacy pronounces legitimate, to
her own vital interests. But the South has
just reason for Indignation at the conduct OF
her associate section. That section has al
lowed itself to be instigated to continual acts
Of meanness and injury; and this injury and
b
1t has assumed a position of hostility to US,
and breathed out upon us for thirty years no
other sentiments but of bitterness and hatred.
1t has not merely committed Il great blunder
and the blunders Of nations are crines-but
has brutality outraged all the relations OF
fellowship, neighborship and union. Strong
as our hereditary autipa,hies are TO Great
Britain, there is not true man in the South
who does not feel in his heart more disposed to
encourage commercial relations with England,
who has simply pursued line of mastery
policy, than with the North, who, reckless of the
interests of both sections, deaf to all the coun-
sells Of friendship aud fraternity, has, in blind
spirit OF hatred and meanness pursued a
course Of wanton insult aud injury which has
made all further union intolcr able and itnpos-
sible.
The most melancholy exhibition of mental
imbeeiiity that modern times has seen il the
Efforts Of such Northern papers as tn. He,ol,}
to put back the blame Of the Abolition ao;,a,;o,
upon the shoulders Of Eagland. If grown
man, OF good sense and sound mind. il gr.ve,v
ADVISED by another heir to the same estate. IL
commit sniei lie, that other, thinking he has to,
much sense To take his advice; and if the grown
man actually does cut his own throat, the uni
versai sentiment OF the public will pronoune,
the fool To be the bigger rascal of the two. Tn,
ssreniofse OF the evil adviser will be probabt,
drowned in the undivided enjoyment of tb,
estate. The follies af hesotted cr;m;,al. rs.