Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-11

be addressed 70 him by England NJ. Clay becomes The
quesoner and asks 10 where honor would place a,
in this contest Clearly by the side Of the Union, be-
cause he says II slavery be extended In America must
be restored in the West Indies If any doubts tho
force of this demonstration sorry for IT, for Mr.
Claw has no other to cfer. Our examiner ext asks
to consider our interest. Clearly he says it is 70 stand
by the Union because they best customer and
because though they have done all they can since the
.eparaon of the South gave them the power ruin their
trade with u.s. they WILL in spite OF their own hostile Ia
riff remain our best customers.
L.stly comes the momentous question, "Can England
afford to Offend the United States" Certainly not"
saws Mr. Clay "for in half century they will amount to
hundred millions of people, and will have railways four
thousand miles long" But Mr. Clay quite sure that
even if we should offend them now the people of Amer
lea will bear malice for half century, and II they do,
Ia he quite certain that bis hundred millions will all be
members of one confedercy and that may not then,
as we might now either half Of the Union as our
ally 10 n against the other
Mr. Clay must really allow US TO give our own version
of the honor and interest Of England. Our honor and
interest is 70 stand aoof from contests which in no way
concern us TO be content With laws and iber
ties without seeking to impose them upon Others ITO
seek peace and it. and to leave those who take
TO the sword to fall by the sword. In war We will be
strictly neutral in peace will be the friends Of what
ever power NAV emerge out Of the ghtfu chaos through
which Mr. Clay sees mis- way SO CLEARLY. And that neu.
traity which is recommended alike by interest and
our honor we will not violate through fear-no, not OF
hundred millions of unborn men. Let Mr. Clay and his
coucrymen lock well to the present. and they will find
enough 10 occupy their attention without troubling them
selves with long visions Of humiliation and retrbuton,
which no man now alive will ever accomplished.
OLD VIRGINIA FIGHTING OVER AGAIN THE REVOLUTION OF
76-rHR NORTH plays TIE PART THE BRITISH Gov
ERSMEST.
From the London Times Of May aIih.
/, is a curious C. ap.er in the history
r. p;,fc, uAf Teaa than Ma
sachusets and Virginia closely lesgued for the pro-
motion of rebellion franklin in State and Patrick
Henry in the other combined their talents for the
ton of liberty aud successful Now before even the
contemporaries of these very have all expired, We
see Virginia once more advocating the principles Of re-
voution while Massachusetts, is enforcing at the swords
point the doctrines ofegaoy and torysm The errand
of the New England batalons TO Washington resembles
more nearly than they would care TO believe the errand
of Gen. Cages regiments to Concord. II remarkable
conversion. but not an uneIampled one. we see the
principle in action everywhere The government OF re-
vclution always declares itself Legitimate at the first
opportunity and congregation Of seceders eagerly pro-
tests against repetition Of Secession The Americans,
however, all dssenters together They all combined
to repudate the old political establishment, end they
must not be surprised to find that the schsm reproduces
itself in politics well in religion On the general
prospects Of the concur entirely with our cor
respon ent We admit that the proceedings OF the Con-
federae States express nothing less than revolution We
admit that this revolution has not been provoked. We
depore the rupture and disposed to fear though
on this point there can DO certainty that the results
will be fraught With disaster. But all this Is beside the
question The Souherners have no real cause against
thtir Northern brethren but they have an argument
against which the North will kick in vain. They claim
be the best judges OF their interests and they
hold that their interests require independence The
North appeals to the sword exactly did 1t is
fdent also in its strength, and so were we. Whether
the parallel will continue be traceabe in the event Of
the contest Is question which time slons determine.
THE TINES on PRESIDENT DAVIS MESSAGE.
The London Times, Of the 22d ult, publishes Pres'
dent Davis Message to the Southern Congress entire
aud closes editorial comment upon it in the following
Language
"Nr Davis while making a studous display of mode.
ration ana ehdeavoring TO conoiliae the good will Of
European nations is perfectly aware that his theories
depend for acceptance the rifles OF his fellow ctiz ems
The tribunal which decides questions OF international
law is usually stern II tho north prevails, 1t will
prove that the Union nationality; il the South
makes good ts independence, it will prove that the
Union was partnership during pleasure.
"That is what has to be decided aud we must wait
the event. For the present there is no indication OF
peaceful issue The secession of the border States
have been fastened rather than delayed by the for
midsble preparations at the North Tennessee and Ar
kansas said TO have gone over the former is great
addition TO the resources of the Southerners the latter
is Of comparatively little weight. Virginia and North
Carolina are preparing for the war which must take place
on their borders while Kentucky still remains neutral
though Governor sad to be in correspondence with
the Secessionis.s.
"0n the other hand the enthusiasm Of the North Is
great ever and the first in thu may be
shortly looked for They WILL it Is said be limited TO the
occupation of Harper's Ferry and one or two other
places on the Virginia frontier. more important mat
ter H. however mentioned that the campaign could not
begin in earnest for come months, and that the volun
teers who marched to Washington must be replaced by
regular troops This it ia declared, will be the
Though there may be desutory fighting in the interval
yet the real invasion of the Conlederae States is not to
take place till the fall of the year. when IL is to be
eeuted By Q standing army Of 100 600"