The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-19

Ainevican Aaairs..-AsssAss l1ssss fssa Mr..
Spence.
To the Ediiof Of tie Lsadoa Tin4s
Sra ;--European mediaiion bss Nm ~ only
Probable ~ termiaatioa 70 this coesa fsen ~ ont
break. The patience Of thoss 80 have enly tn
saner waa ever likely 70 be snonAe sxkassesd than
passions continnally excited by Ape O. mamnlated
ya " sevenss: M The soathsn pesp1Anay ssstain and
cannot, Two ressnns Tor : did 1T visw Of IL
probable continnance Aaye beea gollsd upor By
those who expected them 20 Ian lswn their arms.
these the theory Of moral colIases = ouits a..
proved. Their 6rinness Of purpoos hae been tsrted
In many ways-by severe disappusn4merts On the
blockade question. the Trent incent the power Of
cotton-by the sarprise and cAS4nss Of their great.
est port-by great temptations wherever the feds-
rails are in occupation; golden contracts or swifs
promoiiOn-by gloomy period Of rever@s, small
but continuous and dishe srteniue. In the face Of
all these and after long term q privasion their
spirit has eyideutly become mOsp and more deter
mined. Clearly. then, we must ahandOn the expec-
tatIon Of an end to the confess IL tAis way.
The other reason Is Of greater 1bEes. Many have
inquired whence armies could Be snpDlIed with mt&
nisions Of war il all the ports were occupied, and
how any great community could axigt without cities
to dwell in int. Up to 'hs prs.sn. .,ss only two I'M
ports were captured, there ere n1anerous towns In
the interior. little known In Rurope but suaclsnt
for the need Of defensive war. Few ever heard Of
eminent, still fewer of Corinth. Towns were mot.
plentiful when took every important city on the
coast, except Boston, and yet ~ eolonists main
tanned the. ,s war. The q,,essISn q. nPgees =
OF coast can prevent The siauggIing on . lefUes
scale Of any article thst i not d extrsms Iuik A
glance at the map showing the relation II She
coast to Cuba the Bahamas, and Mexico, u sum-
cient to prove that a supply Of powder or arms, is
simply a matter Of high cost. The colonists MAN.
tanned the struggle for more than seven years. as
sisted, indeed after time, by France, but long
under Disadvantages far greater than those Of the
South Eighteen months have now elapsed since
the movement began. Is there anything in the
progress Of the war the present attitude Of the
Southern armies to permit any other than the con-
cluson that the struggle will be protracted for q
number Of years, If It's continuance depend on
Southern resistance9 ' =
+ Nor can any one believe that the powers Of Eu-
rope win remain debarred from the chief material
of their manufactures, practically necessity Of
life, for long series Of years. II not, IL follows
that, sooner later, action will be taken by them
and in this view delay simply adds to the suffer.
ing of the working class and TO the permanent
injury of America The most malevolent enemy
Of that country could desire for it greater evil
than that free scope for devastation, bankruptcy,
and vindictive passion, which IL desired by those
who deemed its friends Your correspondent,
writing from the midst Of the eation at New York,
has recently pointed out in your columns that
nothing can save the country from ruin except the
mediation of some European Power.
The principal objection to this now brought for.
ward is that the people of the North are In q con.
dition of mind violent and incensed against this
country that any action ON our part would bring
down alarming consequence. 1t s quite true that
the North has great number of men, great skill in
organization, amazing energy, and little love for
this country. But az we have successfully encoun
tered all these before, still greater scale, and
welded by genius pre-emlnent in war, as we did
this with but half our present population and a
tithe of our present resources, we Iaay weigh the
subject without any manner Of apprehension But
let admit the argument in its fullest fOrce-admt
that there are 70 millions OF people having 100000
men under arms, and very desirOus to turn them
against on the first opportunity. While we look
on, suffer- and abstain, they will either be defeated
or conquer the South. If defeated, their friends
will have occasion to regret that mediation had not
been offered. Ii successful there will be 100000
soldiers to find employment for, and with which to
visit their displeasure upon u.s.
Another consequence will result. The feeling
of the people OF the South towards this country is
at present one OF some soreness at the course we
| have taken. Our motives are utterly incompre-
| hensible TO those who have been educated in the
political school of the Union Still, speaking gen.
orally, there is under this friendly feeling, which
has the solid basis OF commercial interests tho
| roughly in unison. But If subdued, it Is very
probable that their animosity to the North would
for time expend itself upon US, after manner Of.
| ten witnessed in domestic qusrrels. They would
| vehemently assert that it was our trucking to
| the North which permitted a blockade of an en-
| tire coast to be ordained by power which at
| the time could hardly muster a squadron OF
ships. To this they would attribute their
| ruin; and. however uDjIstly, looking sim.
ply to the fact, we may expect that under
such circumstances the bitterness Of their spirit
| would rival that of the North. Now, II the advc.
Gates of the drifting policy are alarmed at the vi
| sion Of half an angry continent, surely whole
| one is more formidable danger. II any one fact
has been plainly developed by tht progress Of this
war for the consideration Of statesmen, it is that
the peace OF Europe will be seriously endangered
if that continent relapse into the power of single
rSpt
| when non military power and now vain Of It'd
| strength and afflicted with passion for arms
Surely the lovers of peace cannot shut their eyes
| to this, or wish us TO leak into another Crimeau
| war ny fOrbdding that hrmness which would have
| averteu u.
And thee is form of mediation that would re-
| move all risS Of war. There four Western
maritime Powert, and others would be willing to
participate The Question is one Of European in
terest and if addressed by the general voice o.
| Europe, speaking in the interest OF humanity
industry, and peace, none ere SO excited III to dis
| regard so irresistible mora. force or 30 proud
but they might Weld to it without humiliation Al
| such combinations are cumbrOus, AID undesirable
| where active measures are intended, but these oo
jections may be Outweighed where it is Loped e
attain the object by moral influence. The principle
of such mediation is very apparent, and thorough
| ly American. The majority Of the European Pow
| ers, with the full sympathy Of the Washington
Government, have recently approved the action Of
| people who have discarded old Governments under
| which they were miserable. 1t would be impos.
BILE for them to countenance the attempt TO impose
| upon another people yoke which they detest-
| We, least of all, could deny to men Of our OWL
| race the right admit in other races The De
claratiOn Of independence is high authority on
| american questiORs, and asserts that all GOpeys
ments derire "their just pOrers from the o
the Souerned The Gorsrnmenf Of Richmond roHIl
probably bs Uillin1 that the consent dissentcf IN
people Of the tSoutA should be tested and poxid re
.pect those principles rhieh hitherto all Amevican
hare rerered.
The same well-knOwn instrument declares thu
pursuit of happiness" to be an inaenable right o.
man. How could the people Of the South pursue
happiness under q system to escape from which
they are now cheerfully sacrificing their property
and their lives. II. then, we see the advantage o
mediation and its principles are plainly In view
there remains but the question Of time The a, 90
men called ont by Mr.. Lincoln were soon found L
require more levies. Allowances were made 70
the failure of the first campaign; but this the re
suit of ample preparation, is plainly hopeless a.
means Of restoring the Union. Meantime ever
day brings nearer the extinction Of the stock O
cotton and the torch IL busy lighting 6res that ar
consuming the vitals Of our people. The presen
moment is not indeed, the time for positive action
That could not possibly be more inopp0rtune tina
on the eve of great battle or siege, but there
nothing in this to forbid such arrangements Wit
other powers a. might enable action to be taken o
the next lull in the Storm
am, sir. your Obedent servant,
liverpool, June IA. \.
FROM MxxICo.-Ths steamer Columbia. fro
Havana on the 7th inst. with Vera Cruz dates
! the 9th inst, arrived at New York on the llth.
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