Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-06
IN, st,..,..lpvr and IN. Northwest.

IS q " otstfA s4hla 10y H-f
M.,i.ip,; WILEY. syapAtsiIing thoroughly with the
.,xj,,y n the p,palltiOrs Of Indiana, Illnob, Aissoah
s,d Ira for toe reopeainS Of tbs Mississippi river
El,h individual member Of the ~e1eehaoa VII hee =
personal intsrss. 10 its success 6eoIuse to Aesr'Nn eH-
tels the pe,usiry prosperity Of every one Of item VII
b fssad dspsnisa. on the unoSstru0.sd navigation o;
his Mississippi river"
Thi, expedition Is at this lire bFoasht corsplcu9usy
b.fse tbs North Wss.ern States to coanserVAl the ar
gInsn.s Of Gen. Basg's proclamation, and 70 quiet tue
disconsats Which have began to had there earnest Ana
sispia ant u.tsrsncs. Tee Times ehErActerE,s 4: a. the
NOS "phloppaio" expedition that has yet been s'
an foo: In one ssne the word 10 vel chosen,
tor unless al political philosophy is at fault, The
alliance between tho Northwestern AMI the hsS
Elsl.ni S Aiss eanno; be mush longer maintained, sx
cen. D, Continuing to hunbus the foqe with such &C.
Ias!ys hopes Is Fs5; uPoa .he succsS4Nany Plan Tor re
s.ot;,o by arm, The eonmsrcil uss OF the III sisiPP
% gs States ling on ia upper uA'e-A TaAi AllAnee
Ia unnatural, taco5gruSul and A2lJ pref 'dieih 70 NE
North ssItern States. In var or P9Acs ths poley thai
suit, the NsU E,K'All 5Ates mls. always b thai nos
uahronSle 70 Ghosa Of the Northeast Tee reasons are
wll explained By the KaoXvils Rsseser, IN a lac ihaS'
I; hsopenS - TIA: 3uslSl say, thl! Al the vast manu-
tas.ur.nE s~tablslmonis OF The ES: we're only required
b. the change ia the condition Of tae country 70
Shsnge shs mole rather than the extent and character
OF their snp,oyasns And industry. Toe shoemaker Of
LIMA and Moth Dl1Vars tc-iAy hnls e greAser demand
foe the proiec.s Of his KIN than in time Of peace; the
oal, chsngs IL 10 tas Hgh.nea and aaeneSs OF his man
ulAe.arss So, TOO, With the SpiRuers and viewers and
bl,rks, uiks-s. ssd uih al ~GrsEIns. Toe workshops
o. the N,r,h. OF every co.ceiTsb!e description, have
olly cSaaSed tae direction Of their AbOr4, and such Il
tee det.uctiVe5csI Of armies, lhAt, HitSoui the uAds Of
TIE Sou,h, ii, demand for the ~p'Oiae,s Of NV Egg
iaads in5uSay is perhaps greater than At any former
psrioI ia tbs history Of the continent
We on, t~seef0rs, underSAnd Why Ii il that thu Az
r1sllEsrsl SstA svuncs symptoms OF dissatisfaction HHh
ts s0GIss Of lliteL events, shile New AaslAnd, urged
on By haAieisn aud IL proH Ghl'nesS sill cries out for
blood, and stu denAndi he extinction Of the South
TIE VS.. bsgias % think OF peace, Uhls the East, not
sItsi.d Win al the b'oOdshsd Of the pact, demands
o.aes ylounl 70 be sAer h'sd % The altar OF s~enshnt'',
aai 20 sAtry N i1sAIIte low o. p1Eer and golf. Ne"
Elsllri Is enriched While the SorlASsa. Is Impoverished
By hs var.
TIE Igdsal.u- 81 exports fon Nav E-ghnd are aad-
mIui-asd by The PeGdnnhostldsS. WsathsIshAi shiPe
IS mlay onions As sasu Pace smiled aud WELDED heE
scspxs over the land. L)oal Armiss ia NeS k1gAnd
dsaAla al The sarP IS q cultural ~PrOduss. Iron
mongss mat bUii ships Aad locomotives, aud create
al lie weapons Of var. Ia uu:h, MS EaslIud, In her
iaduIriL pg.sliis, AID condition. would b, blashied
b. ths lads6ziJs Fro.rlei1a Of pending hossliisL
10. dF.rs1: 10, coalition Of thu Northwestern
sa.ssI The1 lave 10 psv demand TOR their agreSL
turAl prodaets. zee great market which their resources
ssoolsI hsl b,sl eoseL TIL 4 sdssiPpi river las
truly MARE eas IA a. Shen Se held O~OlG1ba', lad
10 aud Ess Od,AGA re raisAys uhoa connect The
IVES, Hsh me A4Iaas OoAs. belong 20 Es:era capital
isu, ild By thssi sgsl enormous rates Of freight are In
posd u9oa Toe ~p-oiaes Of Indiana, and Iyinois, that
ooru, wheat, and b ccn are no. UOrth the cost Of trans
porAiou. ras WsL, hITng lost the Southern market,
has no eIcess cf produs.o2 Ter sh!el there Il ssls, and
TIE psopls Kroi l. van. Il the midst Of Asu2srIbundance
Of prms necSsssria. o: lie.
Ulder these eife1mg.lEos Ne are no; surprised that
The West is nov elm1ror7 for tbs destruction OF Vicks-
barE. TIE g.. Louis r ~p45lieaN would have ia readers
believe that 4 Y,tk.5Irs we're IsEld 20 the g-cald, and
oar troo;s expelled, thea trade Eisl EsW Olsans Hoald
revive, aud the srf ring NorthUss. bs relieved.
We have Known from thl beginning that Il. signGsd
nOsilS 70 the N,r,h sssl whether Vieksbarg we're cap
tarei or no.. IL Is Oaly TllaAbIS to Us by furnishing an
gNo AlAla ~ AGAS NY - 1917 -
ths AbOl,ionis.s will uos Al ct the eonmeroisl eoadI-
ton Of TIA Northwestern sA'ss. E'ea thsn nothing bot
Eunboais can navigate the "grel: iaAnd sea" Uidl
Lincoln can line bl.h slorsl q the Mississippi, from
OAro 70 Nav O;eAqs. sith armed asp, no trading veg
sal can navigate lis waters.
Were v,enburs e,p.ursi, tie SorshUSS, would sOOn
be SAtsAsd Of the u,ar iGuiliy OF further participation
10 astuuls for our SG' sldOn. Tbs D1motrIis Of
ths Wsss tell rs that they d shs for the UaIoO, buA With
them, this iyuif 8 Doshink more than free trade on tie
akssipp. rasy dsnOuuc,, - bitterly As us Of ts
South, the Addition F~rOciViiss Of the Federal Admins.
trA6oa. They have no sympathy With New EnglADd,
farther thAa Nav E1glAad may aid the Wes; ia opening
SIC grss, river to ths commerce Of ,hs West.
sub are tie opinions betrayed by the press Of 81.
Luis and Chicago, and such the declarations Of West
eru rf ,en and solliers Who have been held Gs pri soners
Ia tie South. TuslTs mouths ago . ~gsnt,mGn
proposed 70 the Confederate authorities to 60 tc
the Northwest aud q1isdy and through ths prtsI, 10
urge he necessity Of an alliance between thOss States
and .hOso Of the lover valley Of the Mississippi.
l. vas then thouEht by our leaders that va would soon
IN. an end 70 this Struggle, and the Northwest, uudsr
the ss~ppo1iOa that sS sought 70 deprive them Of their
mos, valued commercial rights, has continued 70 furnish
tho federal GOvSrnnsat with the brATsst AID bes. troops
In the Ia,ks Of the Northern armies OF late, this subject
has again attracted attention. and If We are not Him
formed, our Govsrnnont has been induced 70 give IL So
TiOus atsSndOo.
We are not advised that direct negotiations with
Northwestern men have been opened, bat In the North
,,d Al the south the DseGsdty for Segregation Of States
f.On tAO oA FEDERAL UaIOn 4 already fslt and scknoWl.
savsA. ne South hs Only inAnguratSd q revolution
which WI not end uudl tie vhols great Imperial valley
AftSs Mssis.ippl b forever freed iron the social and
political Inaasass d NSS KagAsd Padsanisn.