The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-02

Whatever may be the termination of the
to repine at the developments it has brought
forth. 1t has enabled her to understand her
position before the world better than she had
done before. Ii has informed her of the ex-
istence of hosts of friends that she had not
dreamed OF. II has brought forth expressions
of opinion that cannot fail to powerfully
strengthen her cause in all lands; and it has
ELECTED wide spread contempt for and hatred
Of the Yankees which is as encouraging and
gratifying as the discovery of friends for
herself could be.
We are Inclined to believe that it is not the
intention of Providence that we should owe
our independence to any agency but our own
exertions. Independence Of the North would
certainly lose half its value, and indeed its
reality. if we should have to owe it to the in.
reference Of Great Britain in our behalf
Our security in the future against invasion
from the North, would be much greater if
,his contest were fought out to success by our
own upaided proves, than if we called in
the assistance of Il foreign power. In the
teeth of such an alliance the North might
speedily consent to peace; i'll order, by sys-
tenn Of chicanery and deception, to detach
from Ms the affections of our ally and, after
The alienation, to renew its schemes of sub.
idgation and conquest upon ourselves
IL may not be the design Of Providence to
permit our independence to rest upon 80 pre-
carious basis. Not only would success 90
achieved be indecisiye Of the struggle we are
engaged in with the North, but the power to
which we should apparently owe it would re-
gard us 81 debtors and dependents to itself
This very feeling on its part would be the
fruitful source of reproaches ill. feeling, and
at last Of iil-blcod; and our wary Northern
adversary, watching the growth of the quar-.
rel, would be Quick to avail himself of every
means Of fomenting an outbreak
In our case IS that of every stru ggiing IN.
tionaiity; "wh0 would be free, themselves must
strike the blow" To owe our independence
to any other aid than our own right arms,
would materially lower our rank among ma
tons, and enbarrsss our relations with them
for many series of years. Our independence, if
seif-achieyed, would give us position of our
own in the family of nations, and we should
not become the helpless part of great
system of politics of which a patron pow.
er was at the head. Our international poli-
tics would be sui genesis, and not the mere
reflex of British, French, or any other phase
or system of policy. We should appear in the
great tribunal of the world sut jars. and not
as the ward or protege of some powerful guar.
dian. We should be the masters of our own
action, the fashioners of our own policy. |
not borrowers of the policy of higher and |
greater powers.
Our territory is so considerable and 80 well |
and our population and wealth 80
great, that. if achieving our independence
without aid, we could AT once take high
rank, and rapidly rise still higher and higher
among The political powers. To depend upop
foreign assistance to make good our indie
pendence, which is perfectly within our own
competency to achieve, would be to sacrifice
A brilliant future to the present, great and
lpspeakable prospective prosperity, to the
advantage of the present hour.
This lesson cannot be too firmly impressed |
ipon the public mind, and we do not doubt |
hat it would be greatly to the permanent sd |
vantage of the Southern Confederscy If no |
war should break out between Great Britain |
and the North. Let 1t suffice us to know that
The intelligence of Engiand and all Western |
Europe is on our side, and let it nerve our |
armies to victory to feel that milGons of
admiring and sympathizing eyes in Europe
are watching their proceedings.