Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-14
Cur Inter .asIonsI STATUE.


roys.a rse,-a.a5u has fon tie Commencement OF the
va looasd uv-loH il sp2ar5lt proximity, now in IL
tfai.e renotsasss before the eyes of the Southern
oo,ls. Uaiu5 importance attributed to is il Hn
sucs apoa our situation originally and this was natural
Il ex,r-s-S.ei by n, eonanua strain ct expectancy
with Which hoe vas KEEP. alive. Ulder the inspiring
oYcs Of the brilliant successes Which Illustrated the
a,s clnpasa, il vas though: that our claims to sdnil
soa in the assembly of nations we're Individually clear
Tas principles o. International Iss, the precedents OF
Is C,y the requisites Of blockade, and sie declarations
os he Congress Ct Paris we're ls4raedly discussed, aod
rsccgl,a pronounced as certain within brief sPice,
not less from ire oatss of iater,s: than the uO-iaoas
o. lsiss. slch 49, the alno universal ceiling 10 tie
err an5 siasq.-y vcJs2sroa, days Of the War. Nor
Cla 10 Slu;a D, charged W.sh peculiar folly in these
.x7s,.saonL Wills - were fIl OF sanguiae hope,
our enemies we're loSkag forVlfi TO the sans e'7su1,
lul ion VII sg9l1sg Oar, tbnly ye.d BY bus'e.ing
oslvs5o.
Tas progress Of she va temporarily sll,ysd tie aP?Tc.
hsnas Of tie ols p,Fy and js9sLed the hops Oft
1s,- s1,cr-s elasi he North 20 pusr.!e AMI vair-
g5si1as eKszs TIE gloom OF dcfsstaRl .ho ra;'eFiag
o.a e11,rased tlo h5.zll Of ts2 Soul, a2i bounded
isv.7- c1sI7 20 IN iup,adls assaults Of tie ter
pest F5sa lms u-th1g more US aelr3 C. i-tervsni.a
Elr,g, vas sn1 ea..r'ly blo.,d CO: Of tee usP, SO
- a. the Sub Vas e1ncsraei. g yh9la energies
we're e1-csrs. "a On tie work lnne3iI.sy before it.
8l.7. s1,s,-5 r1Elried ia v-,os aud po-seyer2ro' -
qas s.cai,7. Jssp.ss ree,a, bu: partial revere ia
more 7,r6r Ea- g; s1y previoVs period Tho cues iol
" rsc0y1,i5l li.u.4.iy Asses ssia il tbs hear Of
property.
TIE solgl c7aaof s,ass ei the people has been act
cnzl.--liy G.t a. -bl. they soasi le: uare'so'Noe
dsay, g. .7c.r- O., O. wa tAey deem a. gats1isos
Iiy e AID a. .1 1-515ESs reasons by which It e de-
funded. To Oh. lalss, a,'s'S uli1n.isr With h' tor
tlo-s policy o. d. y sa.eInsu, or .hs sable eonsd'
ersi,1l uhel s-v-sl thsir ASTON, eighteen months O.
q s,ub5osn E1-' rsvcss-s 6oras Si'h uash aksn con
s1.cy ard br.al1. victories molly Won, no: ~
g.. sc.c-y ps2-f Of ;As ".0,cs and cons,lncy' d.
ral1i-d IS t5e r,gl ses % acknowledgment OF nds-
n,ldsl. existence. Toe sA,ssall and political seoao
~. 3 5swlIsrcd failure Of calculations WAoss
-rFa-y he 90 eo=G is,Iy rel G-tsoa fills 20 As-e-'
10 supremacy. i:h oonu,rcL iaeres., abslrsc
rl,s, saYs yet c1sl-csd our clAinI Aal produced
cogli-ol and l. .,gslioa.
I nav De that on, oHa inpliea,e has led u to anti
sPls 100 speedy operation Of thu causes ~hieh We
s17po'ed we're to Determine the action Of Fo''ig1 Gov
ernmaas Ia. our eosnsTe'Al imposAaes TO the
world both proiu'srs a1i oon1unsrs is gteai Is ur
5s-iAhs. To- e'u7llat' @! distress bon II ghEd
AID France sus 'Hy a.tss: the fIo.. Oar error vas
Ga lysrra51g importance gsA IS it uad1lS'edY il,
al 10 leaving o., o, view al ohss coasisr ons. Il
Was c9npAAtv,y easy % eonpu.s value In the
zssciL sys,en OF the world bu, more diasuls 60
ilg caisy 5sJoli the splers o. or Interests to
s.Jr Tor the aciol OF a. sssgces All yet, 10
F,ss az az, c1lc1siol l. Vas esss1tAL To omit II
vas 81 II 10 uJs.'g cA'oGlA.oa Of combined forces
The palJsog Ass drop from thl ealcullt al
noe Of disturbing cures hs rss5A1e, Of Jhe air the
action o! tris.ol sni the iDpeT.Ceaoa Of machinery
Ousl0ns o. th.s SOFT have giv.u rs to unsaErAa,cd
eG2ssai)as, t1s dist72oa.u3lt Of which produced
eEssss OF dis EUI. B,sSuss resus are not imme1i,e
Ne ara ap, conclude that causes are imperative TIE
partial operator o! eIu1.erAsng nalencss though Il
nay pospoas tAo result desire, BY means proves
tie Eor.hsssasss # our reasoning. Toe laws AID
e,siias Of commerce lIsy a. /, may appear to cur
iupAdence, are s,ssdlJ working in cur favor.
Political reSsoas 10, aid sylial, intervention in our
favor are even more e9nprol ed than commercial NJ.
marcus a1d c1gs-; stslnsa.s seem 20 ldss,s them
selves El;opsaH PJseTs in f4y0r OF such a step
Natural j,4oasy Of raFiily growing country that
threatens il short time to overs5Gdo~ thu whole world
U1os, maritime resourc e5nAiaei ,hs germ Of a uAyy
capabilities eniuei her With gigantic strength must
hN7e rendered The polt,.las of Europe anxious fer
vision Of shs United A'es, aad the esatIslmea. Of
balance Of poser this Cot neat. Thus nigh. they
nIataa their prcu position arbiers Of tho dos.ins
q tssWorj. Th-s to, nigh, E Isa.d and France OK
81 over the American tAs oo5;ro exercised BY
ID a il oher paris Of tie SoFiL T5sy colld elu.ch
tas rich Commercial ptzl promised BY Ire p,ospec: OF
in:sr-ocsanic e3Emlai,zgion oy cInsl through ttc
lrlnua They might anticipate Ihs settlement. If new
onies, tie rsi1vsoraiou ti regions oclliiac under
10 ilertuess Of tisi- ,o ps.slJrg AID tls renewal
Of t,e mlrvels o. E,s: I1ala cocqles. Im2,rflism !
an sris;ocracy seemed slko Interested il striking
h.1r =: tbs Bed RsPu0uelasu embodied in the ass,H /
a-t this contest acd in nippng il tho bul those IL
Q 8 which "are With 50 much difficulty overcome in /
p.
Tlsss reasons, thsugl obvious aud powerful, have
u. proved cO1cludSs II tho Intricate combinations |
II ice p7l,ica az Ct ls conusrcal world CO a,,irG
t5rrs impede and tve-s the nsrcS Of events, Inerns
s9lsi compues,ons toe critical coadJioq Of European
al ira tie lear OF ditln: war, and pafhsys, o,hsr
sscrs rasol5 have tilsTO restrained any sc ion o. tie
&c c. Psshsgs wisa refinement OF fences, be-
4.-1g to cold tiJ0dsd policy, they may consider lie /
H'1ss. ts-ta sl 10 then By the eI acsion Of both
b., s2-'rs Tasy nay believe lbe bsu,f 3 to accrue to
illr issn raa1a as b'Gg lr, aiy secure. without
ia1 COT o. r'sE Of i1re;t,rssce and await favorable
Moment for zscl-i7g some sigosl advantage
WlassTer p's.''l Bsr. .h5y msy derive from cen.
ha1a1es o. the war Hue, however be more than o3,n-
tsr6aalc5d By tie rj r.5g / e.ed upon conmero -
Tls poser Ehch feel these e,.ui;ies most severely
TaPorei a. being the lsas, disposed to intervene The
~ 70 her Ssndro Is BY macy, supposed to be the hOle
o. being able TO alG slbs.ituts for American cctoI
To accomplish this o C. WOuld however, uadsr the
H.os fAV0rabls eircums1acs5 demand several ysars-
shs cannot count upoa . var Of Iuoh daraslon. and