Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-12
VIVA, tn. BloeIadc la. done for US.

Osing, a. The Charleston Csurisr says, to the delusive
dreams OF peace, and the application OF mach Of the tai.
eats and enterprise Of the couet-y to tIiordol and
greedy .pe. %ulaiou, the blockade has no. d7ae as much
a. il ought 10 are done ia d developing, add diVers.fyinc
and eK erdiug our resources. Taere hAs bsea in many
cases, also, a gross Ignorance or neglect on the part q
oaiciAls, whose Gu'hOsi'y aud 'dIrts could, and should,
have est,bl shed many branches Of enterprise, WbieL'
houeSer necessary and u imAaly ptfael;, viii Lot se
CONNER sd by private CnJrss wiihou! some guIrlntC .
With al these dRsbIeks, musi has teen doae to e.
courage .be l,e!i gent aud earnest friends OF Southern
Industry aud rs,urces. We have suffered il many
things. no: BECAUSE We could not supply ourselves, b1
b eause 10 -oali 10. take the Necessary sep5 pending
: b.ocE.de whose eOailuAaCe We regarded as very IN.
certain
Fcom he admirable snd comprehensive letter Of Com
N,ury 10 h : distinguished friend and compeer in science,
Admiral 81 z-oy, K n, Ne extract the following:
The recognition By Frauc, and Z gland OF Lincoln's
paper blCCkaie has by no means proved an uhmitigAted
eyl 20 Us. When peace oones, your manufacturers.
your merchants and your ship owners will feel the I'll cs
4 The coure Of your Govern ment with regard TO that
blockade vrf ssnsibly, and IN more Ways than oae. /
sA' forced " iHto many bra iehes Of industry, into
WhioN, but for that blockade, We should have never ell
tered for, instead o! Produ,ilg The Artcss ourselves,
ue should paVe depended upon you und other iCrsign
countries for them.
When YOU ACKNOWLEDGED the blockade, aud warned
your vessels not 10 SiIlIS i We uers sadly in want Of
powder aud A-ms Nov Ne have excel u, powder mills
OF our o~u, AID two hle Sfmo,ies in full blast. They
luEn out muiseis. uh @ sabres, 81, rap dly, Of h1e
llAiy, AID - last a. SG want ibcT. Our last order, for
VIM from abroad base ~ N probability already gone
lorElrt.
s, TOO, -ith ron. Tie Sas iourd no more than a
lllt drz o t-TGs-cr ia at ~ tho whole OJDfrderacy,
~ d mO,G OF tlCsi h,vs usea Destroyed By the enemy
Bat tba Gsye.uuga, "a 2 Teu tuch encouragement 10
- lrjn uen tet reS macs have been opened ID other
pr;s Of ibs Coutd reg, and iurlscss eIouga arc 81
ra'y ID, or IN the co-rso OF erection, no; only TO sup
gly te ~Au 8 Of tie q .vsrnment bl: to satisfy the raj
roals AID tho people generally With cast and wrought
ron.
No. msks your own calculations, snd Vcu will see
sa.t Il SilhIn thirty DAYS a, iarthsst after this latter is cue
- you uo,ice DO not given 20 your IN 'rchSn's 10 get ready
th-ir cotton al ip-. ministers will have decsBed another
hard time for op 'ra'iye-, for n inchester WI be DOOM sd
TO q sSc0nd winner Wihout cotton
We planted lat Ni"ter not msrh than 0nB fourth the
usual 6rpadth OF lud ia cotton. Our gu plus hbor is
directed 10 bield-tufs and proVniOn'. We grow tie
dues. OF SasS'. The d Wr from it usually commands in
mas tquaIOrt4l mATke 5 a dollar the barrel more than
-four frUn Northern gram.
Ths tins last year It VA the cry ct the North THAT
they would stArVs ~ out Taoss sho joined 10 1t knew
but little Of the rs1uTcee Of our Sunny South" or OF
the energy Of our people.
Thanks for the homage paid by the GIet Powers to
the Lincoln Government aud his paper blockade. We
no4 haze enough and 70 spare. IL is highly gratifying
to or young pride a. nation TO fad iE this practical
uSy DO. rich aud diverse are cur resources, aud hos
~iuuepand Mt OF the rest Of the world We may be II neces-
sity 50 require.