Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-01
~ay AMERICAN oU ssrIoN VIEWS OF THE ENG
Ugh PRES

nv one OF ifs mos. eKQerichcc1 lealeis'r hV'u '~'
IN Monday evening gave the war just ndey Gays 70
, bcuo exactly the estimate Of Mr. w. Seward, AID,
siboush the end Anticipated by his L)tdsap was not
thsl Concentrated By tbs Federal MiOirtar, the Two
Statesmen appear any rate agreed in Their measure
meu of the struggle Yet there Is certainly nothng on
the face OF events TO sustain this concluon. Tbs ere
cess ct For. Donelson grea. success, no doubt
All those prioaers ali those guns, and all those trophies
of war wou!i have constituted genuine cory In any
caupgn and the prosp oreIed to tbs coLqu roIs was
osrhaos more imoOrtan. ttl But the ee!ua result
cannot b, presumed, exSsp. BY ONE incredible
cons. q FENCES TO sfr CT tas fortunes OF tho var
Evrn Il Tennessee were recoveie for the Uliol-Whcn
IA nos vet dona-Tennesses Ia but si95li STATE, and
nos ono OF the States originally seeding l. Is s4u uh
certain whsther the victorious army Of tie Federas
pot be met Oy General BeAutegrt VITA fJroe sLhc ell
20 test heir proves over again, and, eVen IL B.aure
card should be beasn there would be miry nors such
couauests % follow and many another trial 10 be ua1o
of thu uncertain les Of Be renemoeed that the
No rberu States Rave 800 600 the S)nthtrA .. as
400 600 moa 10 arms, aud that the cont. t beI"e-a
rhsss enormous hcss Il waRcd along oltier OF s'he
thoussni miles in extent What the gain oil sia-
gs bauls or the SUCCESS Of single army import to the
dsstines of a cause thus maintained, II iis Supporters,
yasthsr on oao aide tho other are resolved 70 held
Gu, 70 the ass Ii happrs to, II thi strange coz
t.s that there il one position the loss oil which w0uC
o. OF decisive importance. TIE Uoaiede:ateI couic
have taken Washington after the battle OF Balls
Bua baL Dobol supposts tina. the clpure eyon OF the
Fed r csp al itself uoUll have terminated the war
&c Noriheruers would have Tough: on as befose-pr
hlp Indeed, with greater obaln ICY than overland ne
S3utherntrs may fight o. # they are 10 resolved a;r
the c.pure not otly OF Fort Donels1n, but Of Siys
nab or New Orleans. The ocly question IL, whether
toey will be so resolved or uhetnCr the Notd Gao Zoe
nniIats Ihem into Submission, OF persuade them into
,ceo able rms OF sevar4doa. The Federals beyond
DOUBT are "a MI & gFouad-Lo, sGffci, nty 70 make
tpcbe reconstruction Of the UsJu probable, bat quite
slRceu,y 10 give them advantage IN n'g AtiDg for
~ auicabe partition. Tos was evidently the pArfieu
,r end Of the rhish Lord Russell had in ys~, aus
tis expectation would be very Datur,l TO entertain
Ne coili suppose thA eshtr 10Th oi tho begerents
o. an soHe~ust lee, tban they say
A. tlis co julc.uFe receive the Address, OF Pfes-
n; DAVIS 70 constituents Who have ls established
ps la lneut Instead Of provisional government ioF
hs o r. cd rate S;ates Bnd elected their chief for gI
ara 81 cies. II tbis document 40 70 be GccrP;ed
expression OF pG0c feAiiag, Il i5 certain oar read
us ~! O.; G .:scgra, t'.-s the vsr S not DC terU
mated by tie submission OF &c Seeedefs Tee O'ntd
e.., PusJout s.y ht1 LBst IS new, but be capt.
uAtss Tho grievances Of the Souh-their su'rcc,'oL
aalas. she tJraH1y Of al uub'idied msjori y--,he
mo-; 0dipul form OF dsp1isn;' thei: tf rts IN toe
.tuyge their past YictUe aad their recent daserf.-
yu ns add Tin the heart OF people res lived 20 b.
es ;tsso disasters tend DO: stimulate 10 Increased re
ss'ance II this L really the spiri. in which resent
,yeau arc accepted 6y 49, &o-tA many three mouths
Gust pass before peace can DO hede pp any terms on
.,,e II COMPROMISE On sues c1ed.io1s in short the
North can never win. Bus Can Pres,dant Davis court
% the support which he thus bespeaksy Afe his con
usnts ali Slcsdtrs at leagt and rso!7ct at all htz'
I'd. 20 asisye their ladspsndencei We c'nno. conf.
asay ssy bgI by the ordinary rules Of Political rea.
i,an- y iould be iel t. answer 10 tho affirmative.
a tus 8. the Su hsraers nq~ tor tie frat hnie
ti,d by reyersss which wCuii have SevI bcTne per
ps With greater fJrtitas than =: the beginning u toe
z.r, when such trial ms hAy5 been naturally an lei
oted IL Is trua also, that the p,esencs Of large
Mr. hsro force On the irouer OF the South may be &c
means af sgokng an eKEre ion OF Uaoaist opinions Il
the Secsius States and snon W. Oostrie ihe exaaot
binary corGi sb5a toe iugesoh Of tennessee mas
produ,ed IN soc North sh9Ui be jas.h ID perhaps
!, e1pssti1g sone cotreGpor5ag .ssFsson on che par
f III. South. Ii edo attaches such ass Pia4pe
,aporance to the capture OF pscy!nc.A ort Shy not
,he o,.esg II the Sor.heraers ihinS this econ dsei
ys Of the ar why may g5- Sout eraeTS SHARE tes be-
aeiY
To ttzss questions reP'y h-. nothing hitherto ti5
nibs IL ae yrcSsasc ~ the to=it j5FStes eau lead
"a TO guypec. them ess Of rreieu'n iLcon'tATcJ, or
p1hc / di,cOrj o. tho csut.aIy TIER upsn'riF and
.e,tnios:inu have Sisay5 0esl FsmSFsayly eynoed-
a have observed on former occasions shat, WheF-a-
taoutadoas OF ttsssons, sympathy VITA 'reoe 8 ane
southern psocYiiive Ee-era!y were current through
a Inc n d,Fa States no hut OF Northern fee!i;g
-c,ehed ., l.om taa Sau.h TIE Fs3cras ssfs
fom traitors IL thsis camps where the Co5ieierAtes
appeared always Esee IT.sads. TIE expeditions D
IL Ftdsrsls failed uniformly IA discovering any 10 al
isI" any pqlt OF DedtGeEH Eoi, hoa Nien
"a c. apoa the cIeI.ioLg rhish hagc bnel re-
gIfed before the nine millions OF OobsedeTites could
l.y, confronted a. they have done the tsonty mi0
o. deraI for tea months together !: is Impossible 10
i.uJt a. 10 S1uheTlGrs have been Tealy 10 earBts
A. % tbs Ci.e. c. The clmplsa aud ia events, II =
7rar's 6syee and not i-s.2doCs warfare Should have
b,aYyhi the Sau't 70 da9t5 reconciliation si.l the
nth tho pheaomouor vi ha Bso.t sscprising one
NeysrtheIass though reason would fortii u %
poet ehsr tho y0ua:ArY suamioa CT violent gu Ilk-
i3l al the SSu.h, -; tn serninalol OF The war oy
.s asthol OF cOn0romiSe, msy 2, s3by De \. hand,
ns die ,,syp, successes OF the FdsJss may facilitate
l6sc,R,i.iou nos Cuy By 70 establishing the military
teaats,ion O. &c Slsb tu, by Hmsing 70 more az
cslra5e proportions me me- OF South. Il the Gov
ernneE OF WGslin on oOUi SECURE ne Bo'der sAtes,
Il might resolve to l.. the Gut States 80, rather than
uronnr - pro iglus c0s Ssr ~hici, gu the 6ss.
OF sunnasi,iorf coul o. J. cHi in Ito Iuino19 oceuas
ton ofA lie territory. l!rcs, "a We knov, 81,
900 Psdefa tooos 10 hol 10: ptJy sac OF Mary
you'll aks Nc we're told FEDERAL al'hoT,iy, 300
600 20 rave .uu kT, snd il Tennessee, rsiuI, ID
Ass91r are 70 be Rsrrsoaed on ini az scae ana inc
al State 70 be INVADED snd occupied si.er".Tds,
hog IRE suci Obligations to be sdpp)rt1dy POSSIBLY,
tssrsicrs the de a leaders, IN Ibe m,cs! Of t.r
reo'v ug' are thinking c! 4 .4sOr5be negotiation W
do GO- protest 10 bavs 6i5coE,red any sucl desgn In
Ib' rspsr wh c. reach "a a7i |Aiol speak o. nohine
out uubauad ID and Almost irrational colf ietcl 10 eon-
eauous coy. Bat, as eat llous cory sel Wonli
biiug no y;sciod success except by rus voun az re-
turn Of The Sea INTO the bonds Of tue Uiioc as thia
return fem oil re iulCr. is utterly Improbable,
aud az he aterns.v lhIi oil military o'cu2tlol cll
sk,rpy be said 10 represent possibility d, but issst
age % h;rk ,h,I some Of tie W.sis: amOug the Mar h.
,rn,s, nus. haye eonor plated iegoi,tOa and stp,rt
ion as sousi 70 b5 uiti ely Plfstei Tpat eodsae
"a, a pufsued nov wit1 s6g tu;Gg wh!ca could had
l. havs br-u sot Up ted tS) months Hg', ADD II ire
victory A. FJrt DJlel-Da sa93d have depcsed one oil
tae ,IH.efens "a Dn3t,sCa, 90 tle other 20
s7no sb tsmeoi of demand IL uy sefssin'y lead 10
fye,dy terni lali0n Of the "a.
o.. xcLMLAEs AEHT --irs o2hU1sD1R' AsD Ps'sPzcts
IrJn 90, ldCI Tines, ApriI5
Toe FsdsraIs arS nis,ug their gay down T. 9
Mslsiyp. jls, az t9cs making moursions foG lhs
c,,s and tae doubtful attack hear Of near Memphis
Que 10 Viii n az dl ,Icir naval lugrem ey aud iteir
rlp,E.or rosourcJs give then risJ 10 victory The
as nee !cd sia.Dry, hoTavT sacks IA rAt5er by rs
lJe div IL u ~ is magnitude Walls "a boar o. o.
er .eses !, d;sau STATS IL ss'ms thai h pAA been
n a. .s,,V 20 r, =, a. s'tsea aud - defeat GA edes