Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-01
THE NORTH AND The SOUTH.
Yroa The London Times, June I.

Everybody knows ths: the ayore theory under which
the North determined 10 embark 4 war Of such ri.
ganc proportions that there existed strong Union
party 10 the South kept down by terror aud coercion,
and that the the attitude Of the North became
sufficiently menacing aud she pressure che exercised
sufficiently great the Uoion party of the Scuh would
rise and the rebellion would az once be ct end Ample
opportunity has been ofred for the verfcaon of this
opinion, and no single circumstance has appeared TO
Justify 1t. Whatever may be thought Of the active ope
riors OF the South there be doubt whatever Of
the doggeduess and determination Of ts passive resist
ance. Those who can H., escape; those who car.
not submit to what they cannot prevent, but 10
manner unmstaksbly hostile. Success has no
yct,ries 10 New Orleans or Norfolk. The victor Is
r,ceyed with the torch and the nine CoLA lgrstiou
and strew his psth and nothing destructibe lie al
lowed to Tel into his hands Yet the very ss of the
mercantile class cling to the delusion that the Americans
sil only one people, and any government which
should admit the principle that separation between North
and Sou is possible would n!ably perish under the
indignation OF people burning to reorgsnze itsef vn
the old foundation. North and South we are still re
dured TO believe, would uoite under toe old
dag and give vitality TO the national existence which
had been for time, and only for tne unfortunate
" suspended If EOgard differs from this view she Is
actuaed by the bssest malice and the contemplate
JEALOUSY and for such orgsrs OF the E,gsh prefs
presume announce It, words 10 the copous yocabu
luy CT American viuperation powerful enough ade
squatey TO o0ndeRa them.
SO much for American opinion America. It Is
even Worse as regards Epgland. There Is nc denying
the fact that tss country Is regarded a; this by
many Of the mos prominent ana respectable citizens Of
the North with bitterness and unsnimty Of hostility
which past history itse I'D parallel We
are unconscious OF having deserved this feeling bot its
existence lie not the less certain. We understand
and even msks allowances for the rage and hated OF
the South II the military operations Of the North
have been based, as we have shown one misconoep
tion the rebellion Of the South has certainly
based upon another. Toe South, it appears took up
arms trusting 10 cotton than 10 gunpowder.-
The South had induced itself to believe that rather
than lose the material Of ts principal manutsc
ture there no sacrifices OF prGcp.e character
which England was not ready to make The South relied
on cur intervention because they believed IL
in dste and pressing interest intervene, and be
cause they bad formed themselves no idea Of people
with honesty and msgnanimity patience and far-sigh,ed
WISDOM sufficient to iorego the immediate and pressing
interest Of the moment. They hare been deceived liz
their calculation, aud II is not unreasonable that they
should give way to anger sgains. those who have
willingly deceived item by simple conformity TO tb,
path Of duty But Of what has the North 10 compair
We have TO our great and heavy oss to the i'm
psyerishmens oil our revenue, 70 the Gripping Of
mlnuacturug interest," to the grevors and misery
of an innocent and heroic population, maintained be
tween North and South strict and honorable neutral
~.
We acted on motives which, however unintelligble
they may seem In America, perfectly comprehend
bic 10 ourselves We thou Sht IL Unworthy OF treat
rSion allow view Of international law aud the
duties Il involves to be warped and distorted By the
piles ding Of merely material interest Tho fact that
the cotton OF the South very neediu 10 made the
war distressing tu. furnished In view valid
ground for Intervention. Past injuries II We did not
tbrk ft to resent them when the Unou was strong and
united thought below dignity to resent In the
moment Of Ii weakness and adssrsiy. EusaFs security