The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-06
Subjugatton an Impossibility

From an AIi* - .rfl Il III t2e h:.ie "a STATE
Journal, of Saturday LAST, We copy the fellow
itHs
TOO ta,l Of New c-iaan. aas rot as.oa!shed
us, but 1T hangs heavily and sadly on our al
mos dro JpiDg spi Its. It cas il a cted q stua-
ming bow tie ContsGerecy, who's luss
IS doub!y distressing ~ the contemplation oi
me ensmy's gain. T. was Distinguished
through " the world fer its rnarss ami lis
&C nmsIcs The ships o; every ,yiizad Ia
,t>u In the world had rode in lis nar nors and
traded at its wharys' t. every European
scnocs boy rs name is 4 familiar term, while
IL Tho exchanges OF The Eastern cCnttrsat il
is known as the cry whence mauy CT Il cir
merchant princes have derived their v.st ior.
tunes. AS IL this ccuutry. so all over the
world, its fail, as it bs omss AZ ogn, will b,
productive OF dsap r,gset or great ] y as il
ialts IN the ears OF the friends u foes of tie
.iouthern Confeder oy- As we had ney.r
icoKst abroad for saCc0r, nor expected u re-
coEail den is an inds pen der power, by any
OF the Europeen states or Ri gdoms, until,
by patent endurance and tns pTOWess uf our
own arms ve had proved ourselves wcrtby
of tie independence We have asserted, AID
conquered L., !he news CanEos,in cur op,ni N,
aHeet US as adversely iii that quarter. The
aa,ions Of Europe had long aGo resolved 10
oe n.;!Garent specta ors of our bloody slrug
pie, nd IN erefore We can afford TO rag -Td
with indifference any en-ct which the news
may produce On thoir miads.
But not so with regard to the results upon
ourselves and the holy cause IN which W..
have resoived to conquer or die. Those re
sniis II beeomss Us to compute with probable
accuracy and meet vi ur1Inchinx toTiituds.
It wiil lead to new and serious complications
which none bu. g ant mil ds and hears of
gteel IA inae- Gpd dlsentansle. Ths enemy
gets control OF the great ID. M.ssissippi valley
aud 0t :bc pavixatlnn OF that river. Mis-is-
81. pi L. Jui5ihDa and TexsS, I'D whatever of
missouri YVES worth claiming, are out Il ire IN
the ether states The snppIss CT provieuns
and wool Hhiclt we we been receiving Il, m
Texas are cut CT and anew base of OfoIe.aaons,
81 TaI y a z II n ~ y ts.Ca hos lnlr
cd 70 tbs enemy These are lie immeGts q
results OF the d. sistrions iail of New Orleans
Its rrmpte consequences a yet IL the womb
Of tuturtty, aud must be ieft 20 take care of
themselves, undar the guidaucs of Heaven,
and The instrumeptaiity of those whose daty
X !s 70 provide against theIl. But every Pic
sufe mas Its iiEhts, lis shades and Is shadows !;
ana ne darkest q ~ has is SUI n ne Eye. v
own taken and every nattle lest, darkens the
p:cturs, sind in the nature u thIags, tends to
multiply mcnlties ana 20 extend the field OF
firing and biocd through wni~h we ava TO
pas lp the teIi Of New Ur1ea rs, We can see
no positive or negative good, however remote
which can losslbiy accrue TO the t.cn nfsderacy
anc IL would be- al Idle fancy whjca would
fleet 70 derive consolation from the fact, tha
the enemy's forces are weakened ic ether
quarters. Uy the fo,ce which tre required to
my and garrisln IT, lrus every town
Idp ured by ihe enemy requires a fOrce TO gar.
ri ca IT but T. corresponding force must b
xept by as III order TO keep the enemy withix
pr per limits.
But looking O. the darkest side which the
picture can possibly present, does 1t aRord
any prst-xt to tes, air of the Copfederscy /,
Was the successful defence Of New Orleans s
essential to the safety Of the Republic or the
ultimate triumph Of our erms, BY no means.
1t may Increase our ciMoultiee, deDRsrs eE
prlvGtioEs; IL may lead to the aaerinc, of
more Of our noble CONS ON the blasting affairs
CT CUR country; bat " hat are ali these in visw
which the cas-. p, esentss ''Hutj aga lion is an
i'm Jss ni(ity " Let these words be cutip
letters OF bEass and nailed on the lin tells and
door posts OF every mans house in the land.
between honor and dishouor, liberty and
slavery, life and death, freemen will acrept
no alternative. Our houses may he piIlaged
ard gwen to the fames, our pro peryy may be
wres cd from us by moos ofthieves ind bsncs
OK rumln but our hCuOr and the rights II
:reemen can never be lost, but will survive
all our suffsrlngs.
In the tall OF New Orleans we yet perceive
one biessirg, II offers q Aew incentive to q
Yes wilder elC herCef resistance than We
have yet N ade TO TIE Zoe. We must uHi 20 our
energies, From the seaboard to the centre,
from the centre 20 he mountains. from every
hill and valley, from the point Of Oape Hem
~ to the mouth Of the Rio Qrande We mus,
all assemble, take counsel Of each other, ard
determine, by the honor Of freemen, by the
valor OF soldiers, by the blood Of our sons al
rsady slain ,aEd the ch hastity OF our daughters
already violated. that We Will achieve our
Independence.
'SubJugatiOn il en- impossibiiity Every
true son CT tne South can rejoice In the
thought. lie appreciates the sentiment and
aetssis III. traitor whose base mind cannot
gresp its bseu'y He kneels devoutiy a. the
tree Of Liberty wa:ered by his f@ther's brood,
smiles al the drawn dagger OF the tyraut and
defe- its po mt, an1 pours out the holy fen,i.
msnt, .sG bJ36ailoa 10 an impOSsib. lily" l..
II mis- abiding, ruling thought Town after
town, city after city may fail; fields may bs
'ost and armies routsd, but he rememb bers his
motives are holy, his cause just, his arm
strong; and looking up TO and relying On
juss Goa, lie sin believes that 'subluxatlon IS
10 tmpossl lbtIty.'