The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-12
E6LIsH UPIEICE.
from the London e.s!ar6, March IA


It would seem that the Confederate states
are much more closely biockaded by land
than by sea. They can import arms; thsJ
could II they would export cotton ard tobac-
co. But that which used to ccms % a. over
land, through the United States posi- cfi ID,
has LOT yet found @ safa cka1uoi fer i,ssli -
Letters aDd newspapers sesm but rtrely 70
rau thS blockade, and We arc LETT with c3n-
Iar-iivsiy little Information liz TO the conoi-
tion Of Southern affairs. What WIS 1eceiTe
throy Oh the North is SO untruthful end
- wiilf3lly perverted az TO be VICES than
mono. Strict precautions have been taken to
prevent unpleasant truths iTom reaching
the ears Of the northern reSpie or Of Ior-
eign readers OF northern nswspaps rs
Nothing can be published by these ore ms
without the permission Of hT. Seward, who
has caused IN Hilary possession to bs taken OF
the various lines OF telegraph, and hiss made
use Of very effective means OF terrorism *
clusion frcm the mails, pro seen lions ;,sfore
ssrviie tribunals, Eno the seventies ~ cIuc
law, Ia order to check the publication. o. sny
obnoxious IeTorts which tbs editors -cav rs
cetve through sucl channel. Is cannot he
closed IN similar manner. Consequently tie
Northern press hes e n nop3ly OF f.!sehcSd.
and the independent journals ere wholly
stopp.d from contradiction. We may not,
therefore, place Lac less reliance OK any s:;ta.
ment relative lc tee situation OF tie :'Ju.
fsderate States, ihe policy OF their .fovcIu-
mept or the feeling IS of their people, which
rest on the authority OF the Northern joh1-
nails or the pariizans OF the Federal Govern
ment In this country. Tae utmcs. pains ara
taken, first, to preclude them from snow wing
the truth; aI6, secondly, 10 deter fhen, from
speaking II On ths other haad Va receive
very little intelligence direct from ths South,
but what we do r:esive seem. 10 be thorough.
ly Trustworthy. The exigeIcies o. tie stru.-
gle had a eobering feet upon the journals aud
statesmen o. ties Don fe0sracy,'s they are
too hard Ut work and too much In earnest for
f1isehood and br0ggadocio.
And, moreover, they do lot write or sneak
1.r ar eulience like That to which Mr. Seward
and tho New York Herald or Tribune address,
themsslves Their appeal is to m 81 OF prop
csnss and guarding tho des.inies OF their feI.
loW.citiSenc; not 70 the alien rsbble Of New
York or the fauRtical aeolitioniess Of b ya.on.
There has always been arar1arkable difference
between the political systems OF the two e.c.
tioI Of the late UE tor; the n ions OF n,,h
have been absolutely democratic, but the
Northern democracy has been governed by
10 tail, the southern cy its head lie
senators CT The North generally, lis rep.
ressntatives almost invariably nays been
demagogues, intrfE uers, or melodies: those
OF the kou.h have been more .c,ousnt.
II ststssmen and gentlemen. The same
esWtidered men who administer .he 0oyerr:.
mont OF washington are Obliged to conet:ts.a
and manage as best they can, by fal snhOad.
natseIy. In intimidation, or cajo.ery, T. Ucr gress
u Vtstfy mel, !Ar. DAVIS is SURROUNDED bv ira
elite OF the Intelligence art s,a-rsnan.hjp Of
the Sonth, 10 nOIr hs can end INNS. snnak
the truth. without supocsiEg him 10 o. an
oonester man man Dr. Lincein, or an eblsr
man than Mr.. Stanton, 1t Is onife clear Thai
far higher value artscnes to hts ass ertioes
and TO his Language iban ,heirs VIVA. they
may ssy signifies little; it IL sloaen TO BUNK
an We sEow that 1t affords no renl proof
either OF wha. they have done or what they
mean to do. @r. Davise tone, as we'll az his
position, offer atoie1abie guarantee for lae
sspcszi'y ana sarnssrness Of his meaning.
The standard then eulogiz,s the rssoIuts tone
JeR. Davies message, and concludes thus
"Ths Nort1erners have shown themselves
~ incapable OF boaring success as Of enduring
advsfsity. Their triumph at Fort UonesoG
nas mace them rad with vain .ory We
osneve. with some Of tina best Informed and
most thoughtful OF these whose sersonai ip
toIesn are deeply involved. that The h ope Of
Pslcsie for the present, us reln .e and doubt.
nj ~ ever"