Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-17
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A coatsm2o,sry concludes tsa5 il L gland shall br
dveu last 20 behalf Of the Confederate
Stat n tie pending Ear it u be in the spirit Of the
hishvayra1 who spares bis victims life that he may
rsesjss a heavy ransom The course Of botb'E1gard
snd Fncs towards the COOfedsrss States in refusing
for period Of nearly year and half to recoguz,
their szis:Eoo Dc fseto Government is SO contrary
to their oEa preesdns and the general practice of ma
tiO1s,-s rsplgBsnt to and iustice,-as
"a en- rs perfectly as % the sp=t and motive With which
they nay be brought length extend to Us eourte
sss a1d rights which they have never withheld SO long
f-,m any people similarly stul;ed. Neither the sense
Of justice nor the emotion Of sympAhy viii bring them
20 cur 5s-bu, the calculation Of interest and the die
tao Of necessity They have chosen to credit the rep
rssRuOEs Of Seward ana Lincoln as to the overthrow
o. the "rsbeioln and the re-opening Of the cotton
trade Tley have been the wiling dupes Of this mpos
t1rs sad, while huggng The dslusioa to their hearts
have been content to lcok With indifference upon the
bloody ruggs Of these States to secure their indepeo
Gsnos lts caring hon Il might result, provided it did
net lessen their supplies Of cotton.
A change seems 20 be coming on. The sUferings Of
Bsd operatives must soon compel reversal Of policy.
Tbs progress Of the var too is convincing the most
unwilling o. the utter impossibnity Of subdung the
souih. Each bAtls each cay OILY Uidens the breach
aid renders the contest more hopeless 20 the North
Wherever he Federal armies have penetrated they hui
~ Usi0n seltinenL Waeneysr :aey leave their water
e0urss, taey NEE. large armies baiore which they are
clmp ID 20 reccds. The sez1e Of ports furnishes OF
thst cotton With whose receipt L gland and France
E.uli Re content The determination Of the Southern
government and people destroy every bae of cotton
U che Coincidence rather than suffer t 10 fall into ths
hands OF the enemy Who 50 srienty desire IT, s found
% be no iel, boast A. Baagtort New Orleans, Baton
Rogue Wherever he enemy has penetrated the oo:ton
hls been eheeruly gwen holocaust the altar OF
liberty. The progress Of the Yankee 'ets Is marked BY
cotton eord cations and thus all i: BE- long tie
invsasSis permitted TO rsmsia within cur borders.
Fully eOmprehea5ing Ibis, $40, England and France
hold out the indueemeRs Of Intervention in &c
hall, SloEing that Southern Independence IS certain q
accomplishment without their aid They DO this, no;
because Of sympathy with TIE Ssuts because they
believe ths Interference necessary 70 secure Southern
independence They know better than this. They are
icauencei oaly b. interest," and si give their inter
Veutoa tie shape beet eAeGa.ed in their judgment
secure q a. end.
j. vii not DO therefore, for to look TO any such
agency a. a means Of good. Intervention may be more
dangerous ttan Yankee armies. We mus; continue to
sely, under Providence, upon our own sIe'tiOus We
must exert the courage the energy, the enterprise, tba
bring success We must pJ'tic0 the iortituie ID
5uraucs d a. down misfortune. We must be wor-
Jdy Of success aad worthy Of freedom, and they vii
aoms.