Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-31
oNDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1862. ,

been waiting to hear these words. The present mome
is pernaps, rather earlier than ary expected b.
already we catch the expected phrase, borne In c e.
dental whispers the Atlantic IL has rund birth
In Wall etrre t stirs gently In is crads and it Is
thGd in unconuoverlibe rags No one yet iarts to
it openly The thousands Of rulturts who iyir up.
on their prey would horribly and attack with
b,aks and claws any who should uiIhont adequate
pcTer interfere with their banquet but still the phrase
l'd a1d It is growing into more potent voiee-"In
ssY or other this must be settled"
I" vhif; wait jus; ninety days, and the r,belien
vii be crushed is still the cry; has for thrice
ninety days. The merchants and bahkes and trading
cssses have waited and what 90 they see They see
the warehouses eppiy tie larger dwelling houses unite
nanted property v4uelsss and trade dying They see
wasteful and corrupt expenditure Of half million
sterling every day ana results except al accelerated
pace towards national insolvency and general rnir. Still
they told TO wait another ninety days. and al will be
will.
The very Joy aud exulation which the "Success,s" Of
the last few weeks have caused In the North STOW how
tile the promoters OF this really expect that
sbsolgts qlest which they promise. hurred sreh
sietoriss aud such iYoads these tn Nothing ttraYd
The eonghsst # country half as large Europe, If
that country be really earnest in its defence. At
therate at which the ia proceeding Il will take
not ninety days. but nintty years 10 erwh this rebel
lion;' and the respective grandsons of General McC,
Ian and General BeauregsTd may least fight the
battle fjr Manassas.
Another iLhu,nial commercial journal Wilmer
Smiths European Times" uses this language:
Whether these gigantic efforts will be crowned with
success or end 10 failure, short time must determine
Tae struggle is abou, to baein 10 earnest and must
terminate between March sud May. We enter this day
the fsst Of these month";, aud the mex. lew weeks
will be tie most important in the history Of the Uaed
States that have occurred since the States wrested their
independence irtm the grasp Of George the Third
Washngtons great experiment, which has worked such
extraordinary reeuts during the last three.qlarters OF
century, will have 10 pass In the next ninety day,
through the severest ordeal p which it has been
subjected II the North subjugate the South in
this brief Ine Which is rery uni,kty IL is almost
reilly certain hat The BRcpsGn Porsrs siH stsp ~ and
propose terms and ia mercy 10 all par!ieS-to s fam.
i,hing operatives Of England aud France neil 10
tis esabdtdnts Hsselvss Tie act Vi b. real humanity
Thus it would seem evident that q iutier grace Of 80
days only had been accorded Ylnkeedom by EagIapd
Should England however fasify this implied promise CT
acton the influence of the continent might be invoked
to heJ into acop under dread Of losing adsla
ges accorded 10 others. SIS cious statesmarI hip
could readily those JEALOUS es ever dormsnt and
easily awakened and under that pressure even she could
not b, quisscen Much has already been accomplished
bu. much more yet remains to be done on the broad
theatre Of Earopsan PoitcL Withou. making entan;-
ling alliances King Cotton With tn, Youag Princes Rec
and Tobacco clabIed with that poIeatate Free Trsdc
could work ucuder abroad, ard Oosfedcracy
TO bO viewed with eyes of favor II not Of ction, PUT
tog bed ia the mouths Of tho gauat operatives who
nov mediate revolutions 10 all the manufacturing towns
Of EHLlind and the continent.
5These views and opinions may not be popular, for
pride ard passion sometimes will transport generous
ADD impulsive people Ike ours beyond the bounds Of
prudence and calm reason.
Bet in s.irs Of State, where the welfare and the fate
Of Unborn millions depsnd on the wisdom Of the
adopted tho t'uth should be eiccd By full aud free
interchange Of opnion-since every citizen Of the Con-
fedoTa.e States now stands the same footing, and,
unless ready to be traitor must take his ehare
of the common peril and the common sacrifoes which
attend the march Of the most successful RevOlu
ton. y.
R'chmond March 2s.h, 1862