The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-31
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b very careful whakswe Dc, Isst ~ commit
soms oct displsasingsto the Yankees. They
would shape the whole conduct of the war
and policy Of the Govlsnmsnt a. il we were
on trial for good behayiof before mankind at
large, and before thesYnkee public in par
tieular We must remain passively defensive
insvefy form and msnner; wsmust oppose sthe
mere vis incrtie Of our Goveznnsnt and army
to The assaults Of the ensmy; We must eafe-
fully avoid i.juring The Yankees too much,
lest they got mad and bseome too exaspsratsd
70 make peace. The whole thought of this
nom combatant party, who are the csnsors
Of oar public eouncils, b sa lss ~ = .jttsss
snything effective AID decisive; how to fight
the United States without damaging their in
terests or wounding their pride how to keep
open the chance Of peace and reeoncilia-
ton, while continuing the pretense Of war.
To carry ont thsir principles, il engaged in .
personal collision, they would forbear to
strike their adversary first, and would always
wait till he delivered his blow; they would
then return it, and confne themselves to q
strict retort Of his licks. They would note
exactly how often, and when, and how hard,
thsy had been struck, and reply, tit for tas, in
the same identical measure. It is not allcwa-
BILE, according to their view, to injure Or
weaken the enemy except in some mode in
which he has already injured and weakened
as. If the enemy pulls our nose, then, and
not till then, we may resent his insult; but we
must only do it by pulling his nose in return.
II he knocks US down, we may then legally,
and with the approbation Of the civilized
world, knock him down too, if we be not dis.
abled from doing Co. But, after he had
twitched our nose, or spit in our face, it would
be an unheard of enornity, if we should let
fly at him with the left, a la Heenan, and
foor him.
England, thus has subjugated for mere en-
pire hundred millions of people; Russia
Austria, and Prussia, who conquered and par. .
titioned Poland; Spain, who utterly destroyed
two civilized nations; and France, who made
war against the world-would say we had
done wrong If we struck our enemy except
in retort; and even Lincoln and Seward would
denounce US a. savages. $50
Because the Congress Of the United States
has as yet passed no general bill of confisca-
ton, therefore, it is insisted by this class Of
legislative warriors that we should pass none
either; even though, as is the case, the North.
ern Executive and army have been engaged
for more than year in the work Of actual
confscation. That, however, is denied to be
legislative confscation, and therefore, it 10
maintained, we must not reply with legisla
tive confscation. And this is their argument
when the enemy is invading as with an army
Of ak hundred thousand msn. and . navy -
three hundred ships!
All history shows the error Of such course
on the part Of q Government engaged in war.
From the time that Scipio carried the war
into Africa, aggressive measures bave been
shown to be the best for defence. II the Con-
federate flag were flying upon the City Hall
OF New York, our chance to make good and
honorable peace would be much better than
II the flag Of the United States were waving
over the Capitol at Richmond. The Yankees
know that under the sequestration law, the
Confederate States are il fact taking care Of
and preserving their property; and they think
they wiz come South and get back their own,
with some convenient additions taken from
NJ. Therefore, Northsrners who have prop
erty here do not care for the war; but hope
that what they already own, will only be q
nucleus for the gathering of more But let
them know that they shall neither have it nor
its value, and they will soon turn their eyes
in another direction and be willing to aban.
don the idea of subjugating the South.
Hany Of our statesmen. or il our Congress,
should want reasons to justify the passage Of
general bill of eon6sc stion, they are easily
found In the present condition Of the South
and past action Of tho North. Although We
Of the Confederate States know that We have
de faeto Government, and have full faith in
our ability to sustain ourselves, yet that Is not
our status abroad. We have a. yet been 70.
oognized ~ sovereign and Independent power
BY no one nation Of the earth. We are ten
millions Of people, and territory enough for q
population of hundred millions; and, while
little Italian and German principalitiss not as
big ~ the smallest Of our States have been ac-
knowledged, We have not been admitted into
the circle Of Governments. We need not and
do not complain Of this; but it only shows the
greater, necessity that IL upon us Of relying
npon ourselves and Of weakening our adver-
cary BY every means in our power. Nothing
20 discredits "a abroad - this constant and
timid reference Of all that We do to the opin-
ions Of mankind. It betoksns dependence
upon others and q want Of confidence In our
own cause, strength, and purposes, that is 40
hurtful TO our reputation as enervating to our
own power. We must manifest some spirit
Of Independence II we desire OF expect rseog-
milton BY tho nations.
those who think it wrong to take and
eonfsoate the property Of our invaders are
unduly sensitive to the hard measures Of war,
and righteous ovsrmaeh. They ars Quaksrs
IN opinion, and towards in policy They pro-.
eeed upon the idea that war justiass no ex.
trsmitiss not justi6sbls in peace. Private con-
tracts and private rights, they say, are sacred,
and 70 bersspsetsd by III sGovernmsnb !; hut
thsirargunsnt ratss properly higher than life.
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thaa LIE; ana warfare woald bs even greatly
fsansd BY conysrting + into more effort be.
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propsssy with . ssrupulous avoidanesof Hood.
shad dand slaaghtsr. Nothing could bs desrss -
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