Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-12
ANOTHER LETTER From Mr.. SPENCE.


tie zee OF those who have only to suffer likely
exhausted than passions continually excited by
hope or stimulated by revenge. The Southern people
sustain and endure this contest for three years. bu,
Europe cannot Two for ffrent view of It's
probable continuance have been relied upon by those
who expected them to lay down their arms before
frs defeat field Of battla. OF thsss the theory
oil moral collapse quite disproved. Their frmness
of purpose has been tested in many vays-by severe
disappoi tnens on the blockade question: the Trent
cident, the power OF cotton-Oy the surprise and
capture OF their greatest pors-by gres! temptations
wherever the Esdersl5 are 10 occupation, golden
traots swift promotion--by a gloomy period Of re.
verses small but continuous and dsheartening In tie
facs OF all tuese ami after l)Og term OF prvation
their spirit has evidently become and more deter
mined. Clearly, them mus abandon the expectation
OF al end 10 the contest in this way.
The other reason is OF greater force Many have in
quired whence armies could be supplied with l,ions
of war all The ports occupied and how any great
community could exist without cldes TO dwell In Up
the present lime only two important cities have been
Pied and il all the ports captured there
in the INTERIOR little known in Europe but
sufficient for the need Of defensive Few heard
Mon gomeTy until its selection the seat OF Govern
ment stll fewer Of Corinth Towns we're not plentiful
when We took every important city on the coast except
Boston, aud yet the coonists maintained the war. The
quest Of supplies is far tcul but blockade
Of . miles OF coast can prevent the smugg ing
A eancs Of the map showing the relation OF the coast
to Cuba the Bahamas and Ico, is sufficient to prove
that a supply OF powder or arms is simply matter {
high cost. The ColOnista maintained the struggle for
more than year, assisted Indeed, alter time, by
France but long under Disadvantages far greater than
those of the South Eighteen months have elapsed
since movement began Is tGere anything in the pro
gres OF the or the present attitude Of the Southern
armies permit any Other than the conclusion that Il
struggle will be proraee9 fcT number OF years, il Its
con nUllce depend on Southern resis'ancer
Nor eau sry one believe that the PoEeis Of Europe
will remain deDarred from the chief material OF their
manufactures practically necessity OF lie, for lopg
ries of yeArs II not it follows that later
action will be taken by them, and 10 this view delay
inply adds to the suffering Of the workir class aud
the permanent /, Jury OF AmeIici. Tie most maleyo
lent enemy OF country could desire for no great
evil that FREQ scope Tor devastaon bankruptcy
aud yindciiTe passion which il desi-ed BY those who
are deealed Us ffienda. -four correspondent, writing
from tho midst Of tho son at New IOrk, has recently
pointed ou IA your columns thas nothing can ave the
country from ruin except the mediation OF Euro.
peaa Power.
The principal objection to this now brought forward
IS that the people Of tie NORTH In eondition OF
ini violent ard Licensed against ths country that
.uy action on our part you'd bEng down alarming col
seq IeLcss. |! quite true that the NoTh has great
number OF me0, great skull in organ zion, amazing
eIgy aud little love for this Country. But as have
successfully encOq4terpd al these before on still great
scale, and WELDED by genius pre- eminent in war,
did this with out half cur present pOpulstion and
uhe Of cur present resources, We nag weigh the sub.
ect Eithout GDJ Da.uU. % apprehension. Hut let us
admit the argument in i.s fullest iorcesdmG that there
are 20 mloas OF people having 800 COO men under
arms and very DESTROYS TO turn them against the
Grst opporuu y. While Look on, sU n, and abstain
Ghey will either DC defeated Conquer the South. Il
defeated t5tr friends will have occasion TO regret that
ks1 h, pffar af,i sh.ra
vii be 500 600 soldiers 10 fGd employment for and
with Ehieg 70 T.sit t,ieiT die lessure upon us.
Another cons lenoe viii result. ine feeling Of the
people OF the SJuIa d. ths oouay az present
OF al the course We have taken. Do:
motives utterly i.comprebensible to those who have
been educated in the political school OF the Union. Still,
speakU generally, there is under this friendly feeling,
which has ths SGiid hSi.s OF commercial intertsEs
Thoroughly in unison Lat If subdled, 1t is very prob
able ina their luminosity to the North would for time
rxpend s,if uyon u.s. after manner often witnessed In
domestic quarrels. They would yehsmsnily assert that
il was or ;r.ckliDg &c the gortb vhiph permitted
blockade II 80 eLre coast 10 be ordained By Power
watch at the time could hardly muster squadron OF
shIps To this they would atuiblte their ruin and,
sever, Justly locking simply TO the fact We nay
expect that ulder such circumstances the bitterness OF
tueir spirit would rival that Of the North Now the
ADVOCATES of the drifting policy ere alarmed at the
vision Of hall en- angry Continent, surely whole C 10
more formidable danger Il any one TACT he's been
plainly developed BY the progress Of tbs war for the
consideration Of Statesmen, Is that the peace OF Eu.
rops ri. 30 seriously endangered il that continent
lapse into tbs poae- ct single government unrestrsr-
cd quarrtis0 euough when gouniitsTy Power, and
vain Of It's BtreDgCh aud til cted with passion for
arms Surely the lovers Of peace shut thG.; eyes
to this wish leak intJ another Crmesu war by
forbiddng that 6aut which would have Ryerted il.
And thG:e is form G. mediation that would remove
ell risk OF wsr. There are four Western inidle Tow
a..
gu st9n u Of European interest, and II addressed
by the general Toco OF Europe speaking In the Interest
OF humanity ndcsTy aud peace none are go eI ted ss
TO disregard 80 irresistible moral force, so proud
but they might yield TO it without humiliation. All such
combinations are cumbrous, aud undesirable where
tive measures inebded, but these objections may be
ou,Wigbod where il il is hoped to attain the oct by
moral i. HItnce The principle OF such mediation Is
very apparent, sod thoroughly A,rgan. The NJ orisy
of the European Powers With the full sympathy Of the
Washington Government have recently approved tie
action Of people who have discarded old Governments
under which they miserable !! would DC impoesi-
Bile for them 10 CountenGnce the aepI TO impose upon
another people yoke which they detect We least OF
all could deny to men OF own race the right we ad
mt in othsr The Declaration OF IndSpen ience
high authority American questions, ard asserts that
ali Governments "Geri7e their l-t powers from the con.
sent Of the governed" The Government OF Richmond
would probably be wiling that the consent dissent OF
spect those principles which hitherto al Americans have
reVertd
The came welkrown instrument declares the 'pursrlt
OF happiness" 10 be at inaliensbe right OF How
could the people Of the juth pursue happiness under
SYSTEM to escape frsu which they are now cheerfuly
fcng their property and their liVesy II, then, We
gee tie advantage Of mediation, and is principles are
plainly in view, there remains but the question OF time.
The $4,000 called cut By Mr.. Lincoln were coon
found BE- mscalculston the 500 600 that followed
now require levics Allowances we're made for the
failure Of the feet campsgn but this the result OF aui.
PIE preparation Ia plainly hOpel'sJ Eeas OF roster.
ing the Union. Meantime every dsy brings bearer the
extinction Of the stock Of cotton and the torch busy
lighting ares that are coutumng the yss OF cur peo'
Ile. The present moment Is not indeed, the time Tor
positive actor. That could not possibly be more mop
porupe than the eve of great battle or siege, but
there il nothing in this to forbid such arrangements with
other Powers might enable action TO DO taken on the
next lu in the storm.
am, cir, your obedient servant
Liverpool, June Ia. B.