Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-23
raE cOySTITUTION-sTATE Rl6HTS
ID, Altsnan0 daBig.
England.

instance OF ERglapd, they have recommended an ar.
nisdce Of twelve months. The conduct Of England in
this matter contrasts Itself strongly with her action,
some moaths ego in regard 10 Ourseye' to be passed
over Without remark In our case, she was invited by
France 70 unite il recommending an ,rmisiice. She
declined In this case she does rot wait 10 be invited
10 eoopera.e merely, bat herself assumes the Initiative
and invites others to CO operate In our case, the ar
misce she refused to unite IN recommending was for
II months In this case the armisliee she volunteers
70 recommend Is for twelve months. In our case, the
objection made was, thas sbe did not know whether
it would be agreeable TO lincoln In the case oil 20
and she hss had official notice that t would not be
aTroa.'l - Russian EMPEROR 10 "uE case Ine u-
t.rventcu would have been for the behOof Of people
descended 5m he, lons, speaking her language, inner
Sing her laws religion, aud, 70 large extent, nstr-
tions In he case Of Poland II is in behalf Of people
oregn % her BY lineage, language, interests and reh'
son In orr case tho refusal TO cooperate came after
near two years Of successful resistance. In this case
The invitation 70 others cooperate is given after
some SIX months Of hopeless contest In our case, the
Intervention that was proposed in behalf o. States
that had been acknowledged by herself near century
ago free and independent and that have ever since
been actually free and independent and that are nov
sought bv wa1oa invasion and llSless 70 be su5
iugaed In the case Of Poland the Intervention that
IS volunteered is in behalf Of people who for
century have nos kcOvu independence, and who, BY
treaty 10 which England party, we're half GER
Jury ago, determined 10 be the !ege subjects Of Russia
Ehs, are we 10 Thick Of such conduct and how al
We 70 characterize its To say tina. it's inconsistent SCI
f-h, cold hooded, stony hearted rnoUsuOus is TO sp
rlv to IL terms that employ in TeprObl,on CT offences
mos. vcual c comparison with it. But nothing IS to
be gained by deuuuclon. We desire rather to awaken
the attention Of our Goyercnett and people to the
course and motives OF this izadipg power With view
- practical ends. TIE c,us 70 the whole policy Of
England hitherto now and t9Ieyermore, Is ssfs!srss
Through TIA. she nav always he reached. ia the case
Of Poland tbe question Of interest having very little
bearing bsr ac;ion Is prompted BY the pOmpOus and
Peeksnaan morality the ehesp sud pretsatiOus philaG-
throphy Wi.b which she 1cccsoed 10 comfo; herself
anddeude mankind when iasssz, IS cut Of TIE quss,
ton Bu, ir oly case, she stecs herself against ali
the impulses aud e5gatiops Of humanity, because she
vsguely iDa-ags shat her interests may in some way
yet clearly perceived, be beDe5ued by OUT Prosra-
ton sud that OF or Antagonist /. is not thai are
slayeboldersat isas; l. IS rO because she believes
sayeho,irg immoral although that is he cOraer s;OOe
Of her phagi eca sci -righte0gsrcss Did she allow
Turkish slavery &c fo-biG her f.;o1uiaag With the Su
sAn in the war With Russia. Turkish g,yery, which not
Only makes the slave cba,5el bgt gives massrsbip
over le as wei lbor aad TIA. organizes lust into
system, snd eeya.es fornication into an iust,gion
Did English morality shrink from fellowship vi,h this
sa7ery--no. slavery that ,svs.s inferior race, but
suca smies NTH degradation and clothes vita turpi
tu5e Ire oNu kh ana kn t5s, make female chastity the
traie OF the public shsm5las aud holds concubiHage
snd poygamT a. the best results Of civilization. Does
England ineyBedds with Spain, Portugal or BAIL
OF Russia because Of slavery Does she seek 20 cman-
epaie the countless millions Of Asia and Africa from their
normal eOnduonoi slavery Does she wash her hands BY
restitution Of gains and r-oh, o. tie stains le b. Der
own federation o. tee system as g as it vas adyanta
geOus ard her mescasadza in i. long as i, was
profitable Does she take no psr; in tue system Of
COoie slavery-s system crafty designed to work all |
the muscle out Of a and then in hs helplessness,
cas-. him OF 70 s;s,ve: Talk Of Engsnds aversion TO
s4veryshs IL aysrse TO IT. deeply, bitterly, fanatic lily
the leader aud s.iau,ator II YOU please Of the anti
sayery agitation Of he age-but England is not so |
ayerse to anything not 50 sach5d to anything not SO
fixed ia any principle De- {. interfere with what
her Interest This is her polar ser, he compass that
OF England, or what she believes to be her interest and
you need seek 10 i1yher to discover her policy
derstand her conduct. Commercial supremacy s that
Al which she aims and to which she bends al Der e1
e-tions To this end a monopoly Of manufactures is a
great desideratum. And to further this object she de-
sires that e. war in which We engaged shall 20 on
hoping that if both the eonendirg parties
uletsly broken dOwnshe viii be without a rival CON-
petisor either IN toe production manufacture Of the
great iore tLs. clothes the world Wtaout our growth
of superior staple she hopes in India TO have the me-
nopoly Of production, ard with #, consequence,
toe monopoly Of manufacture. To this degree she /
hopes that We may be p-Ostra;ed by ,be war She |
therefore takes secret degh: in seeing industrial
system broken up, iabcTegs taken away, and our
plantations aud al tie implements and machinery Of
cotton production destroyed. Aud Il this involves
4retcheGness exile st.rvaiion-What does she care
Next 20 this and in failure CT ths she hopes a; least
@ zee the manulc turing North so broken down. I'M
poFersbed and paFllyzsd that though may produce,
the Norsh cannot manufac.u e. and she England viii
then be without competitor il the markets both Of pur
chase and supply This take be the key that unocks
the dark chamber Of English dP.Omsey-ths the stone
that, when rolled away, diseoses the inside OF the
whiled sepulcare, Sled with the bones Of her former
victims, and horrible pi,h the stencil of corruption and
uncleaDnesS.
Is there no semedy-nO projection against 80 vile
policy, md so heartess a schemer We think So We /
hold in our hsnds the Of perfect self defence,
the wand that may inaibly compel England TO do
bidding We have courage to use it. Inspte Of all die
appointments and doubts Cotton Is Klng If We have
nerve and pluck eaough 70 crown aid proclaim him
sueh--ard Of al nations in the world gland is obliged
Srst and moss o5sdiently Co acknowledge this. -
We have but 20 make her sPPrehead that there
ia danger Of her losing and some other nation SECURING
The advantages Of monopoly IA TIE cotton trade and
rnuufsoase, to make her the most uppiant Of saltOss
And tia most active Of allies We would therefore re-