The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-16
Tic Northwest

II Ia ia vain tia. tSe Ta-hee press s4ek &c dis
gtIs the terous cfs f.cticn which pisvsls In
thsir Western proviaecs. The Northwest which
lks the sos,n, has hee2 always made ,riba,sry b
he manufactures ETC c, nmerce Ct Hsu Er g.ari
.ud which Las boae .ts 5Iuns 81 the p.csent wsf,
Is beginning to 8 ga for peace. -, l. re.ce csnuo,
be othszwite ob ain I'd is psepNias 10 calculate
tho vslue OF tie Uaion VS. do no: imssi1o tha'
This feeling Is universal Til. Republican slem sd,
is OF couree for war and wherever there is stTors
jnfnsion Of Par.sn population. &c there is in Macy
portions OF ,ks Northwest, We need t1pec. only
the U Mi emb.tersd and imp,xcabie ats. But the
uass Of the Southwestern population ia nct Pun
IAN. xkc msia,.y Ia &c: Republican. The Interests
of the NoT.hno-t are with the South ard not with
New England. This. i. b 70 fa-niased The hravssi
and hsrdes: troops to tae Uaior during the war, is
no evidence Of its iossass Tankeessm cf eha,ac.e:
CT peculiar hatred CT the South. The sus.iti.s Of
courage and ,esoirtioa sre In general siliea witt
gsnsroeity and otiva,ry. Tbs rsen WIN !as.de
ether In IA > death srspple s.. Mwrtreesbo,o' nsy,
ID reality, be moro alike sac have more syspashy
with each other than tbs Noriawes: AZ d the Kan
ksea. l: Is true the; the Horthves; Is tie ho,os Of
Lheoln; bu..to rs in a minority in his own sta:e,
speak ct the Northwest We speak Of the party
whiea Il in tie a,serdant. and Of wha: ,ts evaeE.
Intervals dictate. For the interests OF .op,s are
u. only key to iss policy and the interests Of the
Northwest are WITH the South, AID not with New
England.
Whist, then, shoald bs tho COURSE @; the South h
tie Northwest In tho 4 ct place, to heh. tasm
with knives In both hands It'll we have driven ths
CT cur soil, end maas them thoroughly I'D? systand
that wax 4 tho very lsss process ca 10 fac, Ct the
'sarth hy which they CA eb.s,a an un.,bstrustss
end prosperous navisssicn Of the kissssinpi
river, or by which. uven IL successful. tSeg
con obtsia anything but d.sert We must fshi
Ahsm to the death. few greet, usa.as vseso,ia.
vii &c TIRE hss. and only effcee.s-s fnGucsmects
10 peace We can off,r them. H.. ihs. VS. prsG m
a2co their s'mdi:y or ssreso usion. They have
demonstrated ihSr rga:irg qualities beyond al
dispute, and ean afford, wi.hou. oes OF reputation
81 relius utah wAr " hich il only ruincus tc the,,
ospertty. sud In which they are only lns1e sua
A'''teat to the ia.eye:ts ana pasaions Of zsw ars
lAud.
8ls Hcrihwest has IN i.eelf The materials Ct .
Ers,t empire There u room enough in Noril
America for three Eerusnas, ard 1t would he 70,
the common interest, nnd ma rtsin pscrsr Raj
aaee Of pow e. ttAt there stcuid bs thres instead
O. two. We eau sIl live In grester ps.ce and hsr
mo2y apAst than under enc Government W.tb
ths Northwest our relstiocs would necessarily L.
friendly. II ssems 10 os tia. ,berr Is nosh.rs in
consistent In the stern Gete..s Ration 20 hs sxier
minated rather than to eorauered By tie North
wet. and ths ayowal of ous readiness to respond
In friendly spirlt to all emicabs ds,nonssrs,ic,a
nom that seci!'n. Tho motive By which these
demonstrations are prompted may he Of interest. II
-. that ~.iy makes It mers certain thss tbs e..
moaatrA icns 10 In earnest and mean busIness.