The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-09
The European Republicans,

The almost onlvsl sal sympathy CT EUROPEAN He,
uubticsns with tie Ue.s.d St4tss Is because they
ccnfound Liberty with union. aud conslder them
lone and iuseparslls." The Eaxcresn dsspots
r,vs IN ire ecenes now ccsrrr!ng Z. tassris& be
cauze ttey !sbor uaasr the 3xus deius;cn Lib.
ey,y existed on this continent long te,a.s Union,
and 10 EUgisnd-.c-r With We dsli@sd all our
pslneIplss Of free goveramsat-it bad bsen the
steady growth Of centuries Liberty survived the
separation Of England and America. and waved
stronger in both countries from tha, hour. Why
ahould It's IL oenes be impaired because Of the dis
solution Ut q msre co.psrtnership between indie
pendent States In this hemlSphsrei II tie Repub
leans Of Europe took Z more Intelligent view Of
Amssisan affairs they wculd perceive that every
rsineipls Of free Government IL involved in the
m seess Of the Southern cause and the snal over
,hro,v OF that Union which has destroyed every
vestlse e liberty In it, own section, and which, In
II svsnt a. IT. triumph over the Southern Con-
T.a.resv. vfu,,' itself discard the very name Of
IInion and t,ans,.. med into confessed military
A..noai an ruls thu Co. til ~ Russia rules Poland
and Austria Hungary.
uvsa the moral and physical ..-eisht which the
UaIon sxsrted on behalf Of Republican, sm ao'o
would not have been permanently impaired i. Z 'ne
bssottsd Government Of Lincoln had consented to
peaceful dissolution. The t1s sections would
thsn have parted friends, and perhsps formed IN
Offensive and defensive alliance, both advancing
With unchecked progress In trade aud power. In
progress OF time there would have bsen two
mighty Republics, whose influence and arms
would have been ~ united and sf6cseiouS on the
sids Of constitutional liberty ~ II they had re.
NAMED under enc Union II Ii not Tie dissolution
Ol Union. but the war waSed by Lincoln, which
hAs almost irrsparably damaged the pre-. Of fee
anstitusions abroad, Ard sssiously impaired the rs
Soosess Of both countisR But even the war. II the
Asspotlsm Of Warrington would now terminate Il
woaM increase respect at least for thu military
power Of America abroad; and In view of the pro.
Assas martial resources II has developed. would
mate ths two separate Confsderaclss more feared
II ~ OA World than they were under Q united
0svsrnnAa9. The world d not know. Ne did
not ourselves know, nor would We have discovered
for Q los tiGs The alitary capacity oftAe Am,ri.
can Statss but for this war. xvsry one remem.
4hsre how, % late % the Administration Of
LAasolaS Predecessor. British sunboats ,h,sed,
stsppsA, Aad boarded American merchant.
.aa 81 oar own coast, with perfect lmru atty.
Is vas h yain that the public press invoked Du.
shaaAa - ssnA ost . few vessels and inAlct sum.
mary psalahnAnt upon the offenders. He could
not - kieksA O purmslsd iato anything more
than . sentls sekn0ns:sancs. Wound Eusland,
viii Ne knewssdss eissloaaA By the present wsr'
hsvs ever vsnsuEsd upon sueh indisslties or An
American President. who had formed ,hs fsintest
ssassptioa Of the strsr 9Th Of his coua.ry have
HailsA 10 obtain esparatioat TIE profound anxiety
ct 1nOlAnA 70 avoid collision even with the mere
ssnp u he unitsd ksstes Is . sosssssivs contrast
u ~ Susboas bul'ying OF four years go.
Dss q what avail TO RepubNsan idsss In lurop.
wiass he military srsssnsas Of tho Quilted States
n - sessh b suhj usstsd and saslavsdf A srss.
0ansasy dApottsm. syUpaah,sing with military
6se0eeiGns svssywAsss, aaA having no all aitis.
q nGAssses n common wisa Asnsn freedom In ,pv
slins. VIII - Tie iasvitssis ssault Of ths triumph
q ~ nssih. There weuid thss b. lsls mon The
saGGA ~ 90 powerful fsss 0ossnA sat. that Of
daass 11kala, ia asss To ask Of Iibsrty; bat how
lac ~ wssld iAs:, stsa1isg alone amid world
- lsspoEiGa1, - ono can pssllsk On The con.
3sy. II ~ doaIadssssy tsianrh and even the
uselh ns0 = ssys1 dom itsslG and tie cause Of
eaa1tiasllGasi ihsey throughout ~ world receive
no slssaGiA ~ visor.