The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-20
A Bri ish ppiaion Of the Confederate Presi.
I dent "A ContrSSt

fhs L16dcn Standard contains lors .eyi:w of
ths oondtct Of frss;dent Davis since he becsms
the hest Of the Confederate Government tank
hs Is .kte frst man beyond all comparison IN
AmsE./s, and one Of the foremost men In the
kTcyidf' 1t thus corsrsass tia heads Of ths .wo
tsnsrk ban Republics:
trh} South always controlled by tre m.s of
p}os{sty Ind sd11atnn, a,ways anxious TO serd
ia jst uasn TO Corssess aid 20 keep them thsss.
se4c3sd 1t cEos the bsss roan IL had its hfst
FfaKtdent-a Soldier, ssa:eima an snd gentleman,
q mkt1 Of moderate visrs and sc1sr 1tsnent--ss
uplls rs any Eaa1 c0u d be to chs bswiiag Gems.
sosuAg ard roc sh bxckwoodsmer, who are the hope
of she Northern States, iorshaEl Lincoln would
hardly and in England constituency to ssnd him
to Parliament. sr Seward would rank far below
tie Brish;s ard OCcnnslls, would sxdly be ia.sa.
ed - by the EoGse End wold o5sin bat few
brief lines from She xspofters; And not ons Of his
colleagues would ever be hesrd OF at all s.vs ss
Er. oox sad Mr. Peter Tsyior are heard of-to be
t,sated with universal riGicuie and Contempt
TIE leaders # the Southern Ooniederscy are
men WIG would rank high in sny country; aud
Mr J.s ,rsor Davis. II he bad been bern a k.isi.h
pace thst = subIee. csa hold. Well might such
men G. thcse, and such Q nation ~ IN Il which
they worthiiy represent, revolt from th ,r desrad.
iug connsction with his vulgar srd dsmoralizsd
the ee wards and the Boticrs. tLs Chsses aud Cam
erons, the sumusrs and the Lovsjoyz for the profit
OF people which csn choose su, h governors and
such representatives. Well might :he chfvslry CT
ths Pamstto State, tbs proud, true .arted gentle
men Of tn, Old Dominion, the high spirited plant.
srs Of hs u,f Sta'es prefer the worst sxtremitIss
OF war to tbs hu initiation OF submitting themselves
to ths rus Of q rsebe which can applaud . 1us-
chin and obey Lincoln
spsekins Of his spseoh in Aississi2pi, It says:
Throughout tie speech ss throughout every pa
Der and every speech that has emanatsd from the
Don federa.e President. runs c1rrent Of thorough
IL English thought aud feeling. Eis own 6uty to
the country snd tha: OF the eOantr7 to berssif is
mind He does not talk. like Ffsnohman, OF con.
quests AID CT glory; ne does not boRss. Ike Horsh.
ernsr Of victories that were defeats aud SUCCESSES
tha. are yet to be achieved By armies which have
Price Albert might have spoken OF confidence to
be placed In the Government Tor the G8ke OF the
national cause, and OF services to be rendsred aud
sxcriAsSe to BE- made by every citizen In the nane
Of duty and patriot s0 The contrast betwosn the
feelings 70 which be appeals and the paesors that
are invoked by Northern orAteTs r. fisc.s the
trsss between the character OF the two nations aud
tie nature Of the claims FOX which cash is In arms
cal, curious and vsc,latpg fighting for the grave
reality Of independence, while the North fights for
the phantasm Of union and the dream Of empire,
the fiou;h. On oil occasions and Ia every place, sp
proves herssf msafu!ly, calmly, terribly In earn
oet.
70 her people. from the President and the Com.
nandsrin. Chief down to the poorest eitizsn on
Southern SOIL and the lowest soldier In tns South.
ern army, the II too ssrlous and the eauso too
sscred for extrsvs canoe Of language for bonbasIe
ms1aces, 70, wild rhapsodiea and frantic eenuncia
tious They know thsir own strength. aad do not
care to boast of H. they know the magnitude o: the
task before them, and neither shrink from Il nor
make light Of It. 7hes are behaving In fact, -
No believe snd trust that Eng!ishnen would be.
have II 60 fearful calamity - that against which
the South Is now struggling were ever brought
To 4 MT sad h.,c,
bling shousht taat to such . people England, %
represented by Government, sives neither aid nor
sympathy nor even handed justice; that President
DAVIS Ii ccm PEELED to draw . distinction between
the two sres: European Powers dlsadvantsgeous
to thAt country to vhish tie blood aud feelings Of
tho Southern people led them first 10 look with
hope and sfYsoslon; that It is the haad Of France
aud not Of Nrgland which IL expected extend ~
sistancs recognition to people Of 1oslish race
and speech. fighting for those rights which they
learned from thsr Ens.sh ancestors 70 hold sacred
aaainst IN enemy who 3 aiss the enemy Of HOG.
land, Of civilization, and Of humanity