Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-04-24
WINCHESTER, TENN, APRLL "a, 1853.


to the destiny. We look in vain for
nations to lay aside interest for our
sake, and as we remain firm and united
as people, seeking freedom along the
only path through which it has ever
been found, that Of victory, so will we
win the respect and fear Of naUions.
Visor men than myself have thought
that sympathy for our unequal condi.
I ton, and horror at the barbarism OF
our enemies, would bring interference
. in our BEHALF History tells q different
/ ta.o of national humanity. Anxious
to sec whether the onward march of
/ Christian civilization had given birth
to 4 now period, when national wrong
and porfdy, and selfish ambition and
heartless thirst for power, would give
ip.aco to humanity and disinterested
brotherhood, / have watched the pro.
gross Of this war, waiting for the pre-.
. djctod time when Europe would cease
to delight ut traternal strife, and, in
defiance Of our fnatical foe, risk its
peace by the declaration that this
nerolc people deserves sympathy and
support. My belief has been that un.
til We have Won on new fields new and
'Droodor cIorios, proving that destiny
has made us to be free and great, the
selfish roIicy of nations will keep them
a,0ot from us. The moment our indc.
pendonce is about to be wrung from
our humi'iatcd foe, they will iostlc
each other in the effort to be gracious
tons,
Nations, ljEo corporations, are soul
les England, to whom many have
looked for aid, has nothing in common
with rs save what interest dictates.
Even that she has thus far sacrificed
to her pride and flnaticism. With her
thousands Of starving operatives to at-
test thc bitter fruits of this war, she
.yot ciinCs to the impious horcsy, which
ha9 bnrdenod her with debt and desc
lated gomo Of her faircst provinces.
What matters it to her whether her
m,,jicnga are starving? Her aristocracy
g,oat ut the recital Of tho terrible
scenes Of this war, and her statesmen
console themselves with the idea that
the carrying trade of the world com,
"onsates for the ruin Of her manufac-
turoa! Like tho fox that lost its tail
in the trap. she stands waiting for the
North to follow her example, and be
shon Of the same useful appeGdaco
Exeter hall is her curse, az it has been
the curse Of mankind. England can.
not be our friend. She must tramplo
w0o her ancient policy and aGlinowI.
edge her error, She feels herself our
rival already; and though her efforts
to compete with uq aro abortivo, yet
she will lavish millions to mako her
colonial dependencies equal to tho sup.
ply of her wants for cotton Short.
sinhtcd a3 ever, sho beholds not, rising
here, 4 powerful young nation, capaci-
Gus, and equal to provide from ia own
resources for It's wants, which gcuer.
ous policy on the part Of nations would
jUd0co her to supply through mutual
with them NaIf ruined
already. she will wait until some more
chjvaIrio and saracious rival has grasp.
ed tho prize, and thon, amid tho total
ruin OF her commercial prosperity, sho
will approach that decline for which
the degcncracv Of her statesmen has
already opened tho way. Shut out
from the North already by restrictive
tariff, from whenco must come hel
support if not from rs? Franco il
al.sa3~ her rival, and the march Of in
tcllocJ on the continent will soon leave
her slow statesmen and unimitatiyo
people in tho rear. The North is to-.
dav her bitter foe. Their humiliation
lat her hands will be avonged, unless
their energies are completely destroyed
in this war with us. Subiugato us,
and the cry from Naino to tho Rocky
mountains would be for war with "por.
fdious Albion"
AS England has thus far proven true
to her ancient policy, wo may not lool:
cOOo fo,. -, abandonment, Franco