Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-31
A son OF CoBBEr FOR THE SOUTH.

John Morgan Goblet, is British n. p. for Oldham,
and lately addressed his constituents giving the follow
ing noteworthy statements:
Ibelieye il We we're to examine point by point and
wear by YEAR the history Of livery in the Amf rican
Unnn we shoul fad il had often occurred that tho
North desired TO separate from the Sou as the South
from the North 0ne Of your eaIl es. representatives,,
gentlemen, was my own father, who, as a politician,
vas we'll acquainted in his time with the condition and
tendency OF American afflirs. He visited Amerci
hOry after the Declaration of Independence, and re-
NAMED there until nearly 1900 lie was actively en-
gagged ia politics. and In many OF his writings mad
eerence to the question of separation between
,he two sections Of the country and what is to
the point I'd it was as often my faith rs spec 'ton
that the North would separate from the South AZ that
the South would sep1)ate from the North.
There is one remarkable passage found in his things
the other day, aud as it appsars really someShat SIN
pular prediction Il Tead il to you. -"rhe read r
vii do well to observe the point ich VirginAn
D ticJturn. Virginia " Il have either majority in
JouRrts, or a separation oil tbs Safe. Aud or The
other she will have AFRAID ere two years are an
end do not love gloomy prospects better than other
men, but 10 shut ones eye TO the ght ID folly. The
danger TO b5 ayefttd must be first perceived and &C
knoWledged 1t is very certain too th It the New Egg
landers wish to get rid OF the Southern States. Their
interests are az opposite the manners OF the nhab-
tants With this inclination, so mu.uLly repusVs, they
can be held together by nothing but the Federsl mill
ence Of the Middle States and psrcu rlY that Of Penn
syvania j. therefore, this ittuonce should de Inc 10
any considerable degree, separation must inevitably
take place and happy will t be If should
com panied by civil war; long, ,solTing and bloody.
Nv father, you see, VAS only mistaken as to time.
Politicians ever since WAS q boy, we're agreed that
separalon of the Two section must result from the
variance aud clash OF interests North and South. As
the Northern States became populJus by reason
ofimmigratcn they OF course obtained pfe OndeIance
of power, aud this with its attendant wrongs and liz
ea Injustice gradually Southern States det Q
for separation and Independence; and in my opin on
that declaration was July juIti6ed By the very foremost
article of the United STATE 20 sudon Aud, genlsmen,
when | heard the violent imprecations uttered by
MOI thern men, whether statesmen, soldiers elegymeD,
l,Wyers every body, upon the South; aOd when OBJ
served the temperate speeches. the able documents tie
m ltAry generosity aud torbearance eharacersng The
Southerners in the council and camp, plainly ayow
thai nv ncnat onl were In favor Of the South strugg
for lie liberties aud al il he'd dear rather than in favor
Of the North, powerful it wa s!ruSg Ug no merely
to subiugAte but TO exterminate e. ut peO l.. do
not undervalae the necessity OF gett rid OF tivery
but this is an evil the remedy for which must not be
Looked Tor from the North, Tor know from personal
observation the fe ngs and the conduct the Northern
people towards the unhappy negro whether bond Free
Such being my opinions, l hope to see the South
recognized as an Independent Power aud although /
was unwilling to Din thoe who insisted upon immediate
recognition, because thought the Government test
qualified to decide that matter, sill hop, to the
Coniederacy acknowledged by Great britain when the
propeF time is thought to have arrived