Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-08

not need the Of military force to secure their
votes and thus can tie full contingent necessary to
carry the Democratic SIaes be paIed. We doubt II
SOM as. terms OF peace could to-day be obtned
from the Yankee Government II this scheme Of auto
cratic government were not entertained. The army Is
Indispensable to its accomplishment, and no preext
would exist for preserving its organization, If peace
should intervene.
European Governments would, oil course nal Win
iu6tite satisfaction sech change OF government Inc
presumption that Eazllnds Partially Tor the Yankees
is acuated by some secret assurance in this dreouon
Is by no means oversaned II we rcd ct upon the eVl
influences upon European monaIohiee Nrougni oy the
example of publican Institutions English denuncia-
tons Of Yankee tyranny operate very well as mors ex
Incidents to encourage spirit Of resistance and IA
miFarizs the Yankees with their embryo autocraic
government; for they will say, as doubtless England
supuoses-"Our condition, under the new form OF
Governments ia no worse tue score Of liberty than
h has been under the old" Any movement at the NORTH
looking TO the consunmat of this scheme, would do
mora 10 conciAte English favor than any consideration
Of commercial advantages or even orqusst. Mutual
interests and necessities would, in English estimation,
BY and BY rea5ut trade relations. The present para
mount bect with her is to promote the establishment
Of monarchca institutions on this continent partiou-
larly in the United States. The very community Of
interest which community Of institutions would beget
would be looked to by England al mears to restore
the entente eordials which existed commercially between
he tao powers in the past.
Placed thus between Aristocracy on the one side,
and an imperial though liberal government on the oher
it would be hoped that the Southern ConedeTsey could
no. lon preserve her Republican institutions. The
duotera pressure would bs deemed too great for re-
sistance, and by pIlicy of non conformity on the
part of her imperial neighbors in ell that might con-
Germ her commercial or political relations with them,
would be hoped that she would yield to the necessities
of her condition and conform her system of govern
ment TO theirs.
The plap in European estimation is very feasible, no
doubt. European monarchs bsieTe strongly IN Inc
force OF example, and tbs iIhdenee Of proximity oil
position, in producing governmental "ieJorm" II IL
with them maxim, in fact for they even recognized
s force in the relations of the late Uni ed States gov
ernment to foreign nations remote they Were Ii
not unreasonable to presume that EHglands federation
of NApoeons policy with reference TO Mexico was die
iated BY the imminent prospect Of such consumms-
ton as we refer to- That contamination brought about
she would rely hopefully on those circumstances Of
identity Of language and established facilities Of
intercourse, SO much calculated to direct the
channels of trade. and o0vAte diversion, to
secure the commercial monopoly which she heretofore
snioysd. When 10 these considerations are superad
dsJ the security to Ter Canadian possessions which
the absence of tempting choice OF annexation TO
Tree Republican government st their doors, 10 prefer
ence to vassalage to remote hora'chy, WoGi afford,
we think, pretty clear solution Of Enelind's course
n this war is given. Under the new order OF things,
the Canadas would but chooss the lesser Of two evils
by adheriOg to the English crown; for as We have
shown, an autocracy the mos. odous and tyrAnnical
must Of necessity form the chief characteristic OF
change of government in YAnkeedom. The Antagon-
sms which a want Of familiarity with this form oil
government will engender, must necessitate cores
ponding power Of repression. Submission to new
fosm of governments il not brOugh. about with that
% and despatch that the transition effected. One
is the work of pgss the other of day, it may be-
Conformation to new systems especially .of govern
ment is somewhat the result of training but above
al of hereditary usage, which in many instances is
the parent OF instinct Force alone can supply the
place OF these conditions, and that under the Few Or
der Of things in Yankeedom, must needs be great
since large perhaps the larger portion OF the people,
will rebel against AutocrAic rule.
II We reflect what additional motives for this new
scheme of government are furnished by conscious
ness on the part of the Yankee government, Of the
anarchy which must succeed this at the North I'M
der free system of government such as has hereto
fore eI sted, We must conclude such 3 resort we
-. Ia. fha
sake of power, but necessity for the preservation of
some degree OF psacs and order, little it may be,
and the protection of Lincoln and his associates from
the doom of tyrants. The esponsge system and all
the other safeguards to the persons of these maeao
tors are only for the present emergency Its cloFe
would at once lead to their adjustment and Lincoln
Seward and the other leaders Of that stamp would be
left TO the mercy of aggreved and outraged people,
An autOefatic government would according to usage
setting aside necessity perpetuats this system; and
Lincoln and Seward would rest under the pano
ply Of military power, defyng alike the asassins plans
&C public indignation.
The general Indications are that Lincoln win be the
choice Of the Black Republicans at the Baltimore Con-
Venton His denomination would fully compor. with
me new scheme, for he, doubtless, constitutes the
great of this new idea while the present
state of things regards the distribution of patronage
would be held to abide under the new government-
The changes which would result under another head
would begst confusion, and jeopard'zs the great
schema in view. Hence the necessity of keeping him
In power 80 EELEE us EG
TIE FIRST EUROPEAN IRON GLAD UNDER FIRE.
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