The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-19
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was of invaluable service as means
OF movement, and on two occasions
saved an army from ruin-that OF
Grant at Shiloh. and that of McCleI-
Ian on the James River. There was.
too, that special weapon, the block
ade, which caused the disorganization.
of the Confederate finances, and pre-
vented the importation of munitions
of war, except at so much cost ana
with so much irregularity as to com
pei manufactures to be established
when every man was required to meet;
the superior numbers of the enemy
And whilst great immigration frona
Europe into the North recruited it's
armies OF filed the place of recru its.
the South was entirely cut off from
this resource. If the attempt be made.
to estimate the value of all these ele--
ments, 1t will appear that the odds
against which the South has main,
tanned this contest, were in effect not.
less than five to one. There was also
war on the two people. The North,
with its ports open, with California
supplying gold, and petroleum stimu-
lating speculation, soon discovered in
the war mine of sudden wealth
Those who guided the current of pub
lie opinion grew rapidly rieh, FOR
patriotism and profit went togetlsar.,
The vast expenditure of the Govern
ment created a lucrative xs1srket:. the
railroads hourished With ti1e transport
of troops and stores; the creation of
currency had the effect for the time
of the creation Of so, much wealth !,
and never was known a p1c p1c2Dla1of such
! prosperity and exhilaration. II say
ntry' war will be maintained
yigor by which every one be-
II he is making fortune. In the
South, there was the reverse of an
this. With its commerce sealed nm
at times in dread of actual famine
10y which, indeed, it was ultimately
reduced;) with districts one after the
other devastated by the enemy: cur
OFT from all the comforts, of which
In such climate, some are necessa-
rles of ife-the whole history is q
record of suffering and endurance, Of
ruin to many, privation to ALL
1t was expected generally that When
the day OF need drew nigh, the Con
federate Government would arm the.
negroes, and thus reduce the disparity
OF force. There does not appear to
have been, latterly, any strong oppo-
sltlon to the step on the part of the
people, but the Governmcnt-thwar
we believe, by the Congress
until 1t was too late. Out of three
millions OF negroes, one hundred and
fifty thousand might have been spared
and brought into the field; and con-
slderlnghow evenly the balance hung
IN the early campaign of LIST year, It
can hardly be doubted that this add
ton would have turned the scale IL
favor Of the South. From the first.
It's rulers ought to have seen, as it was
seen IN Europe, that separation from.
the Union must needs be fatal to
slavery. Whether or not war might
destroy it in the conflict of arms. if
was certain that independence would:
be fatal by bringing it into direct col
lislon with the civilized world. Slavery
is essentially Il colonial system and
within the Union the South held verx-
much the position Of q region fer tho
growth Of colonial products-cotton.
tobacco, sugar, rice; and its CONNER
cial interests were, as we have showsa
before, systematically sacrificed tx.
the selfish policy of the North. But
when the Southern people desired tts
emerge from this state, and to t..lzt4
the position Of an independent power.
it should have been seen that this.
change involved another change. 4
nationality would require a metropo-
lis, a literature, II substantial middle
class it would attract immigrants
enterprise and capital from Europe
But every one Of these would be aa
antl-slavcry element and against
these at home, with the hostile.
opinion OF Europe in front, and tho