Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-13
RMARKABLE EDITORIAL OF THE RlCH-
A.OND SENTINEL.
,r,r. p.vI. .r.EIsa I roar o. alIgYs.


A remarkable aItlelA fsom the Richmond ser
tlnel has been deemed by Secretary Senar. y
sush impertanse, and 81 truly representing tns
condition o. tue South and JEFF Davis own To-
teptions that be has ordered copies to De Sent y
our Foreign Ministers TO show that tne heoei
Cioyerotnent is admitted by tber own leaders 10
ha failure. and that hlre lJy exhausted and
eworn out they are seeking some pSg' OF refugee
and this being the case, that ihey DC 10 longer
considered as " bellgorent u u nuueu 'nht
those most familiar with Jef DAVIS anu hls WtN-
lnIs, declare thus 10 oe "ou' u'' P'''
The Sentinel taJs;
.. I, becomes US coolly and calmly to look ia
In the circumstances of our condition, hud adopt
with armness aud energy such policy as wis
dom may point out, and our necessity constrein
IL is childish, too. while under misfortune II
ia oowArdice to iguore 1t It is absurd 10 DO co
feebled by il. 1t suLiugated, 1t is q question
simply whether We shall give for our own uses,
or whsther the Yankees shall take for their
suhjugation means emancipation aud coDtbea, ,
tion. Any pa0rihoe Of opinion aud eacrihce OF
propefty, any surrender ol prejnice, ifneoessary,
to the defeat Of our enemy, Is now the watch
word, in reply. Subjugailon Is horror that
embraces all others horrors and adds enough
calamiiies Of its owu.
" TfouhlesOme time afo upon US. Great cx
ieenoies surround US. We need all ouT strength
and nll our wisdom Let there be conference
of our wise men. Let there be q calm inVesti
cation Of our WRnts and catalogue OF resources.
Then, by common consent, let all Obstacles TO
the employment Of these resources be removed.
Sp long as We have man or dollar, and the
man or q dollar be needed let the call be honor
cd Shall wo Withhold our sons, and thus re
serve them ne servants for The faukessf Shall
We render our sons aud deny our negroes Shall
We spend our blood and refuse our money Shall
we withhold anything fiom our eon0iry when
we would be saving it for our fos2 Let the
Government determine what lt.needs and what
IL can use and If it be our lands OUT houses,
our negroes. our horses, our money, II must bs
had. II adverse gates and deyourlug bllloWs
should ooDstraiu our storm-tossed ship 10 soms
port, let II be no Yankee port II an unprOpl-
iiouS Providence should condemn US tO q master,
let il NOT be Yankee master, OF all the peo,
pie on earth, Wa should have most reason TO
ioaths and dread them. Any terms with a0y
other would bs porferable to subjuga,iOn TO
them.
1--WE lately published from thoughtful cor
respondent, suggestion, that In the event of
being unable to sustain our Independence. we
should surrender Il Into the hands Of those from
whom We were wrested or purchased. Britain,
Rrsncs or Spain, rather than yield Il TO the Yam
KEGS From the favor With shich this sugges-
lion has been received we are sure that In the
event which il oonlemplAtes, our people would
Infinitely prefer an allianos With European Ma
lions upon terms as favorable IS thsy would de-
sire, 10 preferences TO the dominion Of the fsu-
Kees.
"If France and England will enter into q
treaty With these Confederate States, reooguiz-
Jog our nationality and guaranteeing our, iude-
pendence upon the abolition of slavery in all
these States, rather than continue the war, We
should be prepared TO urge the measures on our
readers We believe such proposition would
be favorably received and acted on by those ma
tiOns, and il ought to be made to them"