The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-18
Wednesday MORNING. JANUARY Is, 1865

WEDNESDAY, MORNING. JANUARY Is, 1855.
The London Times and other English
journals are strongly of opinion that
i. would greatly please the Southern
Confederacy to get Great Britain involved
in war with the United States, and that
Great Britain ought carefully to avoid
such collision. OF course it ought
1t has too large debt owing it in the
United Statts; too much at risk in Ca
NADIA; too many merchantmen on the
ocean, to permit, for moment, the idea Of
hostiIities With the United States. But
how can the Times be so uncharitable as
TO imagine the Southern Ccnfederacy
would like to have England exposed by
war to such hazards? Are we not Of
the same Anglo Saxon race? Have we
not received the most important aid from
Great Britain in this war and are We
destitute of gratitude? Has she not
brought about, by her far-seeing and
patient policy, our separation from the
Yankee Government, and furnished us
with priyateers, which have swept Yam
kee commerce from the ocean ? What
could she do, with safety to herself, that
she has not already done for our cause !?
And now, to suppose that we would like
to see her exposed to Yankee vengeance;
her ships carried as prizes into Yankee
ports; her navy smashed up by the in
vincible Yankee armadas, and Canada
tied, like a tin-psn, to the tail Of New
England, shocks our sensibilities! It Is
most grievous imputation, and We hope
the Times will withdraw it by the next
steamer.
1t is true that a war between England
and the United States might help our
cause. But then again it might not. 1t
might kindle fame in the North that,
under the pretext Of fighting England,
would place in the hands of Lincoln a
larger disposable force for Southern IN
vasion then he could otherwise obtain
The Yankees do not believe now the
Union is in danger, but the appearances
of Great Britain on the scene would be
50 manifest renewal of the war of thu
Revolution, and hold out such dire por
tents of ultimate remuneration to tn
British Crown, that every man woult
spring to arms. We arc not sure tha
Great Britain would come off success
fully from the encounter. She canno
transport large army to America. Sh
cannot save her commerce from America
priYateers. HerAnavy was no match eve'
in the late war for the fir-built fIigatc
Of Yankee Doodle. Could she do bette
now. Who. knows what rows the lrisl
might kick up in Ireland, or what Rus
sia might do in the East, whilst such
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war was in progresss No! We ar
not SO selfish and csllous as to wish ou
best friend and. benefactor exposed =
such perils. J
We have, moreover, the conceited ide
that we can obtain our Independents
without the aid Of British war wit
the United States, and are quito sus
that it would be better Tor Ourselves !
do 50. We do not like to be under obi
cations to any country that we cannt
pay. II we should owe our independent
to England, We should bscome little be
ter than her colonies. We do not VA
to be the colonies either Of Old or Ne
England. We are indebted enough q
ready to Great Britain for bringing abo'
our separation from the United Stat
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