The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-11


LA0aRs0a Dovfs&- OaAoee ~ Aeeession
as the Norsh-A Mses Ttnsiy warn.
Ing. 49, 49, $500. - ~.
From The LouisvIlls Journal, ostobsrg.
In the course Of an interview that We
had with JEFF. Davis in January, 1886, the
subject Of the terms Of petqI Has intro
duced. Mr.. Davis asked uSswhat was the
chief objection Of the North to the recog-
milton of southern independence. We an
swered that the North knew perfectly well,
as unquestionably he did, that il she should
lay down her arms and consent to divi-
sion of the Union into two confederacies,
she herself would very soon be dissolved !;
shat State after State-States singly and
States combinedly-would secede, and the
whole North be split up into petty Powers,
or no-powers, all Of them contemplate in
the eyes of mankind, and not one Of them
willing Or able to contribute to the pay
ment of the national debt. Mr.. Davisreplied,
with his Characteristic calmness, tfslS this
was certainly true, but that the same thing
would happen, and probably happen all
the sooner, if the North should continue
to prosecute the war. We thought at the
time that Mr.. Davis was greatly mistaken,
and told him so. We still trust that we
were correct in our. estimate Of the cha
racter Of his opinion, but just now We can
indulge no over-confidence that we were.
The North continued to prosecute the
war, and the South, after the bravest and
most desperate resistance known in wars
annals, was conquered. But now comes
the North's trials. Now We are to see the
test Of her internal strength. If out Of
the dreadful war between the North and
the South northern civil war arises; If
northern armies march against each other,
vengeance before them, and blood and
death and desert behind, many northern
States will very soon weary aud sicken Of
the horrid work, and viii probably adopt
secession as the surest and quickest reme-
dy, fully relying upon tho mighty
troubles and perlb Of tho Federal Govern-
ment as perfect security against coercion.
Most likely the northwestern States will
60 off first, repudiating, of course, their
proportion of the public debt, and thus
pilng higher the monstrous financial bur-
den upon tho shoulders Of the remaining
States. These will have neither the will
nor the ability to bear up under the crushing
weight, and so others will secede, and then
others, till the whole North shall be divi-
dcd up into such poor, little non-debt-pay-
ing, feeble, mock nationalities, as citizen
of one of the Mexican States, or Of the
South American republics, or of one of
the petty, miserable German principslities
might look upon with contempt and scorn.
JEFF. Dayis's declaration to us as to the
consequences of the war to the North, if
prosecuted, will be amply indicated,
and whatever resentments, if any, he
cherishes against the North will be album
dainty satisfied. We tell the northern
fanaiicS-aS louer Of Our tchole coatn-
try ace Solemaly tell ttesa-that u,,leSs
nad,,ess has seized upon their hearts and
brains they ,oW not insist on pushing the
dissenstonS bet,reen the President and Con-
greSs to the fighting point. They may rest
assured that if the fight comes, it will be
to them such one as they have no account
of in either history or tradition. They will
find it an infinitely different thing from the
war of the rebellion, dreadful as that was
throughout all its annals. They will find
themselves divided people, divided al
most equally, divided and mutually hostile,
whilst the whole population of the South
will be unit, able to strike for their
friends or stand afar from the flash the
crack and the roar of war, as may seem
best to them. The thick cloud now en-
veloping the South may be partially lifted /;
but night and storm, surchargcd with
bloody rain, will close over the North.