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The South in Case Of q War with
England.

The South in Case OF a War with
England.
W. Ivie Westbrook, the gallant editor
of the Browns' lille (Tenn.) Bee, has a
plain way of telling his thoughts. In
the last number Of his paper he speaks
as follows upou the subject which heads
these remarks:
Our Northern exchanges have sprung
the question whether, in case the Grant
Government gets up a wal with England
over the Al,hama claims, will the South
heip fight it out, On the question Of
those spurious claims, We ans Ser fatty,
No! We are well aware ot Tie fact That
England did Us some triting iavors
during the war, but we are equally Ms
well aware of the fact that she lld most
Of it as q mere matter of business IN
simple money making transaction. We
are assured that many bluff, square,
wholesouled Britons %sympalhizcd with
us in our unequal struggle. Gallantry
on the battle field is always honore,l
by honorable and brave men, and the
yerlest hate .envcnomcd Yankee pen
could never call the Confederate sol
dicr coward! Beside this, mally En-.
glishmpn believed that we were right,
rs firmly AS we uul, and 80 believing,
wished US Gud.spred, For all such,
we OF the South, will ever cherish the
most lively gratitude, Tut for the ma
jorily OF the British people, including
especially he BriIish Government, ",
can have no feelings OF especial regard
Tue ships, The guns, the munitions y
war We got from Europe came onl.,
through spectators, WHO made lul
profits out Of them. and were just AS
ready tO sell to lhe Lincoln govern
mcnL Us to the Confederate. We al,
necessarily altogether indifferent t.
European Governments. aud, We hop,
It Is NO treason " say so, not partlcu
larry sOllcllous about the Grant affair
We are not allowed any interest ii
the affairs of any Government. Pas
sive ohedicnce is all that our 'hesI
government tOicrales in Us and ii Uul
cIlalus are kept upon us IN time Of peace
we VIII hardly ask to have them r.
moved 50 lar us % mrieiy ~rcleaSe ON
SWORD ARMS IN lime Of war.
Wnilc entertaining no especial love
for The British Lion, we nave no dis
position to hunt him from his lair. Gci
up u war with ENGLAND II you want it.
gentlemen. and when you get il fairly
On .oot, wade in aud tight it out. N,
Southern man will interfere. 1t is III
Iunera oIours to begin with, ana tlel
1t viii he merely II fight for %pnun,is
silillInss aod pence, every lartliing
OF Which, II won, goes into your peck
ct, and none tor Us. We have trie,
the crew now running the L. S. Con.
solidalrd government lar enough t.
learn that they have neither honor noI
honesty, good faith nor fair dealing il
tnrm Not mucl interest can Il Con,
celebrate feel in the fortunes OF TIL,
RanIcal Guvernmt INT.
But II you want the plain Englisl
position Of the Southern people, ",
will here lay it down for YOUR the
plaiuest VI English:
We are deeply interested in and ac
lively employed at attending to oul
own business. We are determined t.,
Let dogs delight
To bark aud bite,
And snarl ANA fight
With all their might
Both day and night
it they wish. and we little care which is
the "un'lcr dog in the fight" 81 long
AS we are left to Civ our time. our
talents and our energetic labor to
building up and restoring on country
The rich can 60 to war if they choose,
the poor should go to work. Tha: is
exactly what you will find all decent
Southern people doing now We are
telling forests, building houses, making
fences, growing cotton. rearing towns
and cities, erecting school houses and
churches where the Federal torch did
its work So well. constructing railroads
aud preparing to put up manufactures
rs soon as we IAN get able, We have
II hands full ut home without going
to war for anybody We have no quar-
rcls with any one now, and do not in
tent to he drawn Into anybndy else's.
II you like this kind OF prople the OK
C%onfederatcs of the South will suit
you. ...