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he suffered. They had immense union prayer- meetings, not two years ago, at which they gave the most astounding evidences not only of civilization, but of such supernatural religious graces, as made a good many people believe that the millenium was at hand. And now, what has become of all this? Why, these very associations and prayer-meetings, which might have made us believe that New York was far ahead of the Celestial City itself in godliness and purity, became, with the first blast of Lincoln's war trumpet, transformed into ravenous wolves, not a vestige of the sheep or lamb left; not one evangelical fleece, not a single pious bleat; but the whole pack howling together in a furious concert for Southern blood. When the Yankee officers call all this civilization, and propose to spread it among us outside barbarians by the process of colonization, they must not be surprised if we resist them to the death. We may not have much gas, electricity, steam, commerce, but neither hav
Foreign Intervention. The Columbia Guardian has the following sensible editorial: The rumors of foreign intervention in American affairs are becoming quite numerous. We have from the North, by a gentleman who arrived in Memphis, that France had already recognized the Confederacy, and a similar report comes from Havana. A passenger at Mobile, from New Orleans, reports that rumors were rife in that city that England and France had actually intervened in American affairs, and Lincoln was given to the 5th of June to make answer to the propositions. We place but little confidence in these reports, and little attention should be paid to them. We fear that many of our people still cling to the idea of foreign aid in our struggle, in the face of the facts that reach us from abroad. Should mediation be proposed, it may be upon terms as would be sufficient cause of rejection by our Government; and any delay, through an armistice or temporary cessation of hostilities
the South is fighting for his independence," Nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast the Gulf of Mexico, and the banks of the Mississippi are now in the power of the Federal. Yet, considering everything, the Confederation of the South has rather progressed than falled off since the of March, 1861, if we estimate only the power of the States in square miles. It is scarcely enclosed within its , and has trader its flag the greater position of the States which were central on the of Mr. Lincoln. Moreover, the army commanded by Beauregard, from being dispersed or weakened is increasing, strength and preparing for proximate eventualities, according to plans which certainly exist, although they have not transpired. That the by war ... than even who advise that North to light to the last without or consideration, those who urge it to establish ..... and devastation, are not aware of the they would prepare for the whole of if their councils were followed. We We never wish