The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-12 00:00:00

A. FAREWELL.

(From the Index.)
This is the last number of The Index. Many, we
doubt not, will sympathise with the regret we feel
in making the announcement. We deem it our duty
to set forth why the publication of Ihe _lndex is
stopped, and also to say a few words of farewell.
This journal was 'established on May 1, 1862. Its
promoters thought that a paper representing in an
especial manner the interests of England and the
Southern States wculd be useful and prosperous. In
May, 1862, the prospects of the Confederacy seemed
gloomy. New Orleans had fallen, and General
M'Clellan with avast and splendidly equipped army
was marching on Richmond. The South fought
campaign after campaign, and gained brilliant vic-
tories. The names of Lee, Jackson, and Stuart be-
came household words in Europe. Later, the names
of Grant and Sherman also became famous. For
more than three years the war in America engrossed
the attention of the civilised world. No wonder
that The Index became more and more absorbed in
the great struggle. The blockade of the South
rendered it necessary for the representatives of the
Confederate Government to have some avowed
channel of publication ; and, naturally, that position
devolved upon this journal. Under such circum-
stances, though we regretted, we had no right to
complain, that in Europe we were looked upon as
the mere organ of the Confederate Government, and
that we were described in the United States as " the
rebel organ."

Richmond fell, General Lee surrendered, Texas
gave up the contest, and the Confederacy was a
thing of the past. It did not, and indeed does not,
occur to us that the downfall of the Confederacy
deprived us of a field of usefulness. On the con-
trary, we thought, and still think, that there are
many problems in Course of solution in America in
which such a journal as The Index might assist by
disseminating information. We thought, and still
think, that The index would he of some advantage
as a medium for commercial intercourse between
England and the States. We, therefore, continued
our labours. Unfortunately we find our usefulness
marred by the general impression that this journal
had been nothing more than the Confederate organ.
We might have battled against this impression and
removedit,but circumstances have come to our know-
ledge which forbid the attempt. It is impossible
not to see that the public on both sides of the
Atlantic regards The Index as a kind of protest
against the decision of Providence and as the organ
of a new secession party. It is needless, for us to
declare that such assumptions are entirely false, but
we are unable to add that they are manifestly un-
reasonable. To suppose that the continued publi-
cation of The Index has a political significance and
that it must needs be hostile to the United States is .
natural, and almost inevitable. We have then no
choice. We have sought to do the South good, and
we cannot harm her to further our views. We,
therefore, suspend publication. The Index shall not
be the excuse, the plausible excuse, for perpetuat-
ing a contest which can only aggravate the miseries
of the conquered and disarmed.
We desire informally but sincerely to thank the
many friends, widely scattered over both hemi-
spheres, whose sympathy and confidence have never
failed us. We gratefully remember the courteous at-
tention of our contemporaries, who have been good
enough to publish upon our authority such docu-
ments as were of public and general importance.
We received this courtesy not only from friendly and
neutral papers, but also from those vehemently op-
posed to us. It is the glory and strength of the
English press that opinions and even partisanship
do in no way hinder the publication of adverse facts. •
If in the heat of the most bitter controversy of the
age we have sometimes employed unduly harsh
terms, we trust that such faults were deemed venial
and are forgotten. We may, however, without
boasting, claim to have merited the confidence re-
posed in us by our truthfulness. To errors of judg-
ment we plead guilty. But we believe that even
those who stood against us as enemies will not
assert that we have ever prostituted our columns to
falsehood or exaggeration. To our candour is, we
think, due what journalistic success we may claim
to have achieved.

We are strongly tempted to address a few last
words to our Southern readers. But, alas, what
words of ours can express the regret we feel at their
disappointment and suffering ? We may, however,
finally declare that in our opinion the long agony
of the South will not be without a reward. Though
defeated, the South is not dishonoured. The his-
tory of her independent existence does not exceed
four years, but it is a complete and brilliant record
that will endure so long as virtue and heroism is
venerated. The South is not a separate nationality,
but she is part of a vast and powerful federation.

The South has been conquered and is afflicted, but
as long as she preserves the tradition of her glory
she cannot be enslaved. The Southern Confederacy
has fallen, but her gallant sons have not died in
vain. Whatever flag waves over her capitols the
South will be free. Under whatever government her
people live their influence will be felt. As yet the
land is desolate. As yet the women mourn for those
who have died for their country. But time will
obliterate the ravages of the fierce conflict, and the
South, chastened by the will of God, and exalted
by her chastening, will yet be happy and prosperous
as in bygone days. To nations, as to individuals,
tribulation is often the herald of blessings. We are
confident it will be so with the South, and therefore
it is with a good heart, though with personal pain,
we bid our Southern friends farewell.

The Destruction of the Glasgow.

We (7 imes) have received the following state-
ment of the destruction of the Glasgow by fire from
Messrs. Inman and Co :

" Liverpool, Saturday.
" News has been received by the Africa of the
destruction by fire of the steamship Glasgow. The
fire broke out among uncompressed cotton,•on the
31st of July, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, about 250
miles east of Sandy Hook, and the vessel was
abandoned at 6.30 p.m. the same day, the fire
having then reached the engine room.
" Perfect discipline was maintained on board,
and all the passengers, crew, baggage, and ship's
plate were saved, and transferred to the bark
Rosamond, and afterwards to the steamer Erin,
which landed them at New York on the 3d inst.

" The passengers, about 260 in number, came
forward by the steamship City of London, leaving
New York on the sth inst.

" The chief loss on the vessel is understood to
be borne by the owners, a small portion only falling
on the underwriters."

New Legal Peers.

(From the Law Timee of To-day.)

The report still prevails that Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn and Chief Justice Erie are to be raised
tothe peerage. We hope the rumour will prove to
be well founded. Never will honour have been
better won, and never will it be more worthily worn.
It would be received with approval by the public,
with acclamation by the profession. It is said also
that the Chief Baron will retire, and there is some
talk of his example being followed by Baron Martin
and Mr. Justice Crompton. Should this be so, there
will be another great movement at the Bar. The
Solicitor-General will probably go to the Exchequer
as Chief Baron. But speculation is quite at sea as
to the new Judges. Doubtless Mr. Lush, Q.C.,
would be one of them. Lord Cranworth is under-
stood to be averae to the practice of making judge-
ships the reward of partisanship. We would pre-
vent it effectually by prohibiting any M.P. from
becoming a judge while in possession of a seat in
Parliament, or for one year afterwards.

CURE FOR CHOLERA !—Powdered hellebore, taken
as snuff, is named by Dr. Ponowski, of St. Peters-
burg, as an infallible cure for cholera, if only the patient
can be got to sneeze some eight or ten times. If the snuff
produces no effect the case is hopeless. The doctor has been
moving the different ambassadors to send his remedy to
Alexandria. The French would take no notice of him;
but Mr. Lumley has made a memorandum on the subject
to Lord Ituasell, and he has passed it on to the College of
Physicians. The Medical Journal says the Americans
ought to take this matter up, hellebore having been of late
so largely used by them as a curative.— The Reader.