The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; JD LY 31, 1861.

Northern soldiers are as numerous as valiant the
South can have little hope.
But can the North if manifestly victor accept any
compromise ? We reply that this has always been
our fear. The North we believe would prefer com-
promise. We were never deluded by the Northern
declamation about slavery. The North cares little
about abolishing slavery, it has a most inhumane,
certainly unchristian, hatred of negroes. The Aboli-
tionists have been all along a small and persecuted
party. What the North kicks at is, the domination
of the slaveholders—not their slaveholding; and if
the South confesses to a political defeat, and de-
votes itself again to political warfare on political
subjects, the North will be ready enough to let
them breed, sell, and catch, when fugitive, as many
sla-Ves as they please. The English moral and reli-
gions aversion to shivery is all but unknown in
America. The writer we have referred to justly ob-
serves—" The first aspect in which it was attempted
to place the struggle was that of a contest against
slavery, but it is believed that most of the people of
New York were from its origin fully aware that
the real point at issue is simply the maintenance of
the Union. If that end can be gained it is thought
the digposition to compromise all subsidiary differ-
ences will be found almost enthusiastic, and a few
further successes on the part of the Northern troops
will, perhaps, remove the last feelings of repug-
nance to it on the part of the South, especially if
the South can wind up with any little local victory
to enable them to aver that their change of tone
is not a consequence of defeat."
The fortunes of war may change all this.
The flush of victory, or the exasperation of
defeat may place both sides in relations to each
other which nothing but a war of conquest can
settle—but we have, from the beginning expressed
our apprehension that the war might be terminated
much too soon for the abolition of Slavery. Both
President LINCOLN'S addresses have been docu-
ments based on the perpetuation of Slavery. He
avows it. He points to the constitution, not as to
be amended in this regard, but as his Polestar. The
only point on which he is firm is, no extension of
Slavery; and how long it would be before he
would concede again a parallel of latitude between
the Southern Egypt and the Northern Goshen,
no one can tell.

We think it therefore quite worth notice as one
possible and not improbable issue of this threaten-
ing contest, that either recoiling before the mani-
festly greater power of the North, or after having
fought and lost a great battle, the South may offer
terms, and the North be not unwilling to treat.
We may expect that laying down arms and fully
submitting to the Federal• authority, will be the
sine qua non, but we have little doubt that if the
South would submit she might have slavery and all
its abominations to her heart's content.

"All the world's a stage".
dictum of SHAKSPERE.

'—quoth the famous

And now in vivid contrast to, and within a few
hours of each other :

Enter, as Earl and Viscount of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon.
JOHN RUSSELL (commonly called Lord JOHN Rus-
SELL), by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount
AMBERLEY, of Amberley, in the county of Glouces-
ter, and of Ardsalla, in the county of Meath, and
Earl RUSSELL, of Kingston-Russell, in the county
of Dorset.

Exit as Duke and Marquis and Earl and Vis-
count and Baron RICHARD PLANTAGENET TEMPLE-
NUGENT-BRYDGES-CHAN DOS GRENVILLE, Duke
and Marquis of Buckingham mid Chandos, Earl
Temple of Stowe, and Viscount• and Baron Cob-
ham of Kent. -lir the peerage of the United King-
dom, and also Earl Nugent in Ireland, and likewise
co-heir with the Marquis of Townshend of tk e
barony of Bouchier, being the only child of RICHARD,
first Duke of Buckingham, by Lady ANNE ELIZA
BRYDGES, daughter and heir of JAMES, third and
last Duke of Chandos.

Younger by several years than the new peer
who entered the House of Lords for the first time
last evening, the late Duke of BUCKINGHAM was
prematurely aged, and has hence disappeared the
sooner from the public scene by reason of his very
bitter and protracted; and at length overwhelming
misfortunes. The particulars of the ruin of his
great fortunes, of the fortunes of his illustrious and
historic house, are yet vividly in the general
recollection. Who that can cast his memory
back but a very few years, but bears in pity-
ing remembrance the breaking up of that princely
establishment, of that old ancestral home down at
Stowe, for years and years until then the pride and
glory of all Buckinghamshire! The incidents con-
nected with the rise and downfall of this renowned
family assume to themselves a conspicuous position
in truth among the most memorable and romantic
vicissitudes anywhere discoverable in the annals
of the Peerage, even by as scrutinizing au investi-
gator as the Ulster King-at-Arms.
Upon the morrow of the death of the Duke of
BUCKINGHAM, another illustrious and historic
name is added, as we have seen, to the stately
roll of the Lords in Parliament assembled. It was
by an amusing coincidence that the very first vote
given by Earl RUSSELL as a peer of the realm im-
mediately after his admission to the House of
Lords as the junior Earl and Viscount, should
have just turned the scale, upon a division of
the House, in favour of her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment. Otherwise the division upon Clause 2
of the Municipal Corporation Act Amend-
ment Bill would have shown the third " tie "
this year i❑ the imperial legislature, the second in
the House of Lords in 1861, the third this session
in the record of the doings of the two Houses of
Parliament. Upon the numbers being called—
it was found that there were contents 26,
non•contents 25, so that the clause
was carried by a single vote, the vote of the new
Peer, the vote of Earl RUSSELL. Better than this,
however, yesterday, as an agreeable accom-
paniment to the noble earl's admission to the
House of Lords; immeasurably more delightful than
any such successful employment of his first vote
as a member of the peerage, must have been the
knowledge with which Lord RUSSELL yesterday
donned his robes as an Earl : the knowledge of the
fact flashed by telegraph at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the City of London to the House o f
Lords—that the noble Earl's successor as M.P. for
the City of London was the Liberal and Reforming
Candidate.

'L:I N :


CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK, JULY 19.

The main body of the Federal army, which
commenced its march on Richmond on the 17th
instant, met with no serious resistance until it
reached Dulbram, a fortified place, three miles from
Manassas Junction, on the following day, in
attacking which the advanced guard was repulsed
by the Confederates.
Afterwards, however, the position was carried by
the Federal troops.

A Philadelphian, who has just arrived from
Richmond, reports that the Confederates' force
numbered 10,000, and at Manassas junction
60,000.

The steamer York Town has been seized by the
Confederates, who have iron-cased and mounted
her with eight 64-pounders.
The Government has decided that no more fugi-
tive slaves shall be allowed to follow the army.

ROME, JULY 30.

The official Giornale di Roma of to-day declares
the statements contained in the letter from M.
Solar to M. Mires, dated 29th November, 1859, in
reference to the Roman railways, to be both false
and calumnious.

COPENHAGEN, JULY 31.

Yesterday evening the inhabitants of this city
gave a grand banquet in the neighbouring forest to
the 500 persons who lately arrived from Schleswig.
2,000 persons sat down'to dinner.
The King placed his hunting castle at the dis-
posal of the guests. Several Schleswigians made
speeches in favour of the rights of Denmark over
Schleswig, which were received with great cheering.

LISBON, JULY 30.

The Royal Mail steamship Tyne, which arrived
here this morning, will leave for Southampton at
11 a.m,, with 188 passengers, £24,700 specie, 2,000
bags of coffee, and 200 rolls of tobacco.

PARIS, JULY 30.
The evening papers contain the following news :
" The rumour of the recall of General Goyon
from Rome is unfounded.

",It is believed the King of Prussia will come
to Paris.

" The King of Sweden is expected to arrive here
on the ith of August."

EVENING.

A note in the Pays, signed by the Secretary of
the Redaction, which is reproduced in the Consti-
tutionnel, gives particulars of the incident which
lately occurred at Rome, originating in the refusal
of Monsignor de Merode, notwithstanding the
orders of the Pope and Cardinal Antonelli, to give
up to a French court-martial a Papal soldier who
had wounded a French soldier.

According to the note M. de Merode, much irri
tated, hastened to General Goyon, and with threat-
ening gestures, made use of insulting expressions
against the Emperor Napoleon.

General Goyon imposed silence, and gave the
Monsignor to understand that it was solely on ac-
count of his wearing a priest's gown that he could
not box his years (lui donner deux souf/lets). He
said, however, he did so morally, and added that
if Monsignor de Merode would divest himself of his
gown, he would take off his uniform as a General
and fight a duel with him.
Monsignor de Merode sheltered himself behind
his ecclesiastical charactr.

General Goyon replied that in any case he (Mon-
signor de Merode) would retain the stigma inflicted
by his words.

He then ordered a search for the Papal soldier,
who was at length given up.

TURIN, JULY 30.
The Chevalier Nigra left yesterday evening for
Paris.

NAPLES, JULY 30.
The news respecting the suppression of brigand-
age is more satisfactory.
The Archbishop of Naples has not been arrested,
as was stated by the Paris journals.

The Federal Assembly has elected M. Dubs
member of the Federal Council by 90 against 34

votes.

M. Dubs declared that his policy with respect to
internal affairs would be the liberal development of
Switzerland in a Federal sense, and in regard to
foreign questions, neutrality.

M. Fornerod has been elected Vice-President of
the Swiss Confederation.

COPENHAGEN, JULY 30.

The Dagbladet of to•dav, in its review of the
events of the past week, says :—" We do not believe
it likely that the Danish Government has gone fur-
ther than to offer to renounce, as far as regards the
budget for the present year, the application of the
Royal ordinance of September 25, 1859, which fixed
the share of Holstein in the expenses of the whole
monarchy. From this concession it would follow
that for the current year the Danish Government
would content itself with the contribution of a
smaller share by Holstein, in the hope, however,
that affairs might enter upon a more satisfactory
phasis next year."

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

BOURSE, July 30.—The market has been ra-
ther dull but prices have been firmly maintained.
Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f 85c.
Railway Shares quiet, but firm.
The following are the last quotations :-
4t per per Cents ... 97 80 , Credit Fonder 1175
Do end month.... 97 90; Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 85 Roman
Bank Shares 2900 —• Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 672 50 Spanish Threes 4B
Do. Account 675 Home Debt ..

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 30.

The Union Company's steamer Norman, with the
above mail and 54 passengers, arrived here this
evening.

She left Table Bay on the 21st ult., St. Helena
on the Ist, and Ascension on the sth inst.
The Cape Parliament had rejected the bill for the
separation of the provinces.