The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-31
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Yesterdays ErGmiaer devotes leader to the
European news by the "last steamer" the remark.
feature 10 which Is the Russian victory over the
Turks in the irst naval engagement ofconsequence
that Russian feet ever fought. The accounts.
however, are doubtless very much exaggerated -
The Americas news was regarded as decisive of
peace and as the prices Of breadsius had got down
to avery low figure is not unlikely hatspeculation
has had much to do in giving very sanguinary and
warlike features TO the news of the Pacific. The
EranliHer concludes:
IA general European war would be incidentally
advantageous to this country, and give at once
undlspuied pre-eminence among the powers OF the
earth. Such a war may have been ordained by
Providence among its manifold fayors to our coun-
try, but we have from the first regarded it as a
contamination too devoutly to be wished, to be
true"
The Penny Post comments at length upon the
opinions of the English press on the Turco Rus
sian war. Those opinions are against the tempo
rizing course pursued by Lord Aberdeen (which
has been the jest of the world for many months
past, which has been treated with the most con-
temptuous neglect by the Czar, which has thus far
been of no service TO anybody but the Russians,
and which has resulted in the destruction of a
Turkish feet and the entire conquest of the waters
of the Black Sea by the enemies of Great Britain 8
allies Ii is time that Lord Aberdeen should re-
sign the power, which ne has exercised like an
old granny, into the hands of men competent to
WELD it, aud such seems to be the general opinion
of the British nation" The Post, in conclusions,
remarks that the Gear scarcely makes secret of
his design His principle is to kill and take pos
session-to exterminate and enjoy. And Europe,
Iron =,
permits him to do just as he thinks fit.
The Enquirer compliments Senator Hunter upon
his high character and position Of all the public
men OF this country, there is perhaps who has
escaped with less Of political oblo9uy and personal
detraction than he. Although thus exempt from
the vituperative criticism which so freely assails
men in public life, he has within few days been
made the mark of an attack by Democratic paper
the Washington Star-the allegations and insinu-
etons in which in regard to the position and designs
OF Mr.. Hunter, the Enquirer says are absolutely
false.
The Wdig publishes extracts from English pa
pers. alluding TO the late naval battle They are
very severe upon Lord Aberdeens peace policy.
The Wing remarks that it is truly time for English
journals to speak out in language such as that
docteu, Out uoW lar IL VIII lnHuence tle course OF
Lord Aberdeen and his Cabinet, is yet to be seen
The vacillating, not to say treacherous, course
pursued towards Turkey from the first, by the
English Government may justly cause suspicion
as to the honesty of her professions OF affording
protection against Russian aggressions.
The Mail replies briefly to a communication
in the Wing, signed physician" alluding to the
bill in relation to quack medicines, now before the
Legislature. The Mail is opposed to the bill on
principle; and whilst it is determined to express
its real sentiments in all cases, does not deny hav
ing double incentive in the present instance
where sense of obligation is found to coincide
with that which its honest convictions fail to con.
denim.
The Bulletin aludes to the battle of Navarino
which was fought in 1927, whilst England, France
and Russia were acting in the character of media
tors between Turkey and Greece. The combined
forces of the three frstnamed powers attacked the
Turkish feet at Navarino and annihilated it in less
than an hour. This cowardy and disgraceful ex-
plot was spoken of by member of the British
Cabinet as "untoward event'-a thing not in
tended by his majesty's ministers. The Bulletin
presumes that when the Aberdeen Cabinet are in
terrogated in respect TO the late battle on the
Black Sea, Parliament will be conforted with the
assurance that the affair was only an 'untoward
event. But in permitting the Turkish feet to be
destroyed at Sinope England subjects herself to
tar heavier weight of odium than she incurred by
her conduct at Navarino