Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-11
mERICANAFFAIRs In EUROPE,


tina. the question of tho American continued to
gage attention The letter Of Cassius n. Clay, in the
London Times had been followed by another from Mr.
Motley the historian who had at great length set forth
his views of the American struggle, attrbutng all the
trouble to the South Mr. Clay had found antagonist
in the person of Mr. De Leon formerly American consul
in Egypt Mr.. De Leon writes to the Times contro-
verting the points set up by the Kentuckian.
The Of the Palmerston organs is decidedly favor
able to the letters Of marque of the Southern Conede
racy Indeed il is now held by high commercial and
legal authority in England that its commissioned privs-
teers may take prizes into any neutral port and keep
them there until their condemnation is pronounced by
the admiralty courts sitting in Charleston, New Orleans,
Mobile or Savannah. This judgment, if equably rem
dered will it is alleged be binding the British mari
| time courts.
The people of England are said to be averse to the
priyaecrng business, but Mr.. Lindsay, NJ. p, who
Gently visited this country in speech to his constituents
at Sunderland advised France and England TO step for
ward and proclaim the independence of the Southern
Confederacy the only means of aayng the thirst for
blood which he says prevails at the North. The London
Morning Post Lord Palmersons organ asserts that the
Southern States de facto independent at the mo-
ment.
LORD Palmerson says through his London organ, the
Post that Canada will become the centre Of COM
merce and emigration for the American continent, and
that domestic army about to spring from the ground
in Canada only protect the neutrality of the
vince but maintain that balance of power which the
folly of Republican America has transferred 10 British
North America.
THE THUNDERER ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD AND GEORGE nI-BoorLEssSEss AND
| POLLY OF THE EXPORT TO SURROGATE SOUTHERN
| STATES.
| From the London Times, May 231
War to the knife-war, if necessary pushed to abso-
lutte determination to the destruction Of cities, the desc.
atiou of provinces the letting loose of millions of
groes on their propretors-these words furnish brief
abstract of the resolution at which the people and Cow
eminent of the United States appear to have arrived.
Respective lenity is delegated to heaven, and govern
and people alike breathe the language OF massacre
and destruction. No potenate against whose sway the
ancestral vassals of his house, who followed his fore
theirs to the Cfusades have risen in armed revolt
feel acutey the outrage to bis sovereign rights
than the mperious democracy of America, founded
the declaration that all men are free and equal and
that every man has a right to seek his we'll.
! being and happiness under whatever government he
peasea. The term secession" is objected TO- though,
after all il is probably the most suitable TO describe the
| action of Suaderbund, portion of federation
Withdrawing itself from the remsnder because "seces
siOD" like federation expresses absolute equality
and correlation of rights which, in their present mood
the Northern States not prepared to concede The
spirit of George III to have entered into the de-
scendants of his revoted subjects. B fore will hear
writes George Ill in 1879, LOT any mans diness TO
cone into oG.se will expect to it signed under his
owa hand that he is determined to Keep the Empire
tire and that troops shall consequently be Withdrawn
| from America nor independence allowed" "The
thought OF dissolution of the Unon peaceably by
force" writes Mr.. Seward to 81. Dayton, 'has
tered into the mind oany candid here and is
high time that it be dismissed by statesmen in Europe"
We profess the think the language of the King the
more moderate and reasonable CT the two for George
I'LL only refused to admit TO his councils any one who
would not sign declaration against that independence
which he forced TO admit, himself three years after
wards whe Mr. Seward not only refuses to admit the
possibility of that o. ect for which onebaf Of the MON
in arms against the other, but issues inhibition TO
all European statesmen TO allow such thought
their minds This ia, indeed high strain OF preroga
tive and one to which OF the antiquated despot
isms Of Europe could for moment aspire. The truth
is American statesmen do at last know their minds
After six months of the most pitiable vaccillaon and
uncertainty they have at last heard the voice which
they pay implicit obedience State after State went or
seeding SENATOR after Senator took long farewell Of
| the Capitol Government WAS formed, Constitution
| drawn up President elected, the arsenals of the
| United States were seized, and batteries thrown
up, for the attack of Forts Sumter and Pick
ems, yet the people Of the North made sign ;
they went about their business as usual, and
lef the Southern States DO exactly az they pleased
| As long as this lasted the Government of Mr.. Lincoln
had really pocy-at least to which it dared to
give any practical Eject. But the which siDged
the defenders Of Fort Sumter aNoke the people of the
North from their ethargy. Ii became evident that
they were not prepared permit the secession of the
South without struggle. The will of Democracy as
unused to and impatient OF contradiction any
| tern monarch wes distinctly expressed. From that mo-
ment Mr. Seward and his fellows became the most
| | te and decided of men They brcathed nothing but
war and slaughter, and occupied themselves, after
easy slumber Of six weeks with the most vigorous pro
plratons for compsign in Maryland and Virginia. In
all this there is nothing to complain Of The voice of
the American people is the voice Of the deity who is
worshipped under the forms Of the American COnstitu
ton and we have no right severely TO cricse who
have shown themselves ready 10 give effect to the popu
lar will they have discovered what the popu
| lar will il.
Blu: W. do think that his own experiences might teach
Mr. Seward tle charity aud liberation for the
doubts and difficulties of European statesmen Let bin
remember hs uncertainties till within the last two
or three weeks LEI him altogether forget that
have not the confidence that he has neither have
we the advantage of the unerEng Mentor to guide
us The voice of the American people is, after all only
the voice OF local divinity, whose oraces do not pass
current on this side of the Atlantic Mr.. Seward may
believe and tremble not disposed either to do
| the the other.
we have had occasion to point out the utter made
quacy and even the ignorance Of the real Of the
quarrel which characterized Mr. Stewards proposition for
Cancellation, and We have remarked how precious time
had been allowed 10 st by the loss OF which nevsr
DE compensated by Efforts OF the sPasmodc energy
We must entirely decline recognize in Mr. Seward that
gifted seer 20 whom the future the present. and who
has the power OF informing not only Of the Of
civil war; between two Contederaces, which may posi-
by shIver TO pieces in the very first moment OF Greet
impact but who tel u.s. in language i'll suited to the
present condition OF bis country that in America there
will be only nation and Government the same
republic and the same constitutional Union that have
already survived dozen national changes, and changes
| o. Government in almost every other country.
| This il the message which, through Mr.. Dayton, the
American Secretary of State sends the Government Of
| FIR nce-s message, if not OF defiance, certainly
which sounds very like insult. What good purpose
can be served by approaching France with long and
tragcal history OF her revolution at the moment when
America is about to plunge into civil war without
of the excuses which lend thrilling interest the
catastrophes Of Lyons Toulon, and La Vendee There
ia no Duke of Brunswick the frontier; there is no
Cobenz there is no pretender to the Crown-none OF
those things which make cruel by appealing to hes
fears At any rate have undergone violent change
since the Declaration of Independence and have there
FORE on Mr. Stewards principle, right to give opin-
ion on the subject which he proaounces dogmat-
ically The opinion which incline to-though we
confess with the very greatest regrets that what
ever be the result Of the civil now pending,
the result least likely to occur is the one so
confidently predicted by Mr.. Seward. Let US
| grant that the South will be conquered - can
the vanquished States be more admitted to the
joyment of equal Federal rights? Ia it conceived that
Mr. Davis for instance, any of the present Southern
leaders can again take Their seats in the Senate de-
liberate with the men of the North on the common in.
forests of the Confederacy? Will the North SUBJ
nit again. after the experience Of this year, to the gov
eminent of the Southern Presidents VIII it pce the
Amy the Treasury in the hands Of Southern Secre-
tary after the experience has had of Mr. Floyd and
Mr.. Cobb9 Will the victors submit to be outvoed by
the vanqushed Is Mr. Seward of the opinion that the
institution of slavery survive the vicisstudes Of
bloody and keenly contested war? Is he prepared TO
give the four millions OF negroes who would thus be
emancpated voice equal to that Of the whites in the
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