Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-27

Mr.. Russell, Correspondent OF the London Times.
The attempt to please everybody is rather chimer-
ical one under the most favorable circumstances To
please both the beigerents on this Continent would be
an absolute impossbility.
1t rather seems to us, that to the inevitable difficult
ties of lis position Mr. Russell adding bunders which
appear wholly unnecessary, and which ought to be
avoided. He writes for an English public, and if be
gives to them fair and intelligent account of things
going on here and if bis employers of the London inns
are satisfied with his services he need the less as to
the particular amount of acceptance given to his letters
in this country.
STILL having obtained certain reputation as bril-
liant newspaper correpondentone incapable ofookng
much below the mere surface of things but able to
produce in striking his own impressions OF
things the surface it is strange that be should have
fallen into as many errors as be has done-errors of
mere impression and not deduction. Of this bis last
letter from Charleston is striking instance. Either
he was fooled to the top of bis vent or be met mainly
with some English residents of whom there are few
in Charleston, who still claim to be- and indeed are
British Subjects acting as agents for British houses
as branches of the No how else could he have
received his impression of the existence of monarchal
feeling in South Carolina. Another failure Of observa-
ton and perception struck Mr. Russell speaks as
if all the arisocratc pretenton and influence in South
Carolina was of English descent He makes aluson
at all to the Huguenot element. We can hardly see how
any could have passed any time in the lower part
of South Carolina without recognizing the marked in
Auence which that element has had in modifying the
character and habits of the people of the State
Again. in letter from Savannah, Mr.. Russell processes
himself wholly unable to fahOm doctrine of State
Rights In fact like most European Travellers he is to
tally at loss to form approximation to pro-
per unders andng of our political system: But this is
not ALL His attempted speculatons upon constitution
al law are altogether devoid of the logical character
which one would expect to be infused into them by the
disciplined mind of Doctor of Law, for such is his def
ntion or at least he signs himself VIM. Howard Rus
sell, LII. D..
We hardly credit the report in the Northern papers
to the effect that MIR. Russell had arrived at Cairo and
complained that bis correspondence from the South had
been altered and suppressed by the secessonsts Thai
take to be " a weak device of the enemy" 1t is
very improbable, but not at all impossible The queru
lousness aud sefcorceit OF petted newspaper
correspondent especially if be comes from within the
sound of Bow Bells and writes for the Thunderer is
to be measured by ordinary rules but is something
sublime and unique.
Leaving out the over-estmate put upon Mr.. Russell
he may be of to by putting it before Eu
rope through some ether medium than the lying mis-
representations of hostile Northern Press We do no
say that he will represent very favoraby. We rathe
think that before all is he will say things that will
rase the dander of both the North and the South; bu
then, think he will be toleraby impartial in his cen
sures, and sometimes honest in his concentrations ant
therefore will bis version be preferable for our purpose
in Europe, to that given by the Northern press which
with few honorable exceptions, will certainly be con
stanty one-sded and diabolical.