Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-29
Prom ths New York Herald ofthe 9Th.
MR. RUjSELL'5 LAST LETTER TO TIE LONDON


Tssiiny 6stsesn ne Regulars and Vountsers--Dsmor-
| aiising Influences IF War-Moral Reflections
Wat will be the hunor of the Army phen the icar 10
our Gen Mcclellan Rseoprossanees in VIginiI
The Generals HeadgMdrters-Ths appearance Of
things here-7hs Tsiesraph-Ths art o. Iavistbiiity
| as practieed by MeOsiian-His StoF all gentlemen
The blockade of the Potomac-Inaeiivity Of hs Con-
| fedsrdts Army The battle of Eiparfs Fsrry-Gsns
raj ,kas Dsath-Efsct ofit on the Pa5lie mind
The si.ua,ioH in Aissori7hs Union feeling in Ms
srri.
Washington, Oct leh-In my last letter, in the hur-
~ Of closing the envelope copy of Mr. Stewards circu-
lar and remarks upon were omitted bnt the om's
SIGN is Of little consequence the mail must have taken
over the document and the OF the effect produced
by il in New York aud other cities OF the United States.
| The immediate Impression in overy ones mind was,
"Mr. Seward is aware of come action on the part OF
England which result In war" "The Secretary Ia
beat on doing something which will lead 10 war with
England" infer these reflections from the words Of
| many people met last week.
The whole American people will doubt not sustain
Mr. Stewards tone aud position, and certainly the dis
patch 10 which he had to reply was not veiy remark
able one, not quite worthy, perhaps, Of the Foreign
Office The effects of these arguments will be beat treat
ed at the other eide Of the Atlantic, but il may be
marked that the selected for remonstraUce
far from being the strongest that could be found Every
word that comes from Great Britain every act that is
done by her Is closely-nay, upjustly-construed by
Americans SIZE may not look the hedge, while
4
Jealous shire wish young lady detects foul play in every
movement of the mother in-aw, and will have none
of that"
I actually heard an officer find fault with Lieutenant
Grant, of Her Msjestys ship Steady because he was not
o1e pleased with the Captain Of the United States ship
Vandalia, of Charleston, for firing round shot across
his bows to bring him TO. Thus one reads continually
of the good faith OF France in her neutrality and Of the
| perf1 Of England-When the French officers in the
| Crmea snubbed Gen. Mcclellan and his brother Com
r,;ss aaid of IL al0ud
there on the other hand the least expression Of salts
fion al the cordial option Of the Commissioners by
the English authorities and but for Col Deahelds re-
port nothing would have been known Of the facts HAD
the case reversed should have been threatened
with nothing short of war-a menace, by the by which
might almost be stereotyped In Of the most vide
" read and therefore least influential of the American
| journals.
Since nv last letter up to this date little has occurred
of interest or importance Reconnossanoes have push
ed out darefuy from the font Of the Federal army and
have discovered, far as FLrisx and Venna-even to
creeks below Alexandra and along the road TO Draine-
vis-that the enemy are not In force and do not hold
the ground but that they in observation, and have
their troops well thrown back towards the old position
| at Manassas.
Il believed that the Confederate. know every move
Of their opponents who not at all so Fortunate
The negro population thought to act for their mas
tiers with zeal and fidelity. We hear of regiments
and guards Of colored people down South and
| when the Oonfederates were at Munson's Hill
| one of their most forward skirmshers-an indie
| fatigabe fellow, always loading and aring-was
black man. There has been great reinforcement re-
ccived by this army lately 10 consequence OF the diver
sion Of Ohio and Illinois and Indiana troops to the State
of Kentucky and TO the weg and the largest estimate OF
the forces r the field does raise Ii much above the
numbers given in one Of my recfnt letters. II Ia the
New England States, and the emigration from them in
the West which have put forth their strength in the
for the Unop and the Puritan and Quaker element Of
~ Sfataa ham tod nv
Ia the regiments In camp there are prayer meetings.
and preacbings and revivas aud Young Mems Christ
ian Associations the Colonies give benedictions the
majors preach, the sergeants pray aud the bsttaons
march, singing sternly-
Old John Brown lies Wondering in his grave,
Haleujah, Halelujih,
Haeujsb, Halelrjlh,
Old John Brown lies Wondering in his grave,
Blu, his soul is marching on"
No army so well provided, In quantity, at all
events with chapaius and in some mems minds, the war
for the Union Ia crusade for all that Is good and holy
the world. The gulf that separated Christian knight
from Saricen Emir wider than that which divides
The Northern volunteer from the Southern chvsfy.-
The contest over new political relations may be essb
lshed but France and England will be dstrct
There seems to be no approximate that this great
mass OF armed men cannot be disposed Of by few cir
culars.
They are an immense power in the States and Of the
State and they determine issues not only with their
votes but with their bayonets. The regular army, OF
course views its volunteer associates With feelings 1t
dlres express But each is check upon the other,
and while the former would gladly reform some Of the
mischefs as they conceived Of Democracy as il exists
here and would resist any attempt turn this into
abolition war; the latter have determined TO keep the
20 they have got aud are eavened by strong anti
slavery feel e. which, in regiments is nearly unan-
moul It il cely possible TO imagine any feeling in
life for which man will be well fitted after three
years absence he when be lef. It. What rift
three years can make in the purposes OF life To
suppose that the immense Of men collected here
can ever TO their usual avocaons is to give them
credit for tenacty in civil pursuits than human
ure exhibits generally elsewhere What will he their u
NOR the end OF the war it lasts three yearss They will
be entitled to their discharge but long before that the
farm must have found other superintendent, the
trade and the profession must have gone TO The dogs and
10 tens of thousands eleven dollars month aud food
aud clothes must be better thing in the present than
anything In the future can offer to them.
They have pay subsistence, clothing pensions, "boun-
ty lands" Just the same the regulars. They have
however, the privilege of eectng their own officers to
great extent, which is open to many objections. Law
or custom induces the governors Of the States 10 leave
TO the men of the companies Of the State volunteers the
nomination Of their captains and subalterns, and the
habit of acting TO please the men becomes invete
rate in any officer who has once gained certain amount
of favor and hope to procure higher Advancement II
will be very glorious proof Of the patriotism aud pu
ry of the American people il they overcome all tempta
tons which usually beset men in power, and lay down
that which they have had conferred on them Tor spe-
cal object as il shall have been accomplished
To all but the eye Of Faith that object Is still far c in
deed Matters in Missouri no better. What would
be thought in London IL enemys battery were play
ing on the shipping below BlackwsllS In Kentucky
the Federas do not appear to have gained much, If
anything .nd the Union party there confess that they
must have aid Of troops from the other States or they
cannot bold their own against the bold and enterPsing
Confederates