Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-08
An opinion FRom ErRoPE.
4 letter tr0m london 10 the Eichm0nd DI
.lich. dated October Isl. has The foIowing:

y letter .rOm London 10 the ltchmOhu us
pGicb, dated October lst, has the following.
General public opinion here is very favorable
to US Every interest of John Bull llinduces him
TO side with us in the contest. His keen trade
instincts have long since Snuilrd mp the fact
that in the altered condition of matters in
America, a southern demand for siyrv or seventy
million pounds sterling is about 90 drop like q
ripencd pear into the lap OF his tradesman
There is only one difficulty. For the last thirty
or forty years he has been howliug repentance
over his former misdoeaS in forcing slavery upon
the colonies, and afterwards in supplying them,
and has been playing the roie OF aboLJionl'h
generally to a terrific extent. He would now
ike all this 10 cease. perhaps because he thinks
he has repeuted long enough to make iuil atone
meut. or because it don't pay. No SINNER was
ever more ready 10 be converted than he. lie
Simplv wants the " true word on tins subject
preached 20 him 10 turn a willing ear. For this
purpose q weekly paper will probably soon be
starred. in which the whole subject viii be pre-
scented in It's proper aspect. This paper will take
care 10 spread the same facts and arguments be-
fore the English people, which, in onT own coun-
try, changed an of It's from weak apolosi>ts to
confident advocates Of slavery It must be re-
collected that the natural impulses Of the world
are against slavery.
Il must be remembered too, that the English
views Of the Institution are drawn from West In
dia, which exaggerated a hundred fold the worst
features Of slavery, and presented none OF the
humanizing and christianizing features that
distinguish it in the Southern States OF Ameri-
ca. II, with Us, it was necessary for a few bold
thinkers to take this anti-Savey prejudice bull
by the horns how much more 80 does Ir seem
necessary here The more rejecting and intel
gent English and Erenchmeu feel that they
have held and promulgated erroneous views ;
but few dare assume the task Of teaching the
opposite. When first went 10 Paris, at the end
of Julv. il NAV be said that every newspaper
was against us-sone negatively-and others
not only positively, but bitterly soon after
three 6roslures--one by Hon. I. Butler King,
one by Judge Pequet, (whOse charming lady,
by-the-way, was from Rchmond,) ana third
by n Ernest Bellot des Minieres-made their
appearance Immediately. almost, the tone of
the press changed. In single day twelve Of
the Journals Of France came out in long and very
favorable criticisms upon N. Bellots pamphlet
] certainly never saw a more strongly marked
revulsion upon any subject than thar Of the
French press upon this. So much tar pamph-
lettering in France. The same remedy Is to be
tried here Already the Mss. of Common
Sense Views Of the American War and Amen-
can Slavery is ready for the printer, and VIII
soon make It's appearance, either through the
proposed " Confederate or in au independent
pamphlet.
A great difficulty however. lies in the fact
that the Confederate government has strangely
omitted 10 provide the commissioners a penny
wherewithal 10 provide the means OF thus Ieach-
ing the English ear, and the whole expense has
to be borne by individuals In view Of the fact
that the English government 'oiH not act against
public opinion, and that this opinion is not yet
rpened for us, this omission certainly seems
strange one In the revolutionary struggle, DR..
Franklin and his fellow commissioners had
S260,O00 secret service money allowed them:
but here, when the promised good Is SO much
more manifest, and with resources so much SUI
perioTt to the colonies al that time, our com
missioners have nothing. Had public opinion
been properly worked up three months ago,
England's government would have recognized
ours. A virtual opening Of the blockade would
have followed, which, coming Immediately alter
as we thins-the Federal government to
peaceable settlement. II the effect OF this effort
had only been 10 have brought peace one day
sooner, il would have at least saved rs that one
days war expenses-say three quarters OF
million, or ten times more than the effort would
have cost us--besides the millions every day OF
war costs the yari0us industrial and commercial
interests Of the Confederation. Ii might have
saved rs the expense, risks, and suderiugs OF
winter campaign, or al least would have opened
the way for the Introduction o. those articles
Necessary 10 the energetic prosecution OF the
war, and others, the want OF which fear our
poor soldiers win feel before the winter is over.