Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-01
THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.
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Lord John RuSsels declaration, that the vessels Of The
two begsrent plbics Of America would no. be allow
ID to bring prizes nto British hsrb0r has been received
in characteristics manner by the Northern staee. 0Ge
would have thought Il e.. after nveghng sgains: for
weeks on the around that we about share the
pratca gains of the Southern pv4teers the politicians
Of Washington and New York, whel they found that
they were wholly in the wrong, and thai the British
Crown had made an extreme Of its prerogatve to
avoid all completely with either p,rty, would have had
the grace that their suspicious this point
Ut just and that though the Old Country ght be un-
friendly to the OF the Unon it not because
she Was tempted by the prospect Of receiving stolen
goods But this small measure Of capdor and gen.
crosby is not to be expected it seemG, ol the Aeri-
can character. The people have leenso lorg accutom
ed to decry others and TO glory themselves the habit
of interpreting ever occurrence as TO feed their
Jealousy aud vanity is 40 nveterate that even now
with their constitution In ruins, with hostile army
within a few miles Of their caIial, and with several
millions of their former fellowciiZ.ns, declaring their
bitter hatred Of the Union and their resolution not to
return to it-even now the Northerners cannot hep
Boosting and sxultng TO one another a.tseiE Imagined
victory over England. !: I'D 10 provoking ii 1t
were not p abie spectacle. The ruling passion must
indeed be strong when a community which ID rent in
surder by internal anmosities, cannot, even II the
hour OF agony, forbear from Wanting how 1t has
frightened the most powerful tbcTichest the ,os united
ard the best armod empire tie gl.se "Ihere can be
ing of the Procanaton produced partly by the dig
patch of Mr. Seward warning the European Powers that
our Government would hold no further diplomatic inter-
course with Them il they recognized thr Commissioners
from the Southern Consede,aoys This is the key note
of a tbousan,, themes The continued hostility Of Eng.
land the dupcy of the Cabiae the persistence Of Lord
Palmerson and Lord John Russell 10 their teg and
Puritan policy" whatever hst nay ReaS are taken Tor
anted and "a declared that the only way 10 Illustrate
mall oent scheA ss is to convince Va that the North
is ready at any time 10 declare war nst US and that
her privAtesrs will swesp merchantmen from the se,a
as they did In 1919 The latest newspapers are filed
with rawlings Of this kind which, it seems responded
to by political men, and by Ministers Of State.
II this abuse confined to one or two iourna5 or
single party at the North, should inclined 10
treat political mar suyrs, "A iis We can hardly
read the New fork Herald without secret feeling that
il is the purpose Of tia; Journal to embro the North
with England In order to serve interests which are moi
bose of the North. There Is Ingenuity in searching
and presenting in the most glsrug ooEs thing
which is likely 10 flame the Northsrn States against
England, or England a.aust the Northern States. Some
Of the arae3 are written for Americans and some, We
cannot help feeling, for the peop. Of this country
But II Ii be the wish Of the Herald 70 help thoae, thu
omen advocacy Of whose Il obliged TO give ~
In April certainly lee designs aided BY the temper
he insresa people. Ivsa ", psllss ssaslnsa vhs