Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-30


Captain Of the Ffedsrcks Hall Grsys Of the 2sd Rsg
emit of Virginia Volunteers vice o. g. Coem,n, jf.,
promoted to Major Of that Regiment
TIE FRENCH PRESS AND PEOPLE ON THE MA
SON AND sLIDELL AFFAIR.
"Malakof" the Paris correspondent Of the New York
Tines in late letter to that paper speaks of the Paris.
Ian press follows:
The Nonteur guards the fane imperurabe neutrality
on the question which sgnaizsd to you last letter.
This per states however that the English Law officers
place their demand upon the American Government up
ground which will admit Of se,tlement-that TO
say, the complaint is laid more 10 the form Of the act
than In the law IT. according 10 the official journal, the
English Government admits that the Trent should have
been carried into American port, and judged BY
Maritime Court as to whether she carrying objects
contraband Of war or not then the question Is chiefly
susceptible OF adjudication without q resort to arms.
The Patrie, Governmental paper, upon whose tdito.
rial columns are now employed two distinguished Iupe
riast writers the Viscount Do La Guerronerre and n.
Cucheva Clarigny-takss violent ground against the
United States 10 this affair." II declares that the act
gross and uncaled for outrage defended neither by
international law by policy, and that the Govern
OF the United States must be imbecile have lost
its reason authorize such aots But what il more
grave the Patrie says that in this copc. the French
Government will join itself with England FIRST in
knowledge " the Independence Of the Southern States
ani then in whipping the North to reestAblish
trade again.
Even the Steele the leading Republican paper, says
that the Government of the United States has commit
ted grave error that France will find Il difficult to
hold from such quarrel, and that her arms must ne
cessarily be joined to the aide Of ght-that Of Eng.
lard.
The Prssss another liberal Journal which has lately
defended the OF the Union with ability and en-
ergy orsakes 10 this event. and predicts for the Gov
Of the United States the most serious disasters
il Il does not its aud repair the gross
outrage IL has committed agans. the law of nations.
The able writer habitually employed on the columns
Of this journal to write ts American articles, NJ jeff,
has been obliged TO give In HE resignation much to
the regret of the Americans at Paris because in his
article the subject be attempted to extsnuae the
act OF Captain Wilkes by putting In comparison with
several previous similar acs on the part OF the English
themselves. His article refused, and others from
The pen Of ~ Labiche, taking the English view Of the
question. were substituted.
The D.bats, which at frs. commended that the act
found plenty Of parallels in Eogish history, has
stantly sgmaz,d IL as useless and impolltic one, In
view Of the fact that these OF possible value
Ia Europe, aud that IL q much higher honor to put
down the slavery rebellion, than TO resist England and
allow the Confcderacy to go-for no one will admit for
moment that the two can be carried on success
fully at once.
The Constitutional supports the English view Of the
case, matter Of course, and n. Galarde develops
at length the theory that Mr. Seward recognizing the
1fSy s-~ - p
woke war with England 30 as to renqush the present
war and seize Canada as compensation he TOO, iaVors
France joining England against the United States.
Through all the discussions on TINS SUBJECT IN the
french Pfess and In society," there Is one unanimous cry
against the uselessuess Of this act in vsw Of the fact that
these would have been harmless in Europe whereas
at home or row that ney cave acquired notonety they
may serve some puipose Nessrs King, Yost, Yancey
AMI Mann had exhausted all the Arguments In the case
and the recognition oil the southern oonederaey could
mi hay ham advanced dlv nv the nraa NJ
ness's' mason sno ohoep'
She seces'onsts are In great gee Tor war between
Engand and the United states was the last card tney
nad 70 pay on ILLS sac Oh the "aer' iney say tney
nope seward WI continue MS inoechy 70 the end ano
hght John pun: They sss nothing better,
genera stampede OIL Alierie%ns Fil @ke pace WIN
Ia a"eeA, u no news u peace ARRIVES rom 4oHe.-
Iney are mere rom al pire OF Europe Ior 'ne
purpose ana quite an excitement reigns among them.
From the Paris correspondent OF the N. Y Herald
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Now that the Northern states Of Ame'o. are in trou
BILE Eagsnd ana france sezs eagerly upon the shghest
preext 70 ata;k them. Inc not biood OF inel8nauon
mounts to the cheeks OF loyal Americans here and In
London when reading the vile unmany threats OF the
principal organs oil boih Governments useless ior
ms 60 recaPituiaeo inc open menaces maze -FOUR mes
viii Afford you ample proof that 90 not eIaggerste
Nhcn say tnat abuse anu tnrea are neaped upon you
the aeeli0n G. the ust consus Of the hoghsn crown
Is i"es' lug iuoou'>"usy VI Iosu : oonSiu',on Is
too garpg not 70 let tne word see tnat u Engiands
desire to 90 to war to save herself from social crisis
that 10 impending Mr. Brights advice to the trades
unions, to demand their political rights IL followed out
-ould virtually kill tho power OF the aristocracy The
sr millions OF working men could not be threatened or
bued TO yoFe &c their lords chose to dictate and the
people would soon rule instead OF tue sFistsersoJ
war with America might for some time avert the
Storm Hence the evident desire Of England to Jump at
once into conflict which che may had TO her cost not
so one sided az she inasines She has ] know, been
mskpg preparations for months fer such an emergency
az afforded by the arrest Of the rebels Sde and Ma
son. and will doubt push matters to erremiies urged
on So she is by France unless the people show uumis
takesble sgas of not permitting the war This they
NAV do the more go as John Bright their apostle sees
through the schemes Of the Pamerston Cabinet and is
already busIy oounteracting them
Months ago warned you In nv letters that France
and gland were inimioal that they would surely
se z, the first opportunity to recognize the Davis Gov
eminent Recent events prove that was but too cor
rccly informed may poT add that the Government
has sgn I'd Gces. Britain its willingness to recognize
the rebel Government encs end that in the Lin
coin Cabinet refuses to deliver up the rebels Sde and
Mason both Eogaud and France will do sothus setting
an example 10 the world of the extreme length 10 which