Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-09
ANOTHER ENGLISH VIEW OF TIE YANKEE
WAR
Yrsu The London Telegraph Of July Sin.


Attsutisn has now turned, in The Northern States o
America, to the extra session Of Copsrs" and ALREADY
s msmbers have warning Of some six or ssven troubou
questions that will press upon them Indeed 1t Is mor'
than probable that events will produos fresh complica
tons and powers to be proPldsttd or confronted
The clements Of the citizens become daily mort
numerous and obvious and instead Of the general con
sent on all these domestic anxietes, now find ont
speaking in every quarter Of the States still united The
course Of events uses with American degree OF i'm
patience and vivscy the anticipaoDs which we havs
frequently placed before the public Tho thing which
still hangs Ore 10 general engagement The latest mil
ary intelligence reports what has been appropriately
called "a for the Cranky Lead Mines" On the one
side there General Lyon with several eorps Fastening
10 concentrate upon that valuable source Of military
wealth and on the other side, General WALKER with
forces that would equally numsrous concentrating
upon the point Every bullet they say has IL bill.
st but happy the general who shall secure 10 him
self the larger number for The bish 70 travel upon
The credit Of activity and energy still allowed by the
Northern politicians TO the Southern ocsr and this 10
one Of the most marked dstncsns in the tons Of the
press and Of private letters from the parts Of Anne.
| rca
In the South It ID clear that society at larrs A we'll
Is the journals not only upholds the military but
places implicit confidence in them, and Presden, Davis
Is still regarded as ustfying the solderly gerius with
which be Is supposed to be endowed BY nature. Bot
across the Potomac the complaints upon this score sll
come forth with increasing bitterness. One reason, they
aaer Why Hpsrs Ferry had NOT been occupied BY the
Federal troops week earlier TO- that the General Com.
handing I'm Chief was either mbece or . traitor or
both for they to think that lis bsckvsrdnes can
only be accounted for by assuming him 70 be BY nature
living accumulation Of bad qualities. The Fort Non.
roe corespol dent Of the New York Herald bears tes
mony TO the greater tact and strategy displayed by the
Southern leaders BE tells that bis own side there
IL deficient esprit de corps and that since the Great
Bethel affair the men have lost confidence in their s.
osrs. Now army which ia thus led, or supposes il
self to be So and has trust In thoss who are esdpg
II. Is Ii msgines TO dea. or frlstra,ion sea csy in
condition serve the country .for which sacrifices It.
self On reference 10 the views OF the papers generally
that this symptom at Fort Monroe is specimen
Of the feeling which displaying itself in various quar-.
tiers With growing force, and with marked diminutou
10 tie endeavors to smooth IL over hush il up.
Ons Of the most formidable incidents that have yet
occurred Is the attack upon the blpks OF the Milwaukee
ny The mob II Is difficult 20 understand what special
interest the State Of Michigan have in the present
position of .Ir as compared either with the New Eng.
land States which have their most sacred principles at
stake or New York, whose monetary affairs are sus
pended Washington, whose metre poltan character is
challenged or the Border States whose tranquility and
trade tel eatsred with perpan, mt dsurbsncs The
inland States of the Northwest stand apart from all these
difficulties and they msy lock forward 10 being the pur
vsyors Of the other States whatever may DO the disturb
aloe of trade The outbreak therefore, marks danger
which have pointed general loss Of respect for
the Government and . disposition to snatch present
awles advantage out Of the confusion in the love
Of mischef and plumber. Bot mob Of rowdiss Is not
D culsr to Milwaukee, and the tsty for declaring
martial law in Michigan Is not likely to couture away
similar troubles from other parts Of the Northern Union
Again, theskGovsrnor had "elegrsphed fer troops"-
Whence, And If enemy is thus be found In every
Safe where banks exist as premium fer rio. and plum
der Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward are likely to have more
business on their hands then they contemplated.
The very nature OF the questions that eIpssted
come before Congress betrays the growing drad OF
anarchy which is felt to exist in the Northern States and
which is far more terrible enemy for tee Lincoln in
terest than any army that be led by Davis Lee
Bsauregard The lis. Of questions TO be debated begins
with the sanction to be asked for tho Presidents
men's vast and complicated subject in ITSELF Before
the President and bis friends can hope meet their
countrymsn In coagress-befors they can prepare
answers to the examination which they anti.
cipate-.he public will learn that the Southern States
have made fresh propositions Of peace Tho latest pro-
posas nov said t9 be First the recognition Of the
Southern Coniederscy, with treaty Of Commerce and
friendship on terms very favorable TO the North but,
secondly suspension Of hostlities with view to
advantageous compromise. In other words, the South
Is prepared for a. appeal 10 the public authorities OF
both sides North included and has pscysred in urging
that appeal sncs its leading took any separate
We have reason to believe that tns fact has
been carefully concealed from the pubic Of nth BY
President Lincoln and Mr. Seward srd Of course, that
aud m's.rus which We slfeady dsceFn aud which mp.s
certainly burst forth In the animated deostes upon ID.
first question before Congress.
Next will come series of demand, upon the citizens
Of the North"authority for the vigorous prosecution
Of the war" sanction for a loan amounting 70 Two or
three hundred millions Of dollars taIcs on tea and
coffee; and II those should not prove sufficient direct
tax. How impossible s II that the citizens Of Boston
should not bethink themselves Of immortal tax on
tea which they refused to tolerate kven nov, As ge
mentioned lately they are beginning TO tremhls at the
idea Of "a National Debt" and when they asked "to
sanction vigorous prosecution Of the war" they are
likely enough to ask in turn, why the has been
vigorously prosecuted already proposal TO modify
the present tariff 10 also announced for debate in the
extra sefson; in other words the Administration sees
the desperate injury which It has Drawn upsn Itself BY
allowing the bigotsd protectonss Of the Republican
party to ihduge their e,prce on this the earliest and
most fatal opportunity. Imagine q British Cabinet
which, with revolt in Ireland ehoud alloy pr. Ben.
timex and bio friends to renew their corn laws and you
have but faint picture Of Nr. Iincolns sad plight
Mere mention Of tie ono sthsr proposition al
ready expected to come before Congress speaks
volumes the Federal Parliament will DO invited
to pass "a new bankruptcy law" There 10 some
thing terrible in the very name The citizens Of the
Union already looking forward the unavoidable
calamity Insolvency 70 be 90 uidssprsad that spe
DIAL legislation will be needed for the socasion. We
Roglsh have had to sustain dreadful wars, We have
faced, wthou. blenthng, the burden OF national debt
10 amounts which would make the bl,ed Of Americans
csrdle, We laTs pe,seysred in vars whose csst has
amounted to tlers theoretical traction less than i've
thousand million dollars We have at tho same dine had
to bear the terrible infection Of deficient harvest and
have undergone new arton when the four pound loaf
selling for two shlinga But We English never yet
possessed Ministry which contemplated amongst the
messures essential to . campagn, Eow and sweeping
bankrupt law The very asa SHOWS how utter, urGnsa
for the conduct Of sas at the present crisis the
men who have beth accidentally thrown to the 'front.'
From such combination Of troubles questions must
necessarily ariss and amongst them this cruel two
prongsd question: The whole republic be thrown into
chaos who caused that chaos bur the present govern
been unavoidable, vnere has such concentrated nssc
y been displayed Toy the guidance Of the people amid
the confusion q 10 TIE 4a@lnsrston q Washington
The Iowa War Disf-Ths STAG Of Iowa s bank.
rupt and is believed that her obligations incurred in
the early frenzy Of ipsuguratlg War VI subggaon'
against the South must 60 to pfOest The late esr OF
400 900 Of her bonds in the New York market at
nineytwo cents haviog failed to meet with favor Gov
Kkwood TOW appeals to the people TO coma TO the res
cue Of the State Treasury BY taking the bonds among
themselves at the prices above nsmsd-ninsiy txo per
cent. Bonds will be issued in the denomination Of
$1,000 $500, or 500, as d'sred and drafts ac-eped
ihe STATE bank any Of in branches. Gov Kirkwood
says the fund coLmlssioners have slrssdy sntci
p.ted the sale OF those bonds temporary l,ans and
their paper must 60 to protest unless promptly protected
By the people Of the sist2:
FAIR PLlF-Phs Esv York hoy Bsol gets OF the
following
The Rev. DR., Tying, who always good deal mere
remarkable for bis shallow bravsdo ard ~ nature than
for his ssgsoty Chstsn Manners has discovered that
the reason troops numerically beaten at
Bull ruo, because the battle was fought Sunday
But tho Southern troops fought Sunday aud Why does
not the Rev. Hot Spur explain What the Lord
could have had to allow she Confsderaus" 10 give
such drubbing Sunday II, the Rev. Doctor af