Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-23
Az Ansarolv nprrLn DIsrosxD OF.

AZ AnYnIoAx mDrEL" DISPOSED OF.
Correspondents Of the n. z. Expressly
AtA PAsis, June 20.
Our recent papers from your side of the big waters
bring an item which seems 10 be gaining an extended
circulation 10 the United States the effect that duel
for vasl talked of In PARIS between Mr.. Sanford q. s.
Muster 70 Brussels, and young virginsu, luame
not mentioned growing out Of difficulty" which had
occurred on board the "steaner from New York" l
suppose this tit bit must have excited no small amount
Of comment in Yankee land 0uly to think Of 1t 1t.
Sanford u g. Minister TO Brussels (residng near the
Court of the Tuleries hsd bad "di;ulty" on board
the steamer from New York. and fight was on the
tapis Tie "Joung virginan" was, Of course, Seces-
sonst and 1t hid been probaby in defence Of bis coun-
try's flag that Mr.. Sanford u s. Minister to Brussels,
residng near the Court Of the Tuileres had calamity
| provoked challenge from the rebel fre-eaterl
am sorry TO spoil nice story, 90 redolent Of
cbysry and al thst sort of thing; but the fact H. no
powder has been burnt in Paris between Mr. Sandord,
United States Minister to Brussels 80, Ia. and any
s.younr Virsinianp whatever The tyoung Virgnian"
IL Young Bostonian-a former friend OF Mr. Sanford
United States Minister TO Brussels. On board the
steamer which had the honor TO bring Mr. Sanford
from the New World to the Old, that diplomat Vas re.
ported to have made to passenger some dsparaging
statements relative to Hr. T., Z BostooiAn which
friendly proceeding subsequently, reached the kno.E
edge OF the latter After Mr. Sanford arrived In Paris,
the aggrieved gentleman demanded an explanation Of
the steamer incident and in reply to his request
ceived an unsatisfactory note. At the instgaon OF
frieuds whose advice was then sought and who ap-
proved the course he proposed 10 pursue Mr. accom-
panied by witness called upon Mr. Sanford in person,
and asked whether the latter would be willing to hold
himself responsible for his conduct, BY accepting
challenge Mr. Sandford, in presence OF the witness,
said he would not. Tnereupon Mr. T. expressed in the
plainest terms afforded BY the Euglish language, his
opinion of the United States Minister to Brussels and
departed No blood has since been shed, aud Mr..
Sanford continues to discharge his duties Envoy 70
Belgium near the Court Of The Tuileries.
SECESSION CANNOT BE UND0NE-THE NORTH
CAN NEVER RESTORE THE UNI0N-PRESIDENr
LINCOLN ENGAGED IN A HOPELESS ENTER
PRISE.
Prom the London EconOmist. 2sth
The viruent and utterly unwarrsnted and unexplained
irritation against England manifested by the United
States or as We now call them, the Federaiss Is the
aonishment Of all beboldes. II is not cor sed 10
party or TO one class 1t TO be fill equally by the
People by the Press by the Government the Diplomat
ists and strange to say even by the English cores
pondents of London newspapers.
1t is expressed by official persons In most unofficial
language and by ordinary men in wholly sunmeasured
terms This is the singular no specific offence
Is assigned as the cause Of all this boiling indignation
no assgnabe offence Of any sort in fact having been
committed We have, on the contrary ost scrupulous
" and anyiousy sbstalned from doing or saying any
We have With remarkable decacy and forbsarsrce de
cir ed discussing American affairs in Parliament We
have giyen uterance TO nearly unanimous sentiment Of
regret at the quarrel between parties towards both Of
whom We have always endeavored TO maintain friendly
relations Beyond this We have literally done aud said
nothir except publicly announcing that we should
coguse the exercise the usual bgerent rights by the
Seeding Sl,es-s recognition which even the Federal
Government do argue that could Lave refused 10
eight millions Of organized and segoterned citix mi.
and which that Government, now that the war has
actually commenced finds itself practically obliged
recognize sso The irritation, however, though quito
uuwarraned ID not unnatural aud though never yet
paned by the Americans themselves ia in truth eIplca
BILE enough 1t il caused by their secret conviction that
most EnqIishnsn in their hearts bsisve that secession
cannot Be prsrentsd, and that the dissolution of Tie
Union IS IN i.evta6is and accomplished Jae!. The
Americans really believe this toobut they cannot bear
that We should believe it. The thing is 90 unve6ome
them even In idea that they fuiious with all
much as see 1t speak Of IT, They regard Il as calam
ty SO great humiliation profound that they cannot
forgive us for admitting it TO be possible. THIS Is the
true explanation Of their unreasonable anger They can
give no other, aud they shrink from putting any
thing 60 futile and pettsh into plain words
Now though they have not the faintest right
TO be angIy sito4t J, for entertaining the conviction
the7 attribute to rs hsy are Gue oo.Feet in surprising
tia. we do entertain L. We do klifSs tie ssesssioa Of
II. SLAVE States to be an Jat mpR-d completed and
irreversa5 Transaction We believe IL to be impossible
now Cor TIE North to lure back the South into the Union
BY any compromise, o. to compel them back BY any
force II To hold this conviction De % oence il is one
which W cannot help committing, and WHICH We must
proceed 10 Jcs.ify.
J! the South bad any real specific grievances TO al
ege the NORTH and bad seeded the ground Of
Teflss 10 redress those ravaaces it might be pos
sible enough 10 eject compromise aud TO negotiate
reconciliation. Bot the kneen JaeIs o. tho and the
conduct OF the Southernsra from the vary nnaat haze
negltiyed any suppositon OF the kind. Every act and
word-their own mos, deliberate avoWals-,heir public
and official proceediugs-al prove the psirest
that Secession foregone conclusion the moment Mr.
Lncon's election was certain; that bad been resolved
upon aud prepared long beforehand and that their de-
feat ia the Presidential contest merely detsrpned the
TINE and not the deed Itself. The North before its
passions wee aroused, offered every conceivable
variety of terms short Of actual surrender at dis
cretion 10 order to avert the menacsd disruption
The Free States proposed psn after plan Of compromise,
nvoying every possible conccsson-excspt the giving
up that fair share OF control over the policy OF the Union
TO wbichey strictly entitled and which they had
Just hardly won. Every proposal every set OF terms,
was seornfuy rtected by tbs Secessioniss. Their
swer was Uniform uniformly insolent and inpatient
Il was virtually: 1--WE want severance not recopcila
uon-ve decided preponderance, not fair partici-
patton" They went on their own way, dsdaining
o listen the almost suppant demonstrates and pro-
positions of the Forth Is 1t probable is ii possible,
now when the passions o. 10th sides have been raised
10 the highest pitch by mutual invecve and by &C.
tu. bloodshed, that the Soutbernes will listen to the
Terms they secuted few months ago-or that the North
erners ~, ct.r any terms half liberal? People will
do many thlnes 70 aver; breach which they would
never dream OF doing to repair oness9ecaiy when The
repair could only be- imperfect and 50 transient ~ u
would be in the present case.
But the ederaists themselves admit that the time for
compromise has gone by. They now as little incn-
ed Tor il their antagonist They sGy they are gong
At ,Iu o. IA fkanta
force them back into the Unol-snd to keep them in il
BY compnson and restraint This achievement, which
In March their chiefs all dsclsmed A. wild and un-
stempble, they have worked themselves up to the
deusion of believing practicable and within easy reach
To such point has fury blinded their naturally shrewd
intelligence This then is the project the feasibility Of
which have to consider. They appeal to the map VIC
remind our readers OF the
The seeding States extend from the North Of Virginia
to the South OF Florida aud Texas over 10 degrees oil
latitude and from Missouri TO North Carolina, over go
degrees Of longitude. THIS space Is inhabited
by rough scsnty and widely scattered population, aud
contains few large towns traveller marches for days
and meets only occasional shsntes and log houses Fly
ing columns might march for days aud meet no foe aud
no shelter. The largest arEy you'd be mere speck in
such desert. The best appointed army With the most
skully organized commissaria might be in despair AZ
such roads such rivers aueh forests and such distances
Ceyery managed guerilla band, might hsrsss an army
Of any size and any quality into speedy ruin What then,
would become Of such militia the United States army
consists sad must consist ofnesrly all ldscpned vol
uneers and scaotily provided with the material Of war
It is obvious that anyhpg Ike conquest BY land Of such
country II s mere idcress speak Of Toe Confederate
troops might possibly enough be defeated On the plains
Of Virginia. but when they retired South, what General
would venture to pursus themy
Probably the more rational among toe sderalis,s viii
admit al this But they will Is net our plan,
nor our expectation We believe that the seceslonist
forces inferior to ours that they cannot be e1ten.
svey recruited that they will dispefse, especially after
disaster speedily and more certainly than our vol
unteers and In fact will soon become sick Of the contest
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