Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-03
TIE LONDON TIMES ON THE AMERICAN LOAN.
To ne Landau Ttmes

TIE LONDON TIMES on THE AMERICAN LOAN.
Fem she London Times i4h-
The partsans o. the Federal Government In the Uni.
ted States, just now suffering one Of the bitterest
and yet one Of ths commonest Of AL bumaL trials -
With the keenest of justice the most loyal
sentiment Of 9 manifest trsason, and the most honest
consciousness Of integrity, they all the weird
gsrdng the rebellion SIMPLY ~ quarrel Nehe. Eag-
land France, any other STATE goes into the ghs
Of the question: supposes there any rights or any
wrongs 10 the matter Il civil war; knows there
armies 10 the field that forts have been attacked and
skn and that blood has oee, shed; and il concludes
this o. DO war wshout nquring into the cause the
tbs immediate authors.
The quarrel is noisy aud obvious fact whc1 We are
obliged 10 recognize, and which s indeed very luoh 10
our way Az TO the causes and provocations tney do
not obrude themselves so forcbiy our as
compel judgment upon them. So our Government
takes note that there civil in the United States
bocksding prvateering and all the Of it, and gives
notice that i 70 take no part IN the war aud CT
fers no 70 British subjects take part 10
it, II they co. is at their peril, and they will have 70
take care Of themselves.
Ali this Is intensely dssgreeable to the jealous ct
zsns OF the Northern States who think Heaven and earth
bound TO .vsDge their cause Never was their such
CASE of iltrestmont nevsr conf lence 80 abusec
never was goodness i-requted; but the stupid
world takes the affair in the gross aid calls II SIMPLY
a. the psomptitude with which Lord John Rdsse has
pledged US 70 perfect neutrality, aud recognzsl the
Sou hsrners % e.ual belgerents Btli rlnsl There
i no word too hard for them in the Northern vccabu
l.iy North Of tho Potomac they are Rebels, Traors
Sepoys Blacks Conspraors and everything that Is bad
England describes them by the term itwopd apply 10
An Independent nation attending territory from In.
yssionL"beIigerents." The American lawyers aud
writer's admit that we must have to thn at last
and that tho pane policy which obg.s the States them
slses 10 accord 70 the rebels In arms equal rights OF
war does even more cogsntly obtgs US 10 regard
them ~ "belliser.us." But they cannot bear 70 see
this done, and done readily, ari in such cold blood.
ed manner II there really no right or wrong IN the
matter
IL must BE- admitted to be very provoking but II Is the
way Of The world and there Is no help fo- it. The woll
has not sure or authority the power to enter
tain the question OF right aud IL only tete rough
external views Of the actual sturbancs. When The world
arns that partners have qusrresd and set up rival
shops or that father and sonor husband and Wife or
two brothers, parsou and squire, or any two neigh
bors have quarreed, they simply observe that is pity
people cannot keep from ouarrellng, and they suppose
there mus. 10 faults Roih sdei and think no more
about it, When they fall In With one Of the partiesn
thu feud he disburdtns himself Of his accumulated
wrongs and IL they cannot run way or stop their cars
teg remark liz essy that thSy cannot Eve az oIiosn
Ill they have heard he other side, which, however they
have no wish to hear - are c6ncerae VII. VII: !.
the breach Of the peace and the public scandal which In
terfsres With their comfort and eel icts Troublesome
eI ,rcse Of their jidici. powers.
So they shut up both sides with the one summary
rly Trey are sorry people cannot be quiet, and will
tt 70 keep out Of the acrape themselves. In pri
-. AZ. ,,n,. oo -'"as!Y. as the inagia-y posses
sor of .'the strongest case" in the wori. 49,
this Az nation we have had to 30 through this Esi
several tines When the Canadians reoened tne amer
cans looked on It simply the quarrel Of naisn iAnef
tharf nnt iRa m
stowed their sympathy the younger Imam on the
elder. So, too did they regard the Repeal agitation;
So TOO tie Indian hutiuy. Both they set down as the
natural reaction Of independent Datures against egsi
oppression and socil contempt No story OF ourages
made any difference Is wes our duty 70 satisfy our DC.
pendsut and make them more interested in pease and
Union & an in war aud revolt
THere is that old tyTannical Mother Countr! again."
tboy exclaimed alsays driving her subjects 10 reb ,on
and then grimaciog as che nere tbs most -used u
morals I" Certainly never got sny sy mapthy, and
when the result seemed TO show shat the rghs
our side,-for wa brought things around again,-the
Americans the last TO congratulate 10 on the ri'
umph of right We had to do all the work, bear all the
odium and supply all the consolation to ourselves They
Jaw nothing the matter but domestic wrangie very
dgacsfu 70 both parties concerned, and we're glad for
the peace Of the werd and their comfort when the
disturbances was over.
Ia poi. Of fact the British public has gisen much
m pre- OF its mpA h. to the Federal Than the
Satts ever ga, 20 hs cause of British sovereignty ard
union in any of It's trials W. were all most ready 10
t. 20 ssson as gratutous breach Of the pescs,
brought about by treaoherops conspiracy, but the
British Government had to consider what TO d. aud the
matter pressed for immediate decision Ships fast
asiog our ports for the Union, and II belonging the
Northern ates liable 70 De captured by the privi-
teers of the South or British, we're liable 70 be warn
ed off the DO OF their dsstnatoE By the cruisers Of tn
Nos and captured Ia OF their neeecdlg the warn
ing. In the former case toe prizes were liable 10 be
ought isto our poras and sold.
Every packet is now bringing us the tidngs Of hot
war on the whole Southern coast OF tie Unon Charles
ton has long been blccksded and the 9sh the block
aie of New ORLEANS commenced. Up TO the "a seven
valuable prizes had been taken by the Con.ejerscy--
ships which bu: the other day sailed from Liverpool
E.vre. OF course the Federal Government may tre't
thu piiyateers pirates II pesses ard il il IS prepaF-
ed to zee few hundred Of lis people hung by way
OF rsprsa bu; oar Is with ourselves, and the
Question 10 whether 10 cnnsider these Gs LAWFUL
qockadrs and these armed vessels carrying recog.
nized fig Are ready to take up the cause OF any
British clipper that chooses TO set a naugh. warning Of
blockade aud push tor port
If not then it becomes necessary 20 warn our
people OF the danger they incur by telling them our.
ern sympathy ii could have done otherwise, and
il was hntcd that might co far to give to the
Uoniederates the Use Of our ports Tbs point Is nov
cleared and can no longer be made the ground Of
ridiculous insinuation; but still we arc liable TO the
charge of not feeling for the North quite lively an c
terest as we ought The truth is all that do Is
to keep out of the quarrel which will right itself much
better without than with Even If the Federaists
threaten revenge that cannot possibly make their cause
ally te:ter ia eyes. We do our own duty, and We
leave them 10 do theirs knowing well hat could not
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