The Van Buren press., 1861-10-24
Another Letter from m. Russell.

The London Times Of the 18th Scptem.
ber publishes smother long letter from Mr..
Russell. dated at Washington. ON the 29th
Of August. Gr. Russell il Impressed with
the belief that the so-csllsd :" peace party"
in the loyal States, is not only in . hope
less minority. bat that false peace ia i'm.
possible. We quots . passage from this
part Of his letter:
Peace is no longer . panacca for the
evils which aflict tho United States. and
war has produced some 81 the usua, .ssults
in the Necessity which has arisen for the
beaten party to regain their prestige. Of
all the parties. in the United States. that
which desires peace, qacad peace. is. 1t
present. tho most hopeless because peace
caa,a only now be obssiusd Ly tho submis-
d and c,4ssion Of everything for which
ths North is fighting. and by the loss to ths
North Of all. or nearly all its advantages.
But still it works on; and the end would
justify the means, indeed. If An absolute
peace could be the fruits of its labors
There is no chance Of such settlement, 90
far as can see.
There are. in the North itself, tho ma
terials of trouble in the anger Of the great
parties which brought on the greater war.
and, on the whole. there is in my Judgment
greater hope Of peaceful adjustment offer
ed by the actual success Of the North. 80
that she could reconstruct the Un,ou. OF
allow che South TO go GU. as . dependent
republic. than oy any other form which tho
contest can assume. !, is impossible for
the North To retire from the contest. in .
moral Bnll Rnn.''
Mr.. Russell proceeds to show that the
troubles of the Comic .erstes will como by
water. and has the following comments up
on the naval expeditions
| Within q narrow belt of reefs and
sand banks, the Fsnilico Sound aud Abe
mario SOund-inland seas running into in.
numerable creeks. an receiving q system
of rivers. by which communication is open.
cd to railroads and towns, far in the intcri-
or OF the country. Here lurk tho privateers
which sal v out through the openings Of the
outer bank and prey upon the passing trader
and here the coasting vessels have been ply
ing un aud down with security. Ono hun.
dred and fifty small vesscls. laten with
stones. conveyed by the United States. arc
on the way to block up the few PASSAGES by
which these vessels can enter, and the men
of war have also received orders to destroy
the forts and defenscs which The rebels have
occupied along the coast.
g" similar process will be applied to
other points of the coast further sonti, with
what success 1t is not ye, possible To prod
icatc. The external line Of reefs and sand-
banks is one of the most curious instances
OF recent change. and Of the elfec. of water
deposits and currents in the world. A, the
place whore Raleigh sailed in. with fonrteei,
ieet of water under his keel, there is now Y
sand-bank. which is entitled to the sppella
tion oil kill-devil- hill. high above.th sur
face. These banks extend almost to Tam
pico. all ronnd by Florida and in other
places. the nature of the shores, and all tho
great lakes. and the leagues inside. show
that the process has been carried, till the
'.an.ss become united to the main land
There is inside the most extensive and .un.
ique internal communication ia the world.
Energetic effort will lie made to suspend il
ald the result will be serious suffering aud
inconvenience TO the inhabitants, and the
destruction of their privateering efforts.
1.-The closing up of the in.
let's on the coast Will prove very embarras-
sing. and We shall hear no more of vessels
sailing cut Of such places as Wilmington
and r,funing the blockade. il the ex pedition
carrier out its object. Some trouble will
be saved to the British legation. which has
its full share of annoyance and correspon-
dencc in reference to British vessels, seized
after they have left ports supposed to bs
blockaded, not to speak of the great in
crease of work connected with the new
passport system, and the suffering of Brit.
ish subjects who are seeking to get home.
or to any place out Of the States, which no
longer offered their either a home or en-
ployment."