The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-14

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Since I last wrote I have learned several
thiugs which convipos me muro fuily nm
ever before that there Il mot the aklxhtess
danger that the Eagiish 0overum~nt viii
dsviats from the stric,eet aus Of nsntsaliv
N regera 80 tns VAT In America. The Gov
ernment OF Jtn Davis may do what is paeasse,
aud expend much money a. il cad COM
mand-which, do believe. will 81 very xrss
IN amount-to subssotSs aud corrupt osrlaiu
presses IN Paris ana L.ndon, butt Will not
attempt to break through the blockade Of the
southern ports. 1t Is but d day or two since
that had U conversation with . mem her OF
the House OF Ucnmon;, VINO u ultimately
john Russell Tor Earl Russsfl ~ he 10 now
beginning TO b. called, on this subject and I
assure you that he scouted ths idea mat the
BRUSH Government has any thought Of In :
the matter svas taken by an English noble
man with whom had the honor 70 spend
last Monday night. He assured M not only
that the Government has no such purpose,
but that the nation would not, In his opinion,
permit 1t to make the attempt, II disposed TO
10 30.
am struck with the fact that there is 30
general disposition among intelligent Eng
iishmen to believe that the time has come to
cease to depend on any one country for COT
ton They are, therefore, disposed TO consider
the present ccnjuncture to De eminenily IA
vorADle for securing the cultivation OF cotton
s1pi<-a AZ,
rain africa, in India, in Queensland, (the
most Northern organized province in Aus
tra1ia,) IN Jamaica, anu any ana all other
parts Of the globe where this important sta
that it is not prudent to depessd 80 much upon
any one country whatever for an article Of
manufacture and commerce which il now 30
intimately connected with the prosperity and
welfare OF SO many millions OF The English
people, to say nothing Of other nations. They
admit that the hrst years deprivation OF
American cotton will cause much loss ana
suffering; but they are sure that it will BIZ
succeed.u by more permanent prosperity
The failure of the potato crop in ireland,
during the period OF ~ years-from 1926 to
ls52-has proved to be u great benefit TO the
people Of that iand, by teaching them not to
ueEend SO completely on one species of food,
and tnat other species could well be cult
vated. Most certainly this view of the sub
ject is a correct one.
Yet whit folly has led the people Of the
Southern Sta ties 10 risk all the evils. and dan
ger OF civil war with the North, which, if
IT should last sax or eight years, or even two
or three, may so greatly, If not fatally, inter-
fere with their future prosperity. And how
ever the war may ena-esPeciaily ii it con-
time two or three years-it must effectualIv
strike blow at cotton supremacy. And
what Il fundamental mistake they have COM
mitted in Lining to found republic, or any
other government, upon cotton as It's G, eat
staple OF trade with other narions They
seem to think that all other nations will be-
m ade to depend upon their great staple II
would be we'll. for them to think that they
may, too, be made to know that they may be
ruined by their slavish dependence npon
other nations 1t is cerLsin that these W Use
and enlarged views of the subject are every
day gaining ground in the higher circles in
this land-the lying oracle OF the London
I. mes to the contrary Notwithstanding.
You Will be struck with the mO4e correct
views on American affairs which perya Q
the recent speeches Of Lord Russell and Mr.
dladstone. They are, depend on it. better
exponents of BRUSH opinion Ih.n Mr. Bull
wer. You will hear OF al lempts beirg made
In france-in its large maritime cities espe.
ciaily-to influence the Government by me-
morals ana petitions, &c, to interfere with
American AFFAIRS. Heed them not. Thew
have no effect. The Emperor knows full well
the importance OF not violating the great
principles Of International law. The French
Government will do nothing, depend upon It,
Inc Government OF eff. Davis may send over
as many "envoys extraordina " as they
please; 1t viii aN De LABOR and money LOST
by the way, may say that those VINO are
now here are not men of sufficient character
to Make great i'm preston On people OF su
perior minds in tue Dad " GRID Adler and
better men must be sent. And who shall
they be? Mr.. sIves, uf Virginia. could req
aer them service. But he will undertake no
such mission rs this. 1t is only broken down
politicians Of The south W no can De inuucsi
TO 20 on such 4 torlorn mission.
Inc Paris correspondent OF the Lone don
Times talks of renewed conferences being
neld by the represen rauives OF England ami
France on American affairs TINS nav b.
out L am free 10 sly that think the repre-
sentatives of the " Western Powers" will
soon have enough to J." confer" about, with
out troubling themselves with the ;,ffairs of
me United states The political horizon of
Eastern urope is becoming exceedingly
overcast. L have NO disp 1sition whatever 10
play the part OF prophet, but L have Eo
hesitation In saying that everything an
nounces revolution, or at least an attem pit
10 make on, in Poland, before many
months perhaps before many weeks
way. The Russian Government is
demented.
hungary, too, is on the point of revolution.
The double movements will probably be
sim infamous. And then Italy will begin to
move for the possession of Venitia o. what
times are coming. Certainly not the ssxood
time" which some have expected. That will
come, too, but later. l have ever believed
that this world is governed by an Infinitely
wise Being, who knows full well to VIA
end he is directing all events. Eastern Eu-
rope, think, will be in a blaze before 81 "
mosths pass away. Garibaldi was right to
resist the almost irresistible eloquence Of Mr.
and Mrs. Quisgle, our late masculine and
feminine Consnls at Antwerp, but who, I
understand, are about to transport them
selves 10 the American shores, and remain
in or near Italy, watching the current of
events. Gen. Mcclellan can IS well perform
the functions of Communicating Chief on the
bavH 49, l,ap Data IA
of Italy remain on this side of the ocean:
for he certainly will be likely to have
enough to do in these parts before long, I'M
less read altogether amiss the ''signs Of the
times
LONDON, Oct. IS, 1861 Your friend Louis
Napoleon will not allow French officers to
eater your army. Is he afraid they will be
dszzled by the brave deeds of the two young
Primo g, whos with Il . chivalrous feelings Of
their race, have chosen to win their golden
spurs under the Star Spangled Banner. or
does he need all the adventurous captains of
his host for some great enterprise nearer
homer
Well, you will have plenty of British sol.
diers OF fortune, ere long, il ali hear be true
find none speaking Of joining the rebels. but
there are many about to take their departure
to place their experience and knowledge at the
disposal Of Mcclellan. The heart of England.
in despite of cotton and the cottonites. and a
portion OF her Atocracy are with the North
So is not that q despotic Europe, or rather
the European despots: These latter desire to
see the war prolonged, and reyerses ON both
sides, in order that republicanism NAV be
humbled and weakened, and destroyed.
There are some quaint reasoners here who
profess to wish well 10 the South, because,
say they, the South has rs much right to sd.
cede as The United States originally to cast
off the dominion Of the mother country. Yet
these men, had they lived ia the time OF your
great secession, would have harged Wash.
ington had they caught him. Noble Lords
and m EN- beers OF Parliament ara hn ~ aya-,
where spouting their sentiments on public
affairs. Many legislators, whose weet voices
are nnheard in fariisment, have the salts.
faction OF reading their slip slop ideas ex-