Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-05
RUssELEs LAST LETTER TO TIE LONDON 1IYra
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army into Maryland withou! Interruption bu; the arrive
OF The lotla from New York ard Baltimore at Portre.
Monroe, msy temp. the Fedsrsss 10 divert H. or part
Of to mako descent aud turn the batteries covered
by the fire Of their shipping Il may easily be imagined
there Is general impression here that Something
oe done' but il not clear what the thing is be
Cor the plain, srsishtsszssrd vsysf solving a dficnl
ties by fighting and beating the enemy Is not in favor
present.
No one is afraid, and everybody is sn1iou' for an &C
tom bat somehow there is notion that everybody is
cot be depended upon yet" aud that the prep.ra.
tiOns M: sufficiently complete and aa Is often ts
case while thero Is some inpIenos the one side
sescunt delays occssoned by and deficiency
Of Organization, thsre is on the other side mpaieuce
because conai'ersbe successes in much Of what they
tempted are not absolute In all they (he Con-
edcIatcs) bOasted they would accomplish. Tne vsuui-
ing three months men who came down from the Norts
ilug the air with their promises 10 be IN New Orleans
few days, disappeared with the 2lss Of J1ly and
there are now more sober set Of men in the army wto
would be ocntet 10 eomprcmiss with Richmond before
winter ia over Ol the other hand the Confederate
"ho wished 10 dictate peace in Philadelphia and "old
Faaeu itsel would, perhaps, be glad to put up with
Washington and Baltimore base Of negotiations sl
hough tue Richmond popers are beginning to groan
long war in prospect arising, they Think from tie
defensive attitude assumed by the Southern armies.
SUPPRESSION oF INTELLIGENCE.
There is profound ignorance in the various public
departments respecting the events which occar dliy
which is satisfactory proof that liz Inventions of tels.
graph and steam do not contribute largely 70 the din.
sion Of general iniofmaon in the Official world An
is quiet alorg the !ue" may b. tak0n as the parfec
formula OF bureaucratic belief At present and ha. faith
not 70 be DIS surbed by reveFses battles. "No Con-
fsderass haze crossed into Maryland tha. We are aware
Of" There has been, We hear, some skirmishug a.
LeesburR, OF which Ee have no particulars" "The ru
mors Of batteries closing the river have reached the de-
pirment, but We are Eot quite ready 10 give them
dence" These aud such euphemisrns the powerful
nio,ets by which officials resist tho maskeTy OF qas.-
lions and the riAsmsa Of the press.
THE sPIsrr OF The Sosm-waT GAN NcLrIL.S Dors not
Vows.
WASHINGTON 0Jt. 25.-Thern Is no uso in giving al
'ce TO al angry man. The North is very angry ius.
aow, and ali the couJsels which addressed 70 from
Europe ia the interests Of moderation and peace dis
regarded, o. employed 20 acts I to fury as afOFding
proof that the great POgers are determined 10 interfere
With tie blockade that their sympatbies ara With ho
South IL ia certainly difficult for the North or for tho
Government of the United States listen to such ad.
vice long the South is in aims. Defeat exa5pe.
rates the Noriherncr, but does not inmidae and sWs
he long before he believe the Souheruer IL abe TO
meet aud bea. him in the open field. II two large
mics assembled, a. vast expense 10 look at each
other for indefinite periods the people both sides viii
become tired OF paying for an empty and enormously
expensive plgesnry; aud il IL Of moment % zee
which Is likely show the first symptoms OF weariness.
| have already pointed out the difficulties In General
AcCeans position here. The last thing he would like
20 do would be attack the lines az Manassas in bis
present STATE. And yet he cannot venture much beyond
hi5 present lines without bringing an epgIeement
which would lead him 10 that very poia he d.
bouch he colpmns on either funk without incurrilg
similar danger and risk which the results OF the acion
on Moaday will no. induce him to encounter But there
Is mpaience breaking out and then. Il shows il.
self Eorh and South. The latter will show greater self
control aud greater qualities than their enemies will give
them credit for il they bear the depressing ects of in
action better than the Northefncrs. Any offensive
world be an indication that their leaders were
obliged yield TO popular pressure, for in def nsive
attitude they arc irfuiely stronger il is in fact the
pDnent OF their who'll cse aud tho hest representative
o.. their strength l. forfes The arguments Of their
lrieods and iuraslea for tho-ukewarmnes cf
hoss who would &c forced into the ranks for the Union
II suy invasion Of the free States were attempted On
the other hand the North is bound, by s declarations
and by the Of tie wsr, to invade the Southern
States.
THE UNITY AND STRENGTH THE SOUTH
IT. am assured by the Baltimore papers, the great
bulk of the people of Maryland particularly Of the land
cd gentry are strong Unionists and It nevertheless
qures martial Iw, Gen. Dix Federal Bill, Fort McHen-
~, fortified camps and some $4,000 10 keep down
he mis,rstls minority Of Secssscnisis ther violence
I. 20 great that in order 10 keep them from walking
Maryland out o the Udion it is absolutely necessary
brrak up the Legislature by armed force aud commit
The members OF t TO prison without chance of appeal
ing to jurywhat, ask, must be done with the States
in the Sou;h, where, it must be admitted, the Union
sentiment is sound asleep t Is TO al appearance stone
dead? The Northern papers are beginning to find cut
the whole South is in earnest 10 the atter-nsy, more
they actually holding up ther unsnmity, their sac
sicss their resolution, as examples to b, initiated by
tie UnoniIls.
In proportion a, the time when England was to be
gu ring the extreme pangs of want from the exclusion OF
cotton draws nigh without any exhibitions OF the danger
ous sgptos the North its invective against
neutrality and the South reiteraes its assurances that
France and Great Britain must recogrzs the Coafederi-
,ion Tobacco il the prop Of the French throne "a COT
ton l. the base of the Elgsh Monarchy Bot cotton has
good deal to say the dssnies Of the Bonaparte dy
nasty also Il Is largely used not ony in the factories at
Relen aud the valley Of the Sslo and at Snhouse, but
Il is esessen,al to the nuseuEo Of nugeroas fabrics
mixed with elk made b dangerous people who live In
tha. terrible city OF Lyons.
H. Belmont. whosi visit 10 the Charleston Conven-
don Z sad to hays been attended with such dreful re-
sus has had lesson ia the seizure OF his tobac
90 a. RichmoGd and may now feel that hB qEoHdGns
friends sre very sincere enemies Bot beyond The pr-
,nal auestoo there l. real cor vcon that France mut
have tobacco and coson from Amtrics or perish; aud
n ssrged II the N1rhernsrs succeed in landing at any
bort on the South the planters a. proof OF their deter
nuaion and asi punishment for non recognition, viii
lay their cotton in dimes on every acre OF their sol
threatened BIZ an enemy. |, WHO have seen the re,
,.s,ings Of that feryi Southern hsar well believe
cotol Moscownobody herr lss. They all believe in
in don.rs they satisfied the planters VII yield 20 so
many cents per poll for cotton. stand by and let Us see
Ia spite OF the anmosify which kiss, the efforts Of
he regular cceTs to abolish the saylge prscce Of SER
ry.s.alkpg have met with success and the war Ia noS
eondrc.ei in more civilized manner. /. is however,
ameBtahs witness tho depredatons committed by the
roops Ia Virginia. aud shall have occasion in few
iys describe what haye seen over there atsE asil-
usrStons of the Of the contest between North
and South. The debaiGble lnl between the oItpcss
must be indeed ,ni OF grief and lnrfing of dread
fdl suspense--days Of fear and nights OF torture.
rER POLIcy OF GAN. s'cLEiLAS.
Checked in fhi4 dmous,rslion remains 10 be seen
if another sll soen DC made. The movements Of te
ConfeierAes higs caused concentration OF troop 20 90
G,aje on the Maryland shores opposite their batefes
down the river bat no Meditation h visible 10 MAKE au
offensive movement towards Manassas. whittier TIE
enemy have evidently retired. Il Is more than month
sjucs the FsdsrAlss advanced to hansons Biil, and
they have nos advanced the rate OF some 100 yard:
day. It locks s Gen. Mcclellan vn not disposed