Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-17
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE.
MR.. RUssEL's LETTER ON THE WAR AND PROS
PETS OF TIE UNION.
From the New York Herald, Sept IL

MR.. RUSSEL'S LETTER UN ThE W An AMI NV
PETS OF THE UNION.
From the New York Herald, Sept. II.
The steamship Hammons, Captain schwensiD, which
left Southampton on the IS os August arrived a. TINS
port at past six o'clock yesterday evening, brig
ing the ras passengers. cars, aud f!es OF European
papers TO her day of sailing.
Lord Palmelston was Installed, with all the anceut
csremonies Master of tie Crq1e Ports, at Dover EGG
land on the 2S Of August. In speech be delivered
on the occasion he eulogzsd tie strong defer meas
ures adopted by England He said that PEI feet defence
ds the only stable Jundution Of friendly rsIcticH' U'h
FOREIGN potOts He alluded to the battle OF Blu Run az
evidence ot tie powerlessntss OF men individually
brave, but imperiectly drilled against an organized
army
Eall Russell, in manifesto on the Spanish occupa-
lion OF San Domingo, says that American fJrbearance
cannot DO calculated on as permanent
The Paris eipondent CT the London Times, wri.
ting on the 27th Of August says:
This is bresipg tins for politics. The winter and
spring stock being exhausted, aud the sst d,lghts Of
reposo and rustcstion having passed vi the dog days
the labor OF laying in flesh stock hiss begun this year
eiiler than usual No wonder. There is plenty Of
st,G for fermentation and brewing. lIaly, Rome,
Naples and the British Il e', Hung Try. Poland Archuuke
MaIimsn and the Anglo Austrian alliance Kipg Oscar
and the United SclndDssiEn kingdom, Imperial family
ces--there is material 10 construct the last maps
of Europe"
The Paris Moniiedr Of the 26.h Of August makes
formal denial Of the assertion Of Mr. Roebuck about he
convention concerning the cesson OF the Island of Ssr
din a. which IVES in the mont icis bulletin OF the
Moniteur j. Is coucb1d In rather strong terms, thus
Mr. Roebuok mc mber Of the British Parliament, has
lately n serted in speech he made at She cld tlst he
knew OF q convention accor6i 10 which the island OF
Sardinia will be eventually ceded 70 FraGce We oppose
20 this az rtion formal denial y only hes the docu
ment csd by dr. RO buokno existence, but even
he thought OF entering into Iegoiiaons on his subj CT
sh the Cabinet oil Turin entered into the head U!
ttc government Of the Emperor.
The London Herald OF the 2Sh OF August says:
vessel having been chartered 10 convey cargo oi
five hundred sormonites from Liverpool TO tie United
States en- route the settlement in Utah Territory, abou.
seventy men, women, bo! and girs, forming the coO
tiugent supplied by the London district, asseme en-
Monday morning the Enston terminus OF the L1Udon
and Northwestern Rilway; under the charge OF IL de"
Joseph Gibbs. AL seemed TO belong TO tie working
classes and the proportion Of the abou equal
Many Of their relations and fellow saints attended at
the station TO bid them farewell.
terrible accident had occurred on the Brighton Eng.
land) Railroad Two excursion trains came In c0Iision
in the tunnel Twenty hree persons wero killed and
considers bic number jursc.
The NEW lSsy and New York ,crew line Of steamers
have selected Southampton for Their headquarters.
Toe steamship Folon, from NV York, arrived at
Southampton on the 2s OF August.
The steamship kangaroo, from New York, arrived al
Queenstown on the 29:h Of August.
The steamship City Of Manchester, for New York. has
eSS 600.
The steamship Norwegian, from Quebec, arrived q.
Liverpool on the 27'h August.
MR.. RUSSELL'S LETTER TO THE LONDON TIMES.
WASHINGTON, August TO- 1861.
TIKI WAR LIKELY TO BIcONE STRCGGLE FOG ABOLITION OR
ruE PIRP, ruATICX oF sLAvkEY-rRICKs OF LHE AB1LI-
TlosIsTs IN CcNGRnis
For ccod or FOR evil the issue between North aud South
ia rapidly approaching 10 that which the South Predicted
and feared and The North a. first dsowned and docs not
now altogether accspt-.he Struggle If it continues will
be narrowed to contest between slavery and abolition.
It Is rot improbable that in day or two the President
will declare that I'll lavcs within the Ines OF the Uned
States army become i5e.
On the very lss; day Of Congress the bill wioh ses
free slaves belonging rebels gagged in signed
With 7, luc ance bT Mr. LDcfll, az all tu los. by
lapse of tmc. for, had he not been persuaded TO over
come his sciupes, the Congress would have ajouraed
without the signature Of the President having bee given
to that act Indeed, but for the pro0ngsion OF hall
an hour ageCd upon the signature coud have been
ob.sined as the President AZ frs. refused perempoFy
to put his to the bill alleging that 1t will lose
Kentucky" but there was pressure Of Senator's put
upon him. abd he Welded at las but ten minutes before
the House rose Ga such occasions the President
down to his room in the Capitol and ax bis name or
receives the eff ia visits OF the gitors, and If the
clock had Io bGen put and the sittugs carrsd
beyond the time agreed upon for the etjourumen this
bill could have been presented 20 the Senate. Bat
now afier tho lhEsc OF q few days t l. said that
step far in advance OF that will b. TAKEN and
that the glove will be thrown down TO the South,
and TO the democrats Of the North well II so,
there cen be longer any doubt as TO tie nature Of the
6ght or as the 10 be used In IT, but agues the
possession Of common courage and selEreiance GU
the part Of the republicans 10 cer b. tlo the question
at the very that the Damocrsct Convention oil
New York has refused act n common with the repub
cans and when "a peace any price and compromse
il you party" s beginning to make itself heard in
the Northern aud Northwestern parts Of the Union. In
revolutions the moderate politicians who Start up before
the lest OF the drama approaches la order become
medators to propose terms TO the tending fac
tons generally crushed betwxt the upper aud tho
neither mstone but there are exceptions TO that rule
the violent and fanatic sections sometimes either
neutrszej, absorbed overcome by 'he jaste nliiU
Much ss Americans might wish for such result and
greatly European politicians would really desire the
reunion OF tie States by the agency of comprons, l.
Is hoping against kope TO expect they will be gratfd
COMPROMISE cLAssyD AS A Dxaoy-TuE TATrKRED FLAG or
THE UNION CANNOT Ds PATCHED.
Before Manassas como wonderful combination OF good
luck and ery the part Of the devil OF compro
mi e" might have led TO an adjustment, pachi'g
up Of the torn and ttered flag of the republic
Tho North could not now in honor submit 10 malgama
ton With al the tar Of bs metal on her part Of the
compound. The continent of America cou'd not hold
Nothern nen In the face Of defeat insult and conemp,
from the OF the South. Is well might the comrsde
Of ancient Pistol hope to live good conditions with
HE truculcnt friends because he had submitted quietly
to the pulling Of his ard the kicking Of his person
as basis Of sny and equality Pnilosophc ss;esr1ep
like Mr. Sumner may not be affected by such consiera
tons. They look like kiW, TO great principles Mere
American politicians, csucn, mongers wiro pullers, like
Mr. Blair do not spprecs.e any result which does not
produce an immediate feet the votes Of the housss
the appointments 10 cfics the ese,demsa OF Official
life ia which they all glorypg and disportng Men
Who have studied pa ieny and long the whole of the
political anism OF tie Union SO much enamored
Of the neness Of the machinery and tho beautiful plty
OF its paris that like Mr. Seward they think il all the
bits arc pu, togethsr little Gil applied and the steam
got vel up with good whistle TO clear tie way sganst
England or Spain, or European Power It is sure
to preserve it, consistency aud run s Of yoie
rHE INFLUX or TROOPS TO NORTHUMBERLAND SCOTT
VERY TRArQrIL, AND Gan. ncLELLAS ysRY UNEASY
Meantime troops pouring into tho neighborhood
of the capital Although General Scot, Is very tsarqi
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