Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-15

| letter rece we'd from n gentleman OF this city
now travelling in Europe
PARIS, May 2S, 1861.
Dear -: Thinking that you would like
to know hat | may have heard, this side of
the Allant c. relating to affairs in the states, l
write YOU this letter. / have not passed day
since | left home without having had some
converse ti,n upon the great topic of the day.
There wera on board ship with me several
southerners, some Germans, Englishmen,
Erenchmen and two Dutchncn, who were
sympathizers with the south Mr.. Mann of
New Orleans, son of one of the commissioners
sent to Washington to negotiate peaceful Sc
cession, was on his way to England as a spe-
ca agent, Authorized, as he said, TO "offer free
trade as an mducement to her to recognize the
southern Contederacy as a de fdcto govern
menl" Count - Il have forgotten his
name,) another passenger by the City OF Wash
ington, represented himself to be bearer of
dispatches from the French ambassador at
Washington to the government at Paris. We
had, as you will readily conceive, some warm
attendant excitement, which afforded some
temporary relief from the sea sickness which
tornented me during nearly the whole voy-
| age.
When we touched Queenstown, we received
the London Times ard some Cork paper the
tone OF which gave great JOY to the southrons.
There was in the Times an article upon the
subject of blockade, which was so much i'll
accord ance with their views that they ran up
and down the deck, exclaiming-"Didn't
tell you so 2" England will be governed
entirely by her interest" "Sle must have
cotton, and she will not al ow blockade p
l confess felt good deal surprised by what
l read, and could only say-I don't believe the
Times represents the views of the government
While in England made it point to make it
known was Just from America, in order to get
into conversation with as many persons as pos
sible, and thereby learn as much as possible
the feeling of the people towards us. When
in London, saw several old American resi-.
dents there, and had also, by means Of your
letter, an interview with Mr.. Adams. Now,
taking the information that l got from all
sources, l am forced to this conclusion, that
the great proportion of the commercial world
of England is in sympathy with the south, and
favors a peaceable secession. The questions
put to me Ly every one were these :-"Why
will you wage civil war ?" "Doyou expect
TO su5iugate the south and hold her by con-
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favorable experience of that sort in Ireland"
"Your interests are antagonistic, and you
must separate, and why not do it peaceably
and not shed your brothers blood?" l trust
that you will believe that l was able to reply
to such remarks as these-nothing seemed to
me easier. They ignore the subject of slavery
entirely, and we now see the London Times,
which so recently protested to think that no
sacrifice could be too great that could effect
the abolition of slavery, whining and shedding
crocodile tears at the prospect OF a little blood
| shed, when it knows as well as you do that it
will be for the cause of human liberty. By
the way, must say u word concerning the
reputation Of tbs celebrated newspaper at
hphiS' III HuOtihS oOhlSbhAiS llOiH tilS tuiSS
have very often had such remarks as these
made to me: "Why are you Americans al
ways quoting from the Times z" "That is no
authority at does not represent the gov
ernment and much less the English people"
at is only valuable tor the news that it pub
fishes" is not reliable in anything else"
owe have long since lost all confidence in it,
1t seems to be generally conceded that the
London Times is devoted to the interests of
aristocracy IN general and to cotton ocracy in
particular.
But in spite of the London Times and some
other kindred papers, we still feel that the
great heart of the English people beats, as il
always has done, in unison with liberty and
human progress. We have not yet heard the
roar of the great British Lion"