Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-16
"RrIL RUM RUSSELL.

Samuel Bowles, Esq, editor Of the Spring
field Repubiican, is making tour in Europe
for his health On his passage over he was
fellow passenger with Mr.. Russell, the cor
respondent Of the London Times, and writes
to his paper respecting him and his views Of
our people as follows;
The most notable u nur passengers Is Mr. RUSSELL the
unfortunate correspondent u the London rges unfor
tunate because his American expedition did do JUS
tce to himself aud because IL wa ended by the unga
ciuus act or Secretary stanton aEt whtn u OF the
hfst importance 10 Mr.. Rusrells reputation that he
should be continued III himself must feel ai ths but
his good nature is imperturbablc, and be IS neither cyn
ca nor sore towards America OF Americans The way
Of his being sent back after having started join Gen.
McClelan's onward to Richmond expedition, GER
hin quite aggavating, and only De accounted for
by suppOsiug that energetic and absorbing secretary
suught snub both the correspondent and the general
At one blow. Mr. Russell had been invted by Gen. Nc
Clelin to accompany the expedition the secretary had
consented 20 The arrangement as one within the govern
meute authority aud had even week before given Mr
Russell and an accompanying party % British officers
hutses b0atd ne ste3ne,'o 20 dien the Potomac,
aud steam was up for starting when there
aeT rom me secretary excluding Mr. Nuasel, but allow
ing the rest @ gl. No explanation was offered would
any be given upon requests only the president would
ply appeals and he hat though he regretted the dis
appointment aud wished were otherwise ho did not
thing IL right TO ovefrule the secretary n matter which
The latter considered Of 50 much public Importance he
T.
mi-ofds, dcspisiug and Institutions. freely
permitted tn gauy idle curiosity, aud observe in de-
tail all our opcrlhuns in the field, while The representa-
I'VE hc ht buu,A rcwspaper, after being allowed 20
witness all our failures 20 poverty Of action ia
contrast with asted words, denied the rst real
opportunity that had occurred 10 him OF Witnessing
actual ability and 10 the field aud of proving that
be could do fan justice the courage aud discipline
OF qnf troops in April as he had done 20 hr eowatdee
AZ bnl ltun iu Juy. IL is this that dsappomts Mr..
kusseilhe de.cd this opportunity before closing his
Nmenc. n campaign and he shoud have had H. Our
gneosiy our Justice 90 him, either began too early
thnea roo soon We made asses Of ourselves IN reNing
bun, better al htst than treated leading jour
naisis We made 3osrs u ourselves in reversing the
net az ue moment when our pude our certainty of sue
cess, our cIuh>ienc aud honor should have led
90 do Otherwise. But Mf ton Of the az
0uisuc VI nen be natural sensational and Nh lugh
he pa hes on the column with spirit tha, delights Amer
cans he is doing quite oen The expense Of Justice
10 individuals aud classes and TO no class oencr
more rudey than the press
Mr. Russe carries home with him fun faith in the tri-
umph NJ the federal arms and full faith also, 10 the great
ness Of American nation in which the dominant ideas
ana interests of the free states shall rule But he does not
see clearly Of the North think do, the esto-
ration of the OLD Uni m through the willing submission
and cooperation Of the southern people Nor does he see
possible or pruoa0,-as We do, we think we d1-the
maintenance Of the pure republican system, with such
anomalies threatening u the holding in military sub
Jcnn mud Of the people and territory Of the nation,
ana the continuance Of standing army oi from guar
er 20 half million Ihi, is a very natural aud excus
ble bee does not believe in republics and do. The
ihle 10 70 decide between us-betTeen military dtcta
torship, followed by sort of limited monarchy, and
the perpetuaton and enlargement of the American idea
under reorganization with possible Qualifications Of
prescut system. There is ed for quarrel with
British friends here, for the problem is of uncertain
solution. The American republic has already stood
shock aud achieved results that few could have believed
possible ten years ago; she suiely is lkly work
herself clear Of The present angements and burdens
she Is 10 founder. and the opposite ex-
Irene And surely, too, England has more to fear from
America becoming = military dcspOttsm like France,
than from her continuance in the republican system
The stronger, the more individual central power the
murf Viii bfltaM nave to lear tlum from
commerce from our condensed aud ersized spirit Of
conquest.