Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-02
Letter from London.
10 III. E2stors Of the Enquirer: .

rout at Manassas, and that the real difficulties
u ;ho campaign arc Only just beginning All
show q more Intelligent comprehension OF our
resources, and many already predict decisive
oycrtbrow OF tho Northern forces so soon as,
alurcd by llciusive successes, they shall have
4 hostile territory in their rear. Sich an over
throw, they er:ur, must be fer more disastrous
than was the Bun Run route where their own
Capital law within easy distance OF the iugl-
tiycs. Not one respectable English paper has
made our calamities theme for rejoicing or
for tau'rts. Even papers supposed 10 DC IN the
Northern interest, such rs the DAILY Iele-
crayh, "have c0ntcnted themselves With the
hupe that the North would seize the cpportune
moment to pscilcr an honorable peace. At
first this hope was very generally entertained,
bu. further advices from the dcluded section
h:.ye ,llssipa;ed it from most minds.
Bat the most remarkable effect of the bad
news from home is the prediction made few
days since By Earl Russell in tho House Of
LORDS, that peace would be made within three
months, perhaps sooner-in manner consis-
,cnt with the happiness and freedom Of both
continents; that the North-here are Earl
Russcl,'s own wordS-'whatever may be their
military successes, whatever may hc their ma
va! victories, whatever positions they may
cccuuv, will at last consent to pcaccabls
separation Of Two States which might both be
mighty Considering that the foreign Sec
rotary has been the open apaluglst OF ell the
nu,rascs o! the Washington Government, that
he dealt the heaviest blow he could deal by
declaring tie Blockade effective when tho con-
current testimony of British consuls and naval
commanders had declared il sham in contra
ven,ipa of international law, thus forcing The
opponents Of Tic blockade to the alternative
of silence or of an open war against the Min
istrr for which they were not read y-consia-
crln. that Earl Russell is believed to ho almost
lie orly serious obstacle TO our recognition,
this s surely most remarkable and significant
declaration. 1t is not less significant that tho
Ministerial organ, The Morning Post pub
fishes n series Of letters, with Earl Russclls
pred cioi for their text intended TO prove That
tbs prr!ictiun can only b, fulfilled 5y lh= lm.
mediate recognition Of the Confederate States
This morning The Post" COMES out flat
f,a:c;:," as We say at nome ard edi;oria!!y de-
cIa-c.-''tne TACT is, the ultimate and lina sepa'
ration between North and South has been iu-
cna;cslably accomplished. Each new phase
Of the campaign makes this fact only moro and
moro apparent Tho successes Of the Federal
srms, fcw though they hive been, have, more
than anything else, endod TO render tho fusion
Of IA. hrll,gcrents into q sing 10 nation tapes
sblc How long il will be- before this truth
is acknowledged IN the Northern States, it is
not easy 10 ltretel; but in tho interests Of !hc
world at large, in the interests Of humanity,
and especially III the interest Of the now ire
Il ,l,.Ip pf lnIuS
tTious people, wc sincerely pray that that tiu!o
mag net be far distant"
TO enforce the impossibjlty Of re.conquest
upon Tie British mind, papers OF all shades of
opinion have borrowed comparisons near. home.
Tie attempt OF the North is compared 10 IN a.
temp. oI Franco to subjugate England, and Of
III. iva inpossibilities the latter is.declaretl
the less Another rather striking comparison
which occurs IN the mercantile circular Of
Nolll Bsos, II New Yoik firm located ct Man
chester, is nov going tho rounds OF the press.
Il is worth rrpublisDlng al home:
az COMPARISON Let Us imagine the Scotch
REBELLION against the English government, and
ll:ltng lhst government and the whole English
ucopl. With the bitterness which prevails Iii
America. Lot lis suppose them numbering
SIX or eight millions; placing on army Of
300, 600 !non in the field, occupying Northum
barani and Cumberland, and holding them
successfully for eight or nine months, il spite
VI every ctlcrt to dislodse them. Let US next
suppose SONG II their forts IN these border
counties, with garrisons amounting to $4,000
men. captured, but with their own country
still untouched; would they ley down their
S7n,s without the lernaining hundreds of ,hou-
So ids u .ngn under arms striking a blow -
Would they cot fall back upon their own soil,
lead The encsny Oh from his base o! operations
and bis supplies, choose favorable positions
for giving battle upon more equal terms than
those OF contrntng for detached positions held
by i9Disted earrisuns; and linsiiy, il beaten
there and followed 10 Lhclr mountains and
lakes, tight the couatry inch b. inch And
il they you'd j, 81 III m cid settled and limits
cd country like Scotland, possessing good
r0sds, how much more certainly would they
hold oct il their country were halt as'lsrge as
Europe, covered with goods and swampH,
and a'ln3s; irnpassibl. Irr artillery But Is
the comparison fair onn? There is certainly
not tho same moral III physical stamina III the
Sou,!.:rn population as in tho Scotch, but
there Ii CROUCH 10 cnHuro long contest; and
perhaps never in any struggle or record was
th::c y hercer determination to endure all
things rntarr tnan submit, or such bitter ha-
tired Nid cnr:nn.pt for an enemy as peryades
The Southern people. y Circular " N!eN bros
ln all this, thoughtful men see direction Civ.
en- from above to compare tho public mnd for
g recognition Of The Confederate States AN
able Oil this point TO give something more than
mere conjecture, and to safe, On lndsputaole
authority, that concentrated effort will By
made, with every prospect Of success, lmlnc-
dia,.ig after the Easter holiday, 10 press rcso
LUTON through Parliament $40 open d!p!o
matte relations with the Government uf the
Curis;lerae States Of America" There Is yel
some difference OF opinion whether the moro
opportnnc moment Of great victory achieved
on our part, should no.he awaited. AS such
victory is zpected here by almost everybody,
this difference Of opinion can scarcely s0ect the
long deferred result.
Tho question will doubtless arise in the mind
OF youl readers, why has recognition been thus
far delayed, and why does Great Britain recog-
nlge s blockade declared Inefficient by her
Coneulnr ard Naval authorities. The extreme
hssie With which am compelled to wi1te'to
savo the opportunity OF sending this, prevents
my entering as fully as should like into this
subject | can Only sag, firss that Earl Rus
Eell, the foreign Secretary, scarcely concaas
his hostility 10 US, and his influence has gone
far toward preventing earlier recognition. The
Ministry, Of which ne forms part, would have
died natural death two months ago and gwen
place to ono friendly to US, but the prclnPlness
with which lhey acted i'll the Trent affair has
mado them political capital on the interest Of
which they continue to live, ard which rem
ders it hopeless fer tho opposition 10 at
tack thtm on their management; Of foreign
relations. Next the blockade, instead Of ruin
ing the cation manufacturers, has been thus
far gcdsehd &c them; and while starving the
operatives, has made the fortunes OF the
employers by enabling them 10 dispose Of ct
high prices, s surplus stock Of goods. As for
the Convention st Paris, it had never been
debated in Parliament, and was, by largo por
lien 81 both great political parties. regarded Us
injnrianl 10 the naval interests Of EnglaD d.
4 lccsa construction OF that Convention