Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-06
RICHMOND WHIG.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ERsTIsH
PRESS,
-THE MASON ANn sLIpELL ENBROGLIO.

the ASIA, AZ hRluhA, VIC nave lIoan
TO the 2lsE instant inclusive ConSols closed on that
day at 80 3S a 80 3 being advance Of Is on the
day previous. ILLINOIS Cent al shares were q1otod at 80
a 40 discount snd Erie a. "a 20 per cent dkcount
The Asia brings Il 26O in specie.
The sales OF cotton for the week ending the evening
Of the 10 instant, rs 900 oses, and On the 20
and 2ls u OOO bales we're sold The week opened ~nh
decline Of Ia per pound, sl;h was subsequently, re-
covered and the market closed frm the latest day
B,eaistufs were all slightly lower on the 2Oth but on
The 2lsl flour was noticed as tending upSard.
GREAr BRITAIN
In noticing the telegrapac summary of the Asias
news the London Times says:
"rhe news by the Asia is not encouraging. Looking
st the vote of Congess aud the approval Of tn Navy
Dpar.meot the San JAento siIr the danger OF Hsf
appears immicent. TIE President however, tas re-
francd from TIE topic and this goca someWay toward
neutral zug warlke infersnces Had Pesidont Lincoln
regarded the Trent seizirc subject of congrs ula
ior, he would probably have alluded 10 IT, resolved
70 upheld it. he would have read lSc.ure 80 neur ma
trus but be has done OF these hiugs tie sup
position that he has by studied slance lcf! him
self door Of retreat. The uncertainty OF The ulimle
issue st rcmairs, although the chances peace
dJU0edly diminished
IL i stated hAt Parliament will meet 'or the 6i3pstch
OF business the IA h toe l6h ol January which IS
some Neeks earlier than u3uil
Lord PAinsrston had been suffering from gou', but
LATEST accounts report him much better.
THy PRESIDENTS NIX SAGE.
Prom the LsndOn Times. Dec. III
The style o. the American President has fallen with
the FORTUNES Of the Republic. Instead OF the jolly ro
ckng periods OF former days each Of which seemed TO
81 gts; az s Gloss a save OF Il ii Columbia" we have
new got dj.cursivo ard coll, quail essay larranged
sEl wore expressed Nor dOes the matter redeem the
s;yle. l. is really word rul, when consider the pre-
sent Of the American Rpybc hos a-y ono pllced
IN the position @! NJ Lncon could have taken the rou
be TO produce so strange medley, so iacomposite
rhapyody. Tacre s-versl subj which cara
eNy desire Information, and on one is il afford d
Above all things want to knos what vioE the Amer.
oiu Cabinet tskes of the affair Of tho Tren' wha, ad-
vice il has received from is legal c'ulselor aud with
what feelings il approaches The ug controversy 0l
this poin: there is word. Then should like TO
hear ttle Of the financial measures by which the equ
rum between revenue and expenditure il to be pre-.
served in tho fsc9 of so vast an outlay.
We should ike 10 1noS what measures the President
proposes to adopt with regard TO the slave popuatoa
OF the SoG'her1 Saes; whether with ole.half Of his
Cabinet, he IL for s-cpaiioO, o., with the other
half his Cabinet for maintenlrce Of the rights Of the
q We ORaCr On al these pcnts our oracle is s n' Bat
Il he t5ll Us very liz le that 20 know he amply
mudos us by ts!rg great many thiGss in which
Ee have no il,eres: tie has plan for rsaius5g the
circuits Of the jaigeS scd for the cojfcauon OF the
s.,uie laws he Is very minute on the receipts and
isburscmcUts OF The Post Once. He il anxious TO OK
end ths District Of Colunhia into Virginia. He has
.ome;hirE % say on the Exhibition Of 1852 He has,
commCn NitH most Of bis pejscessors plan for get.
rg ria ci free negroes hy system If colonization and
has room for argvmant 10 show, no, as nc wishes
Jst l.hos j. Independent Of capital bu. hoF htle pro.
gees the mos ordi;arY docuiuss Of political economy
nave made Ia TIE higher circles OF American poll cans
L is no; easy 70 see wiy br Lincoln should have
omitted ron his spScch all ice OF the CT the
Cr.Lt II ne means to give up the psrs ms Illegally
ed, one would have thought i; unWise precau,ion
90 prfpIe the public miad for such dNoiion. IL Re
means 70 kceN tbn wo cannot understand why he Gors
gasp at all the p)pallrity that is b. had IN eN
chNBge for present and u ruin Instead OF allow
ing It to be .caed up BY ooscare mbers OF Congress
sGasrkiug Ia 4 con e-t whether the uarsceudent merits
Of Com Wks' wou!l be best rtwlrded by thanks or By
gold ed Po5si3y the simp pie solution NAV be that the
z esidont has vt arrived no solution az ALL and
that pepl 1'd By tho divisions Of his C,binet he has
been content TO let the ma.'er alone ill even shall de-
termiue for him that which be is unable or unwilling to
De ermine for himself
He vii. no: have long 70 walt Esci successive mail
brings the report Of scme instances in which the Anc
ri;sa nation Il, sep by step committing itself TO war
polcy with England I'll, wnsn chsle'gsl for iis FINAL
t.on 10 vii probably iud that l. has gone TOO fag TO
have any poWe. o. Ie.rsction The Government has
received the Admiralty has thar ked Comm 'dore Wlkes
and Congress bas given the zeal OF it, appreciation
@ a proceeding deeply ofT,nsve 70 .Gscss Britain
|: Is hardly possible - imagine Government sunk so
Tar below is dscs and responsibilities 20 all)w all
tls to 20 and make no ga either OF dissent
TIE President bo-ni 70 lend LS aid in guiding the
Lasislaurc 10 q tree decision or q ua.er 30 nearly
tugcinr the duties and the chsracer OF the Executive
lie ought TO sc bejre t the principles involved in the
question, and 70 give i; every opportunity In his power
tor arriving alta cOlcu5ion c0nicrmebe to the real inte
rcs's OF the country Bu. he has done nothing Of all
this and tas abandoned the vessel Of State to dri help.
lcs5 Def re the gale Of ropulr oamor.
The Psesi5ent mas given "a, instead Of the nforna-
lion desire h7 opinion the real of tho pre-
=cn, war Tie North, he says are fighting for the In.
tag,i,y Of the Uuor-lbl a As Lord Russell sad, for
empire to compel the S1uth by force OF arms to live
der GovcTtm~nl which they deesi. The South on
he other hand fighting against the rights of the
pooplhat a agNins' the risha q! che people o! the
70 ca TO govern them >giins thrir consent This DE-
srp.ou ought q pa. end 10 thc ala cment often
repeated that Savsry j. tho mail after in dispute
Bl. the Slu have done sill worsc and, not coutcut
vi,h questioning n, right Of the North TO govern them
ihey have gone 10 the cXent Of Ql.s.ioniHg the
VS. lom OF cer ain North rn irsi-l iona THy5 persons
arc actually found Who Wsh for restriction OF the sui
frlce 70 col;cld in sile OF h evidence irltd by the
North OF the purity Of cc ion and the high mo- and
iatnscul Qu lilies Fccurcd by sach process that Il i,
tier election should b. COrf red 20 leEi-or ard not
.x,enied 10 magistrates; cud scmo have even been
heard 20 pro.Uu.cc The horrible name OF "Aon,r,hy"
No wonder that " Lincoln, lrxu-ii;ing in tho Para
disc to which the will Of uabrii,d den oCrlcy has 10
.r5tucad him. and looking forward to desperate ttrug
ri, with Elslnd, brought about apparently by the same
use, should iel pous horror Of those who venture
70 think such experience Lot conclusive, ard tho exist
ag Constitution cl the United States lit!lc short Of per-
ction We have nothing to say for slavery, but il Mr.
Lucon's dcCcFipiog Of the Sow s indeed true, II abe
fighting 10 emsnciPae hes i from the biJd tyranny
Of degraded mob, from ,5s ,lJc i've judges and tho
elective Governors be has given Lis antagonist better
title 70 European sympahy than they have hitherto pos
se5acd and thrown upon bis government the s.igml Of
6-h'irg 10 impose upout o;Ler Institutions whicl have
slready br1ugh j. 20 she verge Of ruin.
Be. the moe, remerS8be par. OF NJ Lnc1ln's speech
is that IN which he teaches the ro1s OF his Govern
mt Mt with foreign countries The fact scOms on hspwn
showing to 5e tia all foreign countries have hitherto
preserved strict nruTsity that they have resisted all
appc,tio fom tie South 20 make o7mmon cause with
against the North aud tht th,y have quietly submit.
ted 10 a blockade VIII ch Ericvousy Injuries their com.
merce and manufactures These facs would have called
futh from the chief of auy other G)v,rlmeut in the
void T. pn' lcan or Monsrchial gracious and eour;e-
orr nkrD. tdgament Of .tn rom md snfheaFance